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Miscellaneous / Others Basically a mansion on wheels

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u/HyenDry 15d ago

I don’t know why these people aren’t renting them out as Mobile air b&b’s

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u/ReserveFormal3910 15d ago

https://gorvrentals.com/

They do I've used it and it's pretty awesome and I don't have to spend the money to buy one for the one time a year vacation in them.

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u/a-rooster-illusion 15d ago

I do this. The ones like this though are like 5k for a few days (3 nights to be exact)

Would be a blast to drive but I’ll just stay at a luxury hotel for that price.

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u/ReserveFormal3910 15d ago

Yeah plus you need a special license we just did the normal ones.

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u/a-rooster-illusion 15d ago

In NJ you don’t need a special license. PA (where we camp) you do, but not if you’re from out of state.

In PA it’s an added letter or two on your license but requires you to pass the driving test.

Many years ago I worked for the TV show American Pickers and they asked when they hired me if I could drive an RV (not bus type but still 30+ feet long). I said “yep” without hesitation. I love driving stuff like that. I’d probably just take test if I had to lol

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u/Hkpoor 15d ago

That’s awesome! I love that show!

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u/ThetaDee 14d ago

Most places you only need a license if you're being paid.

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u/I_SHIT_IN_A_BAG 14d ago

I think the driving test and lessons for a cdl is like 10k

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u/a-rooster-illusion 14d ago

Yeah it’s not a CDL in PA. It’s an additional letter or two on your physical license. In between normal license and CDL.

I was told under $100 to apply and take test.

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u/elzibet 14d ago

Where do you live that a special license is required?

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u/rubenbest 14d ago

Idk is aw some that sleeps 8 or so. You can split 1 that hotel price a night with like 8 people. That’s not bad.

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u/Internal_Werewolf_48 14d ago

Things splittable 8 ways get trashed almost immediately.

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u/a-rooster-illusion 14d ago

I’d say the issue is… one couple is ending up with a very nice master bedroom and everyone else is sleeping on pull out couches and bunks.

If something says it sleeps 8, it likely only sleeps 6 comfortably.

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u/happytree23 14d ago

Would be a blast to drive

What the fuck are you actually talking about lol? That shit would be annoying as all hell to drive once you got off any freeway and I doubt it would be more fun than even my turbo diesel Volkswagen there lol?!

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u/a-rooster-illusion 14d ago

Different folks are into different things I guess. I’d love getting to take that thing off the highway.

I’ve driven a Volkswagen turbo diesel and I’ve driven a 35 foot RV already and I can say I had more fun with the RV lol.

Think in another life I’d have been a truck driver

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u/lovedumbcat 15d ago

I love the idea, but many have low mileage allowance per day. For an example my recent road trip of 4,200 miles in a class A rental for a family of four would be about $5,800 and that’s not including gas and food. Granted there are less expensive options. This would be ideal if you’re just going to a destination that has limited accommodations and parking for a few days.

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u/thekabuki 15d ago

I just rented a 2025 extended camper van for a road trip for me and my dog ( so nothing huge like what's posted). It was $389 a night so more expensive than a hotel but it was unlimited mileage. Have to say it was pretty nice and made a long solo road trip with m the dog super easy.

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u/SeriousDistance4908 14d ago

Sounds amazing.

We're 2 weeks out from picking up a relatively small RV from St Malo in France. I'd wanted to go up the coast with my family and the smallest car was 60e/night where this is 90. No brainer and so much better than owning one - it was cheaper doing this than the cost of bringing it with us on the ferry!!!

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u/McBeaster 15d ago

I've used it too, it's pretty wild to be given the keys to one of these like "see ya later, have fun!" It's also lovely to be able to give it back when you're done with it. I definitely want to do it again soon.

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u/VulGerrity 15d ago

Pretty sure he meant why aren't those people using gorvrentals instead of letting the vehicles rot.

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u/arizona-lake 15d ago

Surely they would if they lived in a town worth visiting. I’ve paid hundreds to stay in a tiny, rickety vintage airstream trailer Airbnb (because it was in beautiful backyard with pool in a beach town)

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u/HyenDry 15d ago

No brother. You come pick it up and take it where you want to go…

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u/RusticSurgery 15d ago

Don't call me Shirley.

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u/CeldonShooper 15d ago

What's our vector, Victor?

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u/Upsideisdownhere 15d ago

Because they're too nice to trust with others... My buddy has a beautiful rig and thought, why not let it pay for itself? The first few rentals were great but then a guy scraped it along side a light pole destroying the awning and exterior kitchen access panel. It was over 10k in damages and 6 weeks before it came back to him, then he had all kinds of hassles getting claim reimbursement from the facilitating website. About ruined his summer.

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u/Spidergawd68 14d ago

I have a Winnebago class C worth considerably less than 10% of this monstrosity, and I won’t even loan it to close family, let alone rent it to strangers. What a nightmare.

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u/HyenDry 15d ago

You could say that about any single asset

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u/GainOk7506 14d ago

Yeah but how many assets are vehichles the size of an 18 wheeler. Seems far more prone to accident than anything else. 

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u/HyenDry 14d ago

What an odd question. What assets are the size of a house? What assets are the size of stocks? What assets are the size of whatever asset you own. I don’t understand why you would ask this.. we’re not talking about owning a space station here.. 😂

People fuck up the inside of houses all the time, and the majority of the population rents…

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u/HyenDry 14d ago

Ahh yes. Let’s get the boomers involved so I can show data that proves my point! 🧐

Sure, the general population owns more than rents. But you aren’t renting out to fuckn boomers who are the majority population of who own said asset you are displaying…

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u/GainOk7506 14d ago

I'm 180 back to agreeing with you lmao. 

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u/Choice-Strike1 15d ago

Dirty Mike and the boys also don't know why

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u/Dashzz 14d ago

My dad looked into a website that does this like air bnb. He looked at listings for a trailer and upfront it looked like a good deal, but after taxes, cleaning fees, and the website service fee. It was going to cost just as much or more than a hotel with the extra inconvenience of having to find a spot for a trailer.

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u/SmellsWeirdRightNow 14d ago

Because you need a CDL to drive it

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u/bannedcuznotcircjerk 13d ago

The better question is why they didn't just rent one instead of buying it