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:D & M wrote:
You are among a small group of people that have a specialized need, and that's fair enough.
Hmmmmm???
Over on the Class C forum there is a lot of conversation about short Class C (26 feet and less) motorhomes and the growing demand for them. Many, many of the owners do not have or want slides in them. They like the short length, the width that doesn't grow when you park in intimate older style County/State/Federal campgrounds with narrow/overgrown campsites, the full usability for quick lunch/rest/bathroom stops w/o having to extend a slide, and the improved fuel mileage due to the lighter slideless weights.
One of highest quality Class C motorhomes you can buy is made by an old well-known and well-respected company - Lazy Daze - and the company will not build a Class C motorhome with a slide. I can guess the reasons why.
There is indeed a large slideless RV community out there and I expect that they are buying/selling countless new and used slideless motorhomes within that like-minded RV community.
When you get really small, there are non-slide units around. I doubt you could realistically call it "large".
Of course, having a slide does not preclude using the RV with the slide in. We have a big slide with the dinet and couch that goes out 42". With it in we lose access to a pantry cupboard. Otherwise, we are fine to use it with the slide in with good access to kitchen, bathroom and bedroom. If that is a concern, you just have to check out the model with the slides in to see how it will function.
