Glossary
Black Water – toilet water
Boondocking – camping outside of the confines of a campground with no hookups
Dry Camping – camping in a campground but with no hookups (can also sometimes refer to electric-only sites depending on context)
Dry Weight – a fictional advertised weight that no camper ever weighs once it leaves the factory
Galley Water – sink water
Gray Water – sink and shower water
Moochdocking – setting up camp in a family member/friend’s driveway
Pin Weight – the portion of a fifth wheel’s weight that pushes down on/is carried by the tow vehicle
Toad – a vehicle that is towed behind a motorhome
Tongue Weight – the portion of the camper’s total weight that pushes down/is carried by on the tow vehicle, typically used for travel trailers
Wallydocking – overnight parking at Walmart or other retail establishment
Acronyms
5er – fifth wheel
DP – diesel pusher
FW – fifth wheel
GAWR – gross axle weight rating
GCWR – gross combined weight rating
GVWR – gross vehicle weight rating
RV – recreational vehicle (for many people, this means “motorhome” but for others, it means any kind of vehicle that you can recreate in – poups, hybrids, travel trailers, fifth wheels, and motorhomes)
TC – truck camper
TT – travel trailer or Thousand Trails, depending on context
TV – tow vehicle or television, depending on context