Newbie travel trailer buyer question - to slide out or not

colliehauler wrote:

Huntindog wrote:


FYI

For those that are advocating being able to use the TT with the slides in.....
You are NOT supposed to use the slides when they are retracted.
the slides are mostly unsupported and at their weakest then. Most all manufacturers warn against doing this.
I am unaware of ANY that say it's OK.

While I would agree with the flat floor slideouts, not all trailers use that design. Some slide out like a shelf and have the same support as when they are extended. The flat floor design uses the trailer floor for support of the front of the slide.