Old school and older school

My first RV (in the early 70's) was an Appleby. I sure wish I still had it. (I upgraded from a tent.) It was easy to pull and maneuver. It has lots of screen, so it stayed cool (enough) even in the desert. For stormy weather, there was zipper canvas to cover the screens. I built a center table, and side shelves with fold down doors. It was large enough for caned goods, a Coleman stove and the such. The top of the shelves doubled as bench seats for the table. That left about a three foot "spot" for getting in and out. The front had a canopy. I used a pump sink. I wired the trailer to the car's battery to run a 5" B&W TV, and a clamp on fan. The TV did not take much power, and would last the evening and not run the battery down. A Colman gasoline lantern provided the light and heat. A great set up. It seemed bigger inside than you would expect. I went all over the States with it. Back then it was ok to camp at the rest areas, and I took advantage of that opportunity. I remember one trip across the states and back cost about $300 in gas and camp fees.