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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Thanks, all, for an entertaining answer to my question.
My wife and I are determined to find out just how small of an RV we can travel in without killing each other, our next trip will be in a rented Roadtrek class B.
Durability is, indeed one of my concerns with regards to a slide-out... not just in the stuck-out-and-can't-drive-away sense, but we do like the idea of an RV that can handle some rough roads and has 4x4 drive, even if we don't take it into what would normally be called "off-road"...
I had not thought of the weight penalty for a slide, I didn't realize it was as much as 500lbs per slide! (what can I say, I'm an electrical engineer... mechanical stuff scares me)
Thanks, again.
My wife and I are determined to find out just how small of an RV we can travel in without killing each other, our next trip will be in a rented Roadtrek class B.
Durability is, indeed one of my concerns with regards to a slide-out... not just in the stuck-out-and-can't-drive-away sense, but we do like the idea of an RV that can handle some rough roads and has 4x4 drive, even if we don't take it into what would normally be called "off-road"...
I had not thought of the weight penalty for a slide, I didn't realize it was as much as 500lbs per slide! (what can I say, I'm an electrical engineer... mechanical stuff scares me)
Thanks, again.
