Since the slide out should be built to seat 4 people it should handle 400 while extended or closed but the slide out probably was never intended to be opened or closed with 4 people in the slide out.
Rv slide out weight limits.
There seems to be no weight capacity listed anywhere telling potential rv owners how much weight they can put on a slide out.
For example they can add up to 1500 pounds to the weight of an rv and also add up to 12 000 to its selling price.
Storage in slide out.
The normal call on storage inside the slide area is to keep it to minimum.
Extended warranties for them cost up to 30 more than they do for non slide units.
Using slide outs when parked temporarily.
The rule of thumb done by experience says that adding an extra 1200 pound to the slide out will not hurt it at all.
Maybe 150 would be ok.
Slide outs and weight capacity limits reply 4 on.
Their rv jackknife sofa with leg kit 195 000016 017 has a shipping weight of much less 105 lbs.
On the other hand if you re more mobile driving down the road every day or so then there are a number of reasons to give slideouts a second thought.
What i suggest you do to ensure you do not overload your slide out is contact the rv maker with the unit.
Options are as follows.
Is the slide out a dual rail or just a single rail in the center.
I don t recall reading anything in the jayco owner s manual about any weight limitations on the slide out but you could always call jayco for clarification.
If you spend most of your rv time parked then a slide out is the greatest invention to come down the pike.
They limit the amount of storage space and they only work when a unit is totally level.
It is not a good idea to max out the weight limit of your rv slide out for safety purposes.
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Don t overloaded it but a 50 100 pounds.
I would like to get the dry weight of a 1994 terry 33 5m 5th wheel 1 slide trailer.