Slide Awning Question
Having never owned a trailer with a slide out I have a few questions. I know the purpose of the slideout awning. It's to keep leaves, twigs etc off the slide out. If a trailer mfg doesn't include ...
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wmoses wrote:
Bought my RV largely because it came from the factory with slide toppers - 3 of them. Their pros outweigh the cons, and no it is not just water that it keeps off the slide tops, but more importantly the twigs and other detritus that can foul the gaskets (faster).
Not interested with unnecessary "busy work" when I go RVing.
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The availability of slide toppers was also a big factor in buying our last trailer. Toppers aren't a cure-all and they need to be cleaned every so often, but they keep the******off the top of the slides, they reduce heat, and keep most of the rain off as well.
I found that doing cleanup/maintenance on the tops of the slides as well as on the toppers was an "every 3d or 4th trip" event rather than every trip event without them.
