Wow, so much for me naively thinking that caravan was a universal word! Should know better by now :-)
On Sun, 13 Jan 2019 at 21:58, Paul Allen <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, 13 Jan 2019 at 09:10, Dave Swarthout <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Graeme mentioned propulsion so I assumed we were talking about what in >> the U.S. would be called motorhomes. Maybe then two top-level tags are >> needed, as he suggested. One for caravans or trailers, another for powered >> motorhomes, aka RVs. >> > That's starting to look like it may be the best answer. Have a question about searching though, which was raised previously. You have a place that deals in both (self-propelled) "motorhomes" & also (towed) "caravans", & it's tagged as a shop=caravan, with caravan=yes & also motorhome=yes (ignoring the exact wording for the moment). If you search for motorhome, will it be found because the details include motorhome=yes, or would you have to search for caravan, because it's tagged as a shop=caravan? (Sorry, I know that's badly worded but can't think of a better way of putting it) There are more subdivisions than that, as I found out when I googled for a > more inclusive term. > In the US the term RV is a blanket term covering self-propelled, trailers > and all other > sub-categories > That may be the best overall term? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recreational_vehicle "A *recreational vehicle* (*RV*) is a motor vehicle <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_vehicle> or trailer <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trailer_(vehicle)> which includes living quarters designed for accommodation" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_recreational_vehicles > I'm unhappy with using that term because people ride motorbikes (vehicles) > for fun (recreation) and the same applies to sand buggies, golf carts, etc. > To me it suggests four-wheel drives / off-roaders! > However, there does appear to be a better term. From > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorhome > (the bold emphasis is mine): > > Motorhomes are part of the much larger associated group of *mobile homes* > which includes > caravans, also known as tourers, and static caravans. > > So mobile_home appears to cover it. > Not really, sorry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_home: "A *mobile home* (also *trailer* , *trailer home*, *house trailer*, *static caravan*, *residential caravan*) is a prefabricated <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefabrication>structure, built in a factory on a permanently attached chassis before being transported to site (either by being towed or on a trailer). Used as permanent homes <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home>, or for holiday or temporary accommodation, they are left often permanently or semi-permanently in one place" Thanks Graeme
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