Slide-out jack stabilizers. Good or bad?

Miles Away wrote:
The instances where they MAY have caused damage is almost too small to quantify. Most naysayers point to the loss or air in your tires. Most tire failures occur on the road, not while parked, and what are the chances of both tires going flat at the same time while parked?

I have to respectfully disagree with you for several reasons. First the reason cases of damage being too small to quantify is because very few people use them in part because, like my Cedar Creek Owners manual says specifically "do not use slide out supports or the warranty is voided". They must have put that in for a reason. Second to have any effect the supports would have to be cranked up tight leaving no room for any settling. Third the tires do not have to go flat. You pull in after traveling any appreciable distance and the tires are hot and while you set up they then both cool down and the pressure drops as it drops you get more settling and as small as it is it could be enough to bend the rails. Fourth and most important if you do get damage you may not be able to retract your slide and also the repair could involve removing the slide and changing the rails. The cost could easily be in the thousands of dollars. The risk in my opinion for very little if any gain is not worth it. That, of course, is just my opinion and you are welcome to yours.