Which VR to choose?
The wonderful world of recreational vehicle offers possibilities that have limits only your imagination...Or your wallet!It's not always easy to navigate.We can however identify two main categories, motorized vehicles and caravans to be drawn or wear.So, embark with us for a quick overview!
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Towed
Trailer
According to your needs
Photo courtoisieUne Mini du fabricant Québécois ProliteThis is the category where we find the greatest variety.From the 12-foot mini, light enough to be pulled by a subcompact car, to spacious 38-foot units.But there, you will need a vehicle capable of towing 5 tonnes.Microroulottes are even designed to be fired by a motorcycle, a three-wheeler can or a quad!Variation on the theme, cargo caravans with a ramp and a rear space to embark your motor toys.Welcomes 1 to 10 travelers.
Tent trailer
Practical and affordable
Photo courtoisieUn modèle Rockwood de Forest River.Compact closed, spacious open, the Robon Tent always has its followers.But yes, you have to open it and close it.On the other hand, its roof can accommodate a canoe, a boat, bikes.Models offer extensions.Others have rigid walls, but lose the berths deployed outside.Also offered in micro version or with a basket for cargo and even a quad.Up to 8 places.
Trailer hybride
The art of compromise
Photo courtoisieLa roulotte hybride Roo de Forest River.Can't decide between a caravan and a roll-up tent?It’s probably you need hybrid.Closed, she looks like a classic trailer, but two berths in a canvas cocoon are deployed when stopped.No need to open them, however, for the lunch break.Extensions offered.Layer up to 8 people.
Caravan worn
The house on the back
Photo courtoisieLe Bohémien, fabriqué au Québec par Campeur Frédéric.The caravan worn puts into practice the principle of the snail, which drags his house with him.Appreciated by outdoor enthusiasts who frequent forests and lakes, it allows your van to keep its trailer capacity and, if necessary, its all-terrain skills.Light retractable roof models will adapt to a standard van.At the other end of the spectrum, extension versions will require a Heavy Duty pick-up.
Trailer à sellette
Balance
Photo courtoisieLa roulotte Laredo de Keystone.The famous Fifth Wheel!The trick here is to better distribute the weight of the unit between the two axles of the van, to obtain a more stable driving.The units can thus be heavier, more luxurious and higher.But the bucket of the van can no longer be used for other purposes.Length from 21 to 40 feet.Also exists in cargo.Welcomes 4 to 10 travelers.
Motorized
Class A
Mobile house
Photo courtoisieLe motorisé Marathon Coach, bâti sur un châssis de l’entreprise québécoise Prévost.The queen class of the motorized vehicle.Starting from a naked truck chassis, the designers have no limits to develop the interior, in which the driving station and its panoramic windshield are integrated.The shortest are generally 24 feet, and the longest 45, offering a floor area probably larger than that your first apartment!The call price is about $ 100,000, the most luxurious exceed $ 2 million.
Class B
Inspired by the Westfalia
Photo courtoisieUn produit québécois, le New-West ExcursionThese are vans of which the interior of the body is refurbished.Often with a height stretch roof.As easy to drive in town as a standard van, but beware of interior garages!Can generally accommodate 4 travelers.If for some, the spirit of the Westfalia is impossible to reproduce, the most pragmatic will prefer the modernism of these units and the engine which allows to integrate into traffic!All-terrain versions exist.
Class C
The middle
Photo courtoisieLe Sunseeker, signé Forest River.The starting point is the chassis and the cabin of a van, in the same way as an ambulance.The interior, wider than the cabin, is generally surmounted by a nasturtium containing a large berth.This is the secret of the formula, since the master bedroom does not empty on the floor space.Some offer extensions.The most common models range from 21 to 31 feet, welcoming 4 to 8 people.
Made in Quebec
The newspaper has identified at least 13 manufacturers of recreational vehicles in Quebec.Here is the list:
Class B
Class B et caravanes
Caravan
Caravan worn
Motorized house
Trailer de parc