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1955Shoebox 
Newbie 
Joined: 02 Oct 2020 Location: North Shore MN Online Status: Offline Posts: 5 |
 Calendar Event: New 195Posted: 02 Oct 2020 at 12:34pm |
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Just joined the forum. We have a 2020 195 with Sandbar interior. Dual LP tanks and dual 12v batteries. Zamp portable solar panels for boondocking. Mods to date are removed the twin ottomans, changed the plastic pantry shelf brackets to metal, added another shelf in the pantry, added roll-out wire baskets in pantry, extended the bed to fit a real queen mattress, removed the hanging rod from the wardrobes and installed shelves, added doors under bed for access and installed wire basket roll-outs under the bed. Also changed the tires to Goodyear. Love it
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2020 R-POD 195
2019 Subaru Ascent 2015 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid 1955 Chevy Belair Street Rod |
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp 
Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6288 |
Posted: 02 Oct 2020 at 1:28pm |
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Welcome and congratulations! I hope you have many fun adventures and make many great memories with your RPod.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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jato
Senior Member
Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3220 |
Posted: 02 Oct 2020 at 7:22pm |
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Very Nice mods. Congratulations on your 195. Now it is time to get out and enjoy all those beautiful autumn colors that abound in your state! |
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God's pod
'11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
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podwerkz
Senior Member
Joined: 11 Mar 2019 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 966 |
Posted: 02 Oct 2020 at 10:35pm |
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Hello, font police? calling the font police....font police, are you there? Hello?
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r･pod 171 gone but not forgotten!
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Pod_Geek
Senior Member
Joined: 04 Dec 2019 Location: Colorado Online Status: Offline Posts: 259 |
Posted: 03 Oct 2020 at 10:56am |
Hey, at least it wasn't ALL CAPS...
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2020.5 R-Pod 195 Hood River
2018 RAM 2500 6.4L |
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Colonel Podder
Groupie 
Joined: 25 Sep 2020 Location: Lexington, SC Online Status: Offline Posts: 68 |
Posted: 07 Oct 2020 at 8:37pm |
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Congratulations on the 195!
I have a 196 on order and would be interested in seeing pictures of the pantry and wardrobe mods. Thanks.
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tewjax
Newbie
Joined: 27 Aug 2020 Location: Jacksonville Online Status: Offline Posts: 7 |
Posted: 08 Nov 2020 at 8:10am |
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Congratulations and welcome! Did you do the mods or have them done? I'm especially interested in the dual tanks and batteries. And thanks for the font mod as I can read it! lol
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offgrid
Senior Member
Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
Posted: 08 Nov 2020 at 9:10am |
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Be careful about adding dual cylinders and batteries, your tongue weight will go way up. Dual batts will add about 100 lbs and an additional cylinder about 40 lbs. If you need those mods you are probably a boon docker so might be carrying water too. Depending on what model you have that can add another 150-200 lbs to the tongue. You can easily end up well over 500 lbs, so be sure your tow vehicle is good for that.
For dual batteries most folks go with two 6V golf cart batteries in series. Battery size is GC2. You will need new battery cases as well, and a single battery jumper. These will fit in the existing battery rack without modification. There are several mounting kits for dual cylinders available. You will need to remove the existing single tank and mount the new kit. You can get an automatic switchover too.
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1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
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Dirt Sifter
Senior Member
Joined: 30 Dec 2018 Location: Right side OR Online Status: Offline Posts: 170 |
Posted: 08 Nov 2020 at 6:32pm |
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Nice mods. Double check to make sure the medicine cabinet is properly mounted to the studs and not just hanging on the 1/8" wall board. One fix you might consider, if changing the shelf brackets in the pantry hasn't already addressed it; I added quarter round in the corners inside the door frame on each side from just above the bottom shelf to just above the top one. The shelves kept sliding forward against the pantry door and blocking it till then. Also put a couple command hooks on the wall left of the sink to hang the sink cover on to get it out of the way and added a paper towel holder above the sink per DW's direction. Taking the ottomans out opens things up nicely. Can see why you put doors under the full queen bed; I just stored enough stuff there that it added too much to the tongue weight. Have fun!
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Greg n Deb 2020 195 HRE
'07 Tundra 5.7L., '17 Tacoma 3.5L. Both with tow packages 1 Puggle, 1 Chihuahua support staff |
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Ricktoon
Groupie
Joined: 24 Sep 2020 Location: Montana Online Status: Offline Posts: 67 |
Posted: 02 Jan 2021 at 12:45pm |
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Sounds like great mods. Do you have any pictures of extending the bed to fit the queen mattress and the doors under the bed? |
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Rick and Ellen B
2019 Chevy Colorado 2021 Rpod 196 |
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