[Ranchhand]

I have a 2011 Ram 2500 crew cab short box and just recently purchased a 2014 Keystone Cougar and had the same question as you. I went with the non slider hitch for the reason that the automatic sliders are so heavy. I have to be able to change between a gooseneck and a fifth wheel hitch and did not want to have to get a hitch out that ways a couple of hundred pounds. If you do not have to remove the hitch on a regular basis then I would say get a slider. With that be said is a slider a complete must have I say no. When I got mine home I tried mine just to see how far I could turn and I would say that I could get to about 80 degrees on level ground. Is there a chance you could hit the cab with a non sliding hitch yes for sure. For me it was just a weight thing.