Renting RVs

[Haoleguy]

My spouse and I are planning a camping trip to the intermountain west and would like to locate an RV company to rent from that has reasonable pricing. RV America is very very pricey and makes it cheaper to stay in a hotel. Does anyone know of an RV rental company that serves the west with good quality smaller RVs at a decent price? Would love to find a Sprinter or MB van RV if possible. Starting points are Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Carson City, and any cities/towns in Montana, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming, and Idaho. Thank you.....Gary

 

[ronjhall]

You may want to ask this question on RV.net

 

[MikeInEburg]

I think you'll find that it's always cheaper to stay in a hotel... but that's a very different experience. Call your local RV dealer and ask them if they rent - of if they know who does...

Enjoy the trip!
Mike

 

[Bird]

I think you'll find that it's always cheaper to stay in a hotel... but that's a very different experience. Call your local RV dealer and ask them if they rent - of if they know who does...

Enjoy the trip!
Mike

I think you're exactly right.

 

[20 20]

I'm kind of in the same boat, we are planing on renting an RV for family to stay in during a gettogether this summer. The closest hotel is 20miles, plus we'd like to keep folks close. I believe I came up with something like 600+ for a week, not very cheap.

 

[CinderSchnauzer]

The larger the family size, the more economical it becomes to compare RV rental to hotel rooms. With an RV you also paying for the convenience of having your accommodation travel with you and probably allowing you to stay at locations that don't have hotels.

A converted Sprinter van or Class C motor home can easily be in the $60K - $100K price range to purchase new. The OP has not defined "reasonable price", however, a company is not going to purchase something like that and then rent it out for the price of a Dodge Neon.

 

[jayste]

I've checked into this as well. I've come to realize that...Fun+convienence=$$

Once I got the bright idea to buy a 30 yr old class lll motorhome- 1973 Midas Dodge chassis......Got a good deal on it....everytime I used it I worked on it! Spent more time under the counter, on the top or under the hood that anything else! One good thing about working on the roof I had a great view of the family having fun!!

Jay

 

[Haoleguy]

You may want to ask this question on RV.net

Hi Ron - Thank you for the rv.net suggestion. I was able to get some very good info there that had recently been posted.

Reasonable price would be in the neighborhood of $125-$150/day depending on mileage allowance. One then needs to add camping and waste disposal fees and the xtra fuel for the hog. I have not seen many of the Sprinter/MB class C conversions for rent. These have a fuel advantage over "conventional" built RVs.

 

[Kays Supply]

I went a little farther west, Washington. I was glad I rented a motorhome. The hotels were few and far between. They were all prebooked. There was a road washout and if we had not been in the MH, we would have had to drive all day to get a bed. Also my experience out west is, the hotels are mostly Mom & Pop and pretty Spartan.

 

[brin]

I've checked into this as well. I've come to realize that...Fun+convienence=$$

Once I got the bright idea to buy a 30 yr old class lll motorhome- 1973 Midas Dodge chassis......Got a good deal on it....everytime I used it I worked on it! Spent more time under the counter, on the top or under the hood that anything else! One good thing about working on the roof I had a great view of the family having fun!!

Jay

When we had our houseboat it was the same way..anytime we used it ..I was working on it while the family was having fun...after 3 yrs. of that ..we stayed in hotels on the lake or ocean and then we all had fun. The only time I rented a large Winnebago we camped by a Lake and ended up stuck ..I hiked for 5+ miles to get a tow truck..Hotels are really nice..LOL