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[-] limelight79@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

The caravans in Europe are much lighter than the trailers in North America.

[-] Screeslope@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

I've seen plenty of small "Euro-sized" cars pull fully loaded horse trailers, so I suspect weight is not much of an issue. You need to get power on the road, and for that bulkyness of the frame is hardly the main factor.

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Are they? As caravans are quite popular in Europe, I can't imagine we are missing something in a lighter caravan, so who do Americans have in theirs that makes the heavier?

[-] NotYourSocialWorker@feddit.nu 5 points 1 year ago

From a quick look at an store for caravans a bit back it seems like the American caravans are much longer and have expanding sides. Basically you would need a lorry permit in Europe to be allowed to pull one of those.

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Many of those are not really intended for travel, but as permanent housing. See also: Trailer Park.

[-] NotYourSocialWorker@feddit.nu 1 points 1 year ago

It was caravans in this style:
https://usacaravans.nl/stock?token=4nplMHTi4fpWnU0C1uGPxmoGQzV6M6YEKi4xsZO1&vehicle_type[]=travel-trailer

So they don't really look like the ones that are intended to be left in place.

The lightest of these you might be allowed to drive in Sweden with a standard license but most would require an extended license for heavy load at the least.

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I'd still consider these not "caravans" but "mobile homes". That's some monsters I'd expect to be hauled around by film crews and circuses for permanent living on the move.

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