Gerry H. From ore. Again with. More mods I have done to my 180. The magnet strip between ba.door and closet is a piece of roof flashing floor to ceiling. The angle was almost the same as wall. Interior shelves in cab over table. Made special for vent fan, covered it with wood grain shelf paper, holder by refrigerator for remotes , contact hooks rt side spare tire for cans and trash. I have a pickup with topper and putting drawers androids to carry BBQ andexter 30 gal tank with pump to endgame for boondocking. Happy camping.
We are newbies to R-Pod camping too. We bought our 2020 189 back on July. We LOVE it. We have been on about 4 trips and have one more trip planned in 2 weeks. Thanks for sharing your journey.
Just subscribed , great video so many beautiful places out there . I figured you would get a different vehicle after watching the first camping video , on the bright side you can easily upgrade to a larger RV with no towing issues now , I love the camper you have though .No worries about the little issues with R-pod it seems that most all new campers need a few adjustments and repairs as they settle in and get used cant wait for the next video.
Two Camping Gurus we’ve been watching some our favorite travel vloggers gut a 50 year old coachman motorhome. I’d have lost my mind months ago. So much mold and rot.
RPod 189 owner, like your channel. I'm sure you've read this on FB owners group. but I'll chime in and double down, replace your stock tires with Goodyear Endurance, they do make a noticeable improvement in your trailers tracking and ride quality. Jealous of your F150, tow with a Nissan Frontier which is adequate, but wouldn't tow anything bigger than the Pod.
Thanks! We already replaced the tires! We wanted the added insurance before that 9 hour drive to Michigan. We’ve been happy with the tow vehicle upgrade, but now we’re thinking about a bigger pod. 😂😂
Thanks Gerry! We just had someone else recently share that with us too. If I can find a way to add a little note on the video, I’ll try to put that on there. It’s such a neat acronym.
good job with the truck. i was worried when i saw the first video and wondering how? i was actually crunching some numbers and researching a few sites (hopeful that what you were doing was feasible). i decided to see if you had a more recent video and immediately saw the truck :) I wish we could tow with something other than a truck. I'm trying to see if I can realistically tow a light weight with a 4 runner.
Hey Deb! Thanks for the comment. I (Darren) at an accountant by day, so I make few decision a without crunching numbers. 😂. I stressed greatly over whether or not our Edge with its 3500 lb towing capacity could handle the RPod. As far as the numbers go, the only thing we were over on was frontal area. We were within the limits for towing capacity and tongue weight. It was tight though. After a few practice runs, it just didn’t feel that safe to us, we opted to make the trade. People with more experience towing would have probably been fine. We were just afraid to risk it.
looks like the 4 runner is also not great for towing an rpod. I would love to know more about your tow vehicle, why you selected what you did. looks like a truck is the only way to go. they are just not too comfortable and they are very costly :(
Sorry. Just flipping back through comments tonight. We bought a 2020 f150 xlt crew cab 4x4. It has a 3.5 liter eco boost engine, 145” wheel base and 3.55 axle ratio with max towing package. We bought it because we get family Ford pricing and because towing capacity is 10,500 lbs, according to the manufacturer for this model.
Happy to share. One disclaimer, we’ve learned that issues out of the factory are common across the industry, especially in the 2020 production rush and especially with ultra lite campers. That said, we’ve experienced the following: Leaking window due to poor installation from factory. Power tongue jack died due to a seal failing and water entering the motor Air conditioner was poorly assembled and rattled apart requiring repair. Poor craftsmanship with finishing work inside the camper. The luan that was cut for chair backs was chewed up badly and used anyway. The track for molding was also chewed up and used anyway causing molding to fall from the ceiling. Poor craftsmanship around the water heater outside of the unit caused water to drain into the underbelly of the camper when draining the water heater, rather than onto the ground. We had poor water flow when using the water pump. I discovered that the hoses were installed with kinks creating back pressure and poor flow.
Most of the lakes in our region are silt bottomed, so they’re brown and gross. We have a couple gravel bottom rivers around that are clear, but not any lakes, not that any compare in size to Lake Michigan.
