Quote Originally Posted by Martinjmpr View Post
Having said that, we decided to stick with R-pod for the reason that they have a huge cult following which means there is a lot of "institutional knowledge" out there for the R-Pods where there really isn't for the copies (they're too new.) My thought was that if I have an issue - say the refrigerator doesn't work or I'm getting an odd leak from the plumbing - I can tap into the "hive mind" of the R-pod owner's groups (several of them on Facebook) and most likely I'll be able to get the info I need. With the copies I wasn't sure of that. The other thing was, there wasn't really any price advantage in going with the copies over the "original." They all sit in the $16,000 - $20,000 range (new.) The newer R-pods also have some nice features that the "copies" don't have like the flush sink and flush cook top.
Solid reasoning. I should say, my wife preferred the Rpod, I preferred the Jayco. Neither preferred the drop. Mostly I liked what Jayco did to semi-seal the underside. Now after towing mine in a snowstorm, I like the idea even more.