Prevent RV Slide Damage & Avoid Repairs with These Tips!!

Welcome back everybody! In today's video I overview several tips and suggestions to help you better understand RV slide out while shopping and keep them out of the shop once you own your RV! Below are some links to a few of the items and products I mention in the video as well!

RV Slide Lubricants:

RV Slide Seal Conditioner

Slide System Benefits & Drawbacks:

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00:00 Avoiding RV Slide Damage
01:12 Identifying Slide Types
02:54 Use when Closed?
05:57 Towable vs. Motorized
06:27 Keep it Clean!
09:07 Go ALL The Way!!
10:34 Lube it?
13:11 Seal Upkeep
14:43 Jack Stands?
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[stevez]

The one thing that I always do before we leave the campsite is go up on the roof with a broom to sweep any debris off the slide out roof and I can say that there is almost always something, that’s why I’m so passionate about ladders being a standard feature on RVs😕

[juangallegos]

Mr. Nerd, you definitely deserve a pay raise. I follow a few Rv YouTubers and not any other one goes into the thorough detail in their videos. Kudos to you!

[atwowheelguy]

When I bought my camper, I knew nothing about slides. I have subsequently learned a lot about them. I thank my guardian angel that I bought one WITHOUT a slide.

[jasonSC]

I was just about to buy some slide out jacks, you have now changed my mind, & I totally understand why I shouldn't use them now. THANKS!!!

[greghomestead]

We've had 3 different travel trailers since 2004, all with super slides and always eat in the slide at the dinette with the slide closed while traveling. That's 19 years of no issues. That said I weigh 180 and wife is 130 .
There must be some amount of weight it will hold otherwise are you telling me you also can't store anything under the dinette booth seats, behind theater seats, in the
180 + 130 = 310 + 100 Miscellaneous= 410.
Apparently 410 is OK.
Greg in Michigan
Ps I also drank out of a green garden hose as a kid and I think I'm I think.

[rv_at_the_beach]

Another great video Uncle Josh. We almost never get important info like this for our "homes on wheels". A real service to the RV community.

[RickGoodman]

Lubricants on the Schwintek slides can be a contentious subject. I would not lubricate the worm gear track as that can attract debris that can foul up the cog that rides in them. I would squirt some PTFE lubricant behind the seal at the top and bottom where the blocks ride on the track. You’ve got dissimilar materials rubbing on each other (plastic, brass, aluminum) and they need a light film to keep everything moving. LCI doesn’t recommend lubricants but I know quite a few RV techs who have replaced H tracks and drive systems due to no lubricant over the years. Slide seal lubricants are great to use. I use CRC brand. YMMV

[alexstewart]

This video saved me money! I was thinking about getting the slide supports cuz im a newbie and full-time in my trailer but didnt even think about the rv moving and the slide staying still. All your videos are helping me a lot

[steveearnshaw]

At the end of the camping season, be sure to remove heavy items stored underneath the dinette seats. The additional weight of those cast iron pans and Dutch oven could cause some deflection.

[julieoliver]

Josh..i have to thank you for all the information you have empowered me with..I recently had a salesman at Camping World tell me i can use the slide even when its in..i laughed and asked him if he was paying the bill when it broke.. Thanks to you I nailed him to the wall

[dynac]

With so many differing opinions on social media about these issues, it's good to have a professional like you, Josh, clear things up. Thanks!

[oldengineer]

Good points.

For slides that use the Schwintek system there is more than leaking seals to be concerned about by partially extending or retracting them. Schwintek slides synchronize the motors only when fully retracted or extended. By stopping the slide in between you can lose synchronization and end up with an uneven slide. If bad enough this can prevent the slide from going in or out and require the manual process of disconnecting the motors and pushing the slide in from the outside until it can be repaired.

[ronaldspins]

@ 13:40 Uncle Gary actually switched cans and set you I have learned a lot here ... thanks

[supersami]

I’ve own RV’s since 1972, 15 in all including TT, MH camper and one fifth wheel. I’ve had 3 rigs with slides each with the best slide system (all different) in the world, at least according to the manufacturer. I did all the required maintenance and all 3 rigs ( like all my rigs since 1984) had slide issues. I had several customers (at least 3 dozen) with slide equipped rigs and I only remember 3
Expletive that didn’t have problems and I suspect it’s because they only used their rigs 2-3 times a year. My retirement rig I purchased in 2019 doesn’t have a slide, a little less room but no wind or water leaks, no worrying about extending or retracting not to mention the massive amount of weight you save. Look at the dry weight of a non slide versus the same floorplan and size with a slide. Our floorplan MH and 3 others we looked at were available with a LR room slide.

[KennethHandySr]

I am disabled and can't get on the roof of my motorhome. The tip about using a cell phone and selfie stick to check slideout tops is a great idea for me. Thanks to you and thanks to the guy who told you about it. God bless. Ken

[charlesklaus]

I would be happy to pay extra for a towable RV that the manufacturer has built and tested and warranted the slideout for use in the closed position like a motorized RV. Im sure I'm not the only one that feels this way. Please Josh pass this thought on to the manufacturers. Thanks again for your insights!

[WindTherapy-rbzs]

I hit the LIKE button cause Josh is the only RV NERD.

[fm]

Wow! No one told us not to sit on / use the slide out when it is in the “CLOSED” position. THANK YOU! Keep up the great work!

[riseandshinecampers]

When Josh the RV nerd tells us to Like, Subscribe, Share, we do all three. -Rise and Shine Campers Larry and Jillian

[salliannebrown]

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