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aaronmt
Explorer
Aug 21, 2019

Looking to upgrade (more room)

Right now we have a Bigfoot 9ft 6 2500 and it has been incredible for us over the years.When slides came out I was very reluctant of them,but feel the new ones may have the bugs worked out now.I wanna stay at 9ft6 to be able to keep the same towing set up we have.Im not a fan of all the extensions.We are looking for a wetbath with possibly dual slides.A must is the ability to use the camper on the side of the road without having to put the slides out.I know the camper we have is one of the best setups and it's hard to change.The fact is we need just a bit more real estate.We use it for seasons so it being a well built camper is high priority.We are seeing host,eagle cap,af but nothing seems to jump out.Is there anything I'm missing? The Artic fox 990 seems to be the front runner but we were hoping to go dual slides.We saw a eaglecap that was a few years old and the slides were definitely not designed all that great.Any thoughts are appreciated.
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  • Kayteg1's avatar
    Kayteg1
    Explorer II
    Aug 21, 2019
    1 thing you have to notice - slide takes storage space from the floorplan.
  • work2much's avatar
    work2much
    Explorer
    Aug 21, 2019
    I think you may find that any dual slide truck camper will require you to at least partially open a slide to get in. On our Host the back slide blocks getting in but even if that back slide wasn't there the 2 side slide tuck in tight to each other. All 3 slides can open simultaneously so opening the camper is easy. We do this regularly on the side of the road, grocery store, even the gas station while pumping.

    Our previous Arctic Fox 1150 did leave a narrow isle to squeeze by but in all the years we had it there was never an instance that we couldn't open the slide(aside from when the motor was broken) to make access easier. Looking at the floor plans of the 2 slide Lance and Eagle Cap I believe you will at least have to open the back slide to get in.

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