| PAYLOAD
CAPACITY |
| |
Same
as Net carrying capacity.
French:
Charge utile
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| PART-TIMERS |
| |
The
term used for people who use their RV more than usual (more than just
a few weekend trops a year), but who still use it less than full time.
|
| PILOT
FLAME |
| |
The
heat source which ignites LP gas in the RV appliance system. The pilot
flame heats the thermocouple control, permitting the flow of gas to the
burner.
French:
Veilleuse
|
| PILOT
SAFETY BUTTON |
| |
A
manual control on LP gas appliances that, when activated,
will bypass
the thermocouple to allow the appliance pilot to be lit.
If this bypass
button is not pressed when lighting the pilot, the thermocouple
stops
the flow of gas to the appliance, in order to prevent LP
gas from being
released into an appliance in which the pilot has gone out.
|
| PIN |
| |
Used to fasten any insert into a receiver hitch.
|
| PING |
| |
Same
as Detonation.
French:
Cliquetis
|
| PINTLE |
| |
A type of hitch that uses a round ring called a lunette on the trailer end. Pintles have closing jaws, locking the lunette in.
|
| PINTLE
HOOK |
| |
The jaw portion of a pintle hitch which attaches to the tow vehicle.
|
| PINTLE
MOUNT |
| |
An
insert for a receiver hitch, having a shank with a flat plate to bolt
a pintle hook to. These mounts are typically adjustable for vertical height.
|
| PLUG |
| |
The connector used to connect trailer wiring to a tow vehicle.
|
| POL
CONNECTION |
| |
A
fitting which is screwed directly into the valve of the LP gas tank, between
the tank and the regulator.
|
| POP-OUT |
| |
The term for a room in an RV that pops out for additional living space.
|
| POPUP
OR POP-UP |
| |
Another name for a folding camping trailer.
|
| PORPOISING
|
| |
A
term used to define the up and down motion in an RV while traveling.
|
| PORTABLE
TOILET |
| |
An
RV toilet with a built-in water tank and holding tank. When the holding
tank is full, it may be detached and taken to a dump station.
French:
Toillette portable
|
| PROPANE |
| |
LPG or liquefied petroleum gas, used in RVs for heating, cooking and refrigeration. Also called bottle gas, for manner in which it is sold and stored.
French:
Propane
|
| PULLER |
| |
The
slang term for a motorhome with a front-mounted diesel engine.
|
| PULL-THROUGH |
| |
Refers
to RV campsites that allow vehicles to drive straight in and hook up without
having to back in.
French:
Entrée directe
|
| PUSHER |
| |
The
slang term for a motorhome with a rear-mounted diesel engine.
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