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01-05-2013, 04:17 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Jared
Trailer: 1984 19' scamp
Kansas
Posts: 1,610
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Originally Posted by Weinel, Alan
Jared... not it isn't all good... our Scamp 19' rigs are NOT 5th wheels. They are CLOSER to a goose neck.
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au contraire
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01-05-2013, 05:38 PM
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#42
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Senior Member
Trailer: 2001 13 ft Scamp / 1993 Jeep Cherokee
Posts: 1,294
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Originally Posted by Steve Hammel
Oh god, I think I'm having an identity crises!
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Yes that was for you and thought you might
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01-05-2013, 05:54 PM
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#43
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Senior Member
Name: Francesca Knowles
Trailer: '78 Trillium 4500
Jefferson County, Washington State, U.S.A.
Posts: 4,669
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Originally Posted by Ray N
Tonight, my daughter-in-law said that she thought that an RV had to be self-propelled, like a motor home or "four-wheeler." I had always thought of a trailer as an RV. After a quick Google look, I'm not sure if there is a clear answer. What do you think, is a trailer an RV?
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Wow- a raging semanticalifragilisticexpialidocious controversy...and 30 posts so far!
Say, Ray:
Has your daughter in law always been a troublemaker?
Francesca
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01-05-2013, 06:00 PM
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#44
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Senior Member
Trailer: 19 ft Scamp 19 ft 5th Wheel Deluxe ('The White House')
Posts: 329
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jared J
au contraire
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Mea Culpa.... NICE conversion!
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01-05-2013, 07:12 PM
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#45
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Senior Member
Name: Cyndi
Trailer: 2010 Scamp 5th Wheel/2019 Toyota Tundra
Iowa
Posts: 1,105
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Awe inspiring!
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01-05-2013, 07:16 PM
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#46
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Senior Member
Trailer: Boler (B1700RGH) 1979
Posts: 5,002
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Joy A
But then how about those '5th wheels'. Since you only have 2 on the trailer attaching to the tug adds it's 4 wheels making it a "6 wheeler".
Someone once told me it's because the trailer has 4 wheels and it's the attachment point that adds the 5th wheel. Hummmm , that attachment point doesn't look like a wheel to me.
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Arghhhh... the kingpin of the "fifth wheel" hitch is like the spindle of a wheel assembly, and so this type of hitch added to the four wheels of the tow vehicle led to the name of this hitch style. The very first ones were actually a wheel complete with hub/bearings/spindle mounted in the open tow car trunk,, and the trailer attached to the spindle. Flexibility of the tire was the only thing that allowed relative motion in the other axes.
No, these hitches don't look much like wheels anymore.
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01-05-2013, 08:18 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Chalet
Posts: 513
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I found this on another camper forum and then this topic came up so I just had to post it.
Well just to throw a "wrench" in this topic How would you rate this one....
World's Coolest Hot Rod Motorhome - The DecoLiner - Hot Rod Magazine
would you call it a camper,RV, or hot rod ????
Not sure how I would rate it myself...but I must say the guy sure put lots of work into it. I might also add it sure is not my style!
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01-05-2013, 08:54 PM
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#48
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1988 16 ft Scamp Deluxe
Posts: 25,697
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The DecoLiner is far cooler in person than the pictures can show. It was made in Oregon and occasionally has been seen cruisin' in downtown Portland.
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Ten Forward - 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Double Yolk - 1988 16' Scamp Deluxe
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01-07-2013, 07:07 AM
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#49
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Senior Member
Trailer: 13 ft Boler 1986
Posts: 526
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I see Jim Bennet says that anything he "recreates" in is an RV. Jim that could mean a whole lot of things, if you get my meaning.
Bizzian
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01-07-2013, 07:56 AM
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Moderator
Trailer: 2009 19 ft Escape / 2009 Honda Pilot
Posts: 6,224
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Vivian Layne-Parkin
I see Jim Bennet says that anything he "recreates" in is an RV. Jim that could mean a whole lot of things, if you get my meaning.
Bizzian
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It is tough to fully understand me.
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01-07-2013, 11:39 AM
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#51
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Moderator
Name: RogerDat
Trailer: 2010 Scamp 16
Michigan
Posts: 3,744
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Here in Mich. we go with "motor home" if it's got a motor thingy to make it go. But... since motor homes are a camper, and towed camping trailers are campers, both used for the purpose of recreational camping.... I say RV covers both.
State does treat them different for license plate and title. Motor home vs trailer title and plate. But then state treats quads, dirt bikes and snow mobiles different too. They are ORV or Off Road Vehicles.
I also say campers get into some kind of weird conversations during the winter months.
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01-07-2013, 11:46 AM
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#52
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Senior Member
Name: Dave W
Trailer: Trillium 4500 - 1976, 1978, 1979, 1300 - 1977, and a 1973
Alberta
Posts: 6,926
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RogerDat
I also say campers get into some kind of weird conversations during the winter months.
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Cabin fever. Or is that wana be RV'ing fever?
For the record, I think that vehicle is a general term meaning conveyance. So, I guess the little red wagon may be an RV, if you are having fun.
I have even heard it used in terms of movies and their relationship to actors. Like the latest Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle.
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01-07-2013, 12:40 PM
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#53
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Senior Member
Name: Francesca Knowles
Trailer: '78 Trillium 4500
Jefferson County, Washington State, U.S.A.
Posts: 4,669
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Quote:
Originally Posted by David Tilston
Cabin fever. Or is that wana be RV'ing fever?
For the record, I think that vehicle is a general term meaning conveyance. So, I guess the little red wagon may be an RV, if you are having fun.
I have even heard it used in terms of movies and their relationship to actors. Like the latest Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle.
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That would be a "WV", or " Wreckreational Vehicle"...
Francesca
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01-10-2013, 09:05 AM
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Member
Name: Theron
Trailer: Looking!
Idaho
Posts: 52
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I figure like a lot of ya'll this post got me reading over on Wikipedia. The article on the history of the 5th wheel is hilarious. Read the second paragraph under the 'Origin' section in particular:
Fifth wheel coupling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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