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CinRan
Newbie Joined: 10 Apr 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13 |
Topic: We are new with a question! Posted: 10 Apr 2012 at 7:51pm |
HI R Podders!! We have just purchased a 2012 Pod Hood River Edition with a R Dome... I can not seem to find info on the screen skirting... Has anyone ever used theirs? We are going to be spending 5 months in Yellowstone National Park and will definitly use ours.....Thanks
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psaman
Senior Member Joined: 26 Jun 2010 Location: Corpus Christi Online Status: Offline Posts: 231 |
Posted: 10 Apr 2012 at 7:56pm |
Welcome and congratulations! Know you will enjoy your new Pod and you have come to the right place for information. But as far as the skirt goes, I cannot help you much. I have never used ours, nor even unfolded it. As I recall (and I could be wrong), it is one continuous piece with no cut-out for the wheels or the step. BTW, which Pod did you buy?
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Camper Bob
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 26 Sep 2011 Location: Portland Oregon Online Status: Offline Posts: 913 |
Posted: 10 Apr 2012 at 8:22pm |
Congratulations. We are awaiting delivery of a 2013 171 HRE May 6th. VERY ANXIOUS!! Safe Travels.
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Camper Bob and Camper Sue
Gracie the Wonder Dog (12 LB. Mini Dachshund) 2013 Rpod 171HRE(ORPod) 2016 Lance 1685 2015 Nissan Pathfinder |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 10 Apr 2012 at 8:43pm |
Welcome. I've never used that long screen piece, but others here have found a need to cut some slits in it so it fits around the axle and steps.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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kymooses
Senior Member Joined: 01 Aug 2010 Location: Louisville, Ky Online Status: Offline Posts: 1807 |
Posted: 11 Apr 2012 at 10:58am |
We cut slits for ours to fit into the step that way you can leave the step down to go in and out of the pod easily.
I'm not 100%, I'll check when I'm out at the pod next but I think I cut ours in two pieces. Each piece meets at the axle that way you don't have to go up and around the wheel when attaching it. If it wasn't something I did last season then I plan to on our first trip out this year. |
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Snowbound
Senior Member Joined: 17 Apr 2011 Location: Edmonton, AB Online Status: Offline Posts: 270 |
Posted: 12 Apr 2012 at 9:58am |
We camp where there are lots of bugs so we use our skirting all the time. We slit it horizontally for the step to fit through and later my husband decided to make two section to make it easier to thread on. Anyplace we cut the screen, we bound with duct tape to keep the edges from fraying.
Congratulations on your new purchase and welcome to the forum.
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Tom and Bette
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Posted: 12 Apr 2012 at 5:11pm |
Welcome and good luck with the bugs!
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Bill-GA
Senior Member Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Cumming, GA Online Status: Offline Posts: 214 |
Posted: 12 Apr 2012 at 11:17pm |
When you say two sections, you mean a section from each side up to the axle (where they meet)? I plan to cut mine tomorrow ... Glad I saw your comments. Thanks.
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Bill & Bev
13 yr old dachshund 'Elsa' 2010 RP-176T (tent & slide-out) 2011 Toyota Tundra 2WD TV |
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Snowbound
Senior Member Joined: 17 Apr 2011 Location: Edmonton, AB Online Status: Offline Posts: 270 |
Posted: 13 Apr 2012 at 12:50pm |
Yes, we cut them in two at the axle to make it less bulky and easier to pull through the guide. I think Tom did a good job. It still looks nice and works fine.
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Tom and Bette
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Bill & Marie in TX
Newbie Joined: 08 May 2010 Location: Lucas, TX Online Status: Offline Posts: 5 |
Posted: 13 Apr 2012 at 2:25pm |
We also use ours all the time and cut slits at the axle and the step. It is not airtight but it does cut down on the volume of bugs we get in. Citronella takes care of the rest.
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