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Too bad you aren't closer - I'd ask you buy the 177 and then trade ya (plus a case of beer or two).  Smile
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Everyone is making good points here on this thread... 

I like the new 176 / 177's...  they will be bringing even more people to the R-Pod nation.  I think, however, that I'll be very happy with my 172.  I got it not for the room inside the unit, but for the lack of room.  If I wanted a TT for living "indoors", I wouldn't have purchased my R-Pod.  So now, instead of being cramped up in my unit, I'm asking my wife and daughters  to join me "outdoors"... lets do some hicking, some cycling, trail walking .. etc,etc,....    
 
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Hmm, I wonder how they are routing the electrical, gas, water, and waste water lines for the sink and appliances on the tipout?  I realize the tipouts don't go out alot, but anytime you deal with stuff like that which will flex overtime it could be a point of failure.    Very cool, a very logical progression for the product line though.
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Hrmmmm... on the 171 vs 177,  I say no.  I'll stick with the 171.  We haven't had space problems while cooking, and I don't do pirouettes in the aisle, so I can't really see an advantage to having a wider floor.  The extra weight, and the extra step of dealing with the tip-out when setting up/packing are two big negatives to me.

Strange that FR would flip the toilet to face the back of the trailer... I wonder why.
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It gets a bit tight when more than one person is trying to move around, and when the person at the back of the bed has to get up - and over - the one closer to the aisle for a midnight bathroom break.  The extra room would help with both.

I bet since they flipped the sink and fridge the toilet had to be flipped to balance out the weight front-to-back.
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Gotta agree with all of you.  We have the 172 and the 176 is similar.  My first thought was...WOW that's nice...a little more room....then... who needs the extra weight and problems with slide outs, and the extra cost.  We'll stick with our 172.  I'm sure there will a lot of interest out there tho.  They are nice floor plans.
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RV manufactures have been doing slideouts with utilities in them for long enough that won't be a problem.

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The two new Rpods are nice, but I'll stay with my 172. No sliding parts to maintain, or leak, and the extra room just isn't that big a deal to us. After spending so many years on boats we've learned to live small. I'm sure the new floor plans will have great appeal to some, though. Variety is the spice blah blah blah ...
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HuronSailor:  Did you see windows for the bunks???  I didn'tEmbarrassed we would still have to put those in too.
 
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The two things I would love to see on the new models would be porthole windows in the bunks and a window on the door.   The one downside for the 172 design is the lack of natural lighting towards the front of the unit.
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