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Posted By: CharlieM
Subject: New to the Forum
Date Posted: 26 Nov 2012 at 1:18pm
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We have just returned from our maiden voyage with our new 2013 RP-172. Two Florida State parks, 350 miles at 10.8 MPG, and two setup/teardown sequences. The tow vehicle is a 2010 Honda Pilot. All went well and everything worked. With the E2 equalizer hitch I couldn’t tell the trailer was there except for the reduced gas mileage and decreased acceleration. We special ordered the RP-172 from Bama RV in Dothan, AL August 3 and it took about 10 weeks to receive it, but it was worth the wait. We ordered it with dual batteries, the RDome, A/C, Microwave, TV, etc. The dealer installed dual propane tanks and the E2 hitch. The folks at Bama RV were very knowledgeable and helpful and a pleasure to do business with. I recommend them if you’re in the area. Although we are new members, I have been lurking on the forum for about five months, collecting ideas and comments. Lots of great ideas, suggestions, and cautions. I credit the forum members for the success of our first outing. Mods to date include the 60 inch sewer carrier tube from DW Inc. and the 15 foot Rhino Superflex sewer kit, Oxygenics shower head and Danco brass shutoff, dual propane tanks and batteries, hooks, shelves, curtains, and many more small outfitting things. Just completed installing four 12 volt sockets to the left and behind the microwave and am now working on bed risers and tongue mounting the spare tire. Pictures to follow. We are glad to be a part of the RPOD community and are looking forward to many hours and miles in the pod. ------------- Charlie Northern Colorado OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD |
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Posted By: TerryM
Date Posted: 26 Nov 2012 at 1:46pm
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Welcome to the forum even though you been around a while! Sounds like you have things pretty well under control. Where do you live? Terry ------------- RP-175 W/Lift Kit 2011 Ford F-150 4X4 Saint Augustine, FL: The first permanent European settlement in the USA: 1565 |
Posted By: P&M
Date Posted: 26 Nov 2012 at 3:37pm
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Congratulations on your new Pod, and for such a successful first outing in it! Welcome to the forum! ------------- P & M ... and Comet too! 2012 171 -- The Monkey Pod 2018 Ram 2500 |
Posted By: Seanl
Date Posted: 26 Nov 2012 at 4:23pm
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Welcome to the forum. ------------- Sean, 2011 Rpod RP-173,2009 Jeep Liberty Rocky Mountain Edition 
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Posted By: CharlieM
Date Posted: 26 Nov 2012 at 5:26pm
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Terry, Thanks for the welcome. We live in Northwest Florida, the Panhandle, near Fort Walton Beach. ------------- Charlie Northern Colorado OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD |
Posted By: coopercdrkey
Date Posted: 26 Nov 2012 at 6:10pm
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Welcome from The Nature Coast! We love Florida State Parks! ------------- Bob and Joyce Jennifer and Baxter, the Campin' Cocker Spaniels RP 177 "Key Pod" Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT / Z71 |
Posted By: TerryM
Date Posted: 26 Nov 2012 at 7:26pm
And I live on the "First Coast". And..the panhandle is the "Forgotten Coast".  Actually there is a story behind the forgotten coast name.Terry ------------- RP-175 W/Lift Kit 2011 Ford F-150 4X4 Saint Augustine, FL: The first permanent European settlement in the USA: 1565 |
Posted By: TerryM
Date Posted: 26 Nov 2012 at 7:28pm
Waiting on the pictures! Terry ------------- RP-175 W/Lift Kit 2011 Ford F-150 4X4 Saint Augustine, FL: The first permanent European settlement in the USA: 1565 |
Posted By: dsmiths
Date Posted: 26 Nov 2012 at 7:50pm
CharlieM, welcome, yah got the R Pod fever, I hope it lasts a long time. the pod looks aerodymic, it pulls light but I noticed when I hit about 50 or 55 it is like pulling a parachute. I try to pull between 50 and 60 mph and it seems to keep my mileage up around 10 to 11.5 or so, but heck its still fun and better than cutting grass  ------------- Dane and Donna Smith 2011 RP-172 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer 4X4 lift kit prodigy wireless brake controller |
Posted By: Racer|X|
Date Posted: 26 Nov 2012 at 7:51pm
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Welcome....jealous you FLA kids are still camping....have fun! ------------- |
Posted By: Keith-N-Dar
Date Posted: 26 Nov 2012 at 8:31pm
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Give us six months and we will be camping too! ------------- Keith-N-Dar Boris & Betty (Boston Terriers) 2011 R-Pod 177 2010 Ford F-150 |
Posted By: Paige
Date Posted: 27 Nov 2012 at 1:04pm
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Can't wait to get on the road to Florida! We are hoping the snow gods will be kind. The last time we left this late as snowbirds, we were pulling a big camper trailer and the snow drifts were horrible, especially in New Jersey! ------------- Paige and Pete 2010 177 - RPug 2012 Rav (six cylinder) New York & Florida residents 
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Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 27 Nov 2012 at 4:29pm
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Welcome! ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual 
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Posted By: rex
Date Posted: 27 Nov 2012 at 8:50pm
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Welcome to the world of podding, rex pHp stuart fla HAPPY TRAILS TO YOU !!! ------------- jrr |
Posted By: TerryM
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2012 at 6:46am
Why not take I-90 west to I-79 south? Terry ------------- RP-175 W/Lift Kit 2011 Ford F-150 4X4 Saint Augustine, FL: The first permanent European settlement in the USA: 1565 |
Posted By: CharlieM
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2012 at 10:55pm
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Terry, I'm having trouble uploading pictures. I have composed a document in MS Word including 4 images totaling 325KB. Each image is less than 100 KB. I've tried pasting from Word and tried pasting in the individual images, but always get an error. The error says operation not allowed. Text seem to work OK. I also get the error when I try to "preview post". Any ideas or suggestions? ------------- Charlie Northern Colorado OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD |
Posted By: Alex&Marie
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2012 at 5:49am
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Ya pictures are handled differently than you are expecting. They are linked to in your text using bbcodes. Read the examples of bbcodes at the link below the reply box.
