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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dpgerson wrote:
I didn't see this mentioned, but I just quickly browsed the 8 pages. Here is a big drawback if you have a big camper that hangs of off the end of the bed. Most of them are not built strong enough. So over time the camper begins to sag and crack. So much so that eventually the slide will not retract unless you raise the rear end up with the jacks.
This has happened to me and another Alpenlite Santa Fe owner with the same year and model. And this is just not mu opinion. I've heard the same thing from 2 different RV repair places.
Has anyone else with a big camper with a slide that hangs off of the end of the bed several feet had this problem?
I have not had that problem
