slide or not to slide

[diver57]

Hi I am thinking of picking up a lance 992 2009 with 2 slides
but one of the ones i looked at. The slide when in all the way on the top but stuck
out about an inch at the bottom. So I am thinking slides might be more of a pain in the butt. Or should i just stick with a bigfoot.
If looking at the lance anything else I should look at.thanks

[PRodacy]

Our OKanagan doesn't have a slide, but it seems roomier than many of the ones we looked at that had slides. Seems to depend a lot on the floor plan. I could be happy with either, but prefer one with no slide.

[palmwhit]

We've had our Lance 1181 since Oct05, all we've done to the slide is spray on a light silicone lube every couple of years. If you want comfort in a TC I think a slide goes a long way to making the time inside much more pleasant! This is especially true during inclement weather or longer periods of darkness in winter. Doesn't matter whether you're alone or the whole family.
Each to their own but if you want simple with no chance of malfunction, get a shell! We'll stick with the slide!

[gpascazio]

We have an Eagle Cap 1160 with two slides. I have not had any problems with the operation of the slides However the benefits of the slides outweigh disadvantages. The big advantage is that it really opens up the interior of the camper when the slides are deployed. The minor down side is that the slides have to be partially deployed to use the bathroom or boondock on the side of the road.

[pa_traveler]

Wish Lance still made the 992 ,like that model with 2 slides. Truck campers are small enough,slides make them more roomy. I have an 1191 with tent on the back.

[K_Mac]

We went the fiberglass clamshell route, and the ease of maintanence far outweighs the extra space that you get imho.?? We don't have pets either.. I tow a 7'X12' dual axle trailer with two Mcy's, or a small boat at different times,and with a slide I would want the added stability of a dually. My truck is also my daily driver. Unless we run into some bad weather we're not usually in T. C. Till bed time. There are times I do wish we had a little more room, but not really that often for me to want a slide. Good luck with your search.

[brholt]

Really depends on you. A single person can get by pretty nicely without a slide. As you add people and animals the slide gets more and more beneficial. Dinettes get bigger, more storage, more space to move around so you don't have to coordinate your movement. Your not always stepping on the dog, etc. It also "feels" much bigger when stuck inside in bad weather.

We wouldn't have one without a slide. If it was just me, I might have a different view.

[jimh406]

For what we do with our TC, slides make all of the difference. Extra floor space also gives us room for a dog crate if required. If a Bigfoot will work for what you plan to do, you can for sure do worse!

Slides can get out of adjustment, but they aren't that complicated. the biggest concern is when slides are added without enough structure to support the slide.

As far as things going wrong though, an RV has a lot of things that can go wrong or fail both inside and outside. Relatively speaking a slide is pretty simple. If we were talking TCs from 15 years ago, I'd have a different opinion. By 2005 or so, almost all but the new manufacturers figured out how to make slides reliable.

[blueglide]

We love our slide and feel like it really opens up the TC. No problems with it and we can easily enter the TC with the slide in and use all the facilities.

[rwiegand]

We recently upgraded from a Lance 835 to an 851 with a dinette slide. The 835 really seated only one person comfortably at the table, the other person was falling off the edge of the short bench on the back side. With the slide both of us can sit comfortably, a huge improvement because there is a full size bench on each side. The whole thing feels dramatically roomier even though you are only adding 6 or 8 sq ft.

I'm just hoping it doesn't break!

[Kayteg1]

I have not seen in real life other TC with slides, but sounds like slides are not equal.
My dinette slide makes the "sits 2" into sits 4 comfortably and I can enter and use the camper with slide in just fine.
Sure at 1 point I have to go sideways, but my 205 lb fits just fine.

[macdale4]

I depends on your camper. We went from a Lance 945 Legend (which has a floor plan we like but they don't make anymore) to a Arctic Fox 1140 with a single slide. We are going back to a 945. The slide is just something else to go wrong. And you really only get more room in the hallway. The dinette is basically the same size. Plus you have to run the slides out to get into the thing, (unless you are very slim).

[Kayteg1]

After long years of RV with big family in big RV, I bought TC only becouse it come with slide.
There is only 2 of us now, but 3 small dogs and the dinette slide sure makes the camper much bigger.
Also basement adds pretty big storage, but that comes with pretty hefty height, so balance your decision carefully