Our R-Pod 172
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Topic: Our R-Pod 172
Posted By: capringl
Subject: Our R-Pod 172
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2009 at 8:09pm
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R-Pod 172 Things we Love:
1.Size & Weight...our Jeep can pull it!
2. Tank sizes for a small camper...35 gallons for all.
3. It is impossible to find in a camper this size.
4. It has bathroom/shower/fridge/air/heat/tv.
5. Bunk beds are huge...an adult can sleep well in one of these.
6. Awning/screen room...gives you much needed space.
7. I can power it using a 2000W generator.
  I'll post some more pics soon.
------------- Craig R-Pod 172 2008 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon |
Replies:
Posted By: capringl
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2009 at 8:34pm
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I just wanted to add...We purchased our R-Pod from Couch's RV Nation in Hamilton, Ohio. I drove to Ohio from Phoenix, AZ because they had the best prices on R-Pods. Buying from them really saved me thousands of dollars. Check out their website.. http://www.couchsrvnation.com - http://www.couchsrvnation.com
I would buy from them again and most likely will in the future. ------------- Craig R-Pod 172 2008 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon |
Posted By: dixie
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2009 at 9:49am
| We recently purchased our new R-Pod from Country Campers in Lake Mills, WI. There price was only a few hundred dollars more than the dealer in Ohio. They are also located less than an hour from my house if I ever need service. With this much stuff on a new trailer something is bound to need service. |
Posted By: capringl
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2009 at 2:34pm
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That's cool...I wish I could have purchased ours here in Phoenix. Have you had a chance to take yours out yet? I slept in ours on the way back from Ohio. Our first family outing will be in a couple of weeks. ------------- Craig R-Pod 172 2008 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon |
Posted By: bradleyball
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2009 at 10:08pm
| I am considering the purchase of a 172. Did you pay the price on the web site ($11,995)? Any room to negotiate? Thanks. |
Posted By: capringl
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2009 at 7:51am
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I paid the price on the website. ------------- Craig R-Pod 172 2008 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon |
Posted By: NY r-pod'r
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2009 at 9:24am
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Same here ... they beat my NY dealer by $3 grand, it was worth going to get it. |
Posted By: rpodcamper.com
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2009 at 9:58pm
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We ordered a 171 for our Dealer Stoltzfus RV's in Adamstown Pa and paid pretty close to what you are seeing on Ebaymotors.com The nice part is I do not need to travel so the few bucks more ($138) was well worth it. We also added a few other options and picked our Fabric so the wife is happy.
------------- Peter www.rpod-owners.com The only r-pod forum owned, operated and maintained by r-pod owners. |
Posted By: capringl
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2009 at 9:14am
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Yeah I tried to get a rpod in AZ but none of the forest river dealers carried them and nobody would order one for me. I guess the rpod is actually under the Surveyor series and the dealer has to be a FR Surveyor dealer in order for them to be able to order...at least that's what I got out of it. ------------- Craig R-Pod 172 2008 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon |
Posted By: NY r-pod'r
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2009 at 9:36am
| That's interesting.. I know the guy at RV Nation told me that they were built in the same factory as the surveyor - that does not mean you have limited service- I asked and ANY forest river dealer can do service work on the r-pod not just ones that sell it. |
Posted By: capringl
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2009 at 10:56am
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I understand that...Service wise I should be fine using any forest river dealer/service dept.
I just couldn't buy locally...but Couch's RV Nation took care of me so it all works out great.
I wasn't big on travelling to Ohio and the freezing cold (I don't care how hot it gets here...snow and cold are way worse!!) but we wanted this camper asap. ------------- Craig R-Pod 172 2008 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon |
Posted By: Linda Faust
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2009 at 6:54am
I just bought an R pod 171 from Country Campers too! We had to buy a new car because our old car had 130000 miles. We have to have 1000 miles on our new car before we can tow the camper so I will be driving a lot. We plan on picking it up on March 28th.  Linda------------- RPod 171 Rav 4 Happy Camping, Ted, Linda & our labradorable Gracie |
Posted By: Linda Faust
Date Posted: 14 Mar 2009 at 6:09am
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Hi Dixie
Ted and I bought our R-Poda from Country Campers as well. Yizit and I live in Milwaukee area. When we get R-Poda home I am calling yizit to come over. If you want to come over too my phone is 414-525-0386 and we live in Greendale. We are planning on picking her up on 3/28 and take her for a 1 night overnight if the weather is ok. Linda and Ted ------------- RPod 171 Rav 4 Happy Camping, Ted, Linda & our labradorable Gracie |
Posted By: wbillar
Date Posted: 14 Mar 2009 at 7:05am
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Will the generator run the air conditioner. We live in Florida and nights can be very hot.
We are considering the Honda 2000.
Thanks ------------- Bill |
Posted By: capringl
Date Posted: 15 Mar 2009 at 7:26pm
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Yeah the 2000 will, but we may have to turn off the AC to use the microwave. ------------- Craig R-Pod 172 2008 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon |
Posted By: J233
Date Posted: 05 May 2009 at 5:48pm
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Capringl,
congrats on your 172 ! I am very interested in finding more about rpods and particularly, the 172 model.
How did it tow ? I assume you towed it from Ohio to Arizona ? What was your gas mileage ?
J233
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Posted By: tabkld93
Date Posted: 05 Jun 2009 at 5:00pm
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The 172 is going to be great for us. The bunks are what sold us on that model.
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