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04-13-2014, 10:49 PM
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#121
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Ocean Springs, MS
Posts: 91
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I don't think so! Most of the times in the past that I have lent out stuff it came back dirty or broken.
Guess Im a scrooge!
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2011 Work & Play 27UL and 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9 Cummins.
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04-13-2014, 11:11 PM
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#122
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PPST OGCDG
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Between I-95 & The Great Dismal Swamp
Posts: 2,163
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Originally Posted by mark0224
Not going to happen here, nobody using ours but us, not our kids or our siblings. Wouldn't let any of my kids drive my truck let alone to my trailer, wouldn't even allow them to use our trailer even if I towed it and set it up. As for siblings GET YOUR OWN, you all have jobs too.
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2x that I have let my daughter drive my truck one time
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Frank- VA {:-{)
2004 4x4 Ford 6.0 PS, SCC, SB
2005 Wildcat 29 RLBS
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04-14-2014, 07:31 AM
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#123
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: West Michigan
Posts: 506
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Wiscampsin
There are places that rent campers and that's where I'll tell them to go. I could tell them to go somewhere else but it wouldn't be polite
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2013 Sabre 33CKTS
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04-15-2014, 09:22 AM
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#124
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Experienced Newbie
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: My house, sometimes my camper
Posts: 282
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A "friend" of mine has a wreck of a trailer (and treats it as such) and asked if his family could occasionally use our hybrid. After camping with them one time and watching what they did (setup, use, lack of cleaning...) The answer is a firm no.
The '95 Coleman popup that my in-laws sold us, and we sold to a very good friend of ours, still looks new on the inside.
I'd be surprised if we let the "friends" inside our new trailer.
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2011 Silverado CC/SB
2014 Cougar 31SQB
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04-15-2014, 01:15 PM
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#125
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Whereever our Berkshire is Parked!
Posts: 7,082
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Quote:
Originally Posted by B47
My step son had a bumper sticker on his pickup that might be appropriate in some cases here and could be modified to fit your particular situation:
"Yes it's my pickup and No I won't help you move."
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HAHA I have that EXACT Magnet sign on our TV Tailgate!
And I am with the majority of the others. Ummmm...NO!
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04-15-2014, 01:27 PM
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#126
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Long Island
Posts: 519
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Say NO they hate you ONCE!
Say YES you hate them FOREVER!
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04-15-2014, 08:51 PM
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#127
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Member
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Ocean Springs, MS
Posts: 91
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jwedell
Say NO they hate you ONCE!
Say YES you hate them FOREVER!
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2011 Work & Play 27UL and 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9 Cummins.
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04-21-2014, 08:32 PM
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#128
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: In our CC.
Posts: 646
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I'd send them the link to rvrental.com! Ain't gonna happen!
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2014 Cedar Creek, 36CKTS
2013 GMC 2500 Denali
Duramax/Allison
Full timers since 5/30/2013
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04-21-2014, 09:10 PM
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#129
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Site Team - Lou
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: South Eastern PA
Posts: 23,269
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jwedell
Say NO they hate you ONCE!
Say YES you hate them FOREVER!
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Ain't that the truth...
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2008 GMC Sierra 3000HD Allison Duramax
2019 Flagstaff 8529FL
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04-22-2014, 12:02 AM
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#130
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Member
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Southeast Utah
Posts: 1,157
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Rentals are the way I would point them.
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2012 Ford F-450 SuperDuty
2013 Crusader 355BHQ
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04-28-2014, 01:21 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Denver, CO
Posts: 154
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Here's my thoughts on this:
We have a late 90's pop-up camper that we share within the family, but it is my brother's. When we first got it, I did a ton of work on it to fix broken things, electrical problems, awning, you name it. I used it once, then my brother uses it occasionally. We, together, take good care of it. He has let a couple of friends use it, and that's where the good stories end. People don't care when it's not theirs, or when it's not going to come out of their pocket later. Whether it's care for the awning, making sure it's packed up properly, or making sure it's clean and not damaged, people just don't give a crap.
I just purchased my trailer with the specific intention of putting it into a rental program. I won't have to pay a penny for the trailer, as the amount of income will about equal my expenses. The guy who runs the rental program lets me store it for free, use his sewer dump for free, and basically use the trailer any time I want. We just split income 50/50. He does all the hard work... paperwork, deposits, insurance, walkthroughs, etc. We rented one of his trailers last year, and it was about 6 years old, and was in really good shape. You could tell it had some miles on it, but it was well taken care of. But the difference between this and letting friends/family borrow, is that these people have deposits taken, and agree to pay for any damage, cleaning, tank emptying, etc. It all falls on the renter, and because of that it makes me feel much safer. Their shop does all the repairs if anything is broken, and they don't charge me for it unless it's something that literally failed, like a water heater, furnace, etc. Minor repairs he does for free because he gets income. I rent my trailer out for $180/night, with an average of 60 nights per season. That's about $5,400 income for me.
