Comments on R-Dome awning/tent pleae

There has been much discussion on this topic. (Use the search tool with the word R-Dome and you will find a lot of information)  Speaking personally, here in S. TX, unless there is too much wind, we always put ours up.  It give us a 9 x 12 outdoor room with screens.  Yes, it takes 20 min or so to put up, but so worth it.

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My dealer included the R-Dome as part of their sales package.  I checked that the upper slide on the POD was smooth with no screws extending outward.  I have only used the Dome several times because I feel that it is just too big.  We stay mainly in public campgrounds which usually have quite narrow lots which are not wide enough to extend the Dome.  I bought a small 'pop' up canopy which was taller than most (to clear the POD door when open).  It only takes a couple of minutes to completely open or take down. If it is raining some water does leak between the POD and canopy, but the trade off is that it doesn't take very long to close the canopy if the wind comes up.  If we were going to stay in one camp site for more than a couple of days and knew that the weather was going to be calm we might bring the Dome with.

I use mine if I am planning on staying more than one night or if the weather is going to be ok, (ie-no rain), but with the limited room in the r-pod to just sit around; it really expands the living area. It really only takes me about 15 minutes to unpack it and set it up by myself. 20 minutes to take it down and get it back in that crappy little bag it comes in. I do wish they had given us more than 1 option, such as an awning similar to the ones I have seen others have had custom made.

We've had our r-pod and our r-dome for a year. We've only used it once. It's big and most of the campsites we've been to are either too small to put it up or have a tree in the way (curse those damn trees <LOL>).

The extra room is priceless.  Setup is ok after you do it once or twice.  Probably 10 to 15 minutes