Slideouts: Benefits and drawbacks
For those considering a camper with a slide out, or without, I will offer my 3 cents worth: Benefits: More space! I love the expanded floor space I get in my AF811 with the slide out. I can i...
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The OP list is pretty good.
Other comments, slides are generally only 200-300 lbs more per slide. I'm sure that makes a difference for some trucks, but it is a very small tax for the benefit. In comparison, that's about what you expect to gain by 1 ft of length. Yes, I'm generalizing somewhat based on TC company specs that I've compared.
Stealth isn't really a problem sleeping since you can just shut the slide. In my experience, opening and shutting a slide isn't a significant issue. However, I can see why having a driver side slide as the main slide would be an issue since it would open on the traffic side on the side of a road/pullout.
Part of the advantage of campers that have slides is that their floors are generally above the wheel wells and have more floor to start with which is the same for all campers with a basement. I have probably twice the floor space as a 9 1/2 length camper without a basement and without slides when I have my slides open. It's actually quite amazing.
Other comments, slides are generally only 200-300 lbs more per slide. I'm sure that makes a difference for some trucks, but it is a very small tax for the benefit. In comparison, that's about what you expect to gain by 1 ft of length. Yes, I'm generalizing somewhat based on TC company specs that I've compared.
Stealth isn't really a problem sleeping since you can just shut the slide. In my experience, opening and shutting a slide isn't a significant issue. However, I can see why having a driver side slide as the main slide would be an issue since it would open on the traffic side on the side of a road/pullout.
Part of the advantage of campers that have slides is that their floors are generally above the wheel wells and have more floor to start with which is the same for all campers with a basement. I have probably twice the floor space as a 9 1/2 length camper without a basement and without slides when I have my slides open. It's actually quite amazing.
