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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If we reach the point where we only have one RV, I suspect it will be a TC. We have a 5th wheel with double slides, one being a bunk room for our grandsons, 8 and 10 y/o. Our TC is a non-slide and the pair work just fine for us in the way we like to use them. The 5th wheel gets used when we are planning on staying a week or more in one site. The TC is our traveling machine and the one we take on our trips to Alaska, every two or three years. The way we use our TC, not sure having slides would be too much of a benefit to us. We seldom spend more than a night or two at one location on the long trips. We also take the TC when we want to tow our Jeep to use at our destination, such as western Colorado.
This past summer we were in Grand Junction and stopped at the local Lance dealer, Mattas Marine, to look around. My wife fell in love with the new 1172 with the back slide containing a sofa and wanted to trade our 845 on the spot. LOL
Our last Class A also had slides, so on the larger rigs I really like slides, but on a TC, it is a take it or leave it situation for me. We go to Alaska to be outdoors and the TC is perfect for us. Most days we will travel from about 7 AM to close to 5 PM, the evening will be spent outdoors around a campfire and then to bed about 10 PM. Not much reason we need more room in our TC. If my wife and I bump each other in the hallway, so be it, as this has been happening for the last 40 years. LOL To me I don't see many pros or cons to slides in a TC. We normally spend about 135 to 150 nights a year out in one of our RVs and have for many years. We are considering adding a bunk house Class C to our stable of vehicles, which could end up replacing the 5th wheel if that happens. It won't be the first time we have had that combo of vehicles since we have been married.
This past summer we were in Grand Junction and stopped at the local Lance dealer, Mattas Marine, to look around. My wife fell in love with the new 1172 with the back slide containing a sofa and wanted to trade our 845 on the spot. LOL
Our last Class A also had slides, so on the larger rigs I really like slides, but on a TC, it is a take it or leave it situation for me. We go to Alaska to be outdoors and the TC is perfect for us. Most days we will travel from about 7 AM to close to 5 PM, the evening will be spent outdoors around a campfire and then to bed about 10 PM. Not much reason we need more room in our TC. If my wife and I bump each other in the hallway, so be it, as this has been happening for the last 40 years. LOL To me I don't see many pros or cons to slides in a TC. We normally spend about 135 to 150 nights a year out in one of our RVs and have for many years. We are considering adding a bunk house Class C to our stable of vehicles, which could end up replacing the 5th wheel if that happens. It won't be the first time we have had that combo of vehicles since we have been married.
