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Linda


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We are looking for RV jargon that is common among RVers but may not be understood by non-rvers. 

For example:
Blueboy
Honey Wagon
Boondocking

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I'm amazed at how many people don't even know what a 5th wheel is. When people ask us why we're selling our house we just tell them we bought an RV because when we used to say we bought a 5th wheel, the comment always was, "a what?"

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wmalefyt


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How about:

Fulltimer
Pin Box
Gray Water
Black Water
Slideout



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Dump Station
Curb Side
Street Side
Holding Tank
Pull Through
Back in
Pop-up
Cabover
Diesel Pusher
Rubber Roof
Docking Center
Tough Pull
Easy Pull


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Basement
Wet Bay
Inverter
Shore power
Fantastic Fan
Breakaway Switch

Or in my case:

Villiage Idiot :c)

Best Regards!

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LindasBrotherJon


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It would really be great if folks would explain what the words and phrases mean. I'm so in the dark on most of them!

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Jon
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How about:

Toad or dinghy
BrakeAway or breakaway
Dually or dooley
Jake brake
Fiver or 5er
snowbird
pusher or DP
Joey Bed
GenSet

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galeanna


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We aren't out there yet but can help with some terms:

toad = towed vehicle
snowbird = some one who goes to warmer weather in winter

5er = fifth wheel

fulltimer = someone living full time in a 5er or coach or tag-a long but not in a home that doesn't move down the road one way or another.

Basement = same as a stationary home...below the living area (in a 5er or coach is mainly storage...can't walk there like reg. home)

-- Edited by galeanna at 20:32, 2007-06-03

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Howard


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Hey Jon,

It might be easier to just Google "RV Glossary".  That will bring up several sites.  They overlap on a lot of terms, but then they each have terms the others don't.

I'll help you out with the ones that still don't make sense. 

I need to put a Glossary together for our site as well.  And I don't even know what some of the terms listed here mean.  biggrin

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ken and cindy


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Howard wrote:

Hey Jon,

It might be easier to just Google "RV Glossary".  That will bring up several sites.  They overlap on a lot of terms, but then they each have terms the others don't.

I'll help you out with the ones that still don't make sense. 

I need to put a Glossary together for our site as well.  And I don't even know what some of the terms listed here mean.  biggrin


I guess I should update this one ?biggrin http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?forumID=91511&p=3&topicID=8101226


-- Edited by ken and cindy at 10:34, 2007-06-04

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