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--- rv:intro [2018/03/05 11:35]
frater_secessus [types of RV]
+++ rv:intro [2018/03/28 13:12]
frater_secessus [types of RV]
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 ====== brief overview of different RVs ======
-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.
+The chart below attempts to give a rough overview of the pro/con of the main types of camper.
 ===== overviews =====
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 ^**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]]|
-|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]]|
 |[[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]]|
 |cargo trailer\\ boxy trailer that can be converted to a living space.|space, \\ ease of modification, \\ mounting solar|\\ passthrough, |[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNuek8BIR6E|Robert Witham #8]] \\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UhkIBUhM-k|Bob Wells]]\\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9x7LkXs2kc|Carolyn's RV Life #2]]|
-|truck w/slide-in camper|4wd can go anywhere \\ ground clearance|handling, \\ low overhangs, \\ passthrough, \\ mounting solar, \\ expensive|[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td7wreFggWU|Robert Witham #4]]\\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9x7LkXs2kc|Carolyn's RV Life #2]]|
+|truck w/slide-in camper|4wd can go anywhere \\ ground clearance|handling, \\ low overhangs, \\ passthrough, \\ mounting solar, \\ expensive|[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td7wreFggWU|Robert Witham #4]]\\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9x7LkXs2kc|Carolyn's RV Life #2]]\\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-H2lziLON4U|Mortons on the Move w/Gary Conley]]|
 |truck w/camper shell|inexpensive, \\ mounting solar|living space, \\ passthrough|[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td7wreFggWU|Robert Witham #4]]|
 |car|stealth, \\ MPG, \\ insurance, \\ already own?|living space, \\ mounting solar|[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_o0snhETC0|Robert Witham #2]]|

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