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Sandpiper
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I would conclude from all the data you collected that you 100% enjoyed the trip and 100% enjoyed your r pod . So the conclusion is, the rest is pretty much irrelevant. Glad you had a good trip and somewhere down the line I hope to pick your brains about the important aspects of your trip. Post some details and pictures. Please. |
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Sandpiper
Mrs.'Piper Ford 150-[Mini Lite 2104S] |
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Lissie
Groupie Joined: 06 Oct 2009 Location: Northern Califo Status: Offline Points: 47 |
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I am going to use my new Beast (2010 Toyota Sequioa) to pull the r-pod.
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Lissie
Owner of Polly-pod |
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nemebean
Newbie Joined: 06 Aug 2009 Location: Rochester, MN Status: Offline Points: 28 |
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I don't really want to get into this discussion again, but I feel like it needs to be pointed out that with a 2200 lb tow rating you're way over the limit with a 171. The 2100 and change weight listed for the 171 is the dry weight, which means no water and no propane. Just adding those puts you around 300 lbs over weight, and that's before you add any gear or extra passengers in the vehicle. It sounds like you're doing okay anyway, but personally I wouldn't tow that far over the rating. |
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Tusten Traveler
Senior Member Joined: 21 Jul 2009 Location: Catskills NY Status: Offline Points: 346 |
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Ford F150 for now but will be getting the towing package on our SUV (didn't realize it didn't come with it until we took the plate off at the rpod dealer- boy, not a good surprise when you expect something to be there after driving 600 miles and it's not!) which will then be rated to 5000 lbs.
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John and Linda
One 14 lb Cockapoo 2010 RPod 174 |
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pepperpod
Senior Member Joined: 01 Oct 2009 Location: Central KY Status: Offline Points: 1420 |
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How wll does the F 150 pull? What kind of gas mileage do you get? We are planning to use ours we we get the pod.
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Pepper,Coach,and Henry (a very brave little Maltese)
R Pod 172 The rewards of the journey far outweigh the risk of leaving the harbor...unknown |
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Tusten Traveler
Senior Member Joined: 21 Jul 2009 Location: Catskills NY Status: Offline Points: 346 |
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John thinks it pulls really well and throughout every trip says he "hardly knows it's back there" with no change in power or braking. We have no electric brakes on the truck (we did have them placed on the SUV) and no sway bars either. Just hook up and go. Works great and the only reason we are changing to the SUV is so we can secure some of our belongings better.
We get about 12 mpg on the open road.
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John and Linda
One 14 lb Cockapoo 2010 RPod 174 |
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boldham
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02 Ford Explorer Sporttrac with V6 4.0 liter with automatic transmission. The truck can barely get out of its own way, so hauling a camper into the mountains (>9000 feet) requires patience. On the flats, it does fine. |
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J233
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Glad to hear about your experience; I have a Saturn Outlook XR AWD with tow package and wondered how it would tow the Rpod. A few questions:
1. Do you use tow/houl button ?
2. If not, do you keep it on D or you use Triptonic option ?
3. What is your overall mileage while towing? When I tow my current TT (21 long, 8 wide) I get 11 mpg.....
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J233
Newbie Joined: 05 May 2009 Status: Offline Points: 15 |
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Apologies...my message was intended as a reply to a message from Bigbit, posted on Oct 04....
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Bigbit
Senior Member Joined: 08 Aug 2009 Location: So. California Status: Offline Points: 142 |
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Saw in your next post that your questions were directed at me.
1. Yes, I use the tow button religiously. 2. Most times I leave the transmission in drive. I downshift into low and control gears manually only when making steep declines.
3. My overall mileage when towing is about 11 to 13 mpg. This compares to 17 mpg city/highway and 22 mpg highway when not towing. By the way, I do not have AWD, I have FWD only. I'm pretty happy with my towing experiences so far. I have not found the need for a weight distributing hitch or an anti-sway bar. |
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Regards,
Bigbit 2010 Trailmanor Elkmont Tow Vehicle: 2009 Buick Enclave CXL (Cliffy) |
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