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07-18-2013, 09:43 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Gilda
Trailer: 2011 Scamp 13'
California
Posts: 1,445
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Trailer Talk Lingo
Let's share the specialized "Trailer Talk Lingo" in this thread so we can refer to it when we are stumped as to what fellow FGRVers are talking about. Following are some starters...
TV - Tow Vehicle
Jalousie - Windows that have glass slats that open and close with a crank handle
Canned ham - Vintage trailers made of metal in the shape of a canned ham
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The Gleeful Glamper
Gilda (Jill-da)
"Here we go again on another amazing adventure"
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07-18-2013, 10:08 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Sandy
Trailer: Dolphin 15 ft
Ottawa, ON
Posts: 100
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Found this out yesterday
WDH = weight distribution hitch
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07-18-2013, 10:12 AM
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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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Gaucho - A couch that turns into a bunk bed
DH - Dear, (damm?) Husband.
DW - Dear Wife
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07-18-2013, 10:20 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Jack
Trailer: '98 BURRO 17WB
Delaware
Posts: 2,548
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STINGER: the removable section of a receiver-type hitch, the drawbar to which the coupler ball is attached, so-called by reference to the pain that results from accidental contact with one's shins.
TOAD: motor vehicle towed behind a moho. Alternately dinghy or dinghy tow.
MOHO: self-propelled motorhome.
DINGHY: toad.
S.O.B.: "Some other brand" of camper/travel trailer; said of non-molded or stick-built trailers.
STICKY or STICK-BUILT: camper or travel trailer of frame and skin construction.
jack
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07-18-2013, 10:35 AM
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Member
Name: Richard
Trailer: Casita
Massachusetts
Posts: 86
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Rat Fur : The carpeting found on the walls of certain FGRV's
Sticks and Bricks : Home (when not in the RV)
Rick
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07-18-2013, 10:43 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Ron
Trailer: Trillium 13 ft (green grape)
Ontario
Posts: 442
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PO previous owner.
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07-18-2013, 10:46 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Casita Spirit Deluxe 2003 16 ft
Posts: 1,899
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OP: Original Poster
Reefer: refrigerator
Stinky Slinky: Sanitary dump hose
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07-18-2013, 11:14 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Jack
Trailer: '98 BURRO 17WB
Delaware
Posts: 2,548
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TUG: Tow vehicle or TV.
FIVER: Trailer designed to be towed by a truck with an in bed hitch.
HILO: trailer whose upper walls and roof can be lowered or collapsed over the lower walls for travel. Evolutionary dead end.
SLIDER: small burger or alternatively a projection from trailer which increases floor area and retracts into trailer for travel. The next evolutionary dead end?
jack
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07-18-2013, 11:42 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Scamp
Posts: 7,056
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BOONDOCKING = Camping without any services.
CAMPGROUND = Minimal services, no hookups.
FULL HOOKUPS = RV PARK
RV PARK = RV RESORT.
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Byron & Anne enjoying the everyday Saturday thing.
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07-18-2013, 12:01 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Kd
Trailer: Scamp
SouthEast
Posts: 144
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RV recreational vehicle
SUV sport utility vehicle
MPV multi purpose vehicle
(hey at least i could contribute lol)
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Live the life you love!
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07-18-2013, 12:35 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Casita Spirit Deluxe 2003 16 ft
Posts: 1,899
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Black Water: toilet drainage
Grey Water: sink/shower drainage
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07-18-2013, 12:40 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: No Trailer Yet
Posts: 5,112
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LSMFT - Lucky Strike means fine tobacco
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07-18-2013, 03:02 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Trails West Campster 1970
Posts: 3,366
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Byron Kinnaman
BOONDOCKING = Camping without any services.
CAMPGROUND = Minimal services, no hookups.
FULL HOOKUPS = RV PARK
RV PARK = RV RESORT.
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I have to argue with this one- to me, campgrounds can have utility sites with hookups (rarely full hookups which to me includes sewer but to some also includes cable tv.)
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07-18-2013, 03:05 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Frank
Trailer: 2012 ParkLiner #006
New York
Posts: 2,273
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What Rabbit refers to as a "stinger" I've always known as a ball mount.
Frank
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07-18-2013, 03:11 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Carl
Trailer: 2013 Lil Snoozy #161 (SOLD)/2010 Tacoma
NE Oklahoma
Posts: 2,358
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Ymmv = ????
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07-18-2013, 03:26 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Jared
Trailer: 1984 19' scamp
Kansas
Posts: 1,610
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Your mileage may vary
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07-18-2013, 04:06 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Scamp
Posts: 7,056
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bobbie Mayer
I have to argue with this one- to me, campgrounds can have utility sites with hookups (rarely full hookups which to me includes sewer but to some also includes cable tv.)
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I guess we'll just have to disagree. I don't stay in RV Parks or Resorts, no hookups for me. That's closer to camping than RVing.
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Byron & Anne enjoying the everyday Saturday thing.
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07-18-2013, 05:51 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Carl
Trailer: 2013 Lil Snoozy #161 (SOLD)/2010 Tacoma
NE Oklahoma
Posts: 2,358
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jared J
Your mileage may vary
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thanks
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07-18-2013, 07:31 PM
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Moderator
Trailer: U-Haul 1985
Posts: 3,436
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I don't stay in RV resorts, I stay in campgrounds. And the ones I stay in have everything from rustic sites (no utilities, you boondock in them) to electric-only, electric with water, and then full hookup (with sewer). Many times the RV Resorts don't have public facilities because the RVs are all fully contained. My sister stays the summer in an RV resort, and no public restrooms at all
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07-18-2013, 07:44 PM
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Moderator
Trailer: U-Haul 1985
Posts: 3,436
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Glamping = Glamorous Camping. This can be something as simple as a tent with lace curtains, or a dolled up trailer like mine (which some also refer to as 'glampfoolery' or 'frou-frou').
Silicone = the devil's bane of sealants.
Slab-Side or Big White Box = the newer style of campers with laminated panel sides.
Belly Band = the horizontal seam around campers like bolers/trilliums/scamps.
IMO = In My Opinion
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