mrad
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When staying overnight at a walmart or rest area that allows it, Can you put the slides out with only the front stabilizers down, or is best to unhook and auto level? I have hydraulic slides so all come out. I also have 6 stabilizer legs.
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way2roll
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What does your manual say?
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JIMNLIN
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dropping the hyd stabilizers and slides out is camping. Could be a reason some WM and parking lots/rest stops have no overnite camping signs or no over nite parking or no trespassing signs.
WE spent 4 hrs (10 pm-2am) in a rest area on I-80. Never unhooked or any slides out.
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mrad
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way2roll wrote:What does your manual say?
We bought it used. It did not have the manual
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QCMan
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Instead of cheaping out, why not just spring for a few bucks and get a campsite instead of stopping at WM? They offer us a courtesy and by unhooking and putting slides out you are putting anyone that really needs to stop for a while in jeapordy of losing the courtesy extended to us.
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MFL
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While JMO, unless the slides are adding most of the wt to one side, just using the front jacks should be fine. It is recommended to deploy slides with trailer level.
Most say for normal camping, to put jacks down, before putting slides out.
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You may be able to contact the manufacture and get a manual or download one using the model or serial number
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Lantley
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The general policy for Wal Mart is to simply overnight.
That means do not disconnect from truck. Keep slides in as much as feasible.
No jacks down.
Their policy is for getting sleep overnight and leave in the morning.
No need to disconnect and set up as though you were camping.
Pull in for the night. Sleep and leave!
Staying for days and setting up is why Wal Mart appears to be phasing out the policy.
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nickthehunter
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How many slides? How. Big? How big is the RV? To many unknowns, at least for me, to offer an intelligent answer to your question.
P.S. it may be semantics, but parking overnight in a WM parking lot is not “camping” (see title of your thread). WM “camping” should not be a thing. If when stopping overnight in a WM parking lot you look like you are “camping”, then you should move on. In my opinion, you should look more like you’re in the store shopping, not setting up residence.
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fj12ryder
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QCMan wrote:Instead of cheaping out, why not just spring for a few bucks and get a campsite instead of stopping at WM? They offer us a courtesy and by unhooking and putting slides out you are putting anyone that really needs to stop for a while in jeapordy of losing the courtesy extended to us. I used to feel the same way, but with the price RV parks/campgrounds are asking, I no longer feel that way. $40-$50 for a dirt/gravel parking space is outrageous. We've started considering skipping one-night stays in RV parks/campgrounds too.
I would only consider putting the legs down if you need to level, or get fuel. And slides left out only if you're in a open area where you won't be annoying anyone. IMO this is supposed to only be a stop, not a campsite.
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