Looking to upgrade (more room)

aaronmt wrote:
. . . When slides came out I was very reluctant of them,but feel the new ones may have the bugs worked out now . . . we need just a bit more real estate . . . a well built camper is high priority . . . We saw a eaglecap that was a few years old and the slides were definitely not designed all that great.Any thoughts are appreciated.

Totally understand being attracted to the extra real estate a slide brings. There's no argument the extra space is very nice to have. However, once you've had to deal with leaks, alignment issues, or a stuck slide when you're supposed to vacate a site in 30 min.---well, then your perspective on slides change a bit. IMO, if a slide is installed properly at the factory, odds are you'll get years of trouble-free use. Unfortunately, an improperly installed slide can appear to work well . . . until it doesn't. By then its probably created numerous secondary issues that significantly complicate the repair. Slide repairs are expensive. In some area it's very difficult finding a facility that has the proper equipment, tools, and expertise to repair them properly.

For some, the extra space a slide brings trumps any concerns about future slide problems. On the flipside, some feel giving up a bit of space is a more than fair trade-off for the guarantee you'll never, ever have to deal with a leaky, mis-aligned, stuck slide (again).