RP180 RPOD MODS 2017 Trailer

Mods done on my RP180 RPOD Trailer

[@jjclpereira]

Best Rpod mod video on You Tube to date. Thank you Mr Yoder. My favorite quote. “They build it, l finish it”. Thank you.

[@kellygibson7314]

Mr.Yoder, you are a true craftsman! Great mods. Love the camper.

[@chueyesquela]

Galen, I’m 62 with a Rpod 180, my hope is that I have as much fun as you do when I’m in my eighties...happy travels and fantastic mods on your rig. Save travels and God bless.

[@galenyoder3150]

Chuey, Glad you enjoyed it. This life on the road is Great. Some people think I am nuts buying a trailer at 80 years old, but the Good Lord pulled me along this long, so my travels will only stop when, maybe I'll make 100, my health is Great. So keep up your dreams, and the Lord will help you. God Bless.

[@thomascraig9225]

Chuey Esquela p.

[@kenpoulson]

Hi Galen, I must say that I really enjoyed your video for not only your wonderful modifications, but for your quite pleasant look on things and positive attitude towards life in general. God bless you and your wife and enjoy your travels. My wife and I are in our mid 60's and you give us much to look forward to in our rpod 179. We hope to be like you guys. :)

[@aaronbuildsstuff1760]

That's a smart use of the empty space above the bed by putting a cabinet up there! Hopefully Forest River will see this and update their design!

[@emailjoe2g]

I know this is 2 years old but awesome video and great mods! Safe travels.

[@tx2sturgis]

What a pleasure to see the mods you have done, and the way you present them. A lot of youtubers could learn from you.

[@happycampingcouple4558]

Mr Yoder, you are quite the handyman! Nice work! We loved watching this video. Thank you and have a great time in Arizona. We lived there a couple times and our son and daughter in law are in Mesa. God bless!!

[@janettechapman9681]

Great modifications!! I also own a 2017 RPod 180 but I live in mine full time year round. You've given me some great ideas and you found all the flaws. I hope to be changing out my table soon. Even the cushion remedy was great, I put some Velcro on the base and cushion and that's how I keep em from sliding. I'm just turning 65 and you've given me great hope and inspiration. Thank you and safe travels!

[@brian_miller1]

Great video Mr. Yoder. We were in Charleston, SC over the weekend in our RP 180. Going to look at making some additions based on what you have done. Thanks for putting this video up. Hope you and your wife enjoy your travels!

[@felel2315]

Oh sir, bless your heart ❤️ all your modifications are great and utilize the space perfectly.

[@goggiaca]

Super sweet video. You are exactly the type of person I like to visit with at the RV parks!

[@Gsmith-tz5er]

My first thought after watching this is that your trailer must be over the GVWR limit with all that you've added to it.

[@CWVasques]

You're an inspiration, sir. Thank you.

[@barrongl]

Amazing modifications !!! Very impressed with your abilities !!!

[@kr639]

Galen is my new modification guy as well! lol Nice job sir

[@grandmapatty1493]

You are quite the handy man!!! I just bought a 176 three weeks ago. I would love to have those metal boxes you have on the front and back. Those are so handy. I too have a heater under the dinette/bed. I would like to have a tiny propane fireplace where my wardrobe is. How nice you get to be snowbirds. I hope you enjoy many good years together. Thanks for showing us your modifications (((very nice)))!!!

[@TravelSmallLiveBig]

Wow! You are full of great ideas! We have a 177 and have done quite a few mods (did videos on some of them too - solar panels, storage, composting toilet, etc.), but you really have done a lot to your RPod! Thank for sharing & hope to see you out there somewhere 🌞-Heather

[@dearly5161987]

Thank you for your video, we just purchased an r-pod 179 and we are going to use some of your updates for ours. Happy Camping!

[@outdoorcory6645]

Great additions you have made there! I'm looking at purchasing the 180 myself, so watching this video was helpful! Thankyou!

[@TheJason]

I LOVE the mods you have done! I will be getting a 180 next year and I plan to do a lot of these same things also! I might need your help, lol! :-)

[@curtzblues]

Thanks for showing some great improvements, well done. One would think that R Pod folks would be watching more KZbin.

[@rjwoody4]

Thank you Mr. Yoder. Great information.

[@bethjohnson5876]

Galen, i love your Rpod

[@cathynordahl9081]

Thank you for all the ideas and info. You're an amazing guy! God bless you!

[@billyboy-59]

Such a lovely gentle man, am slightly disturbed by his pistol cupboard in the toilet and alarming display of sharp knifes in the kitchen though...

[@jeff953]

Looks like you did a GREAT JOB Mr. Yoder!!!

[@hillcountryhick4639]

great mods for your unit. No camper is perfect, for sure. I like our SonicLite 167 VMS and we had to get better overhead LED lights (that swivel), get a better showerhead, and add a couple temporary shelves in a closet. Enjoy your travels! Be safe.

[@km4fsi827]

can you tell me were you got the slide out awning? a part number? and the 2 tank set up.

[@aprilasbahr]

What a wonderful job! You did fantastic cabinetry additions to your R POD. I downloaded your video so when I buy mine, hopefully I can do the same. Have safe travels. Thank you for sharing. I enjoyed so much I watched it twice. And subscribed. :)

[@galenyoder3150]

Happy you enjoyed the video. Probably the best Mod was the cabinets above the bed. In a 180, there is not much storage with the Bathroom I love, so with that cabinet, I can store a lot of clothes and have room left over. The drawer under the seat is my breadbox. The cabinet is very easy to built. The bottom is a 20"x8' board I bought from Lowe's, The doors I picked up on E-bay. Anyway, that's the best mod I added to the Pod. Very useful. Good Luck with your's. They are a blast to travel with.

