Texman 182g Mods

The fan should be set to auto so only the fan on the furnace or ac will operate independently.  found the posts. 

I'm not Texman, but I do have an Equal-i-zer hitch. Don't JB-Weld anything to it. You would be voiding your warranty. If you have an Equal-i-zer and the hitch area is still sagging with the front wheels lifting, the hitch is probably not set up properly along with having too much weight behind your rear axle. If you can't find your manual, you can download a manual for the Equal-i-zer hitch. It will give you the instructions for setting it up properly. When you are loading your truck, try to keep the heavy items in front of the rear axle. Also, 10-15% of the weight of the trailer should be on the tongue. If your trailer is 3,000 lbs, the tongue weight should be between 300 and 450 lbs.

If you are uncomfortable adjusting your hitch, you need to take it to a place with both the truck and trailer loaded as they would be on a trip. That way, when the hitch is adjusted, it will be set properly for your usual configuration. If you had it set up when you bought your R-Pod, then likely it was set up with the 'Pod empty and your truck empty also. It would not be surprising if this were the case and would explain why the hitch is under-adjusted for your usual towing configuration.

In auto heat, the fan you hear is the one in the furnace. The AC only has one fan. If it is not running, then the only other one is the furnace fan which needs to run to circulate the hot air.

i agree with stephen on the hitch, it should take care of the front axle lifting.   If you have anti sway already, i would think it would handle the wiggle too. Sounds like your wiggle is coming from weight distribution problems more than wind or other force.  My wiggle is mainly from wind and turbulence from trucks.  otherwise, i have none at all.  If you are wiggling just from speed, it has to be weight and or some maybe worn shocks on your truck causing some bouncing.

On the dish problem, i hear you for sure.  Best thing i did was making the area between the cooktop and outside wall open for that as well as a stove cover so you can stack stuff there too.  Can you add that fold out area and still open and close the slide out?  I am not sure how your kitchen is layed out.  And yes, the heater is forced air fan with propane heat.  The fan isnt that noisy to me especially because it doesnt run that much.

on the 172, the bunk beds are on the right of the front door. That is where the big drawer is going to go.

The left id the colman stove with lid, sink, and tht is it. Next is double bed. Im going to make that a pull out drawer also.

Shocks are a good idea. I have a short bed, so Half bed weight is behind the rear wheels.

What I saw on 2017 1/2 is the upper bunk folds up and latches. Neat. Since I go by myself, I thought about taking that mattress out and making that storage, with sort Tupperware, boxes. The lower I put a memory mattress, and my back killed me. Im fused from L2 down to S1. at home I have a number bed.

Thanks for the ideas.
Tom

Mine is going to look like That. COOL !