{"id":83,"date":"2020-02-16T02:00:25","date_gmt":"2020-02-16T02:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hightenedpath.com\/blogs\/?p=83"},"modified":"2020-03-21T05:06:41","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T05:06:41","slug":"rv-rental-terminology-rv-rental-names-and-rv-rental-classification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hightenedpath.com\/blogs\/rv-rental-terminology-rv-rental-names-and-rv-rental-classification\/","title":{"rendered":"RV Rental Terminology, RV Rental Names, and RV Rental Classification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4cvhA2FulyE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nIn this video I want to discuss something called RV Terminology. And what I mean by this, these are all the various names that people use to call an RV. There\u2019s so many different names out there and people have different meanings for each one of them. So, when we get phone calls, people will say \u201cHey, do you have this, that or the other?\u201d And you know, of course we help them out. But for those who don\u2019t know, or maybe would like to be a little more educated, I\u2019ve got a thorough list and I\u2019m going to run down those as quickly as I can and explain the different RV terminology or different RV names.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Recreational Vehicles = RV<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>So I\u2019ve broken the names up into three categories, two main categories and then a sub category (if you will). The very first one or first terminology, not even in any category is the term, RV.\u00a0 What does RV mean? It means Recreational Vehicle. So every other name hereafter refers to a recreational vehicle. So now matter what you\u2019re talking about, it is still referred to as a recreational vehicle, or an RV. So let\u2019s just clear this up immediately from the get-go!<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Driveable RVs and Motorhomes (Motor homes)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Now the first category, I would like to say, are called DRIVEABLE units or driveable RVs or your motorized units or your MOTORHOMES, which is a very popular term.\u00a0 These are any type of RV which will have a motor built directly into it to make it self-driving and you don\u2019t need to pull it with another vehicle or do anything special with it; you just get in the motorhome, turn on the key and you drive away. These are motorhomes.\u00a0 These types of RVs are usually gas or they can be diesel. Which is generally the only types of engines out there at this time. Then the motorhomes are broken into classes (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hightenedpath.com\/blogs\/whats-the-difference-between-rv-classes\/\">which in one of my other videos you can see the different RV classes and what they mean<\/a>).\u00a0 So you have a Class A, which is the long, cigar, bus style looking motorhome.\u00a0 Then you have a Class C, which is what I like to call a cab-over because there is a bed or loft\/nook above the cab area where you drive.\u00a0 Then you have a Class B (as in boy) for a conversion vans. Anything on a van chassis like a Mercedes Sprinter, a Dodge Pro Master, a Ford Transit or whatever else is out there in the market and they are converted into a motorhome.\u00a0 So this is a Class B. Now along with the Class Bs you\u2019ll have what is called a \u201cCampervan\u201d. This is popular in Europe and you\u2019ll hear this terminology used a lot from overseas. And I imagine this is because smaller motorhomes and recreational vehicles are popular overseas because of smaller streets, smaller parking area, smaller spaces, and whatever the case might be.\u00a0 So I get a lot of my foreign customers calling in requesting a campervan and since we know what they\u2019re talking about, we can help them out.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Diesel Pusher<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Now there are some sub categories of these types of motorhomes. You have a term some people use called a \u201cDiesel Pusher\u201d and maybe you\u2019ve heard this terminology.\u00a0 All this means is a Class A motorhome, but it has a diesel engine mounted in the rear which pushes the motorhome down the street.\u00a0 This is why it got the nick name, diesel pusher. And to my current knowledge, I don\u2019t know of any gas mounted engines in Class As that are mounted in the rear (I have no idea). But generally speaking a diesel pusher is a rear mounted diesel powered motorhome.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Super C<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Another motorhome type is a \u201cSuper C\u201d. Maybe you\u2019ve heard this term. These types are fairly newer to the industry (I would say) and these are going to be the really big, box truck (or moving truck) style, semi-truck chassis, Class C style motorhome. These are on a diesel chassis with brands from International, Freightliner, Kenworth, Volvo, and other big manufacturers. \u00a0But these are going to be the big monster looking Class Cs with the diesel engine in the front end; a Super C.