Recreational Vehicles - A Home During Your Camping Vacation

For the ultimate luxury camping experience you can purchase or rent  recreational vehicles, caravans or camper vans.  Here are some guidelines as to what to look for.

Title: Recreational Vehicles - a Home Away From Home

Author: Stevo Lim

RVs, or recreational vehicles, are enclosed pieces of equipmentusable both as vehicles and living space. They are intended foreverything from camping and vacations to full time living. Inthe latter case, they are generally kept in special parks. RVscan be rented in most major cities, for those who want to
experience RV use without the expense and hassle of maintaining
their own.

There are several different classes of vehicle which have been
called RVs. In the UK and Australia, they are also called
caravans or camper vans. The first and simplest type is the
truck camper, in which a shell is attached to a pickup truck
bed. This sort is cheap and easily acquired, but lacks the
comforts of larger RVs. The folding trailer is a special
tow-behind trailer with sides that collapse for storage. It is
also called a pop-up. Travel trailers are a variation of this
with rigid sides, meant to be towed by larger vehicles. One
style popular in the 1950s and 1960s is the teardrop trailer,
named for its distinctive aerodynamic shape. While not usually
thought of as RVs, mobile homes, intended for minimal moving and
requiring a special vehicle to tow them, are sometimes given the
name.

Motorhomes, however, are what we most commonly think of when we
hear the term "RV." These vehicles come in three classes - A, B,
and C. The Class A type are constructed on a commercial truck
chassis or bus chassis. Class B are camper vans, built using a
modified conventional van body. Class C are the sort built on a
truck chassis, having an attacked cab section. These are also
called mini-motor homes. Winnebago is a common, iconic brand of
motorhome, and these latter vehicles are sometimes called Minnie
Winnies.

Minimal RVs generally contain a sleeping area, table and food
preparation and storage areas. Many of these areas convert for
other uses such as socialization, in order to save space. More
elaborate RVs can add full bathrooms, refrigerators, bedrooms,
satellite TV, awnings, etc. All of these areas are still very
compact, even in large vehicles. Many RV drivers stay at RV
parks, which provide electric, water, and sewer hookups. Very
nice RV parks can also include swimming pools and recreational
facilities, like a resort. Public campgrounds maintain some
facilities for RVs, but they can be minimal. Each campground is
different, so if you intend to RV camp at one, it is advised
that you check with the operators first to see what they offer.

Some of the advantages of RV living are that moving items in and
out of hotel rooms and campsites is reduced, the requirement of
renting multiple rooms is removed, the beds are familiar, and
one can prepare food in the RV. This makes RVing somewhat
cheaper than vacationing in hotels, where one is obliged to eat
in restaurants. RVs are more weather tight and offer better
organization of living space than a tent. Disadvantages include
poor gas mileage, the necessity of doing one's own cleaning, and
the effort of towing large RVs. The initial expense of a
motorhome can also be quite high - several thousand dollars and
up. This is worthy of consideration if the aim of owning an RV
is to reduce expenses.

RVs first originated in the 1920s, when campers added vehicle
bodies to their existing camping cottages. RV camping clubs also
originated from that time, in a group called the Tin Can
Tourists. In the 1930s, RVs used air-craft style construction.
Among the conveniences available were beds, dinettes,
electricity and water. The increasing popularity of RVs brought
campgrounds with better facilities, and after WWII, the industry
flourished. The motorhome came about in the 1950s and 60s, as
Americans demanded better amenities in their homes and their
traveling homes. Some of the newest RVs are actually buses,
powered by turbo diesel engines. These machines can rival luxury
apartments in their amenities.

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