Camper rental- side gig

[brad6]

Found a decent deal on a camper, don’t really need one since we built a cabin few years ago. But was thinking it might come in handy when working out of town sometimes and for ball tournaments during the summer. Throwing around the idea of maybe renting out when I’m not using it. Any one have experience renting out? Is it more of PITA than it’s worth? Not sure how insurance etc works either…

 

[tejay]

I have my own RV and no experience renting but I would suggest if you go for it to ensure a healthy deposit and credit card available as there are many things to screw up easily, especially for newbies. We all,have stories for the beginner learning curve .

 

[jcjc1]

many if not most are so cheaply made too. make sure you fully document the condition of everything between customers.

 

[lilduke]

I think its a solid plan.

 

[Trashy]

Check with RVezy, I was going to go through them a few years ago and rent out ours.
Never ended up doing it, but i would consider them first, instead of doing it on my own.

 

[LUCKY 7]

Trust me... all the rv's are JUNK compared to the older ones.... ask any owner of one or any RV tech

 

[arff]

Check with RVezy, I was going to go through them a few years ago and rent out ours.
Never ended up doing it, but i would consider them first, instead of doing it on my own.

Our kids rent out there camper that way and it works great

 

[tejay]

Trust me... all the rv's are JUNK compared to the older ones.... ask any owner of one or any RV tech

Yes , I have discovered numerous head scratchers that I know darn well were plainly obvious screw ups and were just pushed out the door to the dealer. One example is drawer slides screwed to a little piece of plywood with every screw speared off the edge and basically holding nothing . Gee why did this drawer fail? You can’t tell me the guy installing the screws didn’t see each one not grabbing and holding into anything solid . Many issues just like that will be discovered over time. Another is inaccessible water pump , backwards taps , hood fan screwed into chipboard that rattled loose . All these will surface after a little usage and travel . Pay attention and keep up the maintenance and refine the factory installation failures as you go.

 

[MP Kid]

Yes , I have discovered numerous head scratchers that I know darn well were plainly obvious screw ups and were just pushed out the door to the dealer. One example is drawer slides screwed to a little piece of plywood with every screw speared off the edge and basically holding nothing . Gee why did this drawer fail? You can’t tell me the guy installing the screws didn’t see each one not grabbing and holding into anything solid . Many issues just like that will be discovered over time. Another is inaccessible water pump , backwards taps , hood fan screwed into chipboard that rattled loose . All these will surface after a little usage and travel . Pay attention and keep up the maintenance and refine the factory installation failures as you go.

Are you in the RV industry? Tech?

 

[tejay]

Are you in the RV industry? Tech?

No , I’ve owned an RV since 2017 and learned as we’ve gone along

 

[brad6]

Agreed, we have had a couple older 5th wheels, late 90’s Citation and 05 vanguard. Definitely better built than the new ch!t these days. The unit I’m interested in is 26 ft 09 bumper pull with a decent side slide.

 

[rknight111]

My 2007 35’ mid grade hardwall fifth wheel has had its problems I would say the biggest issue I’ve had are the failure of all of the important welds. The entire fifth wheel hitch came off the suspension bracket welds all came apart. Lucky I’m a handy person otherwise this would have cost me over 10k in repairs already. Plus tow trucks.