One in ten U.S. households owned an RV--travel trailers, folding camper trailers, van conversions, and slide-in truck campers, as well as motor homes--in 1997, the highest level of ownership in the past 20 years. RVs are a new way to travel/live for most people, and deciding which type to choose, whether to rent or buy, how to handle plumbing and engines, even how to choose a campground--can be daunting. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to RVing is the perfect guide for first-timers and anyone looking to move up in equipment or to RV more ambitiously.