zero Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I'm posting this to see what some other's take on word and phrase-use is. I am talking about the use of certain terms used for motorhomes and trailers and truck-campers. E.g. "Rec-Vee" or "RV, etc. My main curiosity is with the terms used for motorhomes, i.e. " Class A", "Class B, and "Class C." I've done a fair share of research, reading over a 1000 old magazines and camper publications. Also spent some time at the RV research library in Elkhart, Indiana. It is interesting to see how certain uses of words , or titles, changed over the years. Not exactly like using the Oxford English Dictionary though, to verify where a word comes from. I am posting this here as just a sort of survey to see what participants on this forum think. Mainly the Class A, B, and C labels and how did they start? I've read several articles from the early 60s where certain writers think "Class C" evolved from "chassis mount." Makes sense to me, but I have no idea if it could ever be proven. I now have a guy on another forum furious with me (one of these digitially-bold guys) that has been cursing me out. Why? Because someone asked about "chassis mount" motorhomes, and I mentioned our Toyotas as examples. Then the angry guy showed up, screaming through his keyboard or keypad about how wrong I am. He says a Class C is something totally different then a chassis-mount. Me? My take is this. I KNOW what the word "chassis" means. I also know what the word "mount" means. So when you put them together I envision something "mounted on a chassis", just as our Toyotas are. I see other authors, RV makers, etc. have the same problem as me. I am well aware of the many early home-made chassis-mount campers that were often just travel-trailers bolted to a pickup truck frame. Crude perhaps, but not all that different from bolting a nicely made coach onto a Toyota cab & chassis. I guess I am also amazed at how angry and emotional some people get over things like this. I think the "digital age" has created a way for normally timid people to get bold, while hiding behind a keyboard or their "device." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob C Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I don't understand why some people get so upset about the little things in life. I always thought that if you started with a truck or van and you chopped off part of the bodywork to make room for the camper portion, you end up with a class C. The ad for the Xplorer looks likes many class C's from the 60's that were built on pickups. A guy down the road from me has a 1964 Chevy class C. I love were the ad says that the Xplorer isn't bound by tradition, it looks just like a modern version of his Chevy. I do like the diesel option, but that isn't something that hasn't been done before. Not many of the Scamp RV's were built. I saw one at a Scamp Camp that I participated in 10 years ago. Some were also built on small Dodge trucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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