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    Posted: 07 Jul 2011 at 10:31pm
Embarrassed I everybody  ...
We want to buy a rp-177 but I'm afraid to regret the small toilet .
 
We are 2 adults but big and tall.
Do you have advices for us ?
 
We hesitate between the rpod and the Visa 19 by Gulfstream
 
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(sorry for my english I'm a french person from Quebec)
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Depends on how often you think you'll be in the bathroom.  Will you be camping at places with public restrooms, and only be using the toilet in the camper for emergencies?  Or will it be your primary restroom?  If the second is the case, then I would also assume that the camper will be your only shower too, in which case a bigger shower would be more comfortable.

Have you sat in both to see how you feel about it?  Even though the Visa has a separate shower, there might not be much more room around the toilet itself.
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No I didn't try anyone yet .
 
Most of the time we will have public restrooms. The toilet in the camper will mostly be used for the night or when it's raining too hard . And we will usually take  2 or 3 nights to stay max (at the camping) so yes the shower will be use as an emergency.
 
any other advices on anything else ?
I'm finding the rpod so cute ... I love it  .. but it's small...
 
By the way we are limited for the weight with our vehicule ..that's what we are not searching bigger even if we surely do need something big ;)
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I had the same concern when we bought our R-POD.  It is a small space to shower within.  On the other hand, you only spend 10 minutes a day in the shower, so what does it matter if its a bit cramped?

As fishtail said, go to a dealer and spend 20 minutes inside an R-POD.  Sit in the bathroom and pretend to have a shower.

I suggest you also lay down on the bed.  Its only 6' long, and a tall person may find it cramped.
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We are also concerned about the bed  .. my husband is over 6 feet tall ..
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This is big money I don't want to resale it in 2012 for not choosing the right thing for us  Confused
That's why I'm trying to have informations .
 
We want to buy something in few days .
 
Toilet, shower, bed .. that's my mean concerns about the rp177  ..
I'm 5'9'' and my husband 6'5''
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Now we are thinking about sleeping separately (much more space for husband's long legs ;) ) .
 
Do you have preferences between the 177 and the 175 model ?
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Damour,

I had an RPod 175. I'm 6' 1", and I could never get a good night's sleep in the R-Pod bed. My feet kept hitting the wall at the bottom of the bed. We finally traded it in for a bigger trailer.

The shower was small, too, but it was the bed that made us the most unhappy.
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Thank you for your comment. The idea of me sleeping on the table may be an option. Alone he will be able to sleep in the queen bed (I think so ....)
 
Bigger trailer may be the solution but our vehicule can't go over 3500 pounds so we search under 3000 near 2500 ... we got a lot of stock to carry.
 
 
We're going to see the 175 and the 177 at a retailer today .. and try the bed and the toilet space .
 
Don't hesitate to tell me about the goods and the bads of r-pod
 
It's better to know BEFORE I make the purchase.
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I stand 6'2" and when I stand in the bathroom my head rubs the ceiling. At 6'5" I have a feeling your husband may not be a happy camper.
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