Family RV Rentals
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Anyone here have experience with family RV rentals? We are wanting to go to the mountains for the month of August with our 3 young kids. On initial glance, renting the RV might be more expensive than just getting a home rental?? But we think the experience would be fun!
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Highly recommend Outdoorsy..basically uber for RVs. We had a GREAT experience and also was SO fun as family trip!!
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I’ve also heard great things about outdoorsy, and there’s another one called rvezy or if you are in Austin. Austin.firesidervrental.com
I wouldn’t label myself as outdoorsy and we actually had a really good experience and I want to do it again sometime. I think mountains in the summer would be perfect
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So this might be way more information than you were looking for but we are a camping family and own a 5th wheel and before we owned we used one of the websites to rent a travel trailer. I think there are several things to consider and it will be dependent on the type of rv you are thinking about.
Renting an RV (drivable kind)- I’m not positive but you might want to check to see if you need any special license to drive one. Also consider that you will most likely want to have an actual car as well. You will want to either rent a car or somehow have access to a car at your destinations for the daily activities you plan on doing. Once you park the rv at the grounds and set it up you won’t have a way to get around easily without another car. Gas will be a cost factor in this method as well, and your travel time will be extended to get from one Destination to the next due to driving slower and more stops to fill up on gas. This is probably the most comfortable way to travel for everyone (except the driver) because you are able to be in the camper lounging while someone drives.
5th wheel- if you plan on renting a 5th wheel you will need to have a truck capable of pulling it. The truck will likely have to have a specific system installed in the bed in order for a 5th wheel hitch to be able to be used. 5th wheels weigh more so you probably need at minimum an F250 or RAM 2500 equivalent. 5th wheels are easier and safer to pull though and typically give you more space inside if you have a bigger family. The pros of this type of camper is once you get to the camp grounds you can unhook and you have a car you can take on all your daily adventures.
Travel trailer- this is a hitch pull camper, so no special tow equipment or set up needed. These are typically lighter weight so depending on what size you are looking at different types of vehicles can tow this. The bigger you go the harder it is to tow and things like wind can really affect the safety on the road because you will feel the trailer moving behind the car. Less safe to haul than a 5th wheel if you get a decent sized travel trailer.
If you were to do something like this you might consider flying to your destination and renting something- if you are staying at one specific camp ground there are actually options that someone will go set up the entire camper for you so you don’t have to worry about hauling it. You can alternatively drive your car to the destination and tow it yourself from the area to the campground as long as you have a capable car.
My kids absolutely love camping (glamping). It gets them outdoors more and gives us a lot more quality family time. Depending on the type of rental and length of stay I think you could go the rental route for cheaper than a vbro because a lot of the cost is delivery, cleaning, any extra add ons from what I remember. So renting for 2 days adds up to be expensive per day but renting for a month would definitely be more affordable.
If you decide to rent I’m happy to provide our experience of the pro and cons of different features in a camper.
