Stealth slideouts (TC usable with the slideout IN)?

[udp8]

Hi everyone,

Are there any TCs on the market that are usable when the slideout(s) is/are in the closed position?

You know, for those times when you are in a crowded parking lot and want to get into the TC but cannot pull the slideout out. I know you can *SQUEEZE* into any closed slideout, but I'm talking something that's more usable than that.

Is the only choice a TC with no slideouts?

[ggadwa]

Our Eagle Cap 950 is often used very successfully when the outdoor temps are 20 degrees or much lower down into the below zero Temps. Having much less total area to heat works well. All that is really necessary is that the bathroom access is easy, in our case a sliding door does the trick.

We are often happier winter campers by closing the Slide out with our Slide out remote controller.

Gary & Laurii

Stanley,IDAHO

[MN_Ben]

HMS Beagle wrote:
This is stealth camping. Pull into a Home Depot with a clapped out class B, then throw a cammy tarp over it so no one can see it (and it won't leak):

I don't see anything!! Just a bunch of brush. :W

[jimh406]

HMS Beagle wrote:
This is stealth camping. Pull into a Home Depot with a clapped out class B, then throw a cammy tarp over it so no one can see it (and it won't leak)

They should have used a bigger tarp. 😉

[HMS_Beagle]

This is stealth camping. Pull into a Home Depot with a clapped out class B, then throw a cammy tarp over it so no one can see it (and it won't leak):

[Big_Rig1]

We have used our AF990 many times with the slide in & it is fully usable but to make it a little easier to access the bathroom I move slide out 2 or 3 inches & it is hardly noticable. Done it in parking lots & on residential streets.

Big Rig (John)

[jimh406]

I think the OP wasn't really interested in that kind of stealth. 😉 I think he just wanted to know if he could use a TC when he didn't have room to open the slide.

[Kayteg1]

I do look at it differently.

[Grit_dog]

Are you really anymore stealth with the lights on and slide in vs out?
IMO who cares. If you're not supposed to park there then it don't matter anyway....

[cdbinns]

Our AF1150 is quite useable with the slide in. It is a bit tight between the dinette and the bathroom, but it is workable. Plenty of room in the kitchen. We leave it in when stopping during the day, when stealth camping, or when the weather is very cold.

[Clarryhill]

billtex wrote:

Bedlam wrote:
The AF811 is a little tight between the bathroom wall and dinette table, but otherwise fully functional (tall step up to the dinette when closed). I can deploy my slide even with a typical sedan next to me and it easily clears its roof (found this out after someone decided to park next to me under my slide). I usually look for an end spot where the slide will be over an island and I will never sandwich my self between two cars in a parking lot.

2x on our EC. In fact when bitter cold we may leave the slide in to retain some warmth. But totally functional with slide in...having said that, other than cold...why would you leave it in?
Parking space never been an issue.

Agree with Bill on the usable comment, but have to say that it is a bit awkward. Does help with saving heat in a cold situation.

[Kayteg1]

I am 210lb and have no problem to get into my camper with slide in.
The narrow point is between corner of slide and countertop but other than gaining floor space for walking, the camper is fully usable.
I kept the slide in in freezing temperature for better heat efficiency.
On other hand was checking big trailer, what was park model. Slide switch was inside and I had to hyperventilate for a moment becouse the passage between the walls require holding my breath and squeezing my belly inch by inch.

[Sheepdog_Captai]

Adventurer 80GS. The camper is a little on the "cozy" side but that's part of what makes it a lighter rig. With the slide in it is still very accessible; makes it handy for loading/unloading, lunch stops and stealth camping.

[mkirsch]

...or, just get a non-slide camper. Tough to do these days, I realize, when you get into the larger models.

[jimh406]

udp8 wrote:
I've never owned a TC but when viewing them, there generally appears to be only a few inches of space to *squeeeeze* inside.

Just for a little more info ... for my TC, the back of the dinette is what makes the door at the gap the smallest. However, just past that it's pretty open.

Look at this picture and imagine what it would be like with the slide in with the back of the dinette closer to the bathroom door which is on the right. I think can imagine a lot of open space.