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    Posted: 25 Sep 2015 at 4:35pm
No r-dome rail = No Winnie when I actually buy my 183g in a few years.  I am not owning a pod without the dome.

I do like the woodgrain floor though.  I can't wait to see if they change the garage because I am all about the garage.
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I find it somewhat ironic, as FR moves the Rpod closer to a traditional "square-box" travel trailer with the 180 model, that other manufacturers try to copy the Rpod.
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Fred:
I agree with everything you said about Camplite, I thought the 21rbs was my retirement camper.
I loved the engineering and she disliked the appointments, then our rpod dealer north of Austin, who also carries Camplite, said  take a look at the Lance 1995 I just got in stock.  It has good engineering and construction and my wife likes it, so time to research them more.  We're stopping by the Lance plant in California next summer on the way to Yosemite park.
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Posts: 9059 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Sep 2015 at 8:36pm
Originally posted by David and Danette

   I mentioned on the Forest River forum that other Vibe owners might find this forum interesting and the moderators deleted my post. So sometimes my ideas are not so good.Smile

I learned that the hard way over there - I became a member when I bought my Salem but I stopped going after a few months after two nasty responses from their moderators.  They look at any post about another forum as competition.  Notice their ads... they don't want any members pulled away because that will reduce their revenue.  It is NOT run by FR, it is for-profit by some people connected to FROG.
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Hi y'all. Coming over here from the RPod side of the forum. Today we traded our Pod for another Forest River product, the Surveyor. Though we only had the Pod for 6 months and we generally loved it, my husband did NOT love the climb over situation with the bed and I wanted a "regular" bathroom. Plus we got several other amenities that we wished the Pod had. Glad to see we can still be a part of the chat and continue to obtain great info on travel trailer ownership.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 Oct 2015 at 7:33am
Originally posted by kindell

Hi y'all. Coming over here from the RPod side of the forum. Today we traded our Pod for another Forest River product, the Surveyor. Though we only had the Pod for 6 months and we generally loved it, my husband did NOT love the climb over situation with the bed and I wanted a "regular" bathroom. Plus we got several other amenities that we wished the Pod had. Glad to see we can still be a part of the chat and continue to obtain great info on travel trailer ownership.


Congratulations on your new Surveyor! I'm very happy that you'll continue to hang out with us. Feel free to post some pictures.

Having a dry bathroom was one of my motivations for letting go of my Pod so, I can understand your feelings.
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Originally posted by starboardcarve

Fred:
I agree with everything you said about Camplite, I thought the 21rbs was my retirement camper.
I loved the engineering and she disliked the appointments, then our rpod dealer north of Austin, who also carries Camplite, said  take a look at the Lance 1995 I just got in stock.  It has good engineering and construction and my wife likes it, so time to research them more.  We're stopping by the Lance plant in California next summer on the way to Yosemite park.
Carl


I love the Lance products, but could buy three RPods for the price of one
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kindell, a dry bath and not climbing over my wife in the middle of the night were my biggest reasons, too. But ultimately it was our growing kids that pushed us over the edge...
Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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Posts: 2 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 Jul 2016 at 4:34am
Originally posted by podvader

This community is going to face a very tough decision as they determine whether to let these winnie owners "drop" into this forum.  See what I did there!

Decisions...decisions... (says the guy who doesn't own either one, lol).

And the invasion begins....

I purchased my new Winnie Drop 1780 in May. I was leaning toward the Rpod 178, but the Winnie was RED!! What could I do? 
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   Welcome to the forum with your Red Winnie. I looked at the Winnie Drop's at a dealer a while back I thought the fit and finish looked good. There are only a few campers that have a one piece fiberglass roof. There have been two that have been discontinued the V-Cross Vibe and the Evergreen Ascend. Evergreen I heard that the factory had a difficult time in production in keeping the one piece fiberglass roof from breaking during assembly. It is a larger camper than the R-pods.
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