Slide Out Rooms, Mechanics and Structures [Paperback]

Dave Galey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 30, 1998

This book explores the various options for creating an expanding room in a recreational vehicle. It is fairly heavy on structural theory but also includes actuation methods, alignment solutions, seals, latching and and a proposed electrical diagram.

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About the Author

Dave Galey has a degree in Architectural Engineering and was an aircraft designer for 20 years. He has been a retailer, a manufacturer, an oil producer and has converted two buses for his and his wife's use and helped many other convert their coaches over the past 21 years. He has been published in AIAA, SAMPE, National Bus Trader, Family Motor coaching and Bus conversion Magazine. He and his wife have traveled over 250,000 miles in thier conversion throughout the North American continent.

Product Details

• Paperback: 92 pages
• Publisher: Winlock Publishing Company (June 30, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1890461113
• ISBN-13: 978-1890461119
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,900,916 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Probably the only book on this subject, March 18, 2002

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Julian Brandon "jcbrandon" (Gardnerville, NV, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Slide Out Rooms, Mechanics and Structures (Paperback)

As far as I know, this is the only book on designing and building slide-out rooms. I was curious about how these things work and this book explained it. Perhaps the most valuable content deals with making things as strong as they need to be -- without overbuilding them. That goal is one of the key elements in designing a successful vehicle. Mr. Galey gives several specific examples from a small 40" by 66" slide-out for a desk to a large combination dining and living room measuring 12 feet by 66 inches. Most of his material covers design theory. He doesn't give specific follow-the-steps plans. But that's fine, as anyone building a recreational vehicle probably has specific ideas in mind and really needs to learn how to implement them rather than build to someone else's plan.

The book is self-published and at times the lack of a professional editor makes it hard to follow the material. But again, it's the only book on the subject. So if you want to build a slide-out, buy the book.