Okay to tow with slide out?

Love it! I was gonna say "If you're fool enough to ask, go ahead and do it." Far be it for me to stop you. Be careful of poles, mail boxes and turning corners is a bear!!

Also, make sure the TV antenna is cranked up so he can watch TV on the road.






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I fell for it.

I've towed with all my slides out..about 500' and very slowly.

I have heard that you can drive with the slide out extended, but you MUST have the awning also extended to keep the trailer "balanced".

If you do it though, make sure the steps are fully retracted. You don't want to look like an idiot.

kennyd63 wrote:
Is this a joke????

April fools day???:@

Evidently it must be, but really, the question is a reasonable question on these forums as it has been discussed before when folks have been in precarious situations with slides stuck "out." And the question about riding in a TT or 5er comes up often!

Is this a joke????

April fools day???:@

DutchmenSport wrote:
Indiana is one of those states that allows passengers in a TT or a 5er or a Truck Camper while moving on a public road. Not all states permit this however. You need to check the laws in your state.

All states have a width limit on vehicles. Once over that width, you have to have special permits and usually a "Spotter" vehicle that travels ahead and sometimes one that travel behind the "wide load". Legally, without permits, in every state, the max is 8 feet 6 inches wide. Some states are less than this. So IF you wanted to tow the trailer with slides out, you'd need to get a special permit for the "wide load".

If your state permits passengers in towed vehicles and if you have the permits for a 'wide load' and registered properly, well .... yes ... you can tow with the slides out. I don't know how long before you'd have damaged slides, but yes! You "CAN" do it! Nothing says you cannot.

Would "I" tow with my slides out? NO!
Would I tow with a passenger in the trailer? ONLY if it was life and death.

Lighten up Francis--------

The original poster 4 posts ago said that was an April Fool's joke!!!! maybe you should read the thread on April Fool's Day?????

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Indiana is one of those states that allows passengers in a TT or a 5er or a Truck Camper while moving on a public road. Not all states permit this however. You need to check the laws in your state.

All states have a width limit on vehicles. Once over that width, you have to have special permits and usually a "Spotter" vehicle that travels ahead and sometimes one that travel behind the "wide load". Legally, without permits, in every state, the max is 8 feet 6 inches wide. Some states are less than this. So IF you wanted to tow the trailer with slides out, you'd need to get a special permit for the "wide load".

If your state permits passengers in towed vehicles and if you have the permits for a 'wide load' and registered properly, well .... yes ... you can tow with the slides out. I don't know how long before you'd have damaged slides, but yes! You "CAN" do it! Nothing says you cannot.

Would "I" tow with my slides out? NO!
Would I tow with a passenger in the trailer? ONLY if it was life and death.