List of recreational vehicles

Advantages of a truck conversion over a standard Class A are safety, ease of service/maintenance, and usually a much higher power-to-weight ratio, since most semi-tractors are built to move an 80,000-pound (36,000 kg) combined weight.

Built using a conventional van, to which either a raised roof has been added or the back replaced by a low-profile body (also called coach-built).

[2][3] In the State of California, in order to qualify as Class B RV, a vehicle must have four of the following six built-in items:[4] A Class C motorhome is built upon a cutaway medium- or heavy-duty truck or van platform with a forward engine and transmission connected by driveshaft to a rear axle that propels dual-mounted rear wheels.

Class C motorhomes are typically powered by gasoline (petrol) engines, although some have been converted to run on propane (autogas) while others use diesels.

With the introduction of slideouts, the earlier design notion of increasing interior space by lengthening the entire motorhome (thus escalating the purchase price) gave way to new designs that offer increased width (albeit only possible in a completely stationary vehicle) while no longer requiring additional length.

Class C motorhomes are characterized by a distinctive cab-over profile, containing either an upper sleeping area, a storage space, or a TV/entertainment section.

Optional equipment available at additional expense typically includes a generator set and roof-mounted solar power panels.

A sub-category of Class C motorhomes is the toy hauler, which combines a typical configuration with additional enclosed space aft dedicated to hauling dirt bikes, bicycles, ATVs or the like.

Class C motorhomes often feature a towing hitch enabling the pulling of a lightweight trailer such as for boats, or of a small car or truck.

Common uses are for backwoods travel, hunting, fishing, and particularly in North America on four wheel drive vehicles for off-roading or via rough roads to campsites.

With the introduction of slideouts, the earlier design notion of increasing interior space by lengthening the entire camper (thus escalating the purchase price) gave way to new designs that offer increased width (albeit only possible in a completely stationary vehicle) while no longer requiring additional length.

[citation needed] A unit with rigid sides designed to be towed, usually by a pickup truck, SUV, or minivan, with a bumper or frame hitch.

A rigid-sided, transportable, enclosed unit or vehicle designed to be towed behind a truck or automobile with a bumper or frame hitch.

In the past, travel trailers were heavy and needed to be pulled by a large SUV or light to medium truck (Class 2, 3, or 4) and have between one and four axles.

A compact, lightweight travel trailer that resembles a large teardrop designed to be towed by light-duty vehicles, including motorcycles.

Designed to be towed by a pickup or medium duty truck equipped with a special in-box hitch called a fifth wheel coupling.