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Super B, B+<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The last motorhome style goes along with the Class B. This one I want to talk a little bit more about because this name kind of bugs me a little bit. Myself and the manufacturers don\u2019t see eye to eye or get along with this terminology, but here goes: I call these \u201cSuper B\u201d or B Plus\u201d. Now what do I mean by this? In my opinion, anything that is mounted to a truck chassis, like a typical Class C, technically, this falls under a Class C category. If the RV is mounted to a van chassis, like the Sprinter, Pro Master or similar, this to me is a Class B.\u00a0 What manufacturers have been doing is cutting away the Class B conversion van and putting a box on the frame, to make it appear similar to a Class C motorhome.\u00a0 But to me, these types drive and feel like a Class B. So I call them, \u201cSuper B\u201d or \u201cB Plus\u201d. \u00a0\u00a0So some manufacturers will call these Class Cs others will call them Super Bs.\u00a0 I still feel strongly that this type of RV should fall into the B category. And this should sum it up for any of the driveable, motorhomes that are out in the market.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Towable RVs, Travel Trailers and Pull behinds<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The next category is your towable units. This is simply anything that will be towed or pulled behind your personal vehicle. Now there is a lot of names for these types of RVs as well!\u00a0 You have a towable unit, some call them bumper pulls. To me a bumper pull is a type of RV unit on the trailer side, not on the 5<sup>th<\/sup> wheel type (which I\u2019ll explain in a moment). Meaning it is towed and pulled from a hitch directly from the back of your vehicle. This is a bumper pull.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>5th Wheel &amp; Gooseneck<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>You also have 5<sup>th<\/sup> Wheels and goosenecks. These are RVs that are similar to a semi-truck style trailer that mounts on the back of the pickup truck directly in the bed of the pickup truck.\u00a0 This is a 5<sup>th<\/sup> wheel or a gooseneck. At this time Hightened Path RV does not rent 5<sup>th<\/sup> wheels or goosenecks, we might in the future and there are some companies that will rent these but unfortunately we are not one who does. They are very large and take up too much space. Plus washing and dumping is very challenging.<\/p>\n<h3>Travel Trailer<\/h3>\n<p>The general term for a towable unit is a trailer or \u201ctravel trailer\u201d. This is the general, generic term when people ask if you have a trailer for rent. But unfortunately when people say trailer, they can be referring to a motorhome too (so it\u2019s kind of funny in this regards).\u00a0 Now to me, going back to the trailer specifically, a trailer is a hard sided unit and what I mean by this is that they are not a popup with canvas canopies on them, so all four sides are hard sided. Now in-between a popup and a hard-sided travel trailer, you have what\u2019s called a \u201chybrid travel trailer\u201d. A hybrid trailer is the best of both worlds (in my opinion) and it\u2019s a combination of a popup and a hard-sided trailer. So during travel, all four sides of the trailer are hard sided and when you\u2019re ready to setup the unit at your campground, the front and back of the trailer flip open to provide much more space, but they are usually soft sided canvas similar to a popup. The nice thing about hybrid travel trailers is they are lightweight and they still sleep a handful of people, sometimes up to 10! So this is a hybrid travel trailer.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Popups, Folding Campers, and A-Frames<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Now let\u2019s go back to the term \u201cpopup\u201d \u201cpop-up\u201d or another term is \u201cfolding camper\u201d or \u201ca-frame\u201d. Although an A-frame is slightly different but these type of RV units all come equipped slightly different. \u00a0Basically with all of these types, you have to use a crank to open the units up allowing them to expand to get all of the sleeping space provided.\u00a0 Generally speaking, none of these types are hard sided, although an a-frame is hard sided and has the same concept, you crank them open and they expand to look like the letter A and this is your little camper trailer.\u00a0 The nice thing about popups is they sleep a lot and they are usually lightweight similar to a hybrid.