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sbeninga
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Topic: New RV'r -got an RPod 190 Posted: 28 Oct 2020 at 1:38pm |
Hi everyone I just purchased a barely used 2019 R-Pod 190. I am towing it with a 2017 Toyota Highlander V6 AWD with the tow package. My plans are to travel from northern California down to Arizona (probably in mid-February) and meet up with a good friend of mine. She sold her house in this area a year ago and bought a brand new 24 foot RV. I plan to follow her to the southern coast and probably to Florida for a few months. Since I plan on traveling away from home for long periods of time and exploring the country I really need all the storage I can get. Because of that need for storage I want to temporarily remove the outdoor kitchen. It probably isn't that hard but does anyone have any tips on removing the outdoor kitchen on this model?
Shelley
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2TrvlMore
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Posted: 11 Aug 2020 at 9:43am |
Hi MJLRPOD and PHILL-N-DAWN W. - Thanks for the tips and for saying hi. We are sorry we didn't get back to you sooner. My dad had to go into the hospital and we had to run to California to assist. It is looking like we may not get to go on any trips this year due to needing to spend vaca time with him. How fun that someone else got their first RPod! We kept seeing them running up and down I-5. They were somehow going in age order past us... Green, then blue, then white.... It was like an RPod parade. You will have to tell us where your first trip is and we will live vicariously through you this summer! Happiest of travels to you, and maybe you can use the excellent arrival tips from MJLRPOD who makes camping sound so very easy!
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Phill-n- Dawn W.
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Posted: 04 Aug 2020 at 6:44pm |
This is too funny. I feel like I could have written this post.
Like you, my wife and I spent many years camping in tents.
Like you, we just bought an RPod (2015 177) for our introduction to campers.
Like you, we recently found this forum.
And of course, the first thing did was I make my wife promise not to collect rocks.
Happy camping. Here's to the start of a new adventure!
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mjlrpod
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Posted: 20 Jul 2020 at 12:22pm |
As "rookies", might I offer you a list of things you might want to use as a checklist and make sure you are doing it correctly. First, make sure you turn on the fridge the night before you leave to allow it time to cool. Then you will want to go to the local grocers and get a few things, like eggs and bacon etc.. as well as a generous amount of your preferred adult beverages. Load up all the adult beverages in the fridge, and if theres any room left, put some food in, it's not important, theres always a pizza joint close by. Once you arrive, set up camp, light a camp fire, set up your chairs, and crack open one of those adult beverages. Repeat this step till bedtime. I hope you find this list helpful in having the most enjotable camping experiences.
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2017.5 Rp-172
2020 R-pod 195
2015 Frontier sv 4.0L 6cyl
I'll be rpodding
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podwerkz
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Posted: 20 Jul 2020 at 10:29am |
Originally posted by 2TrvlMore
The other questions I have is spiders.
{snip} We have found 2 in the camper in a 15 minute period upon bringing it home. Is this going to be a regular occurrence? And if so, has anyone had this issue and conquered it?
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The spiders found a food source, probably flying insects in the trailer when it was parked. Could have been parked near a security light, or maybe close to a dumpster, who knows. Sometimes they seem to be attracted to the smell of propane. I'm not sure why that is. Maybe the propane smell attracting mud daubers or mosquitos is what brings in the spiders.
But, once you begin to use the trailer and make efforts (with sprays, flyswatters, etc) to keep flying insects out, and run off or kill the spiders, they will probably not bother you much in the future.
Unless....well unless....they hatched a bunch of baby spiders!....lol....ooops....never mind.
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r・pod 171 gone but not forgotten!
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2TrvlMore
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Posted: 20 Jul 2020 at 12:25am |
Wow, we are learning A LOT from you guys! Thank you so much! I have been looking into the EMS and I see what you mean when you say it would be better than a surge protector. We had no idea they had such a device out there. We will be installing on before we leave on our next trip. THANK YOU so much for the very invaluable advise! We really appreciate the time you all took to help us understand why this is important. We are still feeling a little overwhelmed, but have been going through all the information that came with the RPod and are getting more familiar with everything. Can't wait to feel confident going on a trip someday soon. I feel like we should have a banner on the RPOD that says "Newbie or Rookie", like they do with "Student Driver's".
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offgrid
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Posted: 18 Jul 2020 at 11:14am |
Originally posted by mjlrpod
Originally posted by offgrid
Let's get our definitions straight:
While the surge protector only protects your appliances from sudden electric surges and high/low voltage spikes, an EMS offers you full protection against all power related issues including current surges, low and high voltage spikes, open ground, reserved polarity, high neutral, incorrectly wired power outlets, and more.
So, let's see if we can reach agreement that a surge protector alone is not adequate and what we want is an EMS,
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Yes, I fully agree with this. This is partly my fault for sure, because I only consider an EMS, and when I say surge protector, I guess that's misleading. I would never recommend an actual surge protector, because it's more or less a false sense of security. Hence forth, I will be sure to say "EMS" and not simply a surge protector. |
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1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft
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mjlrpod
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Posted: 18 Jul 2020 at 10:50am |
Originally posted by offgrid
Let's get our definitions straight:
While the surge protector only protects your appliances from sudden electric surges and high/low voltage spikes, an EMS offers you full protection against all power related issues including current surges, low and high voltage spikes, open ground, reserved polarity, high neutral, incorrectly wired power outlets, and more.
So, let's see if we can reach agreement that a surge protector alone is not adequate and what we want is an EMS,
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Yes, I fully agree with this. This is partly my fault for sure, because I only consider an EMS, and when I say surge protector, I guess that's misleading. I would never recommend an actual surge protector, because it's more or less a false sense of security. Hence forth, I will be sure to say "EMS" and not simply a surge protector.
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2017.5 Rp-172
2020 R-pod 195
2015 Frontier sv 4.0L 6cyl
I'll be rpodding
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offgrid
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Posted: 18 Jul 2020 at 9:59am |
Let's get our definitions straight:
While the surge protector only protects your appliances from sudden electric surges and high/low voltage spikes, an EMS offers you full protection against all power related issues including current surges, low and high voltage spikes, open ground, reserved polarity, high neutral, incorrectly wired power outlets, and more.
So, let's see if we can reach agreement that a surge protector alone is not adequate and what we want is an EMS, a device that provides both for a circuit analysis and surge protection. Or, you can get individual devices as GlueGuy suggests and check the power at the pedestal that way, plus a surge protector for transient surges.
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1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft
2015 Rpod 179 - sold
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mjlrpod
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Posted: 18 Jul 2020 at 9:15am |
I use the Progressive EMS HW30C, (hard wired) unit in mine. As IMO incorrectly stated above, you DON"T need the analyzer, because the EMS will analyze the power BEFORE it allows it to enter the camper. Once you plug in, it takes about 10 seconds before you hear the power kick in. If there is any problems with the pedestal, open ground, reverse polarity, ETC. It will block the power and display and error code associated with the problem. Buying the analyzer would be repetitive and wasteful. I recommend "hardwired" because you only install it once, and it's always ready to go. No reason to hang a 250 dollar lure outside, or forget to take it with you. Remember, an analyzer only tells you if the power is good "before" you plug in, I want to know it's good " while " i'm plugged in.
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2017.5 Rp-172
2020 R-pod 195
2015 Frontier sv 4.0L 6cyl
I'll be rpodding
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