Trailers where slides do NOT block access?
My travel partner is wanting out of his current Coachmen trailer, to upgrade somewhat and have something with a slide. He wants something with a better quality of materials and insulation, easily set...
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coolmom42 wrote:
Just to explain my reasoning.... we are about to be 2 retired adults doing extended travelling with the RV. We have some 3 week trips from TN to Idaho under our belts, and are planning 2-3 long trips (4 weeks or so) each year, and possibly to Alaska. We stay mainly in national forest campgrounds often in remote locations. It's not like we are weekend campers at KOA a couple of hours from home. I don't want to be stuck at the back of the world with a stuck slide and a non-usable trailer.
similar to us. we use the trailer close to 3 months/year and have put over 30K miles on it. Lots of backroads, FS campgrounds about 1/3 of that time grandkids are with us.
we load supplies onto the slideout couch and slideout dinette cushions on virtually each trip. On the order of an extra 200 lbs on the big slide. and often at stops slides in, we use the dinette for DW and I for a quick lunch stop.
After 8 years now never once has the slide failed us, nor have we had any issues or indications that the extra weight or use of slide while in has even started any issues.
Now we do take care and watch what we do. Think of it this way, the slide already have significant weight on the floors. either from furniture or in some cases a FULL fridge, counter, oven, and pantry in the slide loading the floor.
