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Old 10-03-2013, 01:42 PM   #1
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Hello everyone!

Greetings one and all! My wife and i recently purchased our first RV! We purchased a 2014 ACE 29.2. So... Any and all suggestions are more than welcome!!! I do have one question. Are slideout supports needed/recommened or dies it really matter?
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Joe, Welcome to the forum. Congrats on your MH. Nice choice. Looked at them and I liked them, but my wife won't drive an A so we ordered the C.

Not sure what you mean by supports for slideout. Are you talking about outside or locking for traveling?
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Howdy and welcome! Generally speaking, supports are not recommended for slideouts. If your RV should settle with the support in place, the slide could be damaged. Most late model RVs have sufficient built-in reinforcement to easily support the slides they are designed with.
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Thank you all so very much! John I was referring to outside(sorry). Yes my wife and i are very excited!

Makes complete sense Sarah.

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Hi Joe! Welcome to IRV2! It's great to have you join us!

Congrats on the new rig! Enjoy the forum!

Good luck, happy trails, and God bless!
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I've never seen any one use them.
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Do not use a slide-out support.

It doesn't help (I tried one) and some day you will forget it is there and damage your slide-out.
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Welcome and glad to meet you!

Same here, no supports. If the coach settles, they often do, the supports could put undo stress upward on the slide.
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Welcome to the forum. Congrats on your purchase and hope you really enjoy it. Be safe and Happy Motoring!!

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Welcome to the forum and congrats on the new rig. Many happy camping memories and safe travels.
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Old 10-06-2013, 06:23 PM   #14
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Thank you for all the well wishes. I have another question. While we have are RV parked at the house should we keep it on the jacks?
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