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LeBout
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Jul 06, 2013

Camping Lingo in different parts of the country

Last May when my wife and I took our TT to Minnesota we met with some friends and one of them said to me, "So, I hear you brought your camper." My response was: "No...we have a travel trailer." ...
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phenrichs
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Jul 08, 2013
Where I am from in SD there are two types. A "motorhome" is any drivable RV including van conversions. A "camper" is any other towable RV.
This is the general lingo among those that are not in the RV lifestyle. Those of us that own and use them will use the more detailed terminology but when talking to others I find that if I don't say camper or motorhome they are confused.

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