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The Many Sizes of Recreational Vehicles

What makes you choose a particular type of recreational vehicle (RV)? Is it because it has all the amenities you're looking for? Is it the size of the RV or the price? RV's come in many different sizes. Some are towed behind a heavy duty 4X4 vehicle. Some are motor homes, one vehicle that includes living and driving areas. There are many manufacturers of RV's today that offer the same convenient features in an RV that you are accustomed to having in your home.

The simplest type of RV is a pop up trailer. These are generally lightweight and can be easily towed behind any size car. These pop up trailers can have sleeping areas, cooking and bathing areas. They are the most inexpensive type of RV on the market, running between $4000 and $25,000.

There are other types of RV's that require towing, that are larger than folding RV's and campers. These models are called 5th wheel RV's or travel trailers. The 5th wheel RV is slightly larger than a travel trailer, which requires heavy duty trucks to tow. While the travel trailer can be towed directly behind a standard 4X4 truck. The advantages that these larger RV's have over the folding RV and campers is the space and more amenities available. The price of the 5th wheel RV can range from $15,000 to $150,000. While the travel trailer, may cost $10,000 to $100,000.

The other type of RV's on the market comes in different classes that are driven instead of being towed. These models are called motor homes. The classes range from A to C and there are many different amenities that are available. Class A motor homes are also called motor coaches that are the top of the line. These RV's makes it seem like you put your current home on a set of wheels with the features they have. This particular RV can run you hundreds of thousands of dollars. While the Class B motor home is a RV that is on the chassis of a van, theses RVs are commonly called conversions. These motor homes have the same amenities as the 5th wheel RV. These can range from $40,000 to $100,000. Class C motor homes are RVs that are often called mini motor coaches that are larger than the Class B motor home. These have some of the amenities as Class A motor homes, but not as much space. These vehicles can cost you up to $200,000.

Campervan Hire - Camp As You Drive

There are times when you just get the sudden urge to pack-up and move out to escape the monotony and binge on a tension-free camping trip close to nature. However, if your trip requires you to camp and enjoy all the facilities of your home as well, then going for a campervan hire would be the best bet for you.

There are a lot of agents who engage themselves in the campervan hire business for people who are increasingly flocking to the peaceful sanctums of camping spots close to nature. These operators have such motor-homes in several shapes and sizes to offer every kind of option, and even throw in enough accessories at a price to give you another home away from your home.

Going for the right campervan hire is not so tough an errand provided you know where to look for the right stuff. Starting off with a detailed online scanning of those campervan providers will land you with satisfactory offers. The next thing would entail comparing the rentals of the mobile homes and taking a good look at the accessories like television, cooker, fridge, first aid kit, fire extinguisher, chemical toilet and crockeries that are up for grabs.

Once you have made up your mind with the compervan hire that fits your bill, all you need to do is close and deal and take out the clothes and other things that you need for the trip. The final step will see you driving away to glory towards your favourite camping spot in a van that is more like your second home.

RV Awning Lights - Let Me Tell You My Story

As an avid camping enthusiast -- and recent RV owner -- I've had an interesting experience this past year purchasing and using various types of RV awning lights, and I thought it would take a few minutes and tell you about what has worked for me and what hasn't -- in the hopes you can learn from my mistakes.

My Journey Begins

I purchased my first set of awning lights for my RV at the same time that I purchased my RV, as the rig already came equipped with a very nice, good-quality awning. The lights I bought at that time, however, were really junky -- I'm sure you've seen them around : the little plastic fish or lanterns that look really tacky once you have them up. What I found really lacking about these lights was the fact that they actually put out very little light. Part of the problem with these lights was that they were made from a rather thick plastic, and did not permit much light to shine through.

Another problem with the cheap novelty lights that I had purchased is that they did not use a very bright light bulb. Perhaps the manufacturer believed that there would be a fire hazard if a higher wattage bulb would be used, I don't know -- I only know that they were next to useless, and the thin, cheap cord kept getting tangled up and always seemed to be in our way whenever we would walk underneath them.

I Decide to Take a Step up

Having had a thoroughly bad experience with the junk I had previously purchased, I decided to purchase a more substantial type of RV awning light. The ones I decided to buy this time were made out of a heavy-duty acrylic material, shaped in the form of a faceted globe. These lights were far superior to the ones I had previously owned, and came equipped with a heavy-duty, coiled cord that managed to stay out of our way, at least most of the time.

I could not have imagined what would happen next however -- after coming home from a long day at the lake, we discovered that three of the globes from the set had been removed from our brand-new set of lights! It would seem that another fellow RV-er, desperate for a few replacements, simply decided to help themselves to several globes from our brand-new set. And with three of the globes missing from our set the whole thing looked really ridiculous -- it made our rig look like something you might find in a backwoods, trailer-trash neighborhood.

Finally Satisfied!

After that wonderful experience, I decided to go back to my RV dealer and ask him what else was available in the way of awning lights for our RV. I told him I didn't want any of the junk, novelty-style lights -- and I also told him the story about the missing globes. My dealer just smiled and said, "I know just what you need."

From behind the counter he brought out a set of light strips. These RV awning lights are manufactured as a narrow strip, which simply slips inside, down and through the groove in the awning take-up roller. The strips cannot be quickly removed -- and that puts an end to the thievery. Because they are securely anchored, and offer a very low profile, they are not going to get caught by the wind and blow down.

The light strips are also great because they don't present the overhang of electrical cords as the other types do -- and that means we don't get tangled or caught in them as we walk under them. And if you retract your awning very carefully, you can simply roll your awning up with the lights inside -- altogether eliminating the need to take them down and store them.

So when it comes to RV awning lights, I guess I've learned a few lessons along the way: stay away from the cheap stuff, don't buy something valuable that can be easily stolen -- and when your back's up against it, don't forget to check with your local dealer for a good solution.