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    Posted: 04 Apr 2016 at 8:47am
Thanks Stephen. We enjoyed meeting you and your wife. I feel like you drew the short stick though. I think I got a lot more out of it than you. Our visit to your pod is going to cost me dearly. My wife already ordered last night the tongue rack from Stromberg Carlson!

There's a few things we're going to do to our pod in the coming months:

- riser lift
- larger off-road tires
- tongue rack
- shelf above the bed
- new bracket for TV (swivel and tilt)
- double steps
- additional dump hose tube (for extension)
- battery cut off
- some sort of wall organization system in the kitchen

We really enjoyed our maiden voyage and were pleased overall with the pod, but a little disappointed with the fit and finish. Very cheap materials and poor craftsmanship. It's very clear they cut corners to manufacture an inexpensive and competitive product. It doesn't bother me too much because I can fix most of it and it reduces the price of the trailer.

We need to organize a pod meet n greet somewhere in the Carolinas this fall. We're in!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Apr 2016 at 10:20pm
We really enjoyed meeting you. I got some ideas for mods from your newer 179. The big one is going to be changing the track for the kitchen window curtain and putting in rods like yours has. That one should not cost much. I think a power jack is in our future after seeing yours. Smile
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Mar 2016 at 9:23am
Welcome and congratulations.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Mar 2016 at 8:48am
Thanks for the comments everyone. I can't wait for tax season to end so I can get out and enjoy this thing! We just ordered a new mattress because the one that comes with it is horrible. Got a 10" memory foam mattress from Amazon that seemed to have great reviews (4.6/5 with more than 3,000 reviews).

We'll see how comfortable it is. Also got a Keurig single-cup coffee brewer and a few odds and ends.

Hurry up April 18!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 Mar 2016 at 5:45pm

Originally posted by taxman

I just realized I never posted a photo.

Here you go.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 Mar 2016 at 5:22pm
I recognize that place. Thumbs Up

Here's ours:


We've made some additional modifications since this picture was taken. You'll see them on the 1st.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 Mar 2016 at 5:07pm
Really nice looking set up!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 Mar 2016 at 5:05pm
Beautiful truck!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 Mar 2016 at 4:51pm
I just realized I never posted a photo.

Here you go.

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