MIMOSA VALLEY RV PARK
As camping became more popular throughout the next decade (1911-1920), so did RVs. More and more people began to adapt their cars and trucks to their lifestyle, mostly using wood and tents. Considering the people coming up with these designs largely were not mechanics or engineers, these advancements were ingenious and just kept getting better. Most of these automobiles had refrigerators, kitchenettes, showers, baths, and other typical features we’d expect to see on modern RVs. Some were even equipped with telegraphs and electric lights!
One of the most impressive vehicles of this time was “The Gypsy Van,” which boasted 2 stories, weighed 8 ton, and had the interior like that of an English manor house. Then, in 1917, the first Fifth Wheel camping trailer was invented, which really changed the RV game. Throughout the 1920’s, custom RVs just kept coming and were often built on the most popular car at the time, which was none other than the Ford model. This became known as the “Ford House Car.”
