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why rent when you can own?
see what i did there, b2b? i greased the skillet for ya.
I need a good RV that can sleep 6 adults and 3 kids...
Are there any cab overs that sleep that many? Am i lookin at a big ass bus and thats it?
Any good suggestions on who to call or where to go for rental?
I have been looking at this site http://www.txrvrent.com/Location.asp?lid=049
but they dont list berths for sleeping, just size with a generic picture...
why rent when you can own?
see what i did there, b2b? i greased the skillet for ya.
There is a place on I-10 almost to Boerne that rents all sizes...they have trailers and motor homes...you should check them out...I think they are called American Dream Vacations. 830-981-8835
I doubt (could be wrong) you could find anyone renting cab overs. I'd go with a basic 26-29' trailer. Renting is expensive. Real expensive so be ready. Renting motorhomes/buses is even more expensive. You need at least a 1/2 Ton V8 truck with a receiver or tow package. 7 pin plug and brake controller as well. Weight distribution and sway bar may be included in the rental or you may need to buy them separately. They run about 400 bucks.
Be prepared for 700-1000 plus deposits. Usually there is a minimum 3-7 day rental so look into that. There aren't many rental places around. I think there is one in SA that not too bad. RV rentals by A & P I think its called. Ring them up.
Keep in mind that a single rental would likely cover a down payment on a nice used one.
ABC nice....
on the site i listed above i could rent a 30+ foot bus type RV for a bit over 5k for 12 days 3500 miles + some extras...
that is somewhat reasonable to me i guess, considering id be splitting it with people.
My only question is, would it seat / sleep enough people (6 adults 3 kids).
The website i was looking at is the place you are taking about, near boerne. They rent all sizes of RVs and Trailers.
Don't forget that you are gonna get about 5 mpg. It can cost $500 just to fill one of those suckers up.
Its too hard to say without knowing the model number. Some motorhomes are designed for couples while others have bunk beds in the back. Call them up and ask them if its a bunkhouse model. You definitely want bunk beds. Sometimes they tell you "yeah it'll sleep 6" but come to find out that they mean sofa and booths not actual beds.
Cool, i just found on their site, you can look at floor plans for all their rentals...question answered...disregard..etc..
I think i found my horse!
http://www.txrvrent.com/ConfigView.asp?VehicleID=491
Should run just over 4k for our trip + fuel obviously.
That would work.
So where you going. Ask them if there's an Uncle Eddy discount.
hey, do you have any suggestions on websites to find "best rv parks" or something along those lines?
I am tasked with planning / pricing all this for the family vacation...
Plan is to motor from here to Grand Teton / Yellow stone and back, making a loop and stopping at points of interest along the way.
Oh, and if you rent from those guys make DAMN sure you do ent every scratch, ding, or dirt speck and then take it back EXACTLY like you rented it. I know a guy that rented a motor home there and put a 4" scratch low on the side...those things have "custom" paint jobs and they kept all of his damage deposit and allegedly repainted the whole damn side of the bus. Most of their units are individually owned and they just broker them so they are gonna err on the side of the owners "loaning" them the rigs every time...
Thanks...good to know.
Hint...taste the water at every campground before you fill your storage tanks.
Or buy an inline filter that attaches to the water source on the outside of the trailer.
There are RV destination books and campground editions sold at pretty much every RV dealership. Its a full catalog of pretty much every available park.
Im thinking 12 days will be our total travel time...I have never done something like this, but do you guys think that is enough?
Regardless going to have to be as i dont think any of us can get off of work any longer, but do you think i should cut corners to go somewhere closer perhaps?
12 days should work. The longer you can get away from work the better.
http://www.koa.com/
http://www.woodalls.com/
Once you get to the Tetons they have great RV campgrounds in the National Park...
Got any big shrimp? B2B will trade you for a catalog!
Thanks woodalls was the one I was thinking about.
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