When we first started RV’ing, we had no slides, thought that slides were frivolous. Then in ‘93 got our first 5er (1990 Model) with slides......decided that they were great. Our next phase was thinking that a bedroom slide was unnecessary, fast forward to 2003....got a (1995) with the bedroom slide. Didn’t really want the bedroom slide, but it was the 5er we wanted. Mind boggling how much “comfort” room it added to the bedroom. Short story......love them and would be difficult to go “back in time”!
The primary qualifier is.......slide mechanism quality. Just like RV’s there are some brands that use better grade/quality components. If you follow these RV forums, you will quickly observe that there are “far too many” slide issues.
The ball is in your court! Do your homework, and get the best quality RV within your budget, and likely....you’ll get the best quality slide mechanism within your budget. There is a reason that we’ve never bought new....we couldn’t justify nor afford an RV that cost more than our home!
On our little Class C, we have the dinning area slide. We don’t use it often, but, much like the bedroom slide in the 5er.....it’s amazing how much room you gain with a small slide-out! memtb
