Trying to become a R-poder

Originally posted by GA_RPOD_178 Originally posted by Kickstart [QUOTE=wooddl] Well its official!!!  We picked up our 182g at Blue Dog RV yesterday and spent last night in it at Potholes, couldn't be happier.. http://i1198.photobucket.com/albums/aa460/wooddl/null_zpsd1e695b0.jpg Nice looking outfit! I always worry about people from our region who try to tow with a marginal tow rig, as we have a lot of tough areas to pull. I don't think you're gonna have any problems.

There are a lot of areas here near the left coast that would pretty much require a 5000+ tow rig for the driver and anyone following him on the road to be comfortable. Here in Western Washington, for instance, we have a myriad of foothills, and 4 east/west passes. The problem being that only one pass is 4 lanes, and most of the foothills are two lanes with few passing areas. A marginal tow rig for this area might be just fine for somewhere else. It's all relative to where you're gonna tow, your expectations, how much stress you want to put on your tow rig, and how much you want to tick off those behind you.   P/S Met a guy from Florida last year out here on the Olympic coast. He had towed about a 22' something or other, was loaded up pretty well, and was happy with the job his Ridgeline had done 

I agree with Kickstart in that geography has something to say about the type of TV you have.  Having spent 37 years of my life growing up in the NW there is no way I would contemplate towing a Pod with my current TV due to the terrain, but down here in North & South Carolina it is enough to do the job.