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    Posted: 03 Jan 2014 at 8:12am
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I don't have a link but a pic of the ones I buy at Lowes.

And that is a FINE "hand model" right there...


You missed your calling in life my friend.


I do a little professional work now and then.. It's not all just Pro Bono projects for you.. Tongue
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Jan 2014 at 7:51am
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I don't have a link but a pic of the ones I buy at Lowes.

And that is a FINE "hand model" right there...


You missed your calling in life my friend.
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Direct Link To This Post 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.




And that is a FINE "hand model" right there...
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Direct Link To This Post 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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Direct Link To This Post 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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Direct Link To This Post 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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Direct Link To This Post 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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Direct Link To This Post 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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Direct Link To This Post 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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Direct Link To This Post 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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