Full wall slides reduced storage?

mena661 wrote:
We have a full wall slide also and the storage compartments don't move with the slide.

Menna that is a nice MH. Do you have pass tru's under your slide large enough to put a bike in?

No...you wouldn't be able to fit a bike in there.
The storage bays under my slide are one, long, contiguous space with 3 doors for access along the length of the slide. But at the END of the slide, perpendicular to the regular access doors, there is a door on the left hand end panel that's right by the driver's door steps when the slide is extended. That door allows you to slide something long into the entire length of the storage compartment.
And no, it's not as good/useful as pass-through storage, but, it does give you access for long stuff like a ladder,etc.

Jim

Gjac wrote:

Lobstah wrote:

Mike and Trish wrote:

Mr.Mark wrote:
The one thing it does do is it covers the wet bay area when extended.

Only if it's on the driver's side! Mine is on the passenger side, so no problem there. To us, the big advantage of the full wall, rather than two smaller slides on that side, is that it eliminates the bottleneck that many coaches have in the middle (when slides are out).

Actually, the side of the slide doesn't matter.
My full wall slide is on the driver's side, storage moves with the slide, and the wet bay is the last bay back on the driver's side, which is NOT part of the slide.
I have the driver's door, then a slide which goes the length of the living room, galley, and bedroom cabinets. That leaves about 4' at the rear of the coach, which is where the wet bay and electrical hookups are located.

And no, I don't have "pass-thru" storage, BUT when my wall slide is out, the last compartment closest to the front of the coach is exposed, and has an end-panel door that locks with a key. If you open that door, you can slide a 22' piece of lumber into the storage bays under the slide, as they are contiguous. Can't do that with "pass-thru" :)

Jim

I can't quite visualize what you have in the slide out storage. Right now I store my bike in one pass tru and a 3 ft x 6 ft table, 8 ft ladder and 4 fishing rods in the other. Would I still be able to store these items in the full slide out storage?

Not on ours op. I prefer it curbside as well. Less patio space used. I dump far less than I use the patio. If the day comes that I can't crouch down to get under there I'll move into a house.

We have a full wall slide also and the storage compartments don't move with the slide.

Lobstah wrote:

Mike and Trish wrote:

Mr.Mark wrote:
The one thing it does do is it covers the wet bay area when extended.

Only if it's on the driver's side! Mine is on the passenger side, so no problem there. To us, the big advantage of the full wall, rather than two smaller slides on that side, is that it eliminates the bottleneck that many coaches have in the middle (when slides are out).

Actually, the side of the slide doesn't matter.
My full wall slide is on the driver's side, storage moves with the slide, and the wet bay is the last bay back on the driver's side, which is NOT part of the slide.
I have the driver's door, then a slide which goes the length of the living room, galley, and bedroom cabinets. That leaves about 4' at the rear of the coach, which is where the wet bay and electrical hookups are located.

And no, I don't have "pass-thru" storage, BUT when my wall slide is out, the last compartment closest to the front of the coach is exposed, and has an end-panel door that locks with a key. If you open that door, you can slide a 22' piece of lumber into the storage bays under the slide, as they are contiguous. Can't do that with "pass-thru" :)

Jim

I can't quite visualize what you have in the slide out storage. Right now I store my bike in one pass tru and a 3 ft x 6 ft table, 8 ft ladder and 4 fishing rods in the other. Would I still be able to store these items in the full slide out storage?

Lobstah wrote:

Mike and Trish wrote:

Mr.Mark wrote:
The one thing it does do is it covers the wet bay area when extended.

Only if it's on the driver's side! Mine is on the passenger side, so no problem there. To us, the big advantage of the full wall, rather than two smaller slides on that side, is that it eliminates the bottleneck that many coaches have in the middle (when slides are out).

Actually, the side of the slide doesn't matter.
My full wall slide is on the driver's side, storage moves with the slide, and the wet bay is the last bay back on the driver's side, which is NOT part of the slide.
I have the driver's door, then a slide which goes the length of the living room, galley, and bedroom cabinets. That leaves about 4' at the rear of the coach, which is where the wet bay and electrical hookups are located.

And no, I don't have "pass-thru" storage, BUT when my wall slide is out, the last compartment closest to the front of the coach is exposed, and has an end-panel door that locks with a key. If you open that door, you can slide a 22' piece of lumber into the storage bays under the slide, as they are contiguous. Can't do that with "pass-thru" :)

Jim

It's hard to imagine a place for a 22 foot piece of lumber fitting but you have apparently found it! A guy in my RV club has a Beaver that has the storage compartments attached that move with the slides. It's amazing what you can see under the coach with the slide open. He was able to work on his fuel filler hose connection with the slide open with plenty of room.

There is a coach for every person or as the they say in the car business, 'there is a butt for every seat'. :D

MM.

Mike and Trish wrote:

Mr.Mark wrote:
The one thing it does do is it covers the wet bay area when extended.

Only if it's on the driver's side! Mine is on the passenger side, so no problem there. To us, the big advantage of the full wall, rather than two smaller slides on that side, is that it eliminates the bottleneck that many coaches have in the middle (when slides are out).

Actually, the side of the slide doesn't matter.
My full wall slide is on the driver's side, storage moves with the slide, and the wet bay is the last bay back on the driver's side, which is NOT part of the slide.
I have the driver's door, then a slide which goes the length of the living room, galley, and bedroom cabinets. That leaves about 4' at the rear of the coach, which is where the wet bay and electrical hookups are located.

And no, I don't have "pass-thru" storage, BUT when my wall slide is out, the last compartment closest to the front of the coach is exposed, and has an end-panel door that locks with a key. If you open that door, you can slide a 22' piece of lumber into the storage bays under the slide, as they are contiguous. Can't do that with "pass-thru" :)

Jim

So with this much storage have you overload it yet.

JCMSr wrote:
I believe it is advertised as having the largest (or close to it) storage area on the market for a 42' unit.

Mr.Mark wrote:
Generally, a full wall slide does not affect the basement storage space. The one thing it does do is it covers the wet bay area when extended. So, if you are connecting the electric/water/sewer /cable, you might want to do it before you put the slide out so you won't be ducking under the slide....MM.

Ditto! My first Class A had two slides on the driver's side, so I learned real quick to do all utility hookups before moving the slides out and I always started with the power first. I've still got the marks on my bald spot to prove the lesson. My current unit, a Thor 34XD is a full wall gasser and the first to provide partial pass through storage. The drive shaft was boxed in and allows the area above the shaft to be used.

Gjac wrote:
Sounds like they come both ways. But in order to have pass trough compartments the storage bays must be part of the MH body and not on the slide. I would think that this would be hard to get to when the slide is out. That is if you have bad knees.

Yes, to have pass-through compartments they are attached to the body.

Pluses for attached (non-moving) storage bays:
-you have pass-through storage.
-you can have an electric or manual slide tray for easy access (so, no bending under the slide).
-generally, no weigh limit depending on CCC.
Minus:
-you might have to bend under a slide if no sliding tray.

Pluses for sliding storage bays:
-no bending over
-no deep reaching
Minus:
-weight limit in storage bays
-look out for low poles, fences, water connections, electrical boxes.

MM.