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    Posted: 22 Feb 2013 at 1:41pm
Thanks everyone, we went ahead and ordered the R-Dome as well as the bike rack and axle lifter for our R-Pod. I can hardly wait until it arrives in late April.Star We had a combo awning and screen room on our pop-up years ago but when we upgraded to a large travel trailer we went without and I have always missed that outdoor area. 
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Posts: 165 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Feb 2013 at 3:40pm
Originally posted by coopercdrkey

virtually no vegetation, (other than grass), to help
block the wind.  That night a front rolled through, and I ended up taking the R-Dome down for its own
protection.

Reminds me of one of the few times we used ours: we were camping in Yellowstone and a gust came by an FLIPPED IT OVER THE ROOF. Luckily no damage, but we didn't use it the rest of the trip because of the wind.
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Posts: 9059 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Feb 2013 at 1:46pm
We do the same as Outbound.  Most weekends it stays in the bag and two EZ-ups work fine.
Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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Posts: 767 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Feb 2013 at 11:29am
It depends...

If the weather's nice or if its a one or two night stay, I won't use the dome and instead use a small awning that takes 5 minutes to put up.

If is cold or rainy and we're camping with 6-8 friends and will need someplace to gather, then I'll put up the dome.
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Posts: 457 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Feb 2013 at 10:05am
We have never had a problem anywhere except directly oceanside at one of the Florida State Parks that
has the sites perched atop the primary dune, and virtually no vegetation, (other than grass), to help
block the wind.  That night a front rolled through, and I ended up taking the R-Dome down for its own
protection.
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Posts: 1807 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Feb 2013 at 9:33am

The Rdomes ability to handle storms depends on how well you stake it down.

 
All zipped up with some good 6 inch nail spikes holding it down at all locations and it will hold up as well as you'd expect any tent to.
 
That's not to say that that one freak gust of wind won't sneak through and pop your poles on top out of their holders though.
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Posts: 20 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Feb 2013 at 8:27am
We'll be purchasing an r-Pod this coming spring and am on the fence about the dome.  I like the idea of having the extra room to hang out in but I would be afraid to leave it out each night in case a bad storm rolls through.  I would not want to have to put it up/take it down each day.  How do these weather storms?  Someone posted they roll it up in winds? Thanks!
 
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Posts: 457 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Feb 2013 at 6:20am
We found the 'Dome to be one of the major selling points for the 'Pod.  We set it up every outing.  I have
it down to about a 15 minute procedure if I have help, (my wife!), or 20 if I have to go it solo.  The biggest
hassel for me is the screen mesh skirt, but even that goes better with practice.
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Posts: 672 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Feb 2013 at 9:54pm
   I say yay.
    We stay in AZ. for four weeks so the shade is great, we do have to get it rolled up before the wind gets to strong.   Goose
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Posts: 12 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Feb 2013 at 8:14pm
We have a 182 and love our rdome, sometimes our campsite is to small or multi level and it will not fit. But otherwise it is used often.

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