2014 Winnebago Minnie Winnie 25B
We really like this floor plan on this unit and like the fact that it has no slides. We are looking for something that is ready to go for a quick weekend trip. The small size makes it nice to park a...
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pnichols wrote:randrx2 wrote:
We fully understand the benefits of a slide, but we do not want one for a few issues. We want the RV usable with the slide in. We know there are several with the slide in, but that brings us to the next point, not wanting a slide due to maintenance. Also, having a slide adds weight as well as sealing issues. We just want it to keep it simple.
Your reasoning is dead-on with this. I couldn't agree more.
We intentionally bought a Class C with no slides without having had any experience with slides beforehand. We thought it though long and hard before we bought ... and came to the same conclusions as you did.
We have driven our motorhome down the highway in many blinding rain storms and I can't imagine how any design or construction techniques can year after year prevent one/two/three slides from remaining leak-free under these kind of travel conditions. Over the long haul, slides not leaking isn't gonna happen.
I was originally dead set on no slides too for all the above reasons. I ended up with a slide largely because all of the other things about the RV outweighed (figuratively) my worries of slide issues. So far after nearly 2 years the slide has given us no trouble and it does dramatically open up the interior of the RV. I have as much living area room (maybe a bit more) as my brother's 30 foot no slide E450 RV (the swivel cab seats help) I intend to keep the RV for many years so I'm not taking the decision to have a slide lightly. Mine is very useable with the slide stowed and we do stay in it that way when "curb camping" staying overnight at friends/relatives.
