JHinNW
Kirkland, WA, USA
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We currently have a 25 ft Komfort which is much too large for us now. We would like something smaller - preferably 18 ft that we could use in some of the campgrounds in the national forests. A slide is preferable with a queen size bed. Any ideas on models? Also my husband unfortunately has some serious health issues which makes the who hook up and set up process challenging - not sure if there is anything out there that would make things easier. Thank you.
Joan
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Rick From Sequim
Sequim, WA
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I've not seen an 18 footer with a slide and a queen size bed. Seems a bit like an oxymoron...
Rick 
& wife Loie & Kodi Dog (blk male std poodle)
2011 GMC Sierra & 2005 25' Bigfoot RQ
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DrBaker
Oklahoma
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I bet most major manufacturers will have a decent selection of RV's in the length you are wanting. A good example would be the Passport 189ml. It has a queen bed up front and a slide out in a 19' package.
For the ease of setup question, look for an RV with all the exterior power options. A power tongue jack, power stabilzers, and power awning would really make it a breeze to do the setup. I find my Equal-i-zer hitch to be much easier than my old bar/chain style hitch. With the power tongue jack, I don't have to do any major lifting, cranking, etc to hitch up.
2011 Chevy 2500HD CC/SB 4x4 Victory Red(new pic soon)
2003 Crossroads Cruiser CF27RL
Champion Screamer, Tekonsha P3, Reese 16k, and a Blue Status Symbol
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cpaharley2008
york,pa
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Lance trailers has a 16' trailer with a slide- model 1685 with queen bed. I have the Lance 1880, 18', no slide but can sleep 7. Both trailers are new models, weigh less than 4000 lbs and are very well made.
2009 Dodge Ram Hemi 4x4-7300- lifetime warranty
2011 Jeep Liberty Jet-1500-
picked up new 2012 Lance 1575 11/4/11
nights camped already=5
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tupfam
Colchester, CT
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Here are a few more:
R-Pod 175
R-Pod 177
Heartland MPG 184
'02 Ford F150 SuperCrew 5.4L Triton
'07 Gulfstream Conquest 25RSL
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skipnchar
Topeka or somewhere else
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For what it's worth, we camp MOST of the time in NFS campgrounds with our 34 footer 
2011 F-150 HD Ecoboost 3.5 V6. 2550 payload, 17,100 GCVWR -
2004 F-150 HD (Traded after 80,000 towing miles)
2007 Rockwood 8314SS 34' travel trailer
US Govt survey shows three out of four people make up 75% of the total population
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HighCover
Fort Worth
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Heartland Edge M18
2010 F-150, 5.4L, 3.73
2011 Edge M17
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Dick_B
Palos Heights, IL USA
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Would you consider a Class C? How much do you camp? Possibly rent a Class C?
Dick_B
2003 SunnyBrook 27FKS
2011 3/4 T Chevrolet Suburban
Equal-i-zer Hitch
One wife, two bikes (both Electric Schwinn's with motor assist)
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Aloha Utah
Southwest Corner of Utah
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Here's a thought:
FunFinder 189
Me, a curmudgeon of sorts
One Dear Wife - I mention "one" since this is Utah
Max the Maltese
2005 Nissan Titan, Offroad Crewcab 4x4
FunFinder X-210
Lots of goodies
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Emptypockets
North Central KS
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Our Rockwood Mini Lite 1809S (a Forest River product) it doesn't have the queen bed but does have one slide. We downsized from a 31 foot 5th wheel with two slides and are very have with our new unit. Has a lot of room for only being 18 feet long, very easy to pull with a 1/2 ton pickup. Fully loaded we weigh in a little over 10,000 pounds.
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