We became R-Pod owners in July. Some time ago, we decided to visit Alaska since it was the last state we hadn't at least driven through and we're celebrating major birthdays and an anniversary this year. We also recently purchased a 4x4 capable of taking us places many don't get to visit. After much debate about tents, small motor homes, and fifth wheels, we decided a small travel trailer, that our 4x4 can tow, was what we wanted.
We are in Mid-Michigan near Lansing and found our RP-171 at a local dealer. They said it was "last year's model", but it's a 2017. Because it's small and weighs less than 2500 lbs(empty), but has a "queen" bed, it's just what we wanted.
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| July 7, 2017 |
So, we brought it home on July 7th and left for Alaska on the 18th. Before leaving we made two "mods" to accommodate my CPAP: a shelf over the bed and a 12V outlet to power it when "dry camping". We also had axle risers, a second LP tank, an Equal-i-zer hitch, and a brake controller installed by the dealer.
We towed it 10,000 miles in July and August over all kinds of pavement as well as occasional unpaved roads with no problems. There were perhaps 4-6 locations where we were more than one night and two of those were campgrounds we chose to visit again on the return trip.
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| Kusawa Lake campsite |
We've really enjoyed our R-Pod during the short time we've had it, and we're looking forward to enjoying it much more!
Wendell and Kathi
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