Who Are WE RV'ers Really?

It has occurred to me that much of the contentious discussion on this site that so infuriates the moderators and others is due in part to the varied ideas we have about just who is an "RVer" and the different needs and outlook that those differences result in.

Just take a couple of innocuous issues like: Staying at Walmart or what makes a good RV Park or what exactly is Boondocking? these topics can go on for tens of pages.

So I thought maybe a definition of terms would help: (LOL) (Note Caps are for emphasis not yelling.)

Vacationer: Someone who uses their RV for weekend or a bit longer summer trips primarily for holiday purposes.

Full Timer: A person who uses their RV for living in WHILE
TRAVELING the MAJORITY of the time. They do not spend long periods in one place unless it is to Work Camp on an occasional basis.

WorkCamper: Someone who has an RV primarily to live in while working almost full time in various locations.

Resorters: These are the people who take their monstrously large Class A's with their new Masarati toad to to those posh, gated and "discriminating" "Resorts" that outlaw anything under $100k in sticker price. Often seen in beachside communities with annual mean incomes of 500k and up.

Tom Joads: Those that live in their RV (usually old and in need of repair) in either a trailer or RV Park full time and never move it. This category also covers those that live full time in places like Quartzsite.

Wannabe's: Those with giant fifth wheels and Class A's that never ever leave the driveway. They took one or two trips and that was IT for them.

Escapees: Those that have recently bought an RV to travel and live in because of a life changing experience such as a divorce (she got the house) or the death of a spouse (Was it REALLY an accident her falling down the stairs?) or recovering from a terrible bout with Cancer and realizing there is more to life than sitting at home watching The Big Bang Theory.

Snow Birds: These folks consider themselves RVers for sure but really they are just people who want a cheap second home in a warm place. They rarely camp in a national park (most of their rigs wouldnt fit through the gates) or go anywhere in them in fact many are stored in place. I have noticed a lot of backing up drama with this category.

I am sure there are other groups and sub groups but the idea is there. It is therefore no wonder that we tend to disagree a lot here on this site about even the smallest issues given the far different perspectives we hold. And this is in no way to be construed as any implied criticism of ones choices. Just observation.

I am not one of those who sees the entire RV community as "One big Happy-Camper Family. That is Marketing Myth for sure, encouraged, stimulated and partially engendered by Good Sam Enterprises along with almost all other RV related businesses.

There are a lot of wonderful folks out here on the road. And some not so wonderful ones. It's just like at home.

All in all I have been full timing more than two years and just in 2016 ALONE I have stayed in 87 RV Parks of all types and prices offering me an unparalleled peek into this thing we call RV'ing and the people who do it. This does not include part of 2015 or all of 2017 which I just didnt count for this post. So If I extrapolate those numbers out that would make a total of 138 RV Parks for my time full-timing so far. (this does not count staying with relatives, wal marts or State/Natl Parks.)

Now I know the argument will be made that since we all OWN an RV we all have something in common. This may be true but it is insignificant when put up against the MOTIVATIONS for having an RV.

Anyway are there any other categories? Add some of your own or expand on those I have listed or just comment.

And a note to those with impaired senses of humor I am sure you dont't know who you are, the above should be read with a light-hearted "tone" in your head. it is not a "Call to Arms".