Curb Side/Street Side?

[bayoubill]

Where did those terms originate?

[Redtail Cruiser]

Originally Posted by bayoubill

Where did those terms originate?

Not sure where they originated, but it is just a description rather than saying left side or right side or starboard side or port side. Some might not know that when saying right or left side, it is when looking from the rear toward the front of the trailer or from aft to bow.

[LoveToCamp]

Of course, if you go to Europe or Australia, the sides flop!

[bayoubill]

Why do we not refer to front side (door entrance) and rear side? I was thinking that street side and curb side which change according to your orientation.

[tentcamper]

Originally Posted by bayoubill

Why do we not refer to front side (door entrance) and rear side? I was thinking that street side and curb side which change according to your orientation.

The real question is why we don't reference it as Right and Left side. The same as an automobile? Sitting in the TV with the trailer attached you have a right and left side.

[LoveToCamp]

To me, front and rear would be where the hitch is, or where the bumper is. Also, as Redtail said, right and left depend on where you are standing when looking at the trailer. Sitting in the TV is not how most people would be thinking of orientation.

In normal use, the door side is normally on the side where the curb is located. If you are in some campsites, that does not apply. But, the term is intended to make sense while the trailer is being used in a common manner. Seems simple to me!