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Recreational vehicles are a popular form of transportation. From working in a reservation center for self storage, calls are received to store these vehicles (assuming the storage facility offers parking). Without knowing anything about recreational vehicles, some of the terms for these vehicles are not intuitive. It is important to have a base knowledge to at least point people in the right direction.

Recreational vehicles fall into two different categories and also have many different nicknames. The first group of recreation vehicles is actually vehicles as opposed to trailers that are hauled by other vehicles. A Class A motorhome, as the name implies, is a mostly furnished house on wheels. In their construction a commercial truck, specially designed motor vehicle, or a commercial bus chassis can be used. Bus conversions are commercial passenger buses that have been re-engineered into a recreation vehicle. These are usually the largest possible recreational vehicle and can be customized into a luxury status. Class B campervans are conventional vans that have had some modification. They either have had their roofs raised or have had their backs replaced by a low-profile body. Class C motorhomes are built onto a truck. They have a characteristic cab over design in which part of the motorhome spills over on top of the roof of the truck where a bed or an entertainment center can be placed. Sometimes these recreational vehicles are called mini-motorohomes. Moterhomes are the last all in one recreational vehicle. Similar to the Class C motorhomes, these use a semi truck chassis.

The second group of recreational vehicles is trailers. Folding trailers are on the smaller side and are lightweight. They are collapsible for easy towing and easy self storage. Folding trailers are also known as pop up campers or tent campers. A travel trailer is similar to a Folding trailer except for the fact that it is not collapsible. Teardrop trailers are the smallest, lightest, and most compact. They have a teardrop shape and can even be towed by motorcycles. Hybrid trailers are a cross between folding and travel trailers. They have many rigid sides but have collapsible walls to adjust height for easy towing and self storage. Fifth wheel trailers are meant to be towed. They are attached to pickup trucks or medium duty trucks by means of a special hitch. This hitch is called fifth wheel coupling and this is what gives this type of recreation vehicle its name. Finally we come to the toy hauler. This is part living space and part self storage for items like motorcycles or ATVs.

Recreational vehicles can range in length from 6 feet (teardrop trailer) to fifty plus feet. Given that some can be fifty foot range in length, one of the most annoying things about recreational vehicles is finding a place to put them. Standard parking spaces are about twenty feet in length so parking one is usually not easy. Also a lot of home associations especially in California do not approve of recreation vehicles parked in residents driveways as they can be an eyesore to others in the community. An alternative that is available is a self storage facility. Many self storage facilities are now adding parking lots to store recreational vehicles. There are also self storage facilities that only accommodate parking (with no actual self storage units on site). If one self storage facility does not have the capabilities of storing recreational vehicles, it is likely they know of another self storage facility that does.

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