| If you've experienced going on a trip and having to | | | | wide array of options available, you can find a travel |
| spend big bucks on hotel reservations and | | | | trailer that is perfect for your traveling needs, family |
| accommodations and airplane tickets, and you don't | | | | size, and budget, among other considerations. A travel |
| want to go through that money-draining endeavor | | | | trailer these days can be classified as recreational |
| again, you're part of the target market of travel trailer | | | | vehicles, motorhomes, fifth wheel trailers, truck |
| companies. | | | | campers, and pop-up trailers. |
| A travel trailer, also referred to as a caravan, is | | | | Smaller travel trailers and pop-up trailers are primarily |
| basically a trailer that is towed behind a road vehicle. Its | | | | designed for touring purposes, so they are generally |
| main purpose is to provide a place to rest and sleep | | | | lightweight and easy to set up for continuous travel. |
| that is more safe or protected and comfortable than a | | | | Normally, they can be towed using a large car or a |
| tent. Some people have taken to using a travel trailer | | | | small truck, but some lighter trailers of this kind can be |
| as their lodging when they go on a holiday trip or on | | | | towed by a motorcycle. Larger travel trailers are |
| vacation. This way, they won't have to find a motel or | | | | designed to fit the needs of a full-time user - they |
| hotel or camp out on the ground in the middle of | | | | function as a home. These trailers can be towed by a |
| nowhere; the savings and protection they'll have are | | | | highway tractor, SUV, large truck, or a towing vehicle |
| assured. | | | | built especially for such purpose. |
| In the United States of America, travel trailers first | | | | A modern travel trailer that is middle-ranged (weighing |
| came about in the early 1920s. Travel trailer users | | | | at around 5,000 pounds or 2,250 kilograms and |
| were called Tin Can Tourists then. Eventually, travel | | | | measuring at 18 to 25 feet) usually offer the following |
| trailers became known as house trailers and in the | | | | features: gas or electric powered refrigerator; |
| 1950s and 1960s, two separate industries, the | | | | microwave cooker; gas or electric powered oven, |
| recreational vehicle industry and the mobile home | | | | stove, and grill; gas or electric powered heater; sofa or |
| industry, were born and continue to thrive up to now. | | | | full beds; electricity by battery or external hookup; toilet, |
| You can find several companies that manufacture | | | | complete with flush-water tank and removable |
| travel trailers, especially in North America and Europe | | | | disposal tank; shower; radio; CD, DVD, and MP3 player; |
| where they are popular. There are different kinds of | | | | and TV with satellite or aerial dish. Other modern |
| travel trailers; some come with very basic features | | | | features include air conditioning units, tow-hitch |
| and design, while others come with all the furnishings, | | | | stabilizers, screen rooms, external barbecue points, and |
| including furniture and amenities, of a home. Moreover, | | | | separate wastewater tanks for wash water and |
| some trailers use modest equipment, while some have | | | | sewage, among many others. |
| modern to truly state-of-the-art trappings. With the | | | | |