Storage- slide in or out?

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   If you'er out of the elements and plan on using it over the winter, by all means, leave it out.  If you were a seasonal camper, it'd be out for 8-9 months straight, so leaving it out over the winter is not going to hurt anything.

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this_is_nascar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 24 Jan 2010 Location: NJ Online Status: Offline Posts: 466	Topic: Storage- slide in or out? Posted: 21 Oct 2012 at 7:56am
	If you'er out of the elements and plan on using it over the winter, by all means, leave it out. If you were a seasonal camper, it'd be out for 8-9 months straight, so leaving it out over the winter is not going to hurt anything.
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TerryM Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 16 Nov 2009 Location: Saint Augustine Online Status: Offline Posts: 1950	Posted: 20 Oct 2012 at 9:45am
	I agree on the strain if leaving it out over extended periods of time. A good dressing for the seals was good also. Terry
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furpod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128	Posted: 19 Oct 2012 at 4:39pm
	We decided on in.. and with the cover it's a necessity, but I worried that the weight of it hanging out there for months at a time might bother the suspension.. We coat all our seals with some of the silicone spray we use in the dome track, just shoot some on a rag and go to wiping them down..

TIDALWAVE Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 21 Nov 2009 Location: MINNESOTA Online Status: Offline Posts: 315	Posted: 17 Oct 2012 at 1:43pm
	You may wish to coat the slider rubber seals with a 'slider-lubricant'. You can buy an aerosol can of it at Campers World. I usually use a cloth to wipe it over the seals once in the Spring and when I am putting the Pod to bed for the Winter. I also leave the slider in for the winter. If you look on the bottom of the slider...the seals don't completely seal the Pod when the slide is out. On my Pod there is just enough room for small vermin like field mice to squeeze in. The slide is quite tight when in.
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Footslogger03 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Location: Laramie, WY Online Status: Offline Posts: 362	Posted: 17 Oct 2012 at 10:23am
	No science here ...just my personal answer to your question. I plan on taking it in and out now and then, provided I can get the cover up high enough. I don't think it's a good idea to leave it in either position for extended periods of time. 'Slogger
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Cmtpod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 04 Jun 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7	Posted: 13 Oct 2012 at 5:03pm
	Fortunately I am able to store our 182g in a new pole barn out of the elements. My question is in this instance should I leave the slide all the way in, open it a bit to take the pressure off the seals, or slide it all the way out? Thoughts? I'm sure I'll use it numerous times this winter and dry camp while doing outdoorsy stuff there so it won't get lonely!