On Tue, 8 Jan 2019 07:54:00 +1000 Graeme Fitzpatrick <graemefi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Possibly something like caravan:type=caravan / motorhome / Winnebago / > camper trailer etc, but then you get to the problem of what is > difference between a camper van, motorhome & Winnebago? In the (US) industry, the terminology for self-propelled RVs is "Class A", "Class B", and "Class C": Class A: An integrated unit with the driving area being part of the living area, usually built on a custom or bus chassis. I think this corresponds to your "Winnebago". Class B: Sometimes referred to as a "van conversion", this, as the name implies, usually uses a full-sized van as the starting point for construction. I think this corresponds to your "camper van". Class C: Built on a truck chassis with little or no connection between the driving and living areas. I think this corresponds to your "motorhome". On the non-self-propelled side of things, the split is (roughly) "Fifth wheel", "travel trailer", and "popup". Fifth wheel: Connects to the tow vehicle via a fifth-wheel hitch. Usually the largest and heaviest trailers. Travel trailer: A hard-sided trailer that connects to the tow vehicle by a ball hitch. Popup: A collapsible, usually soft-sided trailer that connects to the tow vehicle by a ball hitch. The self-propelled/non-self-propelled split is important enough to be worth tagging. It's also, at least in the US, very common for a dealer to sell one or the other, but not both. On the other hand, it's very common for a dealer to sell both Class A and Class C units, or both fifth-wheels and travel trailers. -- Mark _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
