History of RVing
Early Days of Automotive Vehicle Travel -
PULLMAN SLEEPING CAR 1930 ’ S cellar and all the latest conveniences . It was sold to an Indian Maharaja .
Slide-in pickup trailers also became popular during this period . The 60s and 70s were not the best time for the RV , but interest doubled again in the 80 ’ s . The advent of
Before the early 1900 ’ s , travelers camped in private rail cars . But travelers wanted more freedom to travel without being constrained on a rail system . The development of private RVs enabled anyone with the means to do so , to go anywhere they wanted , as long as the conditions of the roads permitted . Once “ auto campers ” really took off , people embraced the idea of the recreational vehicle , or the RV .
Class A motorhomes were being built . One of the first was the Boles Aero Car 14 Foot RV in the 1950 ’ s .
In the same year the Clipper , manufactured by the Airstream Trailer Company with its riveted aluminum , resembling an airplane , could sleep four and carried a supply of water .
In 1937 , the teardrop became popular and could sleep two and in 1938 Gatti and Italian Author had two “ jungle yachts ” made for his trips to Africa . The jungle yachts had a dining car , bar , two bedrooms and lighting as well as a telephone . The same company built a 50-foot 5th wheel that was a semi-trailer and included an observation deck , wine
World War II stunted RV growth as trailers were needed for other uses . After the war was over , manufacturers again began to create innovative house cars that changed the future of RVing almost instantly . Howard Hughes the legendary movie producer had 8 RV ’ s built that served as mobile dressing rooms . They had mahogany interiors , bathrooms , a refrigerator , stove and air conditioners .
In 1942 , the US military purchased thousands of the “ Palace Expando ” a revolutionary trailer that had a shower and bath and expanded on
Car lovers and nature lovers joined together in 1910 to create customized cars with lockers and bunks and inventive water holding tanks . During the 1920 ’ s as roads started to improve , RV enthusiasm grew .
In the 1930 ’ s , RV ownership grew steadily . Even the great depression did not stop this growth . After the second world war trailer manufacturers began to build motorized versions of their trailers . RVing truly became a thing in the 1950 ’ s when
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