This travel topic covers
the use of
recreational vehicles
(RV) as a
travel home while on a vacation although
some people travel and live permanently in
an RV as their only home. We will use the
term RV
in this topic. This is the term commonly
used in North American countries, along with
the term
mobile home or
camper, to
describe a vehicle intended to be a home on
wheels. Sometimes the term
Winnebago,
which is a brand name,
is also used to mean an RV. In
other parts of the world, the terms
camper van,
caravan
and
motorhome
are more commonly used when referring to a
recreational vehicle. In France and
Japan, the English-derived term
camping-car
is popular.
There are a number of classes of RVs, but the three basic classes are - (1) a truck camper which is a shell fitted over the back of a pickup truck, (2) a travel trailer (in Australia it is called a camper trailer) which is a small mobile home towed behind a car or truck which can be unhitched and parked, and (3) a motor home which is a home built on a truck chassis as a single unit. There are many variations and Wikipedia has a good article that describes the classes of RV's.
A person who travels in an RV is also referred to as an RVer or camper. Sometimes people travel individually in RVs and sometimes they form a caravan of RVs. The latter is known as caravaning (also spelled caravanning.) RVs are parked in special places known as RV parks, trailer parks and caravan parks.
In North American countries you rent an RV. In Europe and other parts of the world you hire one.
There are a number of classes of RVs, but the three basic classes are - (1) a truck camper which is a shell fitted over the back of a pickup truck, (2) a travel trailer (in Australia it is called a camper trailer) which is a small mobile home towed behind a car or truck which can be unhitched and parked, and (3) a motor home which is a home built on a truck chassis as a single unit. There are many variations and Wikipedia has a good article that describes the classes of RV's.
A person who travels in an RV is also referred to as an RVer or camper. Sometimes people travel individually in RVs and sometimes they form a caravan of RVs. The latter is known as caravaning (also spelled caravanning.) RVs are parked in special places known as RV parks, trailer parks and caravan parks.
In North American countries you rent an RV. In Europe and other parts of the world you hire one.
Here is a selection of some good websites covering RVs worldwide.
