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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Imagine an extra 18-24 inches right down the middle of your TC, that's the difference with a slideout for a little extra weight, and you can open it a few inches during the day whilst stopped for lunch, 3-4 seconds for half and 7-8 seconds for fully extended. Being able to pass your partner and both getting dressed at the same time. In the first TC a popup, one had to sit whilst one cooked, showered or got dressed.
You can go semi off road, remembering height & width, however, I would not open slideout if truck frame was twisted from severely uneven ground, to cause undue frame stress.
As for boondocking/stealth parking, we have so many wide open spaces, just off the road, or when in a city, stay at local yacht club, it is very safe here.
I would not be without a Slide Out or in the case of the new 2013 Eagle Cap 1160, 2 slideouts(1 with a sofa).
There are sometimes, I wish I had a small non-slide popup, for serious offroad,
but as said, I just dismount and off we go, and home base is ready, to relax, when we get back, from city driving or country offroading.
Just remember, we have what they want! All Truck Campers ROCK.
"Rock'n in the . . a". Bruce S. (Rock'n in Australia, as well!)
You can go semi off road, remembering height & width, however, I would not open slideout if truck frame was twisted from severely uneven ground, to cause undue frame stress.
As for boondocking/stealth parking, we have so many wide open spaces, just off the road, or when in a city, stay at local yacht club, it is very safe here.
I would not be without a Slide Out or in the case of the new 2013 Eagle Cap 1160, 2 slideouts(1 with a sofa).
There are sometimes, I wish I had a small non-slide popup, for serious offroad,
but as said, I just dismount and off we go, and home base is ready, to relax, when we get back, from city driving or country offroading.
Just remember, we have what they want! All Truck Campers ROCK.
"Rock'n in the . . a". Bruce S. (Rock'n in Australia, as well!)
