It doesn’t matter if yours is a slideout that extends with electric screw type extenders, or one that is pushed in and out by hydraulic rams - even those that have electric gear motors that follow a track can - and will - fail at one time or another. Pounding down rough roads and enduring many highway miles… things like that take their toll on RV slideouts. They are not always trouble free. There’s a lot to be said about the more gadgets one has, the more things will fail. SaveYou should also consider the mechanics of slideout room extensions. To minimize our sprawl we parked our second car (a small Ford Festiva) under our living room slideout. We ate in their restaurant then retired to our triple slide RV home, which we had opened up to its full glory.
I will say that you’ll draw more attention to yourself when you have a 37-foot fifth wheel all stretched out in the parking lot of the local truck stop though.Ī few years back we spent the night at the Travel Centers of America truck stop in Albert Lee, Minnesota. I just don’t see what the big deal is about using slideouts - no matter how long you’re parked! Open up and be comfortable, if you ask me. With barely the ability to get from one end to the other, you might as well open out your bed roll on the pavement if you can’t open things up inside the RV!Įase of operation makes opening and closing a slideout simply a matter of pressing a switch in most cases. Many RVs are rendered pretty much useless when the walls are sucked it. I can see their point, but I tend to disagree. WARNING: Not All Walmarts Allow Overnight Parking They believe you should leave your slideouts retracted during those times that you’re parked temporarily. Many people who like to spend the night in a Walmart parking lot (or someplace similar) go by the theory that making yourself look like you’ve taken root is a bad idea. On the other hand, if you’re more mobile, driving down the road every day or so, then there are a number of reasons to give slideouts a second thought.If you spend most of your RV time parked, then a slide out is the greatest invention to come down the pike.
For instance, there are some times where the slideouts create more problems than they’re worth! SaveHowever, as with all things, there are some trade-offs when you choose a super deluxe model RV with huge wall expansions.
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