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Alissa
Explorer
Feb 07, 2016

I think I'm going with an R-Pod 171

I found an R-Pod 2011for what I think is a great price, $7,500. I looked at it yesterday and it looks great. The owner even replaced the mattress with a new memory-foam one that still has plastic on it (said that one that came in it was awful).

I was really considering a Scamp or Cansita,but form what I have read an R-pod is a great TT with few problems although they are not molded fiberglass. The Scamp I found was an 1992 and same price.

I'm a TT newbie so any input about the R-pod would be welcomed.

Here is the add for the R-Pod

SLEEPS 4/. QUEEN BED / DINETTE CONVERTIBLE BED. 11,000 BTU AIR CONDITIONER 20,000 BTU FURNACE, 4.2 CF 3-WAY REFRIGERATOR , 2 BURNER RANGE TOP , GAS / ELEC DSI WATER HEATER, MICROWAVE, WET BATH WITH INTEGRATED TOILET. DOLBY AM/FM/CD /DVD/TV COMBO. SPARE TIRE WITH COVER/ 14" GOODYEAR RADIALS,TINTED SAFETY GLASS WINDOWS. COME WITH R- POD AWNING WITH SCREEN ROOM. SWAY BAR , LEVELER AND SURGE

Hitch Weight
225 lbs

Ship Weight
2,205 lbs

Cargo Capacity
1,020 lbs

GVWR
3,225 lbs

Length
18'-4"

Height
9'-6"

Width
8'-0"

Fresh Water
36 gal

Gray Water
35 gal

Black Water
35 gal

L.P. Capacity
20 gal

Tire Size
14"

13 Replies

  • My friend has a 2014 179 R pod with the slide out. They love it.
  • Back when we were downsizing from a triple bunk bed family trailer to a couple's trailer I tried my darndest to get my wife to consider an rPod ... any rPod ... but no way would she agree to something that small with a bed we couldn't walk around and with such a tiny wet bath. I have to admit that from her perspective I could see her point and had to agree it was likely much more suitable for a single adult wanting to travel lightly. That said, I toured both non-slide models such as the 171, comparing them to slide versions, and found that even though the slides themselves were quite small they still really opened up the interior of what was a really small trailer. To each his / her own but I'd be awfully sure I could live in such a restrictive space before committing to any rPod model.
  • I just did a very quick Google search on R-pods, looks like a 2011 model is running about $12,000 from a dealer. RV Guide lists that at $15,000. And yet another web site (dealer) has this: MSRP: $17,433 Sale Price: $12,915, all for the same one.

    I think you've got a good price going on there ... SHHH! Don't tell the seller what they "could" get out of it. Offer $100 less and get it!