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How to Handle A Supplemental Rental Agreement

Hi everyone, We are just setting up our first listing and I keep hearing that I need a supplemental rental agreement. I’ve yet to procure one, but how do you typically implement it into the process?

How to handle damage and repairs

My wife and I have just purchased a Class C Coach for mostly rental purpose. We have a couple of questions how others have handle damages.If the coach suffers body, cosmetic, minor damages that are more than normal wear and tear, what is the best way...

Turning First Time Renters Into Loyal Customers

We all strive to keep our customers happy with the service we provide. So how do you turn your first time renters into repeat lifelong customers? Do you have any special things you do or say that tends to bring them back?Please share what works for y...

How many days a month do you rent your Rv/Trailer

Hi Im new to the rental world and looking to buy either a class C or travel trailer, or both. Im trying to forecast expenses and profits but trying to figure out realistically, how many days a month/year i can actually have my vehicle rented. Im Sout...

Any Opinion on Hard-Sided Pop Ups?

Hey guys! I'm just learning about renting RV's and looking at buying a 2014 Forest River Rockwood HardSide popup camper. Is there anyone who rents a similar type of rig? Any opinion or advice you can give on whether it rents out well? Thanks!

Boost Winter Rentals

Hi all,Recently bought a newly converted camper van to rent via Outdoorsy and use for family trips now and then. I decided to buy know fully knowing that I probably wouldn't get much traffic or bookings in the winter. However, it would be nice to get...

Votes for Vets presented by Outdoorsy

In honor of Veterans Day this Thursday, November 11th, we are excited to announce we are relaunching our Veterans Day program. To kick off the program we have teamed up with Thousand Trails and We Are The Mighty for a special Votes for Vets giveaway!...

Hypothetical Class B delivery, stationary insurance

I've recently had a couple of people wanting my Class B delivered, they only want to have it sitting in their driveway for the duration of the rental. I don't normally do delivery but for local & no miles getting put on my RV i'll make an exception T...

Outdoorsy recipe contest and griddle giveaway!

It's time for another contest! We saw the Facebook owners group get excited about Walmart deals on these bad boys. Sooo we wanted to contribute to the excitement by giving one away for free! Enter to win a Blackstone Adventure Griddle by posting your...

What to do when a renter violates rules and takes RV to a music festival

Hello all, I am looking for advice on how to handle this situation. We have clearly stated in our listing the rules of our RV, one of them being no festivals/tailgating. We have a GPS tracking device, which has shown us that the renter took our RV to...

Renting a Truck for my 5th wheel

I bought a 5th wheel trailer and a week later my Truck broke down. I planned on going out of state but now I can't use my Truck. Is there any Company or website any kind listings that have just a pickup truck for rent that has equipment needed to tow...

Listing missing

I just went in to update our nightly rate and now when I search for listings in my area ours doesn’t come up? We have had rentals this summer so not sure why it’s not appearing, even when I filter dates to next summer when it’s available again?

Rental Insurance

Hi everyone . I just noticed This app doesn’t provide insurance if your RV list from NY state . Does anyone know how to handle this ? Thank youv

0 interest

We are wondering if other are struggling to find a renter for their camper. We live in the Myrtle beach area really thought there would be tons of interest for people to rent our camper here rather than drive down one. We however haven’t had a single...

RV Guidebooks

I rent short term five RVs and I had problems- Search for those who can clean up after the departure of guests- Creating an RV guidebook for guestsI have created two mobile applications that do not need to be downloaded, which work from the link.One ...

Minimum Nights Exceptions

Minimum Nights Exceptions We’ve recently enabled a new setting for a minimum nights exception. What does this mean for owners? The minimum nights exception allows renters to submit requests for bookings shorter than your minimum nights rule if they r...

How do you deduct the cost of your RV from profits?

If we had a loan for our Class C, I would assume I could deduct the payments from our profits when calculating taxes.If you paid cash for your RV, how do you calculate the deduction? Using depreciation?

How late do you keep your listings live?

I’m trying to figure out how long I can keep my listing live until I should winterize my camper. Any tips/suggestions?

Safety check. Does anyone feel Outdoorsy requiring a safety check every three months excessive?

How have you forecasted expenses (and income)?

I'm about to get into hosting, and am looking to do some projections on costs associated with RV rental for our Ford Transit camper van.I've done some research on my local market to assess the average rental price, # of reviews, etc, so I have a ball...

Bookings

Is anyone else really slow right now? I haven't had any bookings since summer. I'm wondering when does it usually pick up.

App or Full site?

I find the full site more user friendly. Today, when preparing for a delivery I'm unable to reach the full site. It automatically sends me to the app. Is anyone else experiencing this?

Challenges with RV fridge with renter on the road

Hello,My second renter unfortunately encountered an issue with some bad fridge aroma. The fridge works on Propane, but the smell turns them off. I honestly didn’t notice it as an issue. I am not quite sure what I can do. The last renters didn’t repor...

Financial Investment Concerns: If purchasing a campervan new to rent

I am looking to purchase a campervan to use + rent and was curious if anyone has experience with purchasing a new van+ build and if making that type of invest (approx $80k) if I will be able to still be profitable or if purchasing a new van / build d...

Other Vehicles?

Outdoorsy won't respond to emails, so I'm wondering if the community can help, though Outdoorsy not responding is kind of a red flag...I have an SUV set up for Overlanding and an off-road trailer set up for Overlanding. Wondering if it's possible to ...

Delivery fee

Hello, a newbie here. I have been so far very lucky with my renters. I can't not complain. I do have a question. Today was my second booking so we agreed to deliver the TT set it up and ready for renters to enjoy it. Since this was our first time I h...

Renter Insurance?

I've just noticed tonight that when i send a quote the $59 insurance is automatically selected.Has the insurance gone up?Is this the new minimum?I think it was a better system letting the renter select which package they want during the booking proce...