Slide do's and Don'ts
So after 11 years with our Sunset Trail, and growing our family by two kids and one dog, we decided it was time to upsize and upgrade. I've been pleased with the Layton Javelin included features an...
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mosseater wrote:
Make sure before you open it there are no cabinet doors that got jarred open and are in the path of the slide.
Make sure the top is clear before bringing it in. Leaves, sticks, acorns, etc. can damage the rubber roofing on top.
And don't move it unless you JUST checked it or have a spotter. Our is hard on ladders. Always be ready to let off the button when moving. Pay attention!
x2 on making sure nothing on the OUTSIDE is in the way when closing or opening the slide!!!
I lube the track each spring and fall, keep the slide seals lubed, and have slide toppers on them to keep the leaves and pine needles out of the way.
AND:
We use our dinette at rest stops with the slides in.
Our trailer has near 30K miles on it, has seen close to 3month/year use for 8 years now, slides have likely been in and out at least several hundred times, we camp in the rain, and the slides have never leaked, never had any issues with alignment, never any issues with them not operating as expected.
Pay attention, use reasonable care, and you should be pretty trouble free.
