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cdlaine's avatar
cdlaine
Explorer
Sep 24, 2013

5'ver Slider in considerations....

I was just thinking... the glossy print ads and internet
photo ops rarely seem to show the potential buyer the
"slider in" view... when you think about it , even the
RV shows and RV lots show the rigs in full bloom.

Many visit this site with "going to buy" questions... I would
add the "slider in" views to the checklist.

Here is mine....camera angle is just about right... I'm beefy
and can get to the head without difficulty. On occasion, high
winds, torrential rains, we pull the sliders in and wait it out.
It might be beneficial to see if your floor plan works the way
you want it to...

Charles

real world...and glossy print, in and out...





  • ken_white's avatar
    ken_white
    Explorer
    Sep 24, 2013
    Yep, love my floor plan (Tradition 360 RSS) when the slides are in...

    :)
  • cdlaine's avatar
    cdlaine
    Explorer
    Sep 24, 2013
    Ken....

    Ha !

    DRV Tradition... you run with the big dogs... lets' see the
    slider in view ! I need to drool today...

    Charles
  • tegu69's avatar
    tegu69
    Explorer
    Sep 24, 2013
    Very good point. We frequently stop in rest areas and park in truck parking area for lunch, sometimes sleep for a few hours on late night trips. In choosing our fw, we had to be able to access bed, bathroom, fridge and stove without extending slides.
  • Old-Biscuit's avatar
    Old-Biscuit
    Explorer III
    Sep 24, 2013
    WE can fully access kitchen, bathroom with slides in and can even use the bed with its slide in.........that's all I need when en-route.
  • ken_white's avatar
    ken_white
    Explorer
    Sep 24, 2013
    cdlaine wrote:
    Ken....

    Ha !

    DRV Tradition... you run with the big dogs... lets' see the
    slider in view ! I need to drool today...

    Charles


    Pictures won't show the access as well as this ->

    But I will try to snap some pictures this weekend if you want.

    :)
  • mileshuff's avatar
    mileshuff
    Explorer
    Sep 24, 2013
    With slides in we can access everything in the trailer with ease except for one kitchen cabinet blocked by the slide. Bedroom, Bathroom, fridge etc. are all unrestricted.
  • cdlaine's avatar
    cdlaine
    Explorer
    Sep 24, 2013
    Glad to see most of the veteran RV'ers have total access...

    I recall the many Rv shows we visited ..multiple times my bride
    pointing out the floorplans (with sliders in) would have resulted
    in no access to the bathroom (a critical must have in our
    selection process). We do lose flat screen visibility when
    closed up.

    I will admit I am not good at looking at exploded view blue
    prints and visualizing the rig closed up... my brain just doesn't
    seem to work that way... always better to see it in person.

    Charles
  • valhalla360's avatar
    valhalla360
    Navigator
    Sep 25, 2013
    Not going to happen. This is advertising. Wide open spaces sell.

    But yes, it is important to be able to acess bathroom, kitchen and bed without opening.
  • goodwin297's avatar
    goodwin297
    Explorer
    Sep 25, 2013
    You are right. We didn't consider this when buying our 5er last year. That goodness we can access kitchen, fridge, bathroom, and bedroom. Slide bed out a bit if I need into a set of the drawers. The slide does block the cabinet with our dogs' food, so we have to remember to leave the food out when we are traveling into the night.
  • goducks10's avatar
    goducks10
    Explorer
    Sep 25, 2013
    Learned our lessen from our last TT. When we went looking for our 5'er we had them move the slide/slides in to see what it was like. We can access everything with the slide in. Sure makes it easier.

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