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07-01-2015, 11:39 AM
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Commercial Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Akron, Ohio
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Slide Good or bad idea
Current Coachmen has no slide. Am looking at new RV and may have a side slide (driver side with dinette).
Am concerned about reliability. Seems to be LOTS of problems of not working and or leaks.
Any ideas on how to minimize problems or avoid them? Maybe only way to avoid problems is to not have a slide in the first place. Problem there is selection options are few.
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07-01-2015, 11:48 AM
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Always Learning
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Four Corners, FL
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07-01-2015, 11:52 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Idaho
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http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...hjvkFP9082KIvg
I can only tell you that with the lite we have had no issues with the slide working or leaking.
And get the slide toppers that big slide is a pain to clean off with a towel an rope.
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07-01-2015, 12:21 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Waynesville
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Yes Good! Youroo!!
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07-01-2015, 01:32 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2015
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We've had 3 campers with slides, total of 6 slides. I can say with confidence that we've run them in/out several hundred times over the years. I've had two malfunctions; one was a sheared bolt between the slide's motor and gearbox. The other was due to a cable on a wardrobe slide disconnecting. Considering the added living space, I'll continue to own campers with slides There's always a manual method to run them in or out in the unlikely event of a breakdown.
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07-01-2015, 01:38 PM
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Always Learning
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Four Corners, FL
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Quote:
Originally Posted by frozen
There's almost always a manual method to run them in or out in the unlikely event of a breakdown.
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Sadly, the Schwintek slides by Lippert don't have one other than "push like a mofo".
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07-01-2015, 02:27 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Goodyear, Arizona
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Wouldn't have a RV without slideouts.
Those that have issues, are the vast minority.
Ours has worked perfectly since we bought the trailer nearly 9 years ago.
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07-01-2015, 02:33 PM
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Georgia Rally Coordinator
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: GA
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Like any thing else a little PM goes a long way. I have had slides in my last four campers and love em. No issues. Later RJD
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07-01-2015, 03:30 PM
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ARLO
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: N Chili, NY
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Wouldn't have one without a slide.
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07-01-2015, 03:39 PM
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7 Year Class A RV'er
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Winter Park, FL
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Our 2006 Hurricane didn't have any slides, but I think you'll have a very hard time finding anything new or even recent that doesn't have at least one slide in it. Some have problems, some don't - like everything else out there. Now that we have slides, we can't believe how much more room they give. One word of advice that I got from a friend and it works for us. Look for RV's with the large slide on the driver's side, not the passenger side. Our full length slide is on the driver's side with a much smaller bed width slide on the passenger side. Reason being that if the main slide is on the passenger side, it's going to eat up a great deal of your campsite when you get set up. Also tends to cause problems with awnings unless the awning is mounted on the slide itself. Just something to think about.
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07-01-2015, 03:48 PM
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Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Northern Wisconsin
Posts: 75
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Had no problems with the 2 slides on our unit.
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07-01-2015, 03:50 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 13
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IMO - Slides are dependent on whether you need the extra room.
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07-01-2015, 04:03 PM
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Rodney & Patty
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Newport, NY
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I too had fears about slide when they first came out. In fact, I was so unsure that my first unit with a slide was a Dutchman unit with a manual slide. Crank it in and out... which got old in a few years but was issue free. Since I have had a couple of units with 1-3 slides and have had minimal issue. Like with most things, if the unit is level and stable you will never have a problem. They do require some lubrication and you should ensure they are clean before bringing them in, but that's about it. Not that it's my opinion but in conversation with a sales manager of a large dealership in my area a couple of months ago he told me that units with no or only one slide set on the lot until someone comes looking for that exact item or a discounted deal. Even trade ins with 2 or more slides jump off the lot in comparison he says.
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07-01-2015, 05:01 PM
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Member
Join Date: Aug 2014
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One of the nice things about our R-Pod is the slide which expands the kitchen and makes a small tt livable!
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07-01-2015, 05:53 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Halifax Nova Scotia Canada
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ford Idaho
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07-01-2015, 06:03 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Idaho
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Quote:
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Slides do not have toppers and I left the ladder at home by mistake.
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07-01-2015, 06:16 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2012
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07-01-2015, 06:52 PM
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Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Michigan
Posts: 74
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This is our first trailer with a slide and you would not believe the difference a couple feet of living space makes. Just make sure you use conditioner on the rubber seals and lube or clean the slide gears as the manufacturer recommends
Have not had any issues with ours
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07-01-2015, 08:17 PM
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Commercial Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Akron, Ohio
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Thanks for the links and the replies. I feel better about the decision to get a Coachmen 22QB with a driver side slide.
Will be sure to do the PM. Will be at FMCA convention in Madison end of the month (giving seminars on tires and Genealogy) and expect there will be a number of vendors offering stuff for slides.
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07-01-2015, 08:29 PM
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Senior Member
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Location: Idaho
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If you get it for free then grab it and walk slow.
PDI guy suggested something like this.
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"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." 2014 19 days camping 2015 17 days camping201620 days camping
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