old camper at a site i drove by
Just south of Michigan on Orange Ave in Orlando FL they tore down a old trailer park. This is still sitting there. It must have been a real sweet one in the day from the looks of what's left. It sa...
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Chances are, that is not a "camper" or "Recreational Vehicle", that is a "trailer house".
Some may ask "What's the difference?". That is a good question.
A "trailer house" does not have holding tanks. It does not have a fresh water tank or pump. It does not have a battery. It does not have a 12VDC system, except for the DOT exterior lights. It was built to be towed to a site in a trailer park, and lived in.
In other words, they were the ancestors of the single-wide "mobile homes" that are built today.
My family lived in one in the early 1950s. It was smaller than the one shown, but similar.
Some may ask "What's the difference?". That is a good question.
A "trailer house" does not have holding tanks. It does not have a fresh water tank or pump. It does not have a battery. It does not have a 12VDC system, except for the DOT exterior lights. It was built to be towed to a site in a trailer park, and lived in.
In other words, they were the ancestors of the single-wide "mobile homes" that are built today.
My family lived in one in the early 1950s. It was smaller than the one shown, but similar.