[@GCRickerNH]

Great video, and you did a fantastic job with all the modifications. Can you discuss more or another video on how you built and installed the cabinets above the bed? They look so perfect, I'd like to do the exact same thing, but I'm not nearly as skilled as you are. Also, on the battery box and double propane tank modification, did you have to weld wider supports onto the trailer?

[@mactx5374]

Great mod.'s Mr. Yoder. You gave me some good ideas. Keep on camping!

[@Ritterkritterz]

Thank you for sharing!!! Nice job! Roofs are neat!

[@MelGetmanova]

Thank you for sharing..

[@Irishman1776]

When I get ready to do some mods I know who to call now :)

[@edford4694]

I enjoyed your video, thank you for posting it! My wife and I have the same R Pod and would like to use some of your ideas. My question is what type of fasteners did you use to attach items to the walls? I am concerned that the walls are flimsy and will not hold the weight of shelves and screws will pull out. Thanks!

[@deepriver3662]

Good video, how's the trailer tow being a single axle trailer

[@ericsmith7967]

Awesome video. awesome mods. God bless.

[@jbowerdel]

thanks for sharing all your improvements! they are wonderful! it's always so interesting to see how people personalize their rpod and improve the performance of the trailer. love all that you have done-especially the beautiful cabinets over the bed! i too wondered why such a great space was wasted, have thought about putting up a shelf, but really like the cabinets. did you do them yourself? great job all around!

[@galenyoder3150]

Yes, I built the cabinets. Went to Lowes and bought a 20"x 8 foot 3/4" board for the bottom, anchored it with angle brackets to the wall, then went on Ebay and found the doors that would fit my application, then built the front to fit the doors. It really wasn't hard to do, but really gave us a lot of room for our clothing and other things. Don't know why they didn't put it in, but it probably would of cost another $1000 for about $150 it cost me.

[@juanperdomo5730]

I'm about to buy an R-pot and this ideas are fantastic to modify mine. Thanks

[@adaisychain5]

Hello. Excellent video! We also have the 180 and wonder if you could share how you did the cabinets above the bed? Also, what kind of heater did you install at the front door? We hope to make some of those changes, too! Thanks so much!

[@MikeColburn]

Where in AZ are you? I'm in Gilbert. Thinking about getting an RPod

[@vinnyoutside8936]

Very nice!! Great ideas. Thank you!

[@Matt-pj3ue]

You did great work my man. Don't know if you did it or not but the battery box needs to be vented.

[@wendydamisch4752]

We have a R-pod 180 too and love what you've done. We're also from Iowa. Curious about your steel boxes & awning over the slide, where you got them from?

[@firemarshal17]

I think your ideas are terrific. We have a StarCraft comet which looks amazingly like your R-Pod. My first question for you concerns the 12 V TV that you added. We already had a 110 TV where you said you moved years at the foot of the bed. But the one that you installed under your entertainment center that is 12 V, where did you pick up the 12 V to operate it. Questions from a fellow Arizonan from Apache Junction

[@firemarshal17]

Ps. I don’t see a subscribe button on your channel. Would you consider adding one? I think your ideas are ingenious and I would like to communicate more with you. Are you near Apache Junction? Do you have email? Mine is [e-mail].

[@galenyoder3150]

I tied it into the 12 volt at my 12 volt entertainment center. You have to remove the cd/radio unit and find out where the live 12 volt is, there I tied in a lighter socket to run my 12 volt T.V.. I moved the 110 Volt T.V. to the other side, with all the connections run thru a wire fitting along the top of the roof to the other side. On that T.V. I have my dish network connected thru a Trucker Receiver mounted on the roof. It auto finds all my menu's no mater where I am in the country. If I have no 110 electric out in the Boonies, I connect it to my 2000 watt converter that I have built in my trailer. I am now back in Arizona for the winter after an 8000 mile traveling summer. If you ever get out Brenda,Az ( 12 miles east of Qsite) stop in and have a look. Desert Gold RV Resort, highway 60. Galen

[@firemarshal17]

I found some 12v TVs on Amazon. Which TV and mount did you use? I thank you for answering!

[@cindyp2768]

Nice job. Thanks for sharing

[@ruthvancise4895]

you did a wonderful job !

[@galenyoder3150]

It Is, out the back.

[@firemarshal17]

Is your catalytic heater permanently mounted to the wall? Also, any problem with the extra tongue weight that you added? And what size propane tanks did you put upfront to replace the single 20 pound? You've given me A lot to think about. We don't have an R pod. We have a satellite, which is kind of like it's twin. So lots of good ideas. Thank you

[@firemarshal17]

Thank you for answering my questions. We will probably be out near Quartzsite not this winter but next because I have a friend who installs solar. I’m going to put 26for lithium batteries upfront and I found a very nice locking cabinet on Amazon. So once I get done paying for that I can afford to have a panel or two put on the roof and have the charge controller and apertinences installed. It would be nice to meet up

[@TreyJustice]

Nice video

[@jesseolivares2269]

Awesome job...God bless you

[@RPodSpotter]

Are you a part of our Facebook Group Galen?

[@jonthebru]

Hi Galen, what do you tow this with?

[@galenyoder3150]

A 2013 Ford Pickup, 6 cylinder Ecoboost Engine with 118 thousand miles on it. Not a problem with any towing.

[@mackstrider3623]

R-Pod could learn from you

[@carolmadge4012]

What didn't you? You did a great job! I went in one and the rivets were rusty and bulge in walls, I Mom said let go, no no no.

[@cherylconza6437]

very nice

[@raeeliot6776]

u need a half ton truck to pullit] plus miles per gallon

[@galenyoder3150]

Your right,I pull it with a 2013 Ford F150 with Eco Boost . I just returned from an 8000 mile summer trip, I averaged 13.3 MPG towing.