tropical36
Southwest Florida_USA
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Greatriver wrote:All of you folks who own coaches with slides, especially quad slides. When underway would you rather have slides or no slides...or does it not make any difference? Also, what are your reasons?
No serious issues, but naturally a no slide is better than a slide when it's in from the one's that I've seen.
We can't get into the buffet cabinets and the only way to open the sofa couch is with the slide out. What's really surprising is that there's less room to get around when the sofa bed is made up than there was with our old non-slide Pace Arrow. Reason being it had a large queen sofa that opened horizontally rather than vertically so to speak and this is the one item that was much surpassed in the old coach, which was huge and very comfortable.
"We are often so caught up in our destination that we forget to appreciate the journey."
1998 36ft. National Tropi-Cal Model 6350, with a tag axle and one slide, on a 1997 P32 Chevy chassis....7.4 Vortec Engine
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egh33
Henrietta,Texas
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Our old coach had no slides, this new one has 3. However you can't sleep in the bed without the bedroom slide out. A real narrow walkway with them in, so when the wife needs the bath room while moving she don't do so well. Plus the problems I have had with the slides, I wish I didn't have them. Of course we both getting up in years and don't move as good as we use to.
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retired logger
WA USA
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We just have two slides and wouldn't leave home with out them (kidding) In a push we could get along with both slides in.. But it is much nicer to at least have the bedroom slide out (24")
Short time young and a long time old !
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Greatriver
Eastern Virginia
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Thanks folks, I'm very interested in your comments as I consider my options.
Larry
Decision made...the perfect (for us) DP to full time.
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RayChez
Barstow, Ca. USA
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I have two slides and when the slides are in, it is no problem. What causes a problem with some coaches is that the slides have too much depth and when they are in, you can barely walk to the back of the coach. The slides on my coach are only around 24"in depth, so it is no problem.
2002 Gulf Stream Scenic Cruiser
330 HP Caterpillar
3000 Allison Transmission
Neway Freightliner chassis
2005 Honda Pilot EXL 4WD
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Skip and Norine
Fulltiming since Oct 2006
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doc brown wrote:jim and di wrote:Our coach has three slides, things were thought out so that everything can be utilized with the slide in or out. So its is not a issue.
Jim
Same here.
Ditto
Traveling our country and seeing the sights, enjoying fun-filled days and campfire nights
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The rig: 2006 SportsCoach Cross Country SE
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Tooner
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YC 1 wrote:Absolutely love the 4 slides. Pop one out if napping along the way at a rest stop just so it is easier to get to the bed. Or pop one out up front while having lunch.
Same here. Everything you need while travelling is totally accessible!
2008 HR Endeavor 36PDQ 400 hp Cummins ISL (4 slide-outs)
2004 Chevy Cavalier 4-speed auto w/overdrive towed 4 down
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phranc
Central NY
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2 slides ,one is a full wall slide ,, No problem accessing any thing in coach except drawers in BR..nice setup btw
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Bumpyroad
Virginia
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when buying a unit with slides, look at them with the slides brought in so you are sure the essentials are available enroute. when stopping overnight, I don't bother putting out my living area slide. the bedroom slide when in blocks one drawer so we pack accordingly.
I remember years back when looking at Newmars with the drop down flat floor slideouts, that when in the hall floor was 6 inches higher on the right foot than the left. very clumsy IMHO.
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UltimaRV
USA & Europe
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We have one long slide in living and galley, but the next coach will have one or two in the bedroom.
When two slides in the living area are complimented with an arrangement that makes sense for us (i.e. Intimate for entertaining another couple and not open like an ice rink could go in) we'll consider if when closed functional and payload is still around the 9600 lbs as present.
We looked at a Marquis during our last purchase, but when closed it looked like the inside of a furniture removal van. Not our style, but everyone's different.
Dian, Robert & Precious - Presently RV'ing in Europe!
2000 45' Featherlite Vogue 5000, tag, slide, Detroit Series 60
2006 19' Towcorp enclosed trailer w/60" tongue
2004 13' Ultima GTR (9.9 seconds standing quarter mile)
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