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furpod
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Topic: r-Dome Revisited Posted: 03 Jan 2014 at 8:12am |
Originally posted by kymooses
Originally posted by furpod
Originally posted by kymooses
I don't have a link but a pic of the ones I buy at Lowes.
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I do a little professional work now and then.. It's not all just Pro Bono projects for you..
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kymooses
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Posted: 03 Jan 2014 at 7:51am |
Originally posted by furpod
Originally posted by kymooses
I don't have a link but a pic of the ones I buy at Lowes.
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You missed your calling in life my friend.
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furpod
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Posted: 02 Jan 2014 at 10:20pm |
Originally posted by kymooses
I don't have a link but a pic of the ones I buy at Lowes.
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And that is a FINE "hand model" right there...
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headcold
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Posted: 02 Jan 2014 at 9:34pm |
I guess that I was shopping at the wrong store .... Lowes it will be. Thanks.
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kymooses
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Posted: 02 Jan 2014 at 7:50pm |
I don't have a link but a pic of the ones I buy at Lowes.
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headcold
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Posted: 02 Jan 2014 at 12:00pm |
Kymoose, do you have a link for those better suction cups for holding the R-Dome flaps to the Pod? I notice that the ones issued by FR are to be found on Amazon. Others are featured there also, but I have no idea which are better. Home Depot only had the mega-cups that are used for lifting glass and large pieces of tile Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.
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Posted: 02 Jan 2014 at 11:15am |
We have used ours on every trip and it really is a great feature. That said, I'm extremely disappointed that the fit is so poor on the larger pods. Hard to believe that FR didn't have this worked out properly, but instead chose to use such a poorly matched accessory. My complaint is based mostly on aesthetics, but isn't that part of the reason many choose the pod? The poor fit also makes it more difficult to properly stake the dome and seal out bugs and water.
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headcold
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Posted: 31 Dec 2013 at 12:08pm |
Thanks, Kymoose. I hadn't thought of that. I'm off to Home Depot to see what they have.
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Posted: 31 Dec 2013 at 8:46am |
@Headcold
buy better suction cups! are you by any chance still using the ones from factory? those suck to put it lightly.
a trip to your local home center and you can find much nicer ones that will hold up to all but pretty serious storms, and even then they do pretty well if you have them all lined up and tight. ours have to be pulled off with force at the end of several days of camping.
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Posted: 30 Dec 2013 at 9:40pm |
Patio stones would have worked well. Problem is that I was only there for a month and ... while it might not be clear from the photo, I'm parked on my construction site, which I have been gradually building up with fill over the past two years. Don't know when I will ever get the cash to build something there.
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