Sheik Yerbuti
New member
Hi everyone-
My wife and I are in the research phase of buying an RV. We're looking at a Class C. After a couple of months of research...two things keep nagging away at me--that I haven't found any answers to:
1) What is riding in an RV like....when the slides are "in?" EVERY photograph I've seen...ever description & link...show RV's parked, with all the slides out. I know it's to show how much room there is. Yeah--they all look great. BUT--what is life on the road like with all of the slides "in?" I've yet to see any photos or videos. Can you access the bathroom or fridge? Or do you have to park...and slide out the slides?
2) Where do passengers sit while on the road? Again--every pic or video shows a dinette and sofa. I notice these have seat belts. So...is this were the kids sit? We have two teenagers: Our son is 6'2"...daughter is 5'11". The seatbacks on those dinettes look to be only a couple of feet tall at most...which means the seatbacks would probably only reach the lower backs of our teenagers. That does not seem very comfortable for long road trips. And if the slides are "in"...it would appear that our teenagers would be packed like sardines. And there seems to be a lack of windows (like, just the one window by the kitchen)...so it looks like sightseeing while on the road is very limited. Also...some RV's don't have a sofa--so this uncomfortable-looking dinette would seem to be the only passenger seats for our teenagers.
Any comments/observations would be MOST appreciated!
My wife and I are in the research phase of buying an RV. We're looking at a Class C. After a couple of months of research...two things keep nagging away at me--that I haven't found any answers to:
1) What is riding in an RV like....when the slides are "in?" EVERY photograph I've seen...ever description & link...show RV's parked, with all the slides out. I know it's to show how much room there is. Yeah--they all look great. BUT--what is life on the road like with all of the slides "in?" I've yet to see any photos or videos. Can you access the bathroom or fridge? Or do you have to park...and slide out the slides?
2) Where do passengers sit while on the road? Again--every pic or video shows a dinette and sofa. I notice these have seat belts. So...is this were the kids sit? We have two teenagers: Our son is 6'2"...daughter is 5'11". The seatbacks on those dinettes look to be only a couple of feet tall at most...which means the seatbacks would probably only reach the lower backs of our teenagers. That does not seem very comfortable for long road trips. And if the slides are "in"...it would appear that our teenagers would be packed like sardines. And there seems to be a lack of windows (like, just the one window by the kitchen)...so it looks like sightseeing while on the road is very limited. Also...some RV's don't have a sofa--so this uncomfortable-looking dinette would seem to be the only passenger seats for our teenagers.
Any comments/observations would be MOST appreciated!