Product Description

The ONLY COMPLETE GUIDE to Planning Your Rental RV Vacation . More than 40 money saving ideas - each capable of saving you many times your investment in "RV Rentals" . A half-dozen checklists to help you plan and organize your trip to make more use of your time . Tips on selecting your rental dealer and specific rental unit. (We even include a list of questions for you to ask when interviewing dealers.) . A list of points you will want to be certain are covered during your dealer orientation. You learn what you should check (and double-check) before accepting delivery of your unit. . Suggestions on selecting a campground and tips on setting up once you have arrived at your campsite. "When you return from your RV rental vacation, your copy of 'RV Rentals' will be food stained, dog-eared and scribbled full of notes. What greater tribute could there be for a 'how-to' book?" Frank A. - Colorado

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #426528 in Books
• Published on: 2006-02-17
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 220 pages

About the Author
DAVE and KAY CORBY have been RVers for more than 30 years. They are the authors of numerous books and publications designed to enrich the RV lifestyle – most recently "The RVers Passport", "RV Kitchens", and the popular e-Zine "RV Kitchens Newsletter". When not on the road, they live in Parker, Colorado.

Excerpted from RV Rentals: A Vacationer's Guide by Dave Corby, Kay Corby. Copyright © 2006. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
From the INTRODUCTION . . .

The words "Let’s go RVing" are inherently exciting – an implied adventure in the words "Let’s go" and a sense of something fresh with the addition of the idea of "RVing". The thought of traveling in a new way and to new places is exhilarating. Your presence here, in this book, suggests you are at least thinking about a rental RV vacation and that you recognize a need for further knowledge. We congratulate you on your willingness to consider new ways of doing things!

From the perspective of one who has never traveled by RV, we recognize RVs seem large (which is of course true), and generally incomprehensible (which is false). All who now RV have stood where you now stand – in a place of not knowing, of facing discomforting complexity. That millions have stood where you now stand and gone on to have pleasant RV experiences would indicate you are in a perfect place.

People come to this book for a variety of reasons, seeking a wide range of information. Some of you picked up this book from a place of curiosity – you may never have really considered an RV vacation and may be in a very preliminary phase of information gathering. Others will have already made their decision, committed to an RV rental and come to this book simply looking for some last minute tips to make the journey smoother and more enjoyable. Some of you are RVers with years of experience. Others have never even been inside an RV.

Organization & Objectives

The journey between the RV novice and the seasoned veteran of RV Travel is not as long as it might appear. The path starts with a bit of knowledge and leads to a never ending course of "hands on" learning. This book’s function is to provide the introductory knowledge needed to get you on the road. There you will begin your own process of experience gathering.

The Vacationer’s Guide to RV Rentals is designed to guide you through your first rental RV vacation. This book is divided into four parts; each part presents a collection of chapters with focus on a particular phase of vacationing in a rental RV. It is not necessary to read this book in the order it is written or to read it from cover-to-cover . . .

Customer Reviews

Excellent book for RV Rentals...
Excellent book, especially for RV newbies like me. The checklists in the appendices were very well thought through, and very helpful. The recommendations are honest and practical. A must-have if you're planning on renting an RV.

Covers the main issues in thinking about RV rentals
A useful guide in helping to consider whether an RV vacation is a good option. In thinking about an RV vacation, we have used this book to consider whether it is in fact the type of get away that will suit our circumstances. Easy to read and covering the main points, it is helping us to consider the most important questions and issues. It is invaluable in this regard.

The Only Book About RV Rentals You'll Need