Loan payments, registration, and insurance cost me about $4k per year. If things go well, and I put the extra cash into the loan, I'll have it paid off in about 5 years, and I will have put exactly $0 into it. I figure I have less emotion in this trailer since I bought it as an investment with benefits. If things don't go well over this summer, I'll lessen the frequency it gets rented, and maybe be more picky about where the trailer is allowed to go. As of right now, I don't allow anything but 3/4 and 1 ton vehicles to pull it, and it's not allowed to go to Sturgis.
So if you want to allow friends to borrow it, you need to set very strict requirements. Make them give you a cash deposit, do a walkthrough, and make them pay for any damage to it. It's only fair, and if they don't want to do that, tell them to go pound sand and rent my trailer for $180/night.
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Trailer: 2013 Palomino Puma 27SBU
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05-11-2014, 08:03 AM
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#132
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Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 25
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I might consider it... with a $60,000 deposit.
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05-11-2014, 01:51 PM
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#133
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Guest
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 273
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Nope. Not gonna happen. Plus, you know what? Vast majority of people my age (late 30s) don't drive vehicles that can tow it. Guess what else they'll want to borrow?
Again, nope.
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05-11-2014, 02:25 PM
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#134
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NELA
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 3,221
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bitNine,
Ex and I had the same experience with a "family" Motorhome. It wasn't friends that ruined it, it was other family members. We put a ton of work into it, and it seemed that every time *we* used it something had to be fixed before we took it out. NEVER again. Had a tranny bite the dust once, going up the mountain at Carlsbad Caverns. Stuck there for 4 days getting the tranny replaced, only to find out later that FIL had put a stick in the tranny cooler hose while working on the radiator (didn't want the fluid to drain) and forgot to remove it before hooking the hose back up.
Did he reimburse us? ummmm that'd be NO. Didn't find out what the problem was until the tranny failed AGAIN on our next trip. Yeah, we had to pay for that one also.
Loan out our RV? Answer is still; not no, but heyull NO!
Can't see us putting our 5er into a rental program either. I LIKE knowing that no one else has slept in our bed. It's not only cheaper than a hotel room...it's CLEANER.
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If age is a state of mind, and I've lost my mind, I'm AGELESS, right?
Give me 40 acres and I'll turn this rig around:
Flagstaff 5er 2014 8528 IKWS, Platinum Package, Regency Interior "Buffy"
F250 Super Duty 2013 Tuxedo Black "Biff"
Days camped 2014: 30
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05-11-2014, 02:48 PM
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#135
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Denver, CO
Posts: 154
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Weezer
Can't see us putting our 5er into a rental program either. I LIKE knowing that no one else has slept in our bed. It's not only cheaper than a hotel room...it's CLEANER.
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Wow, what a story!
That's why both mattresses still have the plastic on them in my trailer. Besides, nothing beats camping for free
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Trailer: 2013 Palomino Puma 27SBU
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05-11-2014, 03:13 PM
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#136
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NELA
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 3,221
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bitNine
Wow, what a story!
nothing beats camping for free
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I'll just agree to disagree on this one.
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If age is a state of mind, and I've lost my mind, I'm AGELESS, right?
Give me 40 acres and I'll turn this rig around:
Flagstaff 5er 2014 8528 IKWS, Platinum Package, Regency Interior "Buffy"
F250 Super Duty 2013 Tuxedo Black "Biff"
Days camped 2014: 30
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05-11-2014, 08:07 PM
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#137
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Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Northeast Louisiana
Posts: 33,960
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Hi everyone. There were a few posts that were kinda pushing the edges here, and were for the most part extremely off-topic. The site team has decided to remove them from this thread....even though they may have been humorous and interesting to say the least.
Just letting everyone know, so if you may notice yours (or someone else's) post missing.
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2011 Flagstaff 831 RLBSS
A 72 hour hold in a psych unit is beginning to intrigue me as a potential vacation opportunity.
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05-11-2014, 08:39 PM
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#138
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: NEPA
Posts: 1,477
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I've been using my camper for 2.5 years now, and I still go through my checklist before going and coming, and there's still times that something gets bent, tweaked, or outright damaged--and that's with me being careful. Rent/loan it to someone who doesn't know all the ins and outs of my camper and it's use? Too many things that can go wrong. Hell to the no! There's no way any rental income will be worth the hassle and headache.
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2019 Honda CRV (camping support vehicle)
2014 Harley Davidson FLHX (XLR cargo)
2011 Ram 2500 CC 4X4 CTD, B&W Companion (toy hauler hauler)
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05-11-2014, 08:46 PM
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#139
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Member
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 62
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If there is anything I have learned in my (few) years of adulthood it is that you keep friends and family and money and $$$$ items separate!
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05-11-2014, 10:24 PM
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#140
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 327
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Buy one, I did.
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Ram 1500
Big Horn
Hemi 5.7 2011
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