My local dealer has one, its the floor plan with fr din, and rear sofa. There are 6 floor plans ava there goin to call me when they get the floor plan we want in. By chance there getting all floor plans in at the end of Dec. This is by far the best retro/little camper me and my wife have steped foot in. High celings and plenty of space. On top of it, it has a one piece fiberglass roof and aluminum walls. Were deff interested in purchasing one. Were gonna get the floor plan with rear queen bed. Ill post pics of it as soon as we get it, Lord willing. If you havnt seen one in person and are looking into buying a small camper I highly recomend these,
By the way this is my first post and hope to see more owners of the R-Pods in the near future, thanks I never knew this forum existed.
Here's a web site that has all the floor plans and photos, hope this helps others who ar looking at purchasing one, the awning is sweet it even turns into a tent for more campers
Neat little unit and a good variety of floor plans. I would say it was perfect for a couple and that it would be easy to park at a suburban home and maybe at some apartment complexes. One thing that I would consider a fault is the lack of a standard awning. The screen room is nice but would require some time to set up and might not work all that well on a site that is off level fore and aft. Note also the problem with getting it down and stowed in a hurry if a sudden thunderstorm should threaten, like at the beach or in the mountains. Other than that... Also, it looks to me that there is plenty of room for owner customization.
__________________ Happy Camping! ///// Richard D.
2006 4x4 Ford 250 SD / 2007 Flagstaff 827 FLS
One very patient wife and one furry child who travels with us. Forty-two years of trailering and camping, and I still have a blast.
The one on ebay is priced with the awning included. This might be a hot seller for forest river. The last thing the guy told me is they are working with forest river and a local graphics guy to wrap one in camo for hunters and fishermen ...they hope to have a photo up soon..that would be somethign to see.
I just stopped by Country Camper's of Lake Mills, WI. They have 6!!! R-Pods in stock starting in the $10,000.00 range. They told me the order out time might get kind of long because of there Popularity. Great little trailer at a great price. I love the 172 for me & the kids!! You can visit them at www.countrycampers.com
Just put a downpmt on a RP-151 at Country Roads south of Winston Salem, NC.
After having a popup, a 25' travel trailer, another popup, and ultralight tent and hammock camping on the AT (carrying less than 25# on my back), I am excited about the promise of the R-Pod. Light weight, more environmentally friendly, fewer towing hassles, you can literally push it around by your lonesome....
Will be blogging and posting pics as soon as I take delivery.
Talydale's Victor Charles (our Lakeland Terrier) will provide color commentary as well...
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Have Ordered a 171 from our local dealer in Adamstown, PA. Due in begining of March. Watch http://www.rpodcamper.com for mor informations and trips taken
TOOK DELIVERY of RP-151 yesterday. I was delighted with how it towed which has been the biggest hassle of all of the non-backpacking camping to date. It was really narrow...got some jaw-dropping looks going down I-40. I am going to hit the rack in there tonight...another delight was that we have a driveway with a 30+ degree incline, narrow passage around house to level parking pad...we traversed the bugger first time no issue. Also, went to Northern Tool and bought a ball-dolly and were able to maneuver it into the perfect parking position. So far so good! PS - dealer did a very good job of prep, hookup and orientation. Again, so far so good!
Saw the R-pod 151 at the Montgomery RV show this past weekend. I really like that thing! If I were a lone camper, or we didn't camp with friends a lot of the tim I think it's something we would look at the next time we are in the market. But maybe the R-172 modelwith the queen bed.
I too am interested in the "R pods". I'd like to hear from folks to see if they believe it would be practical (and safe) to tow the larger R Pod (approx 3000#) with a 2 wheel drive s-10 blazer (4.3 v6 w/ trans cooler & shift kit).
Could this be a case of the tail wagging the dog? Would side cross wind be a problem? I believe the electric brakes on the R pod would be a great asset. Any experience or advice would be appreciated.
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