The first recreational vehicles were produced in France in 1810 for living purposes, but modern recreational vehicles for leisure began to be manufactured in the United States by small businesses in the late 1920s. Self-contained motorhomes were first made in the 1950s, and RV dealers can now be found worldwide, being particularly popular in the United States. Some people embrace the mobile lifestyle provided by RVs, using them to travel south for the winter and return north in spring, or earning an income while traveling long-term in their recreational vehicle.