The great slide vs no slide debate

lfcjasp wrote:
If anyone else doesn't want a slide, that's great. I'm happy they have the rig they want. It's not MY rig, so it's not my business.

pasusan wrote:

winnietrey wrote:
My observation.
We have a 24ft class C with one small slide. For the second time in 14 years in broke. This time on the second day of a 3 week road trip

Both times it was a 25 cent roll pin. The first time I had an RV place fix it. So I did not gain an understanding of how the slide works. This time my cousin and I did it.

I was reluctant to try and fix it on the road, for fear I would get it stuck out, then we would be in trouble. So we used it with the slide in for the remainder of the trip.

DW, myself, GD and dog. My observation is this, slide is indeed, a very nice thing to have. We felt pretty cramped especially in the AM and at bed time. Lead to all of us being a bit cranky at times.

Given this experience, I would have not have any interest in a RV without a slide. Others of course will feel different, but this is our opinion

The reason you felt cramped is not because of no slide, but because you do have a slide that wouldn't go out. Your space was actually lessened because of that.

We haven't felt the need for a slide in the 40+ years we've been camping together.

klutchdust wrote:
Toedtoes wrote:

"Your post started with how you are able to get assistance when in the desert (which is very different from where I camp). "


huh? i didn't say that. I have news for you, last spot was 60 miles from any town, fishing in the Sierras off a paved road is somewhat different. Your comment concerning the cost of having someone providing service to you in a remote area is amusing, my point being if you worry that it may cost you extra to get help then my thoughts are stay home where it is safe and let the exploring be done by experienced and qualified individuals.
Again, splitting hairs to try and make a point where there is none to be made.

pnichols wrote:

toedtoes wrote:
I've looked into those trackers, etc. They are a good idea. As I get older, I worry more about a debilitating injury while out there - having that peace of mind is worth it.

Here's the tracking/text messaging/emergency response device that we now carry on all RV trips. Our daughter at home can see on a map where we are at all times, we can text messages to any phone number, and we can press a special button to call in an emergency medical rescue anywhere anytime - no cellular access required:
https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/592606

toedtoes wrote:
I've looked into those trackers, etc. They are a good idea. As I get older, I worry more about a debilitating injury while out there - having that peace of mind is worth it.

camperdave wrote:
I feel ya toadtoes. I do what I can to be self sufficient too. Despite that, my wife still makes me carry a SPOT tracker when soloing lol.

klutchdust wrote:

toedtoes wrote:

klutchdust wrote:

toedtoes wrote:

klutchdust wrote:
Bottom line, relax, there is assistance available wherever you roam, enjoy yourself.

That isn't necessarily true. I routinely camp in remote areas with no cell service. If I can't fix it myself, I have to hope someone comes along who can. And if I can get a hold of someone to come out, they are likely to charge me a significant amount for the 3+ hour round trip.

Now, this does not prevent me from having a slide or anything else. But, it does convince me I should know how to fix certain things - and those are the things that would prevent me from getting home or out of the forest. If the fridge door falls off, I can work around it. If the slide won't go in, I have to get it in.

I simply don't have a slide because I don't feel any need for one.

Splitting hairs. I camp where there is no one either but we have others with us. I have off road vehicles that I can travel 90 miles one way if the need arises on one tank of fuel. I have cb radios. Go out in the desert with a cb, they are people out there.
My crews safety or our need to be helped,rescued,assisted to allow us to travel on has no price tag. If money is an issue, stay in a hotel, then you can just pick up the phone.

I don't really understand your post. I simply pointed out that your prior statement is not completely accurate and now you are suggesting that I belong in a hotel? And being out in the desert off-roading isn't really the same as camping in the Sierras, etc. What works for one area doesn't work for another.

Oh dear. I touched a button or something, going to gracefully back out of this conversation as it no longer serves any reasonable purpose.