Understanding The Different Types Of RVs

There are many different types of RVs and the right one for your family depends on various factors, such as your budget, your group size, and your camping style. Below we break down common RV types to help make your shopping process easier.

If you have questions or want to start shopping for RVS for sale, contact 1st Choice Trailer. Our dealership is based in Goddard, Kansas, and we also serve those in Wichita.

Travel Trailers

Travel trailers are the most diverse RV type. This category offers the broadest range of sizes and features, giving you plenty of options to consider.

The defining feature of travel trailers is their bumper pull hitch. This allows for the greatest variety of potential tow vehicle types, including smaller SUVs.

Sizing ranges drastically among these RVs. They can be from 8 to 40 feet long and can host 2 to 8 passengers. Whether you want a compact RV, a massive RV, or something in-between, you can find it in a travel trailer.

Pricing is varied as well. New travel trailers can be anywhere from $10,000 to $150,000.

Fifth Wheels

Fifth wheels are the largest towable RVs. They more closely resemble residential homes, which helps improve comfort on vacations.

These RVs rely on a hitch that gets installed into a truck bed. This limits the tow vehicle options to pickup trucks, but it also results in improved stability on the open road. The front overhang that sits over the truck bed is often a bedroom or living room.

Fifth wheels tend to be more spacious with higher ceilings and more slide-outs. These RVs tend to be between 20 and 40 feet long. Many fit between 4 and 8 passengers. This extra space also allows for more luxurious features, such as a washer and dryer hook-up or islands in the kitchen for extra counter space.

As for cost, these RVs tend to be more expensive. But they can range from $20,000 to $150,000.

Toy Haulers

Toy haulers offer the living perks of a traditional RV - and a large cargo bay area. This unique blend of living space and storage space sets these models apart. The living space tends to be a bit smaller due to the space taken up by storage. 

Owners can utilize the cargo bay to transport almost anything, but it's commonly used for transporting powersports vehicles, golf carts, kayaks, and other adventure-based vehicles and items.

There are travel trailer toy haulers that utilize a bumper-pull hitch. There are also fifth wheel toy haulers that utilize the gooseneck hitch. Shoppers often choose the toy hauler hitching style first, then look at models among that selection.

Toy haulers can be between 18 and 40 feet long. These RVs tend to fit between 4 and 8 people.

Pricing is varied among toy haulers. They tend to be between $10,000 and $150,000.

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