Slide-out gliding system for recreational vehicles

The present teachings describe a method and system for deploying and retracting recreational vehicle slide-outs. The recreational vehicle includes a vertical movement member positioned in a recessed region formed in an exterior wall of the recreational vehicle so as to be adjacent the lower portion of an opening formed therein. At least a portion of the floor of the slide-out glides along the vertical movement member during retraction so as to lift the slide-out housing to the second level and glides along the vertical movement member during deployment so as to lower the slide-out housing to the third level.