I've have an 8' Lance with no slides, a 9'6" Lance with a dinette slide (usable with the slide in), and a 40' DP with slides (usable with the slide in). I have a Host Everest on order (not usable with slides in).Obviously, with a MH you want to be able to move around while driving, so it makes sense to get one that's usable with the slides in.I've seen several people comment that they don't like campers that you need to deploy at least one slide for a quick bathroom stop. Even the big, slow, 36" deep slide on my DP took less than a minute. I feel like it would be a very rare occasion that deploying a single slide (2 in the case of my Everest) would be a hardship for a quick stop.For those that believe it is a problem, is that your assumption from looking at them, or based on personal experience?

What does it matter? If you are happy with your slides, then enjoy them. If someone else doesn't like them, then they can enjoy life without them.Isn't it great we all have the option to choose for ourselves.

I just looked at the Host floor plans on the website. It seems like you have to open at least two slides on all of them to use the bathroom. Maybe I'm wrong. But, they are sure are nice when they are all open.My older Host has two opposing slides, but the wet bath is at the back just inside the door. I and DW can squeeze by the slide to get to the restroom or fridge if needed. It's more common for us to open it all of the way when we stop by the side of the road, but we also can barely open if wanted. Ours is also usable with the slides in. We've sampled like that before in extremely cold weather.There are advantages and disadvantages of each floor plan. You just have to decide what you want to tradeoff.

Let's face it, this question can never be answered because we all use our RVs differently. Some people drive to the local lake, set up camp, drink beer and don't move for a week. I tend to tour and visit a great many scenic areas on each trip. I rarely camp in the same place more than a few days and even then I typically drive at least a few miles every day. Other days it might be a few hundred miles. I tend to travel for many weeks or a few months and average 15,000 miles of driving. I live on the East coast and prefer the Western scenery. Driving a lot means I appreciate a smallish, lighter weight rig. I TC gives me a good compromise. Some people really want their comforts and a great many TCs are really big and really, really heavy. Personally if that is what I wanted, I would switch from a TC to a trailer or 5th wheeler.

To each his/her own but I never want to open a slide for a potty break or quick lunch.

It doesn't matter. Just idle curiosity on the actual experiences of others.Yes. It's great we all have the option to choose for ourselves. Even greater that option is not restricted to which RV we want.toedtoes wrote:What does it matter? If you are happy with your slides, then enjoy them. If someone else doesn't like them, then they can enjoy life without them.Isn't it great we all have the option to choose for ourselves.

To slide or not to slide. That is the question.

Dave_D_
Explorer
May 13, 2022
We have a Host Cascade dual slide. It takes less than 10 seconds to open the slides to easily access the bathroom. I just don't see any problem with it. Edit: guess I should post some pictures that are newer than 15 years old!
Grit_dog
Navigator
May 13, 2022
WarrenS65 wrote:
I've had a non-slide and a slide camper and know what I'm getting myself into. If I were buying a camper to use strictly by myself, I would have bought an 8', non-slide model and a longbed, 3/4 a longbed.
Because my wife wants to go as well, I went big.

I understand the weight and cost issues.

my only buyer's remorse is that its going to be 10 months from order to delivery.

My question was philosophical. I was wondering if the people that recommend against slide models have had problems themselves, or don't like the idea.

Grit dog wrote:
Interesting observation. You have effectively purchased about the largest triple slide camper on the market and now questioning whether you want to go with a much smaller unit with no slides?
Or is this just one of those “hypothetical “ questions to tone down anticipated buyers remorse in advance?

Hypothetical, philosophical...kinda the same in this instance.

Enjoy your new camper when you get it! Those things are sweet.
jimh406
Explorer III
May 13, 2022
Most forums now have the ignore or block feature. Since those who want to prove they are right seem to be repeat offenders, just use the feature. I resisted for years, but finally had enough. They can fight with themselves.

