How durable/reliable are slideouts?
As I look around at various RV's to eventually figure out what I'd like to buy, one of the designs I really like has a rear-facing slideout. With it in, the bed is a sofa, and if you slide it out the ...
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pnichols wrote:
I've never had a slide RV and never will, so I will never know "from luckout experinece" how reliable they can. Just looking at them made me wonder about the reliability compromises they must be introducing not only with regards to getting stuck or leaking ... but in the structural weakness they must be introducing into the RV's internal framing - especially sidewall shear strength.
There is one "law of the universe" that quality construction and no amount of engineering/design dollars can trump: Increased complexity will ALWAYS reduce long term reliability. One cannot get around it.
We absolutely want minimum potential for problems on our RV travels, as we're out there for enjoyment that as much as possible is not based on wishing and hoping we'll luck out with regards to equipment failure. Keeping it simple is the best way. ;)
I wonder what the horse and buggy crowd said about the early automobiles. I bet it sounded a lot like that. ;)
This quote is attributed to Henry Ford, but is controversial:
“If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.”
