RVs Past to Present

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By the end of World War I, Americans were camping in their cars. They loaded tents, beds and cooking gear into the family car—and hit the road.

By the 1920s, RVers were building homes-on-wheels, simple wooden houses constructed in their backyards and mounted on Model-T chassis.

RV camping clubs date to the “Tin Can Tourists” of the 1920s and 1930s. These first RVers braved dust and mud to drive their Tin Lizzies across the U.S. before roads were paved. They camped beside the road, heated tin cans of food on gasoline stoves and bathed in cold water.

RVs in the 1930s used aircraft-style construction and came equipped with beds, dinettes, electricity and water.

As the popularity of RVs increased, so did the need for campgrounds with more facilities.

After World War II, the RV industry flourished. From tiny do-it-yourself kits to plush 30-foot models, travel trailers came into their own as true towable RVs by 1950.

Many of today's RV manufacturers started production in the 1950s and 1960s.

The RVs evolutionary path includes advances in aerodynamic design and interior comforts.