rockhillmanor
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Quote:We were very suprised in how many trailers with slides are completely unusable with the slides in. We want to stop for lunch etc. and be able to use the trailer basics. One trailer plan wouldn't let you get to the fridge, bathroom, or any of the kitchen or pantry with the slides in. AND one slide had to be completely out to ope the fridge. Really messes up a lunch stop.
Ditto X100!
Ever wonder why all the slides are out at the dealerships? Because most RV's are totally 'unusable' with them in! Ask the salesman to pull them in for you and they go on and on how there are no batteries in the RV or they are not charged etc etc.
And sadly even with just one slide and in many types of RV's you can't even walk thru the RV.
IMHO if you are a camper/traveler versus sit and park, slides will make your traveling experience inconvenient as the only time you will have full access to your RV is AFTER you have parked and opened them all up. 
We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned,
so as to have the life that is waiting for us.
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old guy
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after reading these posts, I just thought of something. the wally docking people. I have been looking at a cougar high country and in the info I've seen it says not to sit or stand in the slide out if it retracted because the slide is not supported while retracted. So now I understand why they have the slides in the out position. they need to be, to sit at the table and have lunch. OK, I'm back on track. I hope
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korbe
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rockhillmanor wrote: .....Ever wonder why all the slides are out at the dealerships? Because most RV's are totally 'unusable' with them in! Ask the salesman to pull them in for you and they go on and on how there are no batteries in the RV or they are not charged etc etc.
And sadly even with just one slide and in many types of RV's you can't even walk thru the RV.
IMHO if you are a camper/traveler versus sit and park, slides will make your traveling experience inconvenient as the only time you will have full access to your RV is AFTER you have parked and opened them all up.
I don't want to sound like I am supporting RV dealers, but to blame the battery could be valid. IMHO
When we walked through our 5er prior to purchase, the slide was out and it was very easy to see where the slide would be while retracted. We can walk through, and access the frig, but half the couch was unusable. No biggy.
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Bumpyroad
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I would not buy another RV without at least one slide. I think the worst situation with problems with the slide in was on original Newmars with the drop down flat floor. when that slide was in there was a ledge running down the center hallway. dreadful IMHO. but yes, be sure to see how liveable the RV is with the slides in. my living room slide when in is totally liveable. my bedroom one does block one drawer but I can live with that.
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rovobay
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Lowsuv wrote:No slide.
21T Komfort. Heavy frame ,slightly higher ceiling.
Bigger windows and 5 skylights.
We use our trailer often in unimproved type campgrounds and sometimes boondocking. One our friends bought a lightweight trailer with a slide and it did not hold up.
This is my 4th RV which is now 9 years old and we have kept longer than any other. I have had 2 bigger with slides and one smaller.
We take advantage of the fact that we can just stop in a beautiful spot and have full use of our trailer with no effort.
Oddly enough we have parked it at Outdoor Resorts in Cathedral City for a month at a time , 2 different times. We were the smallest rig there and our rent was 75% of the going rate because they have a few sites that are not made for slide-outs and were available in high season.
I like the fact that this thing is solid. 7200# GVW on the axles and the actual weight is more like 5000-5300# on the axles loaded with 56 gallons of water and our supplies.
LOWSUV, I'm from Clackamas Oregon, just down the road from the Komfort factory. . . how are they? good in colder weather? I am in the market and trying to get the most info possible. my TV is a Chevy Duramax so I have plenty of power etc. I would rather have solid built than slides. Thanks
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ktmrfs
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rockhillmanor wrote:Quote:We were very suprised in how many trailers with slides are completely unusable with the slides in. We want to stop for lunch etc. and be able to use the trailer basics. One trailer plan wouldn't let you get to the fridge, bathroom, or any of the kitchen or pantry with the slides in. AND one slide had to be completely out to ope the fridge. Really messes up a lunch stop.
Ditto X100!
