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Neato76
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Topic: Can I join the club? Posted: 04 Nov 2018 at 6:31am |
So, I don't technically have an R-Pod. My wife and I purchased one of the knock-offs. A Starcraft Satellite to be exact. It is the 17RB, which is a copy of the R-Pod 180. I have been browsing this forum for tips and tricks as most things are backwards compatible due to such similarities in the models.
The wife and I absolutely love the model. We downsized/upgraded from a 2007 Puma 19FS that just had a terrible layout for us, but it was our first foray in to the RV world and it got us hooked.
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furpod
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Posted: 04 Nov 2018 at 7:35am |
We have a section just for "other brands"...
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Posted: 04 Nov 2018 at 8:26am |
Sure you can join! Happy to have you.
Helpful hint - always remember that you are in a group on people that are rabidly loyal to their Rpods. They are some of the best on the web, however.
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lostagain
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Posted: 04 Nov 2018 at 9:40am |
Neato, we won't hold it against you for buying a knockoff. Actually, it's a pretty nice looking trailer. Welcome to the forum and enjoy.
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GlueGuy
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Posted: 04 Nov 2018 at 10:37am |
Actually looks nice Neato. Hope you have fun with it, and I think the people here will be very supportive of you. It does look like Starcraft may have bought most of their parts from Forrest River!
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bp
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Neato76
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Posted: 04 Nov 2018 at 10:56am |
Originally posted by David
Sure you can join! Happy to have you.
Helpful hint - always remember that you are in a group on people that are rabidly loyal to their Rpods. They are some of the best on the web, however.
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Thanks for the warm welcome! I don't doubt the loyalty in here one bit. The reason we even have copies of the R-Pod is due to the super popularity of them. To be fair, it came down to the Starcraft or a Pod and the dealer with the Starcraft tried just enough harder to get us to sway that way.
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2019 Starcraft Satellite 17RB Extreme
2010 Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport
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Neato76
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Posted: 04 Nov 2018 at 10:57am |
Originally posted by lostagain
Neato, we won't hold it against you for buying a knockoff. Actually, it's a pretty nice looking trailer.Welcome to the forum and enjoy. |
Thanks for the welcome! Lots of good info here!
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2019 Starcraft Satellite 17RB Extreme
2010 Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport
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Neato76
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Posted: 04 Nov 2018 at 10:59am |
Originally posted by GlueGuy
Actually looks nice Neato. Hope you have fun with it, and I think the people here will be very supportive of you. It does look like Starcraft may have bought most of their parts from Forrest River!
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After looking at the Starcraft and the Pod very closely, there is very little difference on the outside. I can only assume the same goes for inside the walls also.
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2019 Starcraft Satellite 17RB Extreme
2010 Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport
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offgrid
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Posted: 04 Nov 2018 at 10:59am |
Greetings.
The only obvious outside difference between the Starcraft and the rPod I see is the scallop out of the bottom of the front wall. That reduces interior storage space but allows for the battery(ies) to tuck further back into that area and increase tongue mounting space for something else. Interesting.
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crw8sr
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Posted: 04 Nov 2018 at 11:55am |
BLASPHEMY!!!!! Oh the horror!!!! Except, "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" Looks cool.
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