A slot in an RV park with a single entrance, designed to be backed into with the RV.

The storage compartment of RV’s under the main living area. Basements are generally found on motor homes and fifth wheel trailers.

TV antenna on the roof on an RV characterized by two horizontal elements. Batwing antennas are generally raised and rotated with a hand crank from inside the RV living compartment.

Holding tank connected to the toilet, designed to hold sewage until it can be dumped into a septic system.

Waste water from the toilet; sewage. See also Black Tank

Strictly speaking, boondocking is camping far away from civilization without any facilities such as water or electricity; roughing it. In a more general sense it has come to mean camping or parking an [..]

Electronic device mounted in the tow vehicle to control the trailer brakes. It is connected to the tow vehicle brake system to sense when braking needs to be applied to the trailer. It has a lever for [..]

An electrical switch on trailers designed to engage the breaks in case the trailer breaks away from the tow vehicle. The switch is connected by a cable to the tow vehicle. Breakaway is detected when t [..]

See SlideBumper Pull Trailer See Travel TrailerBus Conversion A passenger bus converted to an RV.

This term can refer to one of two things: 1) a Class C motor home, or 2) the sleeping area which is over the cab in Class C motor homes and truck campers. For an example of each, see Class C Motor Hom [..]