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The RV Lifestyle (RV stands for recreational vehicle) is made up of primarily retired people and those interested in traveling and camping rather than living in one location. Many of these people are called snowbirds. They travel south during the winter months in their RV and return in spring. This is also known as snowbirding. Those who live in an RV are known as fulltimers and live H.O.W. (Houses On Wheels) in comparison to those who live primarily in a house and are known as slabbers or part-timers. There is another sub culture of the RV lifestyle known as workampers, these are people that work at the campgrounds/rv parks they stay at for site and perks. [1]. You can learn more about this kind of life style by reading journals of those who travel in RVs. One such journal shows what it is like to travel then boondock each night. Another journal tells what it's like to combine working full time while living nearby in a RV resort.

In Australia these retired travellers are called "grey nomads". They usually travel north in winter in their RVs to catch the warmer weather and return south for spring and summer, The GreyNomads. Some "grey nomads" have sold their homes choosing to travel on a continuous basis.

While many RVers may be retirees, other individuals and families are choosing RV travel as a way to see parts of the world while maintaining their incomes via technology available from the RV (such as internet, phone, fax, etc.) These individuals are called NuNomads and gather at a web-based community called NuNomad

Some choose to stay in Wal-Mart parking lots to save money. Otherwise known as RV friendly Wal-Marts (But ask the store manager before you do this).

There is a growing community of Burners (Burning Man participants) who have taken recreational vehicles and modified them so as to fit their beliefs. The conversion of old schoolbuses to this end is popular. A sub-culture are taking old diesel vehicles and using biodiesel in them, in order to be more environmentally friendly.