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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / RVs / September 2005Slide outs
Does anyone know if it's possible to ad a slide out or two to a used camper? Does anyone know of someone who has done it? Woohoo, an on topic post - I am overjoyed. Yes you can add slideout but IMHO it is a cost prohibitive effort. I will search out the outfit doing this for you and report back.  SignatureQuickSilver - Visit my world Searching for a Class A Coach in SoCal http://AustinMini.OsiTech.Net > Does anyone know if it's possible to ad a slide out or two to a used > camper? > Does anyone know of someone who has done it? I'm sorry that I couldn't talk about katrina, world hunger, or flat feet, but those topics are full of people talking about motorcycles. Let me know where I can find the info., it may cost a fortune to have someone do the work, but I'm more interested in doing it myself. >I'm sorry that I couldn't talk about katrina, world hunger, or flat >feet, but those topics are full of people talking about motorcycles. >Let me know where I can find the info., it may cost a fortune to have >someone do the work, but I'm more interested in doing it myself. My BIL has a Serengetti with an aftermarket slide. Hard to tell it's an add on inside the coach, but outside the chrome trim around the edges has lots of ripples, screw heads not seated properly, slight gaps in many places. He bought it from a used RV lot and was told the slide was a factory option, but they were throwing in the extra cost to keep the sale price down. Right. Why is it that airline pilots think they know all there is to know about everything? Canoli >Does anyone know if it's possible to ad a slide out or two to a used >camper? >Does anyone know of someone who has done it? Hi, There are companies around who do this, it's not cheap. Trying to do it yourself is probably even more expensive. The sidewalls and top around the slide out probably have to be reinforced and maybe the frame too, depending upon the RV. The other thing is finding out where you can get a slide out to install and what kind, hydraulic or electric. You can probably do a Google search and find out the slide out manufacturers, HWH makes hydraulic ones can't remember the electric manufacturers but there are at least two or more who make them. If they will sell you a slide out assembly is another thing. If you can find one to buy they come with instructions I'm sure. Good luck. Take care and Happy Campin... SignatureRichA "We Get Too Soon Olde and Too Late Smart" >>Does anyone know if it's possible to ad a slide out or two to a used >>camper? >>Does anyone know of someone who has done it? Get a copy of Trailer Life magazine. There's an ad in there from company or two maybe, that adds slides. Hunter -- http://members.aol.com/hhamp5246/roadtrip2005.htm Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "...holy sh.t...what a ride!" > Get a copy of Trailer Life magazine. There's an ad in there from > company or two maybe, that adds slides. > > Hunter There's a company in Gilbert, Arizona near Phoenix that does this kind of work. I have seen their ads in FMCA and Motorhome Magazines. A friend of mine had a living area slide installed in his Bounder. Couch and dinette. It was a beautiful job and, as far as I know, never caused any problems. In addition to the slide, he also had a lot of renovation work down to the interior. His total cost was around $15,000. Don > Does anyone know if it's possible to ad a slide out or two to a used > camper? > Does anyone know of someone who has done it? Slide outs add a lot of weight to a rig. Besides reducing the cargo capacity of your RV it might require beefing up the frame. By the time you are done adding everything the cargo (carrying) capacity of your RV may be so low as to be unusable. Ron |
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