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janegowest
Explorer
Nov 03, 2014

Bedroom slide on driver's side + sleep disturbance

Most of the 5ers that I have seen, the bedroom slide extends out into the curb side. I have seen a few that have the BR slide on the driver's side and it made me wonder if extending out into or bordering the neighbor's campsite would hinder sleeping if neighbors are noisy after we go to bed?

Considerin this, it seems to make more sense to have the slide extending into my campsite.
  • Mine is on the street side and never thought twice about noise. These things are insulated with tinfoil anyways.
  • I've seen a few with curbside slides. My impression was that it would restrict use of the under awning patio area. I bet the instances of running into the slide would increase dramatically by being on the side of the RV that sees the most foot traffic.
  • I've seen one with the curb side slide.....didn't like it. Seemed to be "odd". We have driver side slide and we're in an RV park. What noise we hear, we'll hear anywhere -- I don't think moving the bed to the other side would help.
  • It doesn't matter what side of the fiver your head is located, if your neighbor is loud and playing music you will hear it.

    We run our front air on "fan only" every night when we go to bed. It covers any outside noise but still allows us to hear our telephones and smoke detectors.
  • My dinnette slide goes out on drivers side. Never thought twice about that.
  • Pipeman wrote:
    To tell you the truth, I have never seen a bedroom slide on the curb side. I'm not saying there aren't any, I just haven't seen any and I've had trailers for the last 36 years now. We've stayed in a couple of campgrounds that have you packed in like sardines and when you open the slides, it's like being in your neighbour's living room. If you're talking about staying in campgrounds, there are usually quite hours say from 10 PM until 8 AM.

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  • rhagfo's avatar
    rhagfo
    Explorer III
    I have seen one in a DVR, bed curb side and dresser drivers side about 3.5' of space at the base of the bed. This was at an RV show
  • To tell you the truth, I have never seen a bedroom slide on the curb side. I'm not saying there aren't any, I just haven't seen any and I've had trailers for the last 36 years now. We've stayed in a couple of campgrounds that have you packed in like sardines and when you open the slides, it's like being in your neighbour's living room. If you're talking about staying in campgrounds, there are usually quite hours say from 10 PM until 8 AM.
  • My bedroom slide is on the drivers side, I myself do not recall seeing any with curb side slides. Anyway the slide does not go out that far to cross over the camp site lines. My living room slide (drivers side) goes out further, anyway just do not see that as a problem.
  • rhagfo's avatar
    rhagfo
    Explorer III
    Most in our area are on the curb side. I don't think with nosy neighbors it would make much differance in nois