Now, don’t go thinking this is a dumb question. A couple of weeks ago we asked in another poll if you could easily use your RV’s kitchen with the slides in. Why would anybody buy an RV where you couldn’t do that — like when you pulled into a rest area and wanted to make a tuna fish sandwich?
And yet, 17 percent of the more than 1,800 readers who responded said they could not use their kitchen with the slides in. Another 11 percent said it would be difficult to use the kitchen with the slides in.
So let’s see about toilets. Can you use yours when the slides are in?
This should be interesting.
We can use everything that is installed in our RV without any consideration of slide in or out. Don’t have to be a contortionist.
Can only use the two bathrooms and the master bedroom, everything else is blocked with the slides
I wouldn’t buy an RV that the bathroom would be unusable with the slide out in.
I agree
Me 2. One of the baths are available all the time. Big problems if not. 🙂
Always bought RV’s with zero slides. For this reason (and potential failure issues).
Risked it on our latest one, but nothing is blocked except 2 bottom drawers in the master bedroom.
Kitchen & Bathroom have to be available.. we often potty while driving down the road and only stop for fuel and driver changes. And roadside attractions (wife permitting).
Thank the Lord, we don’t have any slides.
Our 36’ MH has a bath and a half. With the slides in we can easily access the half bath.
When we bought our Lance TC with a slide I had the dealer close the slide to ensure we could use the entire camper with it closed. We are big people but can still fit through to have complete access to the camper.
Yes! We purposely chose our Montana 3121rl because of this. The “argument” toward a class A was that “you can get up and walk around while on the road”.
We can get to the fridge (residential), the bedroom and the bathroom all while the slides are in. We do have to get out of the vehicle to do so however we get out to stretch, let the puppies do their business, or to fuel up. It’s not a big deal!
Most of the time, when we are traveling. I will pull into a rest area and use the RV toilet rather than the rest rooms.
Well.. this was a mistake I made when I bought my 5th … I would have rethought the model I purchased.. GD 260RD it has 1 slide (Schwintek I Don’t LIKE.. ) and it blocks the bathroom .. She’s not to happy…!
Everything in our trailer is accessible with slide in. Would not have it any other way.
There are 2 toilets in our motor home. One of them is easily accessible with the slides in. The other is accessible with significant difficulty.
We are in with Ed K. We don’t have slides at all. If I had to replace this coach (new are not available) having access to essentials would be a determining factor.
We have a pass thru mid bath in our triple slide Class A, so we can access the fridge, microwave/kitchen and both sides of the bathroom while cruising down the interstate at 65MPH. Many years ago, on a cross country express trip for a funeral, I even took a shower while my wife was driving through Missouri, (with our daughter providing shotgun duties), and other than bouncing off the stall a few times, it actually worked out pretty well.
Absolutely! Wouldn’t be any other way. A salesperson can’t tell me what I don’t or do need!
That’s the great thing with a 5er. We never need the kitchen. Small cooler in the truck with snacks. And if stopping to eat we eat where we stop.
Yes, we have 2 doors on our Travel trailer. If you need something from the kitchen, use the back door, if the bathroom, use the front door!!
I bought an $85,000 porta potty on wheels. You can be darn sure that we checked that we had full access to the facilities.
Hahaha!
Yes, and everything else. Refrigerator, microwave, shower, bed (north/south). Love our motorhome even though it’s 20 yrs old.
First requirement for our toy hauler, need to access bathroom and kitchen/refrigerator. And we can and even the bedroom
I would not buy any RV that cannot use ALL appliances and bed etc with slides in.
yes and the stove sink and frig
Same here. I know there are MANY RVs where, when the slides are in, the RV is virtually unusable.
If you are in the bedroom you need to go out side and back in but since I reversed the door swing on the bathroom you can get in with the slide in from the main room.
We can. It was a requirement when we were shopping for an RV that everything was accessible. We have a 2018 Gulfstream Conquest Class C motorhome.
A good idea is to be wary of RVs with slides containing plumbing fixtures. This includes water and propane. Plumbing is more secure when it remains stationary.
Some RV bathrooms so small you cannot close the door.