Any issues having slides on both sides?

[audiocam]

We're looking at buying a new or slightly used TT. Is there any issues with RV's slides on both sides?

My wife thinks they may limit us because some parks may have restrictions on slides on both sides.

Do multiple slide owners have any insights?

Cheers, Scott

[StirCrazy]

ford truck guy wrote:
our 5 slides RV has never had an issue getting into the sites that we booked .... I LOVE the extra room inside, and the slides on the curb side really do not get in the way as I place my mat in front of the 1st one since that is where my awning is....

BUT, we do NOT boondock, or stay at Walmart

see and thats what I was talking about. the back half of the camp site is cut off, this may or may not be an issue depending on how you camp. if you go to big resorts and spend a lot of time indoors with ac running then no issues, if you are in forested sites you are at the mercy of the shape of the campground and slides on that side are taking away about a 3rd of your site, or more depending on the shape.

[ford_truck_guy]

our 5 slides RV has never had an issue getting into the sites that we booked .... I LOVE the extra room inside, and the slides on the curb side really do not get in the way as I place my mat in front of the 1st one since that is where my awning is....

BUT, we do NOT boondock, or stay at Walmart

[willald]

Last two rigs I've owned have had slide outs on both sides. Never has been a problem in terms of fitting in campsites, although you do have to keep in mind where your slides are when backing (or pulling) in, and where various things are on your site (like trees) that could get in the way.

Only concern I'd have with opposing slides would be 2 things:

1. Try and find out how tight it is inside the trailer when all slide on both sides are in. Can you still walk through it? Would that be a problem for you if could not? I guess with a towed RV that may not be an issue as much as it would be with a motorized, but is still something to consider.

2. For slideouts on the curb side (and this is a big one for me), how much will the slideouts cut in on your 'camping' space under the awning? For me personally, I don't want any RV where the slideout on the curb side cuts into your space under the awning. We tend to spend a lot of time outside when camping, and I like having as much shaded under awning space as I can get. I don't want a slideout cutting into that space, but thats just me.

[valhalla360]

4x4van wrote:
As others have said, it's generally not a problem with slides on both sides; very few sites (if any) are that narrow to cause an issue. However, keep in mind that a passenger-side slide intrudes into your camping area.

True and depending on how the awning is mounted, may make the awning virtually useless.
- Many mount it to the main RV box, so it's mostly shading the slide out and eats up shaded space outside.
- Other designs mount it to the slide, so the slide doesn't eat up your shade.

[4x4van]

As others have said, it's generally not a problem with slides on both sides; very few sites (if any) are that narrow to cause an issue. However, keep in mind that a passenger-side slide intrudes into your camping area.

[RedRollingRoadb]

I have a Bounder 34T with opposing slides in the front and bed slide on the right side. Never have we been to park that we couldn't open them all, real close due to trees but knowing how much they extend before setup helps.

When the DD used to live at one place we could put out the two on the right and have room to function very well as couple of her kids would come sleep in the motorhome. When stopping for a quick lunch if I could park where slide on one side could open it was great. If not we could make do. Last two times we were at Wildlife Safari with the four grands we stopped near the elephant enclosure, opened one slide and had a nice lunch.

[ktmrfs]

audiocam wrote:
We're looking at buying a new or slightly used TT. Is there any issues with RV's slides on both sides?

My wife thinks they may limit us because some parks may have restrictions on slides on both sides.

Do multiple slide owners have any insights?

Cheers, Scott

We have an outback with slides on both sides. There have been a few sites where we needed to be careful on placement to get both slides open but never a spot where we couldn't. Now that said our trailer is 35ft long so there are campgrounds we can't get into, older FS etc and many of those would have been an issue with opposing slides.

I have never been to a park that had restrictions on opposing slides.

[dedmiston]

Sitting in my rig right now with all three slides deployed. We love all the extra room. We don’t camp at Walmart, but we’d figure something out if we did.

Never once have the slides been an issue.

[John_Wayne]

I be more concerned if I could use it with the slides in. If you can't get in to use it for the bathroom or make a lunch at a rest stop along the way. Or sleep over night at a wal-mart or rest stop, would be high on my want list.

[SDcampowneroper]

momentum rv wrote:

CA Traveler wrote:

momentum rv wrote:

SDcampowneroperator wrote:
something to consider is wide slides on the curb side. Thats where the hookups are, trees and so on. Also the view out windows from curb side slides is of your neighbors site,

???? Reverse that 😉

He's referring to the adjacent passenger side site when the rigs are parked in the same direction.

Ok?... on my rig the curb/passenger/door side is my site and hook ups are on the street/driver side (neighbor site)

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Momentum RV was right, I did mean to write wide slide on DRIVERS side, not curb side. Thanks for the correction!

[Chum_lee]

While travelling, sometimes I overnight at a Walmart, roadside rest stop, casino, friends houses (driveway or street parking), or other locations where my RV (30' class A no slides) must fit into a standard 9' x xx' parking space designed for automobiles. Those areas won't be available to you if you must extend your slides to have a usable floor plan. In most RV parks, IMO, width is not a problem. In older parks, sometimes the length is.

In one roadside rest area, I saw a long haul trucker tear the slide off a 36' 5'er when pulling out. Truck drivers quote: "I couldn't believe it (the slide) extended THAT far! I didn't see it in my mirrors."

Chum lee

[BB_TX]

Our 5er has 3 slides. Have stayed at parks ranging from smaller and larger state parks, COE parks and commercial RV parks of all sizes and never had any issues with slides on both sides. Yes, some are tighter and might require moving the trailer a little forward or backward, but never encountered one we could not fit in to in 17 years.

[stickdog]

We've been full-time for 12 years. Never had a problem with slide outs. There was one RV park in AB that had to be built before trailers had slide outs. We took a pass on it.

[valhalla360]

Far from a common issue but yes, we've been in sites where opposing slides wouldn't fit.

Our bigger issue is most of the units we've looked at with opposing slides sacrifice storage. If you are weekending or minimalist, this may not be a big issue.

[JoeH]

SDcampowneroperator wrote:
something to consider is wide slides on the curb side. Thats where the hookups are, trees and so on. Also the view out windows from curb side slides is of your neighbors site,

Hookups are on the street ( drivers) side. If you have neighbors on each side, the view on either side is of your neighbors ... 🙂

To the OP's question, We have never had any issues having slides on both sides.... but some parks ( e.g. KOA) will ask if you have slides on both sides, it really doesn't come into play. If a site is so small that you don't have a couple of feet for a slideout between you and the neighbor, that's not a place I'd be staying.