Yamping - another RV slang term for camping in someone’s front driveway.WES - the three hookups RVers look for in campground accommodations: water, electric, sewer.Workamping - exchanging labor for the right to camp and hookups, a small amount of pay may be up for grabs too.RVers taking advantage of this are wallydocking Wallydocking - Walmart is one of the few big chains that allow overnight parking.Truck Camper - a normal pickup truck with living space mounted on the flatbed.Toy Hauler - an RV with space in the back for other kinds of motorsports gear (ATVs, dirt bikes, etc.).Toad - another RV slang term for something towed (get it?) behind an RV.Teardrop Trailer - a kind of smaller travel trailer that looks like a teardrop shape.Sticks’n’bricks - a home, RV lingo used to poke fun at living in a traditional house.Snowbird - a person who flocks south in an RV during the winter months to stay warm all year.Slide - a section of an RV that extends to offer more living space.Shore Power - RV lingo stolen from the boating world, power from an external source.RV - a “recreational vehicle.” The umbrella term for any vehicle with living quarters whether it’s a motorhome or travel trailer.Rig - another generic RV slang term for all kinds of RVs.Pull-through Site - a type of RV site that you can drive straight through, usually easier than a back-in for parking.Pop-up Camper - a type of travel trailer made of canvas that pops open and unfolds into a camper.Potable - drinkable water, safe to consume.Pad - the name given to a parking spot for an RV on a campground (usually concrete).Part-timer - people who live or travel in an RV for long stretches but also have a traditional home.NPS - National Park Service, the managers of all national parks, national monuments, and certain historical recreation areas.NFS - National Forest Service, the administrators of the nation’s 148 national forests.Motorhome - any kind of RV that has its own engine and doesn’t need to be towed.Moochdocking - the act of parking in front of a friend’s house or in their driveway, possibly siphoning their power for your RV.Leveling - making sure the RV is flat on all sides of a site.KOA - a popular franchise of family-friendly campgrounds, Kampgrounds of America.Honey Wagon - a portable tank that campgrounds use to empty out waste from guest’s RVs.Holding Tanks - the name for the tanks holding black, grey, and freshwater.Greywater (tank) - dirty water from sinks and showers and the tank that holds it.Glamping - a cross between glamorous and camping, staying at a campground with luxurious amenities.Freshwater (tank) - drinkable water from your RV’s sink and the tank that holds it.Full-timer - someone who lives or travels in an RV exclusively.Full Hookups - a campsite offering water, electric, and sewage is said to have full hookups.Fifth Wheel - a special travel trailer meant to be towed by a vehicle with a flatbed.Dry Camping - anytime spent camping without hookups is called dry camping.Dually - a special truck with 4 wheels on the rear axle used to haul RVs.Dump Station - a special area for offloading black and greywater from your RV’s tanks.Dinghy - usually refers to a vehicle but anything towed behind an RV can be called a dinghy.Curbside/Campside - the passenger’s side of an RV.Coach - an RV slang term for a class A motorhome (they look like a tour bus).Or a group of campers traveling in a large group Camper - a generic RV slang term used for all sorts of RVs.Bunkhouse - an area of an RV with bunk beds.Boondocking - rugged, remote, and isolated RV camping, usually not in a campground and without hookups or amenities of any kind.Blackwater (tank) - dirty waste water from toilets and the tank that holds it.Batwing - the TV antenna of an RV, so named because of their resemblance to a bat’s wing.Back-in Site - a site that needs to be backed into, the opposite of a pull-through.Airstream - a popular type of retro RV that looks like a polished aluminum tube.A brief read-through of these 50 common terms will let you keep up with any road warrior out there. So in honor of our 50th anniversary, we’d like to present our ultimate guide to RV slang terms. While learning a new word in the wild can be a lot of fun, sometimes it’s best to play it cool and prove you’re in-the-know. And the world of RV camping is no different. So, you’d better hitch up that toad before wallydocking your rig for the night!įrom Star Trek to pro football, every subculture has its fair share of slang. But one thing led to another and you had to find a new pad like some sticks’n’bricks dwelling fool. You could have been workamping right now.
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