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WT Rent an RV for a month (Info/Advise)

weasel

weasel

Eradicator
Me and mine are thinking about renting an RV to travel around the country but places like Cruise America want around 4 grand for a 3 person rig.

Any ideas? Should I just buy a POS for 5K, drive it and resell it? :p

It would be nice if I could bring my bike too without hauling it with a trailer.
 
Burning1

Burning1

I'm scareoused!
We've been looking into this but haven't done it yet. If you have a vehicle that can tow, renting a trailer is going to be way cheaper than renting an RV. Gas milage on RVs isn't great, and anything with an engine is going to have milage attached to it.
 
augustiron

augustiron

2fast 2live 2young 2die
Many individual owners post their RVs for rent on CL.
Don't know if the details are good or bad, just a data point to investigate.
 
Guoseph

Guoseph

Well-known member
Cruise America and El Monte both do one way specials. It's a bit rushed but you can always add a few days at the higher rate and it'll still be reasonable. Also if you really time it right you could actually do multiple one way specials to link up a round the country trip, it all depends on availability of the specials. Also it's not always going to be the small rig for these specials, so you'd be spending a bit more on fuel but overall I think it could work out to something reasonable.
 
meldog21

meldog21

Retired USAF Pararescue
Just a tip I learned the hard way when I rented a couple RV's for business once. The on board generators have hour meters on them so even when you're parked and running the generators for power/air conditioning you will be paying in addition to the mileage/daily rate.

The matching tip is that if you know what you're doing you can disconnect the hour meter. Not that I'm admitting anything or advising you to do anything like that, just thought you might want to know.

Dog
 
afmotorsports

afmotorsports

Well-known member
weasel said:
Me and mine are thinking about renting an RV to travel around the country but places like Cruise America want around 4 grand for a 3 person rig.

Any ideas? Should I just buy a POS for 5K, drive it and resell it? :p

It would be nice if I could bring my bike too without hauling it with a trailer.
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Get an inexpensive but solid diesel truck (this one is perfect: http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=472835), then get a ramp on load your bike in the bed, and then buy a used $5-10K travel trailer that you can park at a campground and go exploring either on your bike or the truck. Your fuel bill will be half that of a gas rig, you will climb hills much easier with a diesel rig and a 22-26' travel trailer will give you plenty of living space in the campgrounds. If you want to maximize living space and minimize costs, I'm convinced that's the hot ticket. We have owned 5 rv's and are getting another new trailer delivered on Thursday, which I will pull with my diesel Ram 2500 and get about 13 mpg vs. 7 mpg with a Class C gas rv.

Don't be surprised if you end up keeping the rv setup, there's a whole bunch of inexpensive fun you can have in California with a rv.
 
weasel

weasel

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LOL, Quick confession. I've only driven with a trailer twice and I suck at it. I can get a truck but I'm worried about my abilities :blush

Thanks for the tips. Keep um coming :D
 
Burning1

Burning1

I'm scareoused!
If you don't know what you're doing, be careful buying a used RV. We owned a couple growing up. Dry-rot and roof leaks are a major problem on cheaper 'vintage' RVs.
 
afmotorsports

afmotorsports

Well-known member
weasel said:
LOL, Quick confession. I've only driven with a trailer twice and I suck at it. I can get a truck but I'm worried about my abilities :blush
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Hmmmm... I found a 30' FunMover a lot more difficult to drive than a truck and trailer. With a trailer, you just have to make wider 90 degree turns, otherwise I drive the truck the same with or without a trailer. Mind you, the trailers I pull now with a crew cab longbed are 35-36', which is substantially longer than anything you two would need.
 

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Guoseph

Guoseph

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weasel said:
LOL, Quick confession. I've only driven with a trailer twice and I suck at it. I can get a truck but I'm worried about my abilities :blush

Thanks for the tips. Keep um coming :D
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Big RV's aren't that easy to drive, especially out on a windy stretch of highway. Once it starts weaving, it gets to be a handful. As long as your trailer isn't too big for your truck, it's not bad. Just plan ahead and try to pull through as much as possible and try not to back up :p

If just the two of you a small travel trailer or even a fold down A frame could do. Or a small toy hauler. Most rental places will impose a towing charge if you do tow with the RV's (say you bring your bikes on a small trailer), which makes it not worthwhile, imho.
 
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packnrat

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i have a good 24 ft fifth-wheel i can let go for only $7 grand.
or a 2015 klr 650. :afm199

price includes most everything you would need.

and has a rear receiver w electrical hook up. can tow any size/weight trailer with it. pending your class license from the dmv, and what is towed. other states are varied, but not as strict as ca.
first trailer if a fifth-wheel second can be a bumper pull.



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augustiron

augustiron

2fast 2live 2young 2die
packnrat said:
i have a good 24 ft fifth-wheel i can let go for only $7 grand.
or a 2015 klr 650. :afm199

price includes most everything you would need.

and has a rear receiver w electrical hook up. can tow any size/weight trailer with it. pending your class license from the dmv, and what is towed. other states are varied, but not as strict as ca.
first trailer if a fifth-wheel second can be a bumper pull.



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I don't understand this. Are you selling a trailer or truck or both?
 
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