Help me understand

pando2 wrote:

edhensley wrote:
At some point you will take out the back window of your truck

Then you will have full understanding. It only ever gets used in very tight RV parks

Been there, done that. I thought I was an expert and would never do it, but guess what, I did and broke my back window.:o

I dont claim to be an "expert" but I have a lot of trailering experience and have never put the trailer in a position that I would take out a back window.
This is not to say it doesn't happen, it just seems so easy to avoid this happening.
The CDL test books show no instance when you make a move to turn that sharp, going forward or reverse. I am not trying to knock anyone who has a slider hitch.
I guess I understand the short box and the need for a slider, but if you have the clearance in the box and an 8 ft box would be a must for me if I had a flat cap on my RV and I would have to know the clearance from the cab and maybe then I would still opt for one so I could make corners while traveling to avoid hitting the cab with the corner of the trailer.
My curiosity arises from those that have an 6.5 ft box or bigger, if it is really worth the extra money if I thought I could justify needing one.
My moves are all made with me in control of the trailer and I can imagine the ways to break a window and only 3 trains of thought come to mind. I am complacent or I have lost control of my trailer because I failed to stay within my limits of turning radius. A slider just allows you more room to get into a tight spot before the window gets broke out. I wont say it will never happen to me, I just wanted to know what the reason for a slider was besides having a short box or flat cap.