Ronnie
Jetboaters Fleet Admiral
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- Location
- SF Bay Area
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2010
- Boat Model
- Limited S
- Boat Length
- 24
My wife and I considered buying a small RV to make weekend boating trips more frequent and comfortable. Knowing little or nothing about RVs we decided to rent first. Initially we looked at commercial organizations like El Monte RV but found their rentals to be over priced and lacking in features and functionality. For example, they will rent out an rv with the location for a micro wave and tv but without a microwave or tv. The also don’t provide any bedding, cookware, toilet paper, etc. and their rental rates can exceed $400 per night depending on what type of rv you want to rent.
Along comes rv share.com. For the last several years my wife and I have been renting through this site and have had nothing but great experiences. Last weekend we rented a 2017 27’ rv trailer for $120 per night, it was delivered, setup and recovered for an additional $100 and came loaded with all the things we would have if we owned the Rv.
If you are on the fence about purchasing I highly recommend that you rent through rvshare.com first. For us, we get a hotel room on the water, right next to our boat. For context, the nearest hotel, a Double Tree, to our camping location is over 10 miles away and rooms there rent for around $200 per night. Renting probably won’t make sense if you plan to do so more than a few times per year but a friend of ours that camped with us last week brought his rv and is now considering selling it and renting instead. His rationale is that he only uses his rv 3 weekends per year but pays $80 per month ($960 per year) to store it. After factoring in his operating costs like fuel and insurance his total bill is closer to$1,500 per year. It would be less expensive and a lot less stressful for him to rent a newer and more loaded rv 3 times a year.
Anyway, I’m just throwing this out there for anyone considering buying an rv or those of you that are considering renting your rv’s out. Prices and selection vary and some won’t deliver and pick the rv up but if you look hard enough you should be able to find something that meets your needs and budget.
Along comes rv share.com. For the last several years my wife and I have been renting through this site and have had nothing but great experiences. Last weekend we rented a 2017 27’ rv trailer for $120 per night, it was delivered, setup and recovered for an additional $100 and came loaded with all the things we would have if we owned the Rv.
If you are on the fence about purchasing I highly recommend that you rent through rvshare.com first. For us, we get a hotel room on the water, right next to our boat. For context, the nearest hotel, a Double Tree, to our camping location is over 10 miles away and rooms there rent for around $200 per night. Renting probably won’t make sense if you plan to do so more than a few times per year but a friend of ours that camped with us last week brought his rv and is now considering selling it and renting instead. His rationale is that he only uses his rv 3 weekends per year but pays $80 per month ($960 per year) to store it. After factoring in his operating costs like fuel and insurance his total bill is closer to$1,500 per year. It would be less expensive and a lot less stressful for him to rent a newer and more loaded rv 3 times a year.
Anyway, I’m just throwing this out there for anyone considering buying an rv or those of you that are considering renting your rv’s out. Prices and selection vary and some won’t deliver and pick the rv up but if you look hard enough you should be able to find something that meets your needs and budget.
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