Recreational Vehicles (RV)

Recreational vehicle (RV) 

Recreational vehicle(RV)

provides temporary liv­ing quarters for people who are camping or travelling on holiday. Some recreational vehicles have an engine and can be driven. Others are towed by cars. Still others are carried on trucks. All can be moved easily and can travel almost anywhere on land.

Recreational vehicles came into wide use during the 1960's. In the 1970's, the high cost of petrol made large vehicles expensive to operate. As a result, manufactur­ers began to build smaller units that use less fuel. There are five types of recreational vehicles: (1) motor caravans, also called campers or motor homes. (2) towed caravans, or trailers, (3) camper trailers, (4) truck camp­ers, and (5) pickup covers.

Caravan of Heartland Bighorns on 
the way to the Summer 2009 Oregon Rally 
in Winchester, OR.

Motor caravans, also called campers or motor homes, are wheeled vehicles that have an engine and provide both transportation and temporary living quar­ters. They contain many conveniences found in perma­nent homes, including a bathroom or shower area, toi­let, kitchen, and areas for eating and sleeping. They have a heating unit, refrigerator, and cooker, that operate on liquid gas. A storage tank carries water for washing and cooking. Another tank holds waste water and sewage. Most motor homes have tables and couches that can be converted into four to six beds.

Motor Homes

The largest motor homes range from 5 to 11 metres long and measure about 2.3 metres wide. Smaller motor homes include camper vans andchopped vans. A camper van is a vehicle with its interior converted into living quarters. Most campers have a higher roof than standard vans. A chopped van is built on the frame of a van. It looks like a van with its cargo area "chopped off" and replaced by the body of a motor home.

Towed caravans or trailers have the same conven­iences as motor homes but must be pulled by a car or truck. The caravan may be detached from the towing ve­hicle, which can be used independently. A towed cara­van has two or four wheels, depending on its size. Some caravans are bigger than the largest motor homes.

Camper trailers are smaller and more compact than towed caravans. A camper trailer has collapsible sides of canvas, plastic, or some other material and can be folded into a boxlike shape for towing. The trailer pro­vides a tentlike dwelling with sleeping space for as many as eight people. Some trailers have living quarters that are as completely equipped as those of caravans and motor homes.

Truck campers are also known as slide-ons and top­pers. The living quarters section slides into the cargo area of a pickup truck or utility vehicle. They range from 2 to 5 metres long and are attached to the truck by bolts, clamps, and other fasteners. Truck campers have up to three beds and many of the other conveniences pro­vided by larger recreational vehicles.

Pickup covers or canopies are portable units that enclose the cargo area of a pickup truck or utility vehi­cle. The enclosed space can be used as sleeping quar­ters for several people. Most of these vehicles have doors, insulation, lighting, and windows, but they lack a cooker, refrigerator, and toilet.

Recreational Trucks

Recreational Vehicles - Recreational vehicles provide living quarters for people who are camping or travelling. Many models have a bathroom, kitchen, areas for sleeping, and other facilities of permanent homes.   
Motor home, Camper van, Chopped van, Towed caravan, Camper trailer, Truck camper, and Pickup cover

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