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rv:intro [2018/03/05 11:46] frater_secessus [brief overview of different RVs] |
rv:intro [2018/03/28 13:12] frater_secessus [types of RV] |
====== brief overview of different RVs ====== | ====== brief overview of different RVs ====== |
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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. | 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. | The chart below attempts to give a rough overview of the pro/con of the main types of camper. |
|[[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]]| |
|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]]| | |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]]| | |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]]| | |car|stealth, \\ MPG, \\ insurance, \\ already own?|living space, \\ mounting solar|[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_o0snhETC0|Robert Witham #2]]| |