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The XG32 has a shorter slide with a lot less weight on it than an SV34, BT36 or RS36. Thor also released a new LV35 floorplan with only a single shorter slide like on the XG32.

The shorter and lighter slides tend to do better. They still have the same weaknesses as any other Schwintek slide but the mechanism is not under as much stress. I can't say I have heard anyone with an XG32 complaining a lot about their slide and there tends to be less complaints with the shorter and lighter slides in general.

It comes down to several questions you have to ask yourself....

- Does the slide move in and out freely with no signs or sounds of the motors struggling to extend or retract the slide?

- How mechanically inclined are you and could you change a slide motor or other parts if you needed to?

- If you had to release the motors out of the bearing blocks to push the slide in manually, will you typically be somewhere that two or three people could help you push it back in if it fails?

- How long do you intend to keep the coach?

- If you have issues and want to have the Vroom System installed, are you willing to make the 17-hour trip back at that point? (Personally I would not spend any money fixing a Schwintek slide beyond replacing a motor or controller. Once the repair price tag goes north of $1000, its time for Vroom.)


LiFePO4 batteries are lighter than lead acid so you won't a bunch more weight. But your bigger challenge will be routing the wiring so that it does not interfere with the slide operation or get caught and pinched, etc.