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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Interesting, the TS116RB can even come with a wardrobe slide, so one has four slide-outs on that rig. It definitely is in dually territory at 4700 pounds dry.
I saw one of those at Princess Craft it had a lot of usable space inside. Plus, when it is being stored, the fact that the couch slide blocks entry might be a good thing. Pull the battery, and the local tweakers are not getting in. Same with the shortbed Host RV Aspen TC with three slides, because the fridge slide will ensure nothing is getting in the door other than bugs and air. A determined thief can problably find a way extend the slides (or just break in the overhead bed via the emergency window), but the casual guy looking for a quick grab would be effectively deterred.
One mod I've considered on a rig with slides is to put a DPDT or DPST key switch in series with the slide rocker switch or switches. That way, if I am putting the rig in storage or leaving the slides out (where it is at a campsite), one quick key turn and the slides stay put. This keeps friends who are not familar with the TC from accidentally retracting the slides, and in storage, it keeps the slides from being extended without needing to pull the battery.
Count me firmly in the "needs a slide" camp. The dinette slide is the most critical as that adds the most usable inside space.
I saw one of those at Princess Craft it had a lot of usable space inside. Plus, when it is being stored, the fact that the couch slide blocks entry might be a good thing. Pull the battery, and the local tweakers are not getting in. Same with the shortbed Host RV Aspen TC with three slides, because the fridge slide will ensure nothing is getting in the door other than bugs and air. A determined thief can problably find a way extend the slides (or just break in the overhead bed via the emergency window), but the casual guy looking for a quick grab would be effectively deterred.
One mod I've considered on a rig with slides is to put a DPDT or DPST key switch in series with the slide rocker switch or switches. That way, if I am putting the rig in storage or leaving the slides out (where it is at a campsite), one quick key turn and the slides stay put. This keeps friends who are not familar with the TC from accidentally retracting the slides, and in storage, it keeps the slides from being extended without needing to pull the battery.
Count me firmly in the "needs a slide" camp. The dinette slide is the most critical as that adds the most usable inside space.
