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rv:intro [2018/03/05 11:35] frater_secessus [types of RV] |
rv:intro [2018/03/05 11:46] frater_secessus [brief overview of different RVs] |
====== brief overview of different RVs ====== | ====== brief overview of different RVs ====== |
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What are they best and worst suited for? | One of the first decisions a potential 'dweller thinks about is "what kind of van." Sometimes the answer isn't a van at all, but some other platform that meets one's needs better, or is what one already has at hand. |
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| The chart below attempts to give a rough overview of the pro/con of the main types of camper. |
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===== overviews ===== | ===== overviews ===== |
^**RV**^**Pro**^**Con**^Youtube discussion^ | ^**RV**^**Pro**^**Con**^Youtube discussion^ |
|[[rv:cargo_van|cargo van]]\\ The most common vehicle for "vandwelling".|ease of modification, \\ stealth, \\ mounting solar, \\ passthrough |aesthetics|[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wUsjwAxue0|Robert Witham #6]]\\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FG4Sg_IavM|Carolyn's RV Life #3]]| | |[[rv:cargo_van|cargo van]]\\ The most common vehicle for "vandwelling".|ease of modification, \\ stealth, \\ mounting solar, \\ passthrough |aesthetics|[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wUsjwAxue0|Robert Witham #6]]\\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FG4Sg_IavM|Carolyn's RV Life #3]]| |
|conversion van|stealth, \\ raised roof, \\ already own?, \\ [[rv:passthrough|passthrough]]|ease of modification, \\ mounting solar, disposing of seats|[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wUsjwAxue0|Robert Witham #6]]| | |conversion van\\ A passenger van upfitted with A/V equipment, decor, and a raised roof ([[rv:high_roof|"tv top"]]).|stealth, \\ raised roof, \\ already own?, \\ [[rv:passthrough|passthrough]]|ease of modification, \\ mounting solar, disposing of seats|[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wUsjwAxue0|Robert Witham #6]]| |
|minivan|stealth \\ insurance, \\ already own?, \\ passthrough|living space|[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxMi7fFVoAk|Robert Witham #5]]| | |minivan|stealth \\ insurance, \\ already own?, \\ passthrough|living space|[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxMi7fFVoAk|Robert Witham #5]]| |
|[[rv:travel trailer|travel trailer]]\\ The most common kind of RV in the US. Examples include bumper hitch trailers, [[https://duckduckgo.com/?q=5th+wheel+travel+trailers&iax=1&ia=images|5th wheel trailers]], [[https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=teardrop%20trailer&tbs=imgo:1|teardrops]], [[https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=canned%20ham%20trailer&tbs=imgo:1|canned hams]], [[https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=fiberglass%20egg%20trailer&tbs=imgo:1|fiberglass eggs]].|space, \\ built-in amenities|build quality, \\ passthrough, \\ mounting solar|[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvyXQHb-j5o|Robert Witham #7]]\\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9x7LkXs2kc|Carolyn's RV Life #2]]| | |[[rv:travel trailer|travel trailer]]\\ The most common kind of RV in the US. Examples include bumper hitch trailers, [[https://duckduckgo.com/?q=5th+wheel+travel+trailers&iax=1&ia=images|5th wheel trailers]], [[https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=teardrop%20trailer&tbs=imgo:1|teardrops]], [[https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=canned%20ham%20trailer&tbs=imgo:1|canned hams]], [[https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=fiberglass%20egg%20trailer&tbs=imgo:1|fiberglass eggs]].|space, \\ built-in amenities|build quality, \\ passthrough, \\ mounting solar|[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvyXQHb-j5o|Robert Witham #7]]\\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9x7LkXs2kc|Carolyn's RV Life #2]]| |