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    Posted: 14 Jul 2019 at 8:09pm
Shame on Forest River for not naming it r-pod PLUS or a few others I can think of:

r-pod xtra

r-pod max

r-pod wide-trak

r-pod XR (for xtra room)

....how about 'big-r-pod'  (big 'R' pod, or bigger pod, you decide)...

Hey if they pick one of these, I'm all for it....I just want a discount on my NEXT r-pod!

Of course, by the time that happens they might have a new tandem axle 38 foot toy-hauler r-pod.

Lets call that one the R-POD SUPERDUTY!

LOL

Ok, I'll stop now.
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Posts: 5290 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Jul 2019 at 5:33am
How about a 5th wheel R Pod, could be called the 5'eR-Pod?Tongue
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GlueGuy/Lostagain, I appreciate your comments and I was thinking you probably were not trying to be hurtful, or disrepectful. Thank you and I'm sorry for sounding off.  I do understand that the 195 is different, but I just don't want to be excluded from the r-pod site/discussions, just because my pod is a foot longer than the 179, 180, 189, 190, 191, etc.. I would say that the original intent of the r-pod was to get people that weren't buying their bigger campers, to buy their smaller campers, that were lighter than most of the competition. Thats about all they care about. I think the 195 was made to address the " We just wanted something a little bigger" issue that afflicts many R-pod owners after a couple years of ownership, and they go buy something else. I absolutely loved my 172, but i'd be lying if I said it wasn't super cramped in there.  We can all agree the F-150, F-250, and F-350 are all ford pick up trucks, but they are also very different. 
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Posts: 2628 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Jul 2019 at 8:43am
No doubt the 195 is a different class of R-pod. Up until it came along, I referred to all the 177+ versions as the "big butt" R-pods. The 195 is another step up, and I'm not sure what we'll be calling it.
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Posts: 966 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Jul 2019 at 9:11am
Originally posted by offgrid

How about a 5th wheel R Pod, could be called the 5'eR-Pod?Tongue



Come to think of it, even Scamp, the little fiberglass camper from the Great White North, has a fifth-wheel version, the Scamp 19.

So...you just never know!

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Posts: 2628 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Jul 2019 at 10:49am
Originally posted by podwerkz

Originally posted by offgrid

How about a 5th wheel R Pod, could be called the 5'eR-Pod?Tongue



Come to think of it, even Scamp, the little fiberglass camper from the Great White North, has a fifth-wheel version, the Scamp 19.

So...you just never know!

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I'm trying to imagine what that might look like?!?
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Posts: 966 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Jul 2019 at 1:33pm
Tear-drop fifth wheel....it boggles the mind.
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Posts: 966 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Jul 2019 at 1:03pm
And now there is rumor of an r-pod 196....it's not on the FR website yet.
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I have a 2020 195 now.  Each "pod" of the U-shaped dinette are fastened to the floor by only two screws and only go in the floor very little.  Both of mine have pulled up from the floor with the back one tearing up my flooring when I pulled the slide in on a camping trip.  All is repaired now (warranty work), but I have decided not to attach the "pods" back in to the floor and have that happen again.  I haven't decided whether to keep them in the camper and slide them around with felt attached to the bottoms to protect the flooring or just put them in the house.  If I keep them in the camper, they will be nowhere near the slide when it is pulled in. :/
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I have not had this problem. I will watch out for it. I am very cautious to look under and behind the whole dinette before extending/retracting the slide. I saw one at the dealership that had one of them pull away. So in a way I was warned. I don't know what would cause it, but so far I've had no trouble. How long have you had your's? I've had mine since last June, and have about 7-8 trips and maybe a few thousand miles on it. I was wondering how your fridge works, mine runs very cold, I could probably make the fridge section a freezer if I wanted. It works good, but I was just wondering.
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