It's amazing how different the forums get when you use the feature. Yep, maybe more boring, but also less frustrating.

Btw, I also use it to eliminate the noise by some who ask for information and are surprised to find out that what they want to do really is wrong by any objective measure. Then, they complain about the answer. They also seem to be repeat offenders, so you will miss the chance to respond to people like that. I don't know about you, but that works for me.
notsobigjoe
Nomad III
May 12, 2022
restlessways wrote:
mkirsch wrote:
No, seriously, the OP's question isn't answered.

This is just the typical myopic one-sided "old phart" rantings. "My way is the only way and everything else is stupid and should be outlawed."

What's weird about this site, and forums in general, is the "OMG, this person has an opinion different than mine. MUST. BE. DESTROYED." mentality. I picture a scenario where said angry person's wife is talking on the phone to her sister, asking if she's happy with her divorce, and when she hangs up she says "honey, isn't there something outside the RV that you can do?" Seriously.

Yes I agree and have been a part of it. Last week I had a back and forth on my saltwater fishing forum and was told that a 24 volt set up for my 24 volt trolling motor was not safe the way I had it hooked up and would cause much interference with my electronics. I hook all of my 12 volt accessories to each individual 12 volt battery in the 24 volt set up and I've been doing it this way for at least ten years. Not good enough! Huge back and forth about how dangerous I was to my fellow boaters, I'll be going through batteries like water, shorts in the system and you name it. I have experienced none of what they were saying. It is the nature of the forum.
restlessways
Explorer III
May 12, 2022
mkirsch wrote:
No, seriously, the OP's question isn't answered.

This is just the typical myopic one-sided "old phart" rantings. "My way is the only way and everything else is stupid and should be outlawed."

What's weird about this site, and forums in general, is the "OMG, this person has an opinion different than mine. MUST. BE. DESTROYED." mentality. I picture a scenario where said angry person's wife is talking on the phone to her sister, asking if she's happy with her divorce, and when she hangs up she says "honey, isn't there something outside the RV that you can do?" Seriously.
WarrenS65
Explorer II
May 11, 2022
I've had a non-slide and a slide camper and know what I'm getting myself into. If I were buying a camper to use strictly by myself, I would have bought an 8', non-slide model and a longbed, 3/4 a longbed.
Because my wife wants to go as well, I went big.

I understand the weight and cost issues.

my only buyer's remorse is that its going to be 10 months from order to delivery.

My question was philosophical. I was wondering if the people that recommend against slide models have had problems themselves, or don't like the idea.

Grit dog wrote:
Interesting observation. You have effectively purchased about the largest triple slide camper on the market and now questioning whether you want to go with a much smaller unit with no slides?
Or is this just one of those “hypothetical “ questions to tone down anticipated buyers remorse in advance?
toedtoes
Explorer III
May 11, 2022
I think you are looking for some sort of justification to argue that folks who haven't owned an RV with slides don't have sound reasons for not having slides.

I'll reiterate what I said at the beginning: What does it matter? If you are happy with your slides, then enjoy them. If someone else doesn't like them, then they can enjoy life without them.

People make decisions everyday about things they haven't tried. Sure, some may be making a decision based on "assumptions" rather than "personal experience" but that doesn't make it less accurate for them.

Just because YOU have slides and like them doesn't mean everyone must agree with you.

And just because someone else says "I don't want one because I don't want to have to deploy it to use the bathroom" doesn't mean they are wrong.
notsobigjoe
Nomad III
May 11, 2022
For those that believe it is a problem, is that your assumption from looking at them, or based on personal experience?

I just re-read them all and I think this thread very much answered is original question.
mkirsch
Nomad II
May 11, 2022
No, seriously, the OP's question isn't answered.

This is just the typical myopic one-sided "old phart" rantings. "My way is the only way and everything else is stupid and should be outlawed."
Geo_Boy
Explorer II
May 11, 2022
mbloof wrote:

Yeah, really.:h

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