Ever wonder why all the slides are out at the dealerships? Because most RV's are totally 'unusable' with them in! Ask the salesman to pull them in for you and they go on and on how there are no batteries in the RV or they are not charged etc etc.
And sadly even with just one slide and in many types of RV's you can't even walk thru the RV.
IMHO if you are a camper/traveler versus sit and park, slides will make your traveling experience inconvenient as the only time you will have full access to your RV is AFTER you have parked and opened them all up.
x2 on access (or lack thereof) with slides in. that was one of our MUST HAVE requirements with a trailer with slides. Luckily, we found a floorplan we liked and was useable with the slides in. We can still get to the bathroom, bedroom, pantry, dinette, fridge, and kitchen with the slides in. Easy to use the microwave, even stove and sink with the slides in. makes it real nice on the lunch stops or if we want to be packed up and ready to go in the AM. Found some that the bathroom, fridge and dinette required the slide to be ALL the way out to access.
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Lady Fitzgerald
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korbe wrote:rockhillmanor wrote: .....Ever wonder why all the slides are out at the dealerships? Because most RV's are totally 'unusable' with them in! Ask the salesman to pull them in for you and they go on and on how there are no batteries in the RV or they are not charged etc etc.
And sadly even with just one slide and in many types of RV's you can't even walk thru the RV.
IMHO if you are a camper/traveler versus sit and park, slides will make your traveling experience inconvenient as the only time you will have full access to your RV is AFTER you have parked and opened them all up.
I don't want to sound like I am supporting RV dealers, but to blame the battery could be valid. IMHO
When we walked through our 5er prior to purchase, the slide was out and it was very easy to see where the slide would be while retracted. We can walk through, and access the frig, but half the couch was unusable. No biggy.
Every TT I've seen at a dealer didn't have any batteries installed. One should be able to visualize just by looking how much accessibility one would have once the slides are in. A tape measure would make it easier.
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ExRocketScientist
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Lady Fitzgerald wrote:korbe wrote:rockhillmanor wrote: .....Ever wonder why all the slides are out at the dealerships? Because most RV's are totally 'unusable' with them in! Ask the salesman to pull them in for you and they go on and on how there are no batteries in the RV or they are not charged etc etc.
And sadly even with just one slide and in many types of RV's you can't even walk thru the RV.
IMHO if you are a camper/traveler versus sit and park, slides will make your traveling experience inconvenient as the only time you will have full access to your RV is AFTER you have parked and opened them all up.
I don't want to sound like I am supporting RV dealers, but to blame the battery could be valid. IMHO
When we walked through our 5er prior to purchase, the slide was out and it was very easy to see where the slide would be while retracted. We can walk through, and access the frig, but half the couch was unusable. No biggy.
Every TT I've seen at a dealer didn't have any batteries installed. One should be able to visualize just by looking how much accessibility one would have once the slides are in. A tape measure would make it easier.
You folks have gotten me to thinking about this. I need to take a tape measure and see if I can get the bathroom door open in the unit I am considering.
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LivingthedreamOH
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We had a slide on our previous pop-up and we have a slide on our new TT. We are having a slide out cover installed on our new TT to minimize leaves, etc. dropping on the top of the slide.
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WEREGEL
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When we bought our one slide TT, our first, we fell in love with the lay out at a show. Of course the slide was out, and as newbies we had no thought of "slide in" access to anything.
After we got it home the light dawned. We need to move the slide about a foot minimum out to get to the kitchen, fridge and bathroom. That said we still love the slide and wish we had a second in the back like the similar Jaycos.
We have never used a Wal-Mart, but at a normal rest stop with a truck area we are no worse than a “wide load” with the slide out and I carry warning cones to put out on the slide side and for the steps. I pick our spot carefully among what is available, crowd the right side and we have not had any problems or complaints so far.
Most of the time it is just us 2, but when we are lucky enough to have the daughters families & grands with us together we are 8 and if the weather is bad I can’t imagine being without the feeling that a little more open space gives us.
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