Smallest Class A with 4 slides

jplante4 wrote:
An advanced search in rvt.com show a bunch of 33-34 foot Tiffins with 4 slides. They were all new.

Thanks. Will check them out.

rlachermeier wrote:
We currently travel in a 35' class A with 2 slides. My wife who does all the driving said she would like a smaller class A with 4 slides. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks in Advance!:)

Well this topic went downhill fast. Maybe the rest of us can keep it on topic...

Already being at 35ft and wanting to go smaller, I'm not sure about finding anything shorter with 4 slides.

However as was mentioned before, I would look for a shorter MH with a full wall slide. You should net the same space, or at least you could, depending...

This one has bunks but this is the idea (Jayco Precept):

Kayteg1 wrote:
Most of motorhomes have 0 roll over resistance and cutting holes for slides definitely is not making them stronger.
When lot of buyers decide to buy the death traps for financial reasons and hope they will never be involved in serious accident, they should be warned IMHO.

You are, of course, correct. It would be a very bad thing to be in a MH during a rollover accident.

It's a risk we all take and I think it's worth it. We are dare devils and risk takers who do our best to minimize the risk by driving carefully and maintaining our coaches in a safe condition.

I'll take the risk of a rollover in a class A MH with 4 slides every time over the risk of a sedentary lifestyle worried about every little hazard in life.

I don't mean to invalidate what you are saying, I just think the benefits outweigh the risks.

rlachermeier wrote:
We currently travel in a 35' class A with 2 slides. My wife who does all the driving said she would like a smaller class A with 4 slides. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

You might look at these Country Coach models . . .

- Inspire Modena, 34-foot, 4 slide outs, 2006 - 2008
- Inspire Sienna, 36-foot, 4 slide outs, 2005 - 2010
- Allure, 37-feet, 4 slide outs, 2007 - 2010

2gypsies wrote:
OMG!!! Here we go....the fear factor....if ANY motorhome rolls over it's not going to be pretty.... slides or no slides. Same goes for a 5th wheel or trailer. If it's a rollover no RV escapes without serious damage. . . and yes, we've seen pictures of Prevosts, etc. along with excursion buses in accidents - also cars and trucks.

Not true.
My conversion has DOT ratings for roll-over resistance.
Trailers don't matter as you don't ride in them.
Frankly, would I want big floor plan for my family, I would go for a trailer, when I will drive protected by truck cabin. Safety factor is big enough for me, but trailers give you more bang for the buck as well, although I would investigate SuperC with slides as some of them look exiting.
Funny part is, that my pickup has more HP than my 40' conversion, so driving experience is quite different as well.

Regarding roll over integrity and general RV safety.
My Born Free Class C has 3 heavy duty steel tubular roll over bars built in.
Plus the newer Born Free's have slide outs.

Tiffin Red 33A 35'
Newmar Bay Star 3004 (3 slides but one is a FW slide) 31'

OMG!!! Here we go....the fear factor....if ANY motorhome rolls over it's not going to be pretty.... slides or no slides. Same goes for a 5th wheel or trailer. If it's a rollover no RV escapes without serious damage. . . and yes, we've seen pictures of Prevosts, etc. along with excursion buses in accidents - also cars and trucks.

Kayteg1 wrote:

sch911 wrote:

Kayteg1 wrote:
Before you go any farther with the idea - try to google
STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY.

Not really sure what that's supposed to mean....

Many 40 to 45 ft MH's have 4 slides. Our HR does. And suprisingly we have no structural inegrity issues, go figure?

Most of motorhomes have 0 roll over resistance and cutting holes for slides definitely is not making them stronger.
When lot of buyers decide to buy the death traps for financial reasons and hope they will never be involved in serious accident, they should be warned IMHO.

death trap? Really. Are they that bad? I don't want a death trap. Thanks for sharing

sch911 wrote:

Kayteg1 wrote:
Before you go any farther with the idea - try to google
STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY.

Not really sure what that's supposed to mean....

Many 40 to 45 ft MH's have 4 slides. Our HR does. And suprisingly we have no structural inegrity issues, go figure?

Most of motorhomes have 0 roll over resistance and cutting holes for slides definitely is not making them stronger.
When lot of buyers decide to buy the death traps for financial reasons and hope they will never be involved in serious accident, they should be warned IMHO.