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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Topic: Howdy Posted: 12 Nov 2012 at 8:41pm |
dsmiths, what you describe is how it should be - it should only take a little bit of heat to keep a pod warm even in very cold temps.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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Goose
Senior Member Joined: 24 Sep 2010 Location: Arizona Online Status: Offline Posts: 672 |
Posted: 12 Nov 2012 at 12:48pm |
Welcome Derfman. Goose
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Mother Goose's Caboose..2011 RP171..07 Grand Cherokee
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dsmiths
Senior Member Joined: 10 Oct 2011 Location: Southern Ind Online Status: Offline Posts: 866 |
Posted: 11 Nov 2012 at 8:49pm |
We must have been lucky, ours is tight. we normally heat ours with a 1500 watt electric heater. I have got up in the morning with frost on the roof and the outside temp at 28 or so and the inside is 72 or 73 and the little heater comes on and off about every 20 or 30 minutes. The outside walls do seem to be cooler though. Donna sleeps on the back (toward the rear) of our 172. We use the dinette short queen to sleep in, the front 2 bunks are used for top storage and bottom daytime naps. Overall the pod seems easy to heat. maybe I need to add a wood stove in the middle of the pod and call it , "smokin pod"
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Dane and Donna Smith
2011 RP-172 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer 4X4 lift kit prodigy wireless brake controller |
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sammycamper
Senior Member Joined: 23 Oct 2012 Location: Minnesota Online Status: Offline Posts: 111 |
Posted: 11 Nov 2012 at 10:57am |
In spite of the furnace fan noise, does your Rpod heat up nice and evenly? We had some issues with drafts that our dealer remedied by sealing exterior holes.
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2012 rPod 173
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Seanl
Senior Member Joined: 19 Sep 2011 Location: Fredericton NB Online Status: Offline Posts: 633 |
Posted: 11 Nov 2012 at 1:55am |
Welcome to the forum and to Podding. Hope you have a lot of fun
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Sean, 2011 Rpod RP-173,2009 Jeep Liberty Rocky Mountain Edition
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dsmiths
Senior Member Joined: 10 Oct 2011 Location: Southern Ind Online Status: Offline Posts: 866 |
Posted: 10 Nov 2012 at 6:34pm |
Sounds like a great Shake Down Cruise.
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Dane and Donna Smith
2011 RP-172 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer 4X4 lift kit prodigy wireless brake controller |
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Racer|X|
Senior Member Joined: 21 Mar 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 237 |
Posted: 09 Nov 2012 at 10:38pm |
Welcome and have fun!
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Derfman
Newbie Joined: 08 Nov 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2 |
Posted: 09 Nov 2012 at 9:48pm |
Thanks!
Well, we made it down to Phoenix (Mesa actually). Sadly I could only find one park that looked 'safe' from the online reviews. Green Acres in Mesa. VERY much a city park, lotta noises I'm not accustomed to. Planes, helicopters and the like. May only stay here one night however - there is another RPOD here! Off to figure dinner then settle in for the night. Thanks again for the welcome.
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2003 Jeep Wrangler
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 09 Nov 2012 at 8:08pm |
Welcome!
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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coopercdrkey
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 26 Aug 2012 Location: Cedar Key, FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 457 |
Posted: 09 Nov 2012 at 5:49pm |
Welcome to the Forum and to r-podding. We share your enthusiastic opinion of the r-pod in general, and the 177 in particular.
We camp with a couple of furry companions as well. We find that the r-dome gives us all the room we need. Our towing experiences will most likely pale compared to yours- the Florida Mountains aren't very daunting. We have definitely invested in a load distributing hitch- no need for sway control yet- opinions differ on which should be tried first, and in your environment, you may need both. We're off to a couple of nights just after Thanksgiving. Heading for a camp site right on an Atlantic Ocean dune in Gamble Rogers State Park. It may be cold enough to fire up our heat. That happens at about 60 degrees in Florida! Have fun- Be safe....
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Bob and Joyce
Jennifer and Baxter, the Campin' Cocker Spaniels RP 177 "Key Pod" Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT / Z71 |
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