\u00a0 The biggest thing that I personally like about popup trailers, especially with my kids, is that they are like a glorified tent camping experience. They are completely open all the way around with the see through canvas windows. Which is really nice because it gives you the traditional tent camping feel without being in a tent and laying on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>So this should cover all of the second category of various types of trailer units, towable, bumper pull, hybrids, popup, folding campers, a-frames, hi-lo\u2019s, hard sided, soft sided, travel trailer, 5th wheel, and gooseneck.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Campers, All Season, and Extreme Condition<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>So lastly are the sub categories and the general terms that people use a lot and they can mean pretty much anything regarding recreational vehicles. One term is \u201ccamper\u201d. Hey do you rent campers? Yes, do you want a driveable or towable? And this is how I handle this question.\u00a0 Another term is \u201cAll Season\u201d, do you rent all season RVs? And the is a maybe because it\u2019s referring to winter rentals. So the RV would be used during the winter season, and the term refers to the water and waste tanks being heated or the water pipes are coiled and heated or even the water pump is insulated and heated.\u00a0 But mind you, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hightenedpath.com\/blogs\/can-i-rent-an-rv-in-the-off-season-winter-months\/\">in another separate video<\/a>, I talk about if you can rent an RV during the off season winter months.\u00a0 You certainly can, but we always leave the RV winterized.\u00a0 There are rare exceptions but even if the RV is an all season motorhome or travel trailer of any type, we still leave them winterized. \u00a0So please be aware of this.\u00a0 Another term is \u201cExtreme Conditions RV\u201d. These types are becoming more popular and originate from Australia and New Zealand. You probably have seen them at some point and if not, just Google the term and you\u2019ll find out more.\u00a0 HPRV does not have any at this time, they\u2019re pretty magnificent RVs and they are just beasts. They are fully equipped, they are rugged, they go anywhere, and they are tough.\u00a0 These are extreme condition RVs.\u00a0 Popups and trailers can be extreme conditions and this just means they are lifted, with larger tires, and maybe they have diamond plates around the sides which makes them extreme condition popups and travel trailers.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Toy Haulers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The last one are \u201cToy Haulers\u201d. The interesting thing about toy haulers is people assume they only come in a towable unit like a travel trailer or 5<sup>th<\/sup> wheel.\u00a0 But now toy haulers can come in a Class A, Class C (I don\u2019t think they come in a Class B, too small), in 5<sup>th<\/sup> wheels and most types of travel trailers.\u00a0 A toy hauler is exactly as it sounds, it hauls your personal toys around inside of the RV.\u00a0 The very back of the RV has a large built in garage door that will fold down as a ramp\u00a0 and provide extra space to put smaller vehicles inside such as a motorcycle, dirt bikes, ATVs, quads, a razor, or anything else you can think of that will fit into this space.\u00a0 So that\u2019s a description of a toy hauler and at this time we do not have any for rent. But always check our website to see what we have in our inventory; the inventory changes all the time each and every year since this is an owner consigned rental fleet.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Slide in Camper, Truck Camper<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>One more that I forgot to mention is called a \u201cSlide in Camper\u201d or \u201cPickup Camper\u201d. A Slide in Camper is basically an RV box or camper box with all the normal amenities of a recreational vehicle, \u00a0that slides into the back of a pickup truck.\u00a0 At this time we do not have any and maybe you\u2019re watching this video and you own a slide in camper and would like to add one to our fleet to rent for you. Just give us a call and let us know. But again, this is a slide in camper and they are pretty cool units as well.<\/p>\n<h4>Conclusion<\/h4>\n<p>So this should cover all of the RV terminology I\u2019ve come across. \u00a0I\u2019m sure there\u2019s still other names and terms out there that I\u2019ve missed (if so comment below) and we\u2019ll likely get calls about these. But hopefully this answers your questions and if you watched the whole video, now when you call in, you\u2019ll have a better understanding of the specific type of RV you\u2019re wanting to rent! Thanks for watching this long video and I hope you\u2019re having a good day. Make sure to check out some of the other blogs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this video I want to discuss something called RV Terminology. And what I mean by this, these are all the various names that people use to call an RV. 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