I have never used the outdoor shower in ours. I have debated disconnecting it and sealing the lines myself. I think the spray port on the newer RPods is likely more useful than the outside shower which can't really be used as a shower anyway without causing problems related to the gray water generated.

I removed that useless shower head and installed a sink sprayer with a trigger. MUCH more useful for washing the pooch, rinsing out buckets or spritzing sand off your feet, washing misc items outside...etc.

*from the fotos, it looks like FR doesn't use that toilet in the rPod line.

Originally posted by StephenH It is there and since I would not want to try to patch the outside wall, it will stay there. I am careful to winterize though. This year, I did just air for the first time and it worked okay. I used the RV antifreeze in the traps and toilet bowl only. I remembered to open the low point drains and made sure as much of the residual water as possible was drained. It worked out okay, and I will likely use the air method in the future to avoid having to deal with the antifreeze after-taste.

Good for you.  In northern Michigan I have used air for the last 9 years with no issues.  The first year the traditional pink antifreeze was used but it was a laborious task to get rid of the antifreeze taste so I said 'never again.'  What I like about the air method is that it is so quick, to hook up and go through all the lines twice and unhook takes about 2 minutes at 80 psi (yes dear, I always leave one line open so as not to blow out the pex line).  The other is that 1 gallon of RV lasts 8 years as it only takes 16oz total for the 2 sink traps, 1 shower trap, and a tad for the toilet to keep the seal moist throughout the winter.

Last fall I had to purchase a gallon of rv antifreeze.  Was surprised how much it went up since the last time I purchased a gallon which was 8 years - price then was 79 cents.  This time it was $ 3.99 - quite an increase!

What? No beet juice?

A couple years ago, I ran one of the front tires through a narrow erosion slot. It squeezed the tire such that it broke the bead, and viola, flat tire. I was about a 1/2 mile from home (long driveway), and had to improvise to get enough air in the tire to get it home. End result was that the tire got damaged enough that it was time for some serious action. So I took it to a local tractor place, and they filled it with foam rubber. That dang rubber is about twice the weight of the water that we'd been previously using (we don't get hard freezes here, so water is "good enough". However, it made the tire 100% flat proof, and I liked the extra weight enough that I had it done to the other front tire as well. I'm saving up my $$ to do it to the rear tires. Only issue will be the tires will require some extra help getting them off/on; they will be very heavy.

The original tires on our tractor are now 23 years old. They will outlive me now that they're foam filled. The extra weight is very very useful when grading. Also makes the tractor more stable on side slopes (which we have in abundance).