Agreed. However, Massachusetts has special "camper" plates, most likely so they can charge an extra leg to the arm and leg registration already costs. I have seen these both on self-propelled dwellings as well as the trailer variety. I have also seen trailer plates on the trailer variety, and other plates on the self-propelled variety. Probably to avoid having to spend the extra leg in Massachusetts. :)
My dictionary (American Heritage) mostly concurs. The difference is that it says that RV is an umbrella term encompassing both campers and motor homes. It also says that a camper can be either a trailer or a rear compartment of a vehicle, whereas a motor home is itself a vehicle. Most people I know would, like you, say RV instead of motor home.
Just to confuse you, in Australia, "camper vans" are big bubble-top vans with beds in the back. Go figure ;-)
Well, I didn't have one, but they're not that big --I imagine there's some tiny amount of storage and beds that either just stay flat in back or fold up to the walls.
Two things I think you'd miss in them: water and propane. Eating out every meal gets spendy (and, suprisingly, not fun) pretty fast :)
My answer is pretty similar to Volta's. An RV has a motor and such while a camper has to be pulled by something. I've also heard of campers as generally being smaller. An Airstream or similar is probably still an RV even though it's towed.
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Date: 2004-08-29 11:58 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-08-30 01:40 am (UTC)But overall, I agree. :)
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Date: 2004-08-30 01:43 am (UTC)Just to confuse you, in Australia, "camper vans" are big bubble-top vans with beds in the back. Go figure ;-)
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Date: 2004-08-30 01:37 pm (UTC)a bed, and nothing else? That's what I _want_, eventually, I think. I don't need most of the random stuff that's in RVs...
Neat. :)
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Date: 2004-08-30 05:49 pm (UTC)Two things I think you'd miss in them: water and propane. Eating out every meal gets spendy (and, suprisingly, not fun) pretty fast :)
Re: Camper vs. RV
Date: 2004-08-30 01:38 am (UTC)Re: Camper vs. RV
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