Motorized RVs

Recreational Vehicle (or RV) is a term used in North America to describe a large enclosed piece of equipment with wheels designed to be moved from place to place for people to temporarily live in and be protected from the elements while away from their permanent home. more...

While RVs are intended for brief leisure activities such as vacations and camping, some people, especially retirees, live in their units and are known as fulltimers. RVs can be rented in major U.S. and Canadian cities.

There are different classes of vehicles generally labelled as RVs:

• Truck Camper - unit is affixed to the bed or chassis of a pickup truck.
• Folding Camping Trailer - also known as a pop-up trailer; a light-weight unit with sides that collapse for towing and storage
• Travel Trailer - heavier unit with rigid sides designed to be towed by most vehicles by means of a bumper or frame hitch
• Fifth Wheel Travel Trailer - designed to be towed by a pickup truck equipped with a special hitch in the truck bed
• Park Model - designed for occasional relocation and will require a special tow vehicle and a highway movement permit
• Motorhome ("Winnebago", a product of the Winnebago Company that dominated the market for many years, was long a synonym for a motorhome, but this usage has faded in recent years.)

Class A Motorcoach - constructed on a specially designed motor vehicle chassis, typically resembling a bus

Class B Campervan - built using a conventional van, to which a raised roof has been added

Class C Mini-motorhome - built on an automotive manufactured chassis with an attached van cab section

• Toterhome, a motor home built around a 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 motor home

A minimal RV typically contains beds, a table, food preparation and storage areas. Larger models add full bathrooms, refrigerators, living areas, master bedrooms, etc. Some RVs are very elaborate, with satellite TV and internet access, slide-out wall panels, and awnings; many RVs can cost in excess of $100,000 and some can cost over $1 million. These high end RVs typically need to be financed by banks or specialized lenders.

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