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A unit designed to be towed by a car, van
or pickup by means of a bumper or frame hitch, the travel trailer provides
all the comforts of home and is perfectly adaptable for weekend getaways,
family vacations, and fulltiming.
These units come in a variety of sizes
from a small bedroom on wheels to the equivalent of a class A motor home minus
the engine and running gear. They are built close to the ground so the overall
height is lower for the same internal height as a motor home. They are 10 to
35 feet in length and must be pulled by a separate tow vehicle. Due to weight
of all but the smallest units, the tow vehicle must have a special load
distributing hitch and other special devices designed to control the sway of
the trailer because the load is all behind the tow vehicle.
Size:
12 - 35 feet.
Sleeps:
Up to eight people (depending on model)
Features:
As with all towables, unit can
be detached at your destination, freeing up towing vehicle for short
trips and excursions, running errands and other conventional uses.
Travel trailers are available
with all the conveniences of home for sleeping, showering, cooking, dining,
and relaxing . Without floorspace needed for the driver's cab, travel
trailers offer a wide, flexible variety of floor plans.
A feature found on many of
today's travel trailers is the slideout. At the
touch of a button, the slideout moves a portion of the RVs exterior wall
outward as much as 3 1/2 feet to enlarge the living, dining, sleeping or
even kitchen area. When extended, the slideout protrudes beyond the normal
outside walls of the RV, like an addition on a
conventional home.
Today's market offers a large
selection of suitable tow vehicles. Travel trailers can be towed by most
full-size and many midsize family automobiles, SUVs, vans or other
truck-based vehicles (consult for specifications).
Telescoping travel trailers
offer improved fuel economy. They can be lowered to cartop level for travel,
eliminating the gasoline consuming wind drag. These units can also be
lowered for storage in a garage or carport.
New lightweight travel
trailers have recently been introduced, designed light enough to be towed by
most six-cylinder family vehicles. This lightweight version of towable
travel trailers retain all the modern conveniences of the traditional
vehicles and some even offer special features like the slideout. Typically,
lightweight towables are under 26 feet and weigh less than 4,000 pounds.
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