Does the Air Force rent Travel Trailers?
As I was leaving a campground last week a TT came in next to me that had a license plate like this on it.
Forum Discussion
Military MWR (Morale Welfare and Recreation) departments and activities are almost completely NAF.
NAF = Non-Appropriated Funds
None of the money comes from Congressional appropriations - i.e. Tax Dollars.
The money comes from profits from the base exchanges and the operations of MWR facilities like a base bowling alley, RV park, golf course, etc.
Most bases have a Outdoor Recreation division where military people can check/rent recreational equipment - backpacks, tents, canoes, fishing equipment, many other things that it would be impractical to purchase/ store on a military base. The idea being that folks living in a barracks can't keep such items in their living spaces. (Usually they also rent lawn mowers, string trimmers, hedge clippers - it's outdoor, but I wouldn't call it recreation.)
The first time I used Outdoor Rec was in June 1972 to rent a sleeping bag and a tent. A friend and I hitchhiked from San Diego to Riverside to watch the NASCAR race - pitching the tent in the infield.
Some bases are large enough, and have enough business, to purchase small trailers and rent those. Usually they stay with single axle size because they can be pulled by SUVs and smaller pickups. Few military people will have a HD pickup if they don't have their own trailer.
Over the past 18 months I've seen rental trailers at/ from - Laughlin AFB, Del Rio, TX; Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX; Naval Station, Mayport, FL; Charleston AFB, SC; Navy, Army and AF trailers from the Norfolk Area; USMA West Point, NY; Hanscom AFB, MA; Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH & NSA Millington, Memphis, TN.
I've sure there are many more bases that rent trailers.
NAF = Non-Appropriated Funds
None of the money comes from Congressional appropriations - i.e. Tax Dollars.
The money comes from profits from the base exchanges and the operations of MWR facilities like a base bowling alley, RV park, golf course, etc.
Most bases have a Outdoor Recreation division where military people can check/rent recreational equipment - backpacks, tents, canoes, fishing equipment, many other things that it would be impractical to purchase/ store on a military base. The idea being that folks living in a barracks can't keep such items in their living spaces. (Usually they also rent lawn mowers, string trimmers, hedge clippers - it's outdoor, but I wouldn't call it recreation.)
The first time I used Outdoor Rec was in June 1972 to rent a sleeping bag and a tent. A friend and I hitchhiked from San Diego to Riverside to watch the NASCAR race - pitching the tent in the infield.
Some bases are large enough, and have enough business, to purchase small trailers and rent those. Usually they stay with single axle size because they can be pulled by SUVs and smaller pickups. Few military people will have a HD pickup if they don't have their own trailer.
Over the past 18 months I've seen rental trailers at/ from - Laughlin AFB, Del Rio, TX; Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX; Naval Station, Mayport, FL; Charleston AFB, SC; Navy, Army and AF trailers from the Norfolk Area; USMA West Point, NY; Hanscom AFB, MA; Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH & NSA Millington, Memphis, TN.
I've sure there are many more bases that rent trailers.
