Hello Podders,
My husband and I have been contemplating buying a camper for years. Growing up, his family had a camper on a permanent lot. Most of his memories were made "at camp". We have always looked at the R-Pod, but were not sure we were going to buy new. We have decided that we work hard and are planning to keep a camper a long time, so maybe we can buy new. We looked at the 171 a few days ago, and wanted to look at a 177, but the one on the lot was sold so we were only allowed to look from the door as it was already being prepped in the garage for pick up.
One of the reasons for the R-Pod, other than we are artsy and love the look, the floor plan, and the "certified Grean", is that it is weighs less than most. We are a Jeep family. We have a 2006 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 6cylinder inline 6 engine 4.0 and a 2000 Jeep Cherokee exactly the same engine. We do not want to buy a new vehicle. Most people that have Jeeps understand "It's a Jeep Thing". I'm sure the same can be said for the R-Pod. My husband and I are waiting for the 177 to come in this week so that we can see it in person. After that, we are ready to buy.
2 questions:
1. Will our Jeeps pull the R-Pod?
2. What is the preference between the 171 and 177? We are a couple with no kids at this time, but we picked these two floor plans for the full time bed and dinette.
Thank you for any advice. I've been doing a lot of reading on here and decided to ask for help. My husband and I are both teachers so we realize the best people to ask advice of are the ones that have the most wisdom......the owners