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Have you ever rented an RV?
It’s recommendation that we’ve given to wannabe RVers earlier than:
lease an RV before you purchase so you’ll be able to see what sort of rig you need, expertise RVing should you haven’t earlier than, and study just a little about how the hookups work.
And whereas Heath and I’ve rented loads of RVs over time, this previous weekend we rented an RV right here within the States for the primary time!
We rented a Reflection by Grand Design.
First impressions of tenting in a fiver:
SO.
MUCH.
SPACE.
This was our first time to ever camp in a non-motorized rig. We’ve all the time owned and rented motorhomes.
I now know why each full-time household you see on the highway tows a large fifth wheel. We had two bedrooms on reverse sides of the RV and room for the children to play.
We might even host our mates for dinner:
Our rental got here with every little thing from sheets and towels to espresso and shampoo. More importantly, it was delivered straight to our campsite and arrange for us, so we didn’t truly should haul a fifth wheel anyplace. We don’t personal a truck, so that might’ve been problematic!
The solely con: the fee.
We had a $500 credit score on Outdoorsy to lease an RV that has been burning a gap in our pockets for years. We clearly didn’t want it once we have been full-timing, so we’ve been saving it for a enjoyable weekend away.
Thank goodness for the credit score, as a result of a two-night rental for the rig + insurance coverage + taxes and costs was over $700! ????????
(That’s about the price of renting an RV for every week in Europe for comparability.)
Kind of loopy.
It jogged my memory that after upon a time once we have been paying off our scholar loans, we rented out our Winnebago on Outdoorsy over the vacations and made a number of thousand {dollars}. I had completely forgotten about it!
Now that I’ve rented an RV myself, I’m reminded that it’s not a foul facet hustle should you’ve acquired an RV you’re not residing in full-time. ????????
(You can learn our expertise renting out our RV right here)
We spent Halloween weekend in our rented camper at Basecamp in Palisade, Colorado. We’ve camped there earlier than and it’s one in every of our favourite campgrounds:
- large campsites
- on a river
- surrounded by mountains
- walkable and bikeable to a dozen wineries
And near among the best pumpkin patches in Colorado the place the children had a blast:
Heath and I haven’t RVed within the States in almost two years now (What can I say? The espresso is best in Europe ☕️????). It was so good to discover our personal yard once more and the proper finish to tenting season!
Where are you tenting earlier than winter comes? Comment and tell us. We all the time want extra journey strategies! ????