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Topic: 182g new R-pod owner
Posted By: Racer|X|
Subject: 182g new R-pod owner
Date Posted: 15 Mar 2012 at 9:31pm
Hello All,

My wife and I just purchased our first camper.  We selected the R-pod 182g.  Love the idea of a nice compact travel trailer vs. a pop-up and the R-pod quality and versatility won me over.

I have tried to read as many posts here as I can, lots of great shared info...thank you.

One big general question.....any fellow 182g owners out there have any MUST DO'S and must NOT do for my new family fun finder?  

Thank you in advance.  We haven't made our first trip yet...hopefully after or during I will have a good name for ournew baby.

Happy camping!

X



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Posted By: Pawpod
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2012 at 12:35am
Welcome

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Ready to pod around.


Posted By: kymooses
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2012 at 9:34am
Welcome to the Pod Family!
 
 
I can't say I've seen 182 owners have any specific advice on their model but as a 181 owner the only thing I can say that I wasn't aware of when I bought mine is that the sink in the garage drains into your black water tank.
 
So when you go to do dishes keep that in mind, you'll fill your black tank up very quickly.  We've reversed our dish washing procedure.  I wash dishes in the cooler area on the left and they dry in our dish drainer in the sink on the right.
 
I keep a small bucket under the cooler drain and then dispose of the dish water.
 
 
Good luck and congratulations.


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Travis & Carrie
http://goo.gl/maps/Vlelv - 181g - MoosePod Adventures Map
http://goo.gl/maps/ho9Rf - RPod Owners Map


Posted By: tpierce220
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2012 at 10:01am
Welcome!  

We bought our 182G last year, and we love it.  As we live near Chicago and the temperature is almost 70 at 10 am this morning, you can believe that the itching desire of getting her out on the road is there.  

The big thing that we did was to get the axle risers installed on the trailer.  We discovered that we bottomed out a couple of times while traveling, and that was not a pleasant feeling to experience.  Beyond that, yes, the sink in the back does drain into the black water tank.  It won't be the end of the world if you're just camping over the weekend; in fact, it might make draining that tank a bit easier when you get ready to leave.  We found that the blue mood lights in the garage don't attract the same amount of flying insects as the white lights do.  

Have fun!  Big smile

Tim


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Adventures with ¡Podtástic!--Life in a Forest River RPod 182G with Tim and Louis and our two cats, Desi and Lucy. Check our website at http://podtastic.info for information on our journeys.


Posted By: Butterfly_Lee
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2012 at 10:41am
Also get Head Band Lights with a red option, bugs won't flock to your face when walking at night.
 
LeeStar
Here's an EXAMPLE
http://www.hardwareandtools.com/Energizer-HD33A1-Led-Headband-Light-5924840.html?utm_source=Google%20Products&utm_medium=Product%20Search&utm_campaign=Google%20Products - http://www.hardwareandtools.com/Energizer-HD33A1-Led-Headband-Light-5924840.html?utm_source=Google%20Products&utm_medium=Product%20Search&utm_campaign=Google%20Products


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Still a work in progress, lots of pictures.
http://podterfly.blogspot.com/


Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2012 at 8:23am
Originally posted by Butterfly_Lee Butterfly_Lee wrote:

Also get Head Band Lights with a red option, bugs won't flock to your face when walking at night.
 
LeeStar
Here's an EXAMPLE
http://www.hardwareandtools.com/Energizer-HD33A1-Led-Headband-Light-5924840.html?utm_source=Google%20Products&utm_medium=Product%20Search&utm_campaign=Google%20Products - http://www.hardwareandtools.com/Energizer-HD33A1-Led-Headband-Light-5924840.html?utm_source=Google%20Products&utm_medium=Product%20Search&utm_campaign=Google%20Products


Oh man! I wish I had a 182G, that sounds like a great option..

LOL, thanks for the link...

And welcome to the forum  Racer X


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Mark, Susie, Micah, and The Maggie.
'11 RP177(sold) '17 Lance 2295 http://www.rpodnation.com/some-of-our-mods-so-far-with-pics_topic2786.html" rel="nofollow - FurPodsMods
'17 Ford F250 CCSB


Posted By: Racer|X|
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2012 at 10:24am
Thank you all for the info.  Good tip Kymoose...appreciate it.

Tpierce...we are close...I work In NW burbs and live inside WI border.  Ready to camp...weather here is great and just teasing us!

Happy Camping,
X


Posted By: tpierce220
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2012 at 10:29am
If you're close, come join us on the weekend of April 13th at the Jellystone Park in Amboy http://jellystoneamboy.com where you can get full hookups for $20/night that weekend if you tell them you're calling about the RV Show special and use their RM12 code. 

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Adventures with ¡Podtástic!--Life in a Forest River RPod 182G with Tim and Louis and our two cats, Desi and Lucy. Check our website at http://podtastic.info for information on our journeys.


