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Motor7

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Topic: Door Handle/ Stair Rail question/observation?
Posted: 08 Feb 2019 at 5:07pm

Sorry Furpod...I can't get the link 'reducer' to work.

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lostagain

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Posted: 08 Feb 2019 at 5:29pm

Motor7, Nope, that's not the one, but it is very similar. I got it from Amazon. The thing that you have to be careful about is that the porthole flange is deep enough to penetrate the thickness of the door.

I checked and the one I got doesn't seem to be there any more. They do have the brand in your link info.

To check the thickness of the door, you can remove the latch on the inside and measure through the hole from one side to the other. I'm in Colombia right now so I don't have access to the cut out I had left over, but as I recall it was about 1 1/2"

If you install the port hole assembly, be sure to measure how far you need to reach to release the handrail. I didn't, because it never occurred to me that being trapped inside would be an issue, but by dumb luck, I put it where I can reach it.

By the way the little world thingy at the top of where you write, next to the spell check turns your pasted link into an active one. But, sometimes the window doesn't open all the way and you have to drag down to the bottom of the window to find the soft key to click. As for the link reducer, I don't have a clue.

Never leave footprints behind.
Fred & Maria Kearney
Sonoma 167RB
Our Pod 172
2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost

furpod

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Posted: 08 Feb 2019 at 7:55pm

Motor7's link..

Porthole

There you go.. just takes practice..

TearlessTom View Drop Down

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Posted: 08 Feb 2019 at 8:49pm

Well I'm glad I got you guys to thinking. I like the boat port hole Idea. It makes our Pods more Escape Pod-ish... Kinda fits the purpose of the Pod to escape work and day to day life...

Tearless Tom
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GlueGuy

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Posted: 08 Feb 2019 at 11:45pm

Besides the porthole, there are also a number of rectangular windows that can be installed in the door, or adjacent to the door if your pod will accommodate it.

bp
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lostagain

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Posted: 09 Feb 2019 at 6:22am

More people need to decorate the outside of their Pods with zany and irreverent ideas. Wings, fins, periscopes, painting as a yellow submarine or fish scales, all come to mind. Once I get all our house projects finished, instead of leaving my idle hands in the devil's workshop, I'm going to consult with an artist friend of mine and start making some utterly non-functional modifications to the outside. Right now our Pod is a blanks slate of pure white with no decals, so it's like a blank painter's canvas.

Never leave footprints behind.
Fred & Maria Kearney
Sonoma 167RB
Our Pod 172
2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost

Motor7

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Posted: 09 Feb 2019 at 7:59am

I got it now, what threw me off is that on the 'preview' it would say that ebay refused to connect'. After closing that window the link now works for me.

Anyway, those ABS/plastic portholes are all over ebay and not a single one lists the thickness. They are cheap enough that I am just going to order one and see if it will fit.

Here is another problem, if you have a window or porthole, and you reach out to move the grab bar won't the Zombies be able to grab or bite you?

2016 R-Pod 176T

lostagain

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Posted: 09 Feb 2019 at 8:03am

Why would would you want to go outside during a Zombie attack? And if you succeeded in opening the door blocked by the handrail they'd spill into your Pod and you'd have to invite them to dinner. It'd be awfully crowded in that case and hard to cook.

Take a look on Amazon, they may have the thickness in their product data. And, if you order from them, you can return it if it doesn't fit and get a refund.

Never leave footprints behind.
Fred & Maria Kearney
Sonoma 167RB
Our Pod 172
2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost

offgrid

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Posted: 09 Feb 2019 at 8:05am

If you suspect the presence of zombies why would you want to open the door? Better to be sure its clear and then sneak out the emergency exit in that case.

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Motor7

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Posted: 09 Feb 2019 at 8:20am

Looking at the 10" round ABS one's...still can';t find a mfg spec on the thickness. I did find this in one of the reviews:

"YOU CANNOT USE THIS ON A WALL THICKER THAN 1 3/8"!!! PERIOD...."

So it looks like these are out for our purposes.