Good luck. ------------- Alex and Marie 2012 R-pod 177 2006 Toyota Tundra 
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Posted By: CharlieM
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2012 at 8:25am
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Alex&Marie, Yep. It's not intuitively obvious. Or as we used to say about IBM manuals "Clear if previously understood". Thanks for the reply. See my 12 Volt Socket post under in the Mods section. ------------- Charlie Northern Colorado OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD |
Posted By: wildflowerz
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2012 at 8:26am
| Welcome! We are Florida bound in 24 hours. Looking forward to camping at the state parks there. |
Posted By: CharlieM
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2012 at 8:34am
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Wildflowerz, Don't know where in FL you are going, but I can recommend Florida Caverns State Park near Marianna in the panhandle. ------------- Charlie Northern Colorado OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD |
Posted By: novapods
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2013 at 6:47pm
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Hi podders!
We're from Nova Scotia, Canada and hope to purchase the rpod 178 soon this winter. We went inside an rpod today to check out all its features. So excited to have our own! We have some mods to make with our vehicle, then we'll be ready for Spring/Summer camping. Tented for 12 yrs, then had a tent trailer x 18 yrs, so the rpod will be for our next adventures. This forum has been invaluable, helping us decide on an rpod. They're pretty cute too! ------------- Novapods 2013 rpod 178 2010 Toyota Sienna |
Posted By: Racer|X|
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2013 at 7:41pm
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Welcome....N.S. is a beautiful area. ------------- |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2013 at 10:15pm
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Welcome.
------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: novapods
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2013 at 1:18pm
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Wondering what types, if any, problems any one's had with the running of their trailers. We're Thinking of driving to another province for our rpod, and wonder if waiting for service here may be an issue??
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Posted By: Seanl
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2013 at 1:40pm
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I think it depends on your local dealer. I purchased mine used from a non Rpod dealer and I have not had problems with the local Rpod dealer but I know some dealers don't like to do warranty work on trailers they did not sell. ------------- Sean, 2011 Rpod RP-173,2009 Jeep Liberty Rocky Mountain Edition
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Posted By: novapods
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2013 at 1:46pm
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Thanks Sean,
I know our local one does their own customers first, so we may wait months for service. This is what we have to decide, but the $ saved may be worth it. And we get a trip to ON & could try camping on the way home. ------------- Novapods 2013 rpod 178 2010 Toyota Sienna |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2013 at 9:53pm
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You can handle many things yourself, campers aren't nearly as complex as a car. You can also find other options for most things - like a local car mechanic can do the axle bearing lubrication and brakes, and probably any 12 volt work if I didn't want to deal with it. A local plumber could handle the gas system and appliances, an HVAC mechanic can also handle the heater and A/C, local body shops can do exterior work if you get a hole, etc. Basically campers are just houses on wheels so anyone you would call to work on your house or car can do some part of the package.... ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: novapods
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2013 at 12:08pm
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Thanks so much everyone for your replies!
We have decided to order the fully loaded rpod 178, making the trip to ON and pick it up in May. We'll be able to camp on the way home in the USA/Canada. We did wonder if there would be issues bringing it back from ON, going through the US before getting back into Canada. The dealer said we'll have a temporary permit for 7 or 10 days (he's checking it out), to allow us to enjoy it on our way back. He is even letting us camp on the back field of the property overnight, after we purchase it, so we can ask any further questions that we may have. That may be a good plan. I'm already looking at pics online to see where to put everything in the trailer, and keep looking at the various swatches to pick the color inside! My hubby is just shaking his head ;) Very excited to soon be official "podders". ------------- Novapods 2013 rpod 178 2010 Toyota Sienna |