Posted By: 2Peas-n-RPod
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2012 at 10:30am
Welcome to the 182G family! You will find it such a great way to go camping and creating memories with your family. Also, be prepared to give a lot of tours - people are very curious about the Pod once they see that amazing tailgate kitchen.

I don't know if you already purchased an R-Dome or not, but if you haven't, I would advise you to try something else first: a 10' x 10' EZ-up type awning. We use it over the garage area because we spend most of our time behind the R-Pod (not on the side of it) cooking and watching the TV back there while relaxing under the awning. We do have an R-Dome also, but the EZ-up is faster to put up and take down, and fits perfectly over the top of the garage area. The EZ-up is used about 90% of the time, and the dome only about 10%. At least that's how it fits our camping style.

Another thing you might want to consider is recovering some storage room under the front seat of the dinette. From the factory, that storage area ends where the electrical outlet is, right in the middle of the seat. I moved that partition to the left side (back to where the water heater is), rerouted the wiring and put a small plywood box over the outlet so I don't knock it or do damage to it. Gained about 50% more space for longer items under the front seat by doing that.

Oh yeah, one other thing - if you don't have 2 batteries, strongly consider getting another. It really extends the time you can spend off the grid or boon-docking.

Many happy travels to you! Enjoy!


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2011 R-Pod 182G Hood River Edition
"Ribbitt" Pod
2000 Ford F150 5.4L V8 TV


Posted By: Racer|X|
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2012 at 10:39am
I have been thinking of a name for my new R-pod.  Being a cheesehead, Green Bay Packer owner and fan.....I have decided to name it.....PackR-Pod.

The PackR-Pod will be labeled and logod soon.


Posted By: tpierce220
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2012 at 10:46am
Originally posted by Racer|X| Racer|X| wrote:

I have been thinking of a name for my new R-pod.  Being a cheesehead, Green Bay Packer owner and fan.....I have decided to name it.....PackR-Pod.

The PackR-Pod will be labeled and logod soon.

Nice!

We did that with ¡Podtástic! as well as other people.  If you go to our website, you'll see what we did-- podtastic.info.

Have a great weekend!

Tim


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Adventures with ¡Podtástic!--Life in a Forest River RPod 182G with Tim and Louis and our two cats, Desi and Lucy. Check our website at http://podtastic.info for information on our journeys.


Posted By: Racer|X|
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2012 at 11:16am
Thanks tpierce, I will check it out.

2peas....awesome tips, greatly appreciated.  I do have a Pod dome, it came as part lf my "package" purchase.  I also already own an EZ up shade from previous use.  Great tip, I would have left it home.

Cant wait to camp.

X


Posted By: Bill and Marie in TX
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2012 at 12:30pm
Hi,
I would recommend you lubricate the rubber gasket around the garage door.  Just had our gasket replaced under warranty because it dried out here in Texas.  Also bought a camping kitchen table set up and use it with the EZ Up in the back.  This set up Works great while cooking n the back.


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2011 RP-181G "Wine Pod II"
2011 F-250 6.2L V8
2 Doxies + 1 tiny Corgi = 1 full size dog


Posted By: Racer|X|
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2012 at 6:19pm
Thank you TX Bill and Mrie, all geat tips!  1st trip is next weekend...location still TBD.

X


Posted By: Racer|X|
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2012 at 7:54pm
Finally...picked up the PackR-Pod today. Very nice. 

Questions if I may...I received a camper 101 starter kit from the dealer.  Pretty much useless.  The sewer hose is junk.  What is the best sewer drain kit one can grab at Camper World etc. that you would recommend?  Length...is 15‘ long enough for most campgrounds?  

If you have a 182g....the dealer told me to travel with the TV mounted inside.  20-miles home and the TV swung around, was out of position etc.  I asked 3x doesnt it just stay in the back and use the cable tie down?  They insisted inside.  Any ideas?

Thanks again for the advice.

X


Posted By: tpierce220
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2012 at 9:04pm
We travel with the TV in the back strapped in.  I personally would never ever leave it inside; that to me would beg for trouble.  

As far as a sewer hose goes, I got mine at Wal-Mart.  15' should be plenty.  Mine is 20' and came in 2-10' sections that I can connect together when need be.  

Tim


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Adventures with ¡Podtástic!--Life in a Forest River RPod 182G with Tim and Louis and our two cats, Desi and Lucy. Check our website at http://podtastic.info for information on our journeys.


Posted By: Racer|X|
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2012 at 9:19pm
Thanks Tim.  I thought the back made more sense, especially with the special strap.

X


Posted By: DanRoth911
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2015 at 12:59pm
We just bought a 2015 R-Pod 182G (gently used 3 times before we bought it) and love it.  The first time we went camping (on the beach near Santa Barbara, CA) there must have been 20 people that came by and said they loved our cute trailer and wanted to get a tour.  We love the outdoor kitchen and the ability to use our current vehicle (2010 Lexus RX450h hybrid with the tow package).  We are working on getting it outfitted/customized.



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