I've followed these discussions for a while. Our Maverick doesn't have any slides so it's not a concern for me. That being said, I have to agree with those that feel this "no slides out" idea has run it's course. Maybe years ago, when slides were a new idea and most people were not familiar with them, their use gave the impression of "putting down roots" in a Walmart, etc. Now days, I would venture to say that a large percentage of people not even closely familiar with RVs, know what slides are and what they do and why people extend them, even in a parking lot. I have been watching RVs that I see in Walmart parking lots as I travel around Canon City, Pueblo, Colorado Springs, etc. Just last night, the Walmart in Pueblo West had about 8 to 10 RVs parked there. All but one had their slides out (those that had them). One person with a relatively long bumper pull trailer had actually disconnected his TV, I suspect because the only really level area where he was, required him to park in 2 parking spaces. NOTE that all of these units were parked far away on the edges of the lot.
That being said, a while back I saw a smaller Class C in a Walmart, with chairs out, kids bikes parked around the unit and a generator running. This was an older unit with NO slides. So much for those RVers putting slides out, giving us all a bad name?