Personal experience with having slides and no slides?

When we were looking, we concentrated on simplicity. We only looked at coaches with ample room without going to slides. I believed the "more things to break" crowd.

Working part time at a parts store at an RV service center, I see lots of things that break. Refrigerators, air conditioners, leveling jacks. In the 2 years I've been there, I only remember ordering parts for a single slide out repair. I think we sold 30 AC units this summer, most of them to replace 2-5 year old units.