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RV Terms & Definitions

From Wikipedia
-Recreational Vehicle and its derived acronym, RV, are generally used to refer to an enclosed piece of equiptment dually used as both a vehicle, a temporary travel home or a full time home.
RVs are intended for everything brief leisure activities such as vacations and camping, to full time living.-There are different classes of vehicles generally labeled as RVs

Motorhome Classification
*Class A Motorcoach - constructed on either a commercial truck chassis, a specially designed motor vehicle chassis or a commerical bus chassis.
*Class B Campervan - built using a conventional van, to which either a rasied roof has been added or had the back replaced by a low-profile body. (many times compared to a Class C)
*Class C Motorhome - built on a truck chassis with an attached cab section, which is uasually van based, but may also be pickup truck based or even as large truck (freightliner) based. they are characterized by a distinctive cab-over sleeping bunk.

*Fifth Wheel Travel Trailer - designed to be towed by a pickup or medium duty truck equipped with a special hitch mounted in the truck bed.

*Folding Camping Trailer - also known as a pop-up, is a light-weight unit with sides that collapse for towing and storage. Suitable for towing by many vehicles.

*Hybrid Trailer - a blend between a travel trailer and a folding (tent) trailer. One style has rigid side and pull-out tent sections (usually beds) & another type thats top section of walls and its roof can be lowered over its bottom section to reduce its height for towing.

*Park Model - designed for occasional relocation and will require a special tow vehicle and a highway movement permit.

*Toy Hauler - a motorhome, 5th wheel or travel trailer designed to be part living space & part garage for storing things such as motorcycles and ATV's.

*Truck Camper - a camper shell unit that is affixed to the bed or chassis of a pickup truck.

*Toterhome - Not a common term, but when used indicates a motorhome built around the semi truck chassis such as a freightliner. This type of motor home allows you to pull large and heavy trailers while having all the conveniences of a large motorhome. large motorhomes not built on a semi truck chassis are also capable of pulling heavy loads as well.

-Boondocking - Generally refering to a remote, uasually brushy rural area & is synonymous with the term Dry Camping, which is used to describe camping in an area without the convenience water or electric hookups.