2016 R-Pod 176T

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Motor7 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 09 Jan 2019 Location: E. TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 196	Topic: Door Handle/ Stair Rail question/observation? Posted: 08 Feb 2019 at 5:07pm
	Sorry Furpod...I can't get the link 'reducer' to work.
	2016 R-Pod 176T

lostagain Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2586	Posted: 08 Feb 2019 at 5:29pm
	Motor7, Nope, that's not the one, but it is very similar. I got it from Amazon. The thing that you have to be careful about is that the porthole flange is deep enough to penetrate the thickness of the door. I checked and the one I got doesn't seem to be there any more. They do have the brand in your link info. To check the thickness of the door, you can remove the latch on the inside and measure through the hole from one side to the other. I'm in Colombia right now so I don't have access to the cut out I had left over, but as I recall it was about 1 1/2" If you install the port hole assembly, be sure to measure how far you need to reach to release the handrail. I didn't, because it never occurred to me that being trapped inside would be an issue, but by dumb luck, I put it where I can reach it. By the way the little world thingy at the top of where you write, next to the spell check turns your pasted link into an active one. But, sometimes the window doesn't open all the way and you have to drag down to the bottom of the window to find the soft key to click. As for the link reducer, I don't have a clue.
	Never leave footprints behind. Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost

furpod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128	Posted: 08 Feb 2019 at 7:55pm
	Motor7's link.. Porthole There you go.. just takes practice..

TearlessTom Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 25 Jan 2019 Location: Spanish Fort AL Online Status: Offline Posts: 85	Posted: 08 Feb 2019 at 8:49pm
	Well I'm glad I got you guys to thinking. I like the boat port hole Idea. It makes our Pods more Escape Pod-ish... Kinda fits the purpose of the Pod to escape work and day to day life...
	Tearless Tom 2017 R-Pod 180 2014 Ford F-150 XLT 2WD 5.0

GlueGuy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2627	Posted: 08 Feb 2019 at 11:45pm
	Besides the porthole, there are also a number of rectangular windows that can be installed in the door, or adjacent to the door if your pod will accommodate it.
	bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost

lostagain Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2586	Posted: 09 Feb 2019 at 6:22am
	More people need to decorate the outside of their Pods with zany and irreverent ideas. Wings, fins, periscopes, painting as a yellow submarine or fish scales, all come to mind. Once I get all our house projects finished, instead of leaving my idle hands in the devil's workshop, I'm going to consult with an artist friend of mine and start making some utterly non-functional modifications to the outside. Right now our Pod is a blanks slate of pure white with no decals, so it's like a blank painter's canvas.
	Never leave footprints behind. Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost

Motor7 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 09 Jan 2019 Location: E. TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 196	Posted: 09 Feb 2019 at 7:59am
	I got it now, what threw me off is that on the 'preview' it would say that ebay refused to connect'. After closing that window the link now works for me. Anyway, those ABS/plastic portholes are all over ebay and not a single one lists the thickness. They are cheap enough that I am just going to order one and see if it will fit. Here is another problem, if you have a window or porthole, and you reach out to move the grab bar won't the Zombies be able to grab or bite you?
	2016 R-Pod 176T

lostagain Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2586	Posted: 09 Feb 2019 at 8:03am
	Why would would you want to go outside during a Zombie attack? And if you succeeded in opening the door blocked by the handrail they'd spill into your Pod and you'd have to invite them to dinner. It'd be awfully crowded in that case and hard to cook. Take a look on Amazon, they may have the thickness in their product data. And, if you order from them, you can return it if it doesn't fit and get a refund.
	Never leave footprints behind. Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost

offgrid Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290	Posted: 09 Feb 2019 at 8:05am
	If you suspect the presence of zombies why would you want to open the door? Better to be sure its clear and then sneak out the emergency exit in that case.
	1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold

Motor7 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 09 Jan 2019 Location: E. TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 196	Posted: 09 Feb 2019 at 8:20am
	Looking at the 10" round ABS one's...still can';t find a mfg spec on the thickness. I did find this in one of the reviews: "YOU CANNOT USE THIS ON A WALL THICKER THAN 1 3/8"!!! PERIOD...." So it looks like these are out for our purposes.
	2016 R-Pod 176T