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    Posted: 24 Sep 2013 at 5:15pm
Originally posted by BigEyeDuck

I am suprised there is that much wood in the Pod especially the wood cross beams. the interior paneling I can see but aluminum cross beams would reduce a lot of weight.


I suspect it is a lot easier to bond the curved roof to wood than it would be to aluminum. 
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I am suprised there is that much wood in the Pod especially the wood cross beams. the interior paneling I can see but aluminum cross beams would reduce a lot of weight.
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good tour, thanks!
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Thanks for the pictures, Camper Bob. You answered a question I've always had about Pod construction. I knew they were advertized with an aluminum frame, but I always wondered about the roof crossmembers. Thanks to you, I see they're wood--Kinda disappointing, as any roof leak repairs would be much more involved.
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I'll "sticky" this thread so it stays near the top of the list. 
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That works. Great shots. We hope to do a tour if we get a chance. We already did the Airstream factory, it's an awsome tour too. 
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Thanks to furpod I believe I can now share the photos I took at FR.  Try this link
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   How COOL!!!
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I think that would be great to see them build your baby. I wish Forest River would post a video of building the pod, it seems to be really well built and thought out. Donna says we are going out next weekend come heck or High water, I hope she is right, I got the Pod ready to roll out. Happy Podin all. If there was any thing better than camping out with loved ones, God would have kept it to himself.
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Definitely looking forward to pics, too.  The arrow icon tpierce mentioned can either be the "post reply" button you'll see at the bottom of the thread, or the white arrow pointing up and to the right, located just above the box where I'm typing this reply.  That gives you all the extra options including the tree icon.
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