Anyone rent out their camper?

JaxDad wrote:

Gdetrailer wrote:

dedmiston wrote:
This is such a weird topic to bicker over.

I kind of finding it fascinating that folks buy something expensive for personal use then start trying to think of ways to make money on that item when they are not using it.

So you’re saying concepts like VRBO and AirBnB are poor business models that can’t work?

There is a world of difference between VRBO and renting out a travel trailer. A vacation rental property is expected to appreciate over time, your RV no way. A vacation rental doesn't require a learning curve to operate. There are no slide outs to put in and out. There are no utilities to hook up and disconnect. A vacation rental cannot be wrecked, or left on the side of the road. A vacation rental will not strand the renter 1000 miles away. If emergency repairs are needed, a vacation rental has local contacts and professionals nearby, the RV who knows.
The vacation rental business isn't really that lucrative when the homes are not near an area frequented by travelers. People own RVs precisely because they want to travel on vacation meaning they don't have to live and base their RV in those frequently visited areas. People often fly into the area, rent a car for their use during the vacation and then travel to the VRBO property. Unless they want to rent a car and park it for at the RV owner's property for the duration of their trip transportation to and from the RV's base location will be an issue. No matter how nice a RV you have, and no matter how reasonable your pricing is, it will be difficult to rent it consistently if you live 100+ miles from a major city and airport or don't base your RV in the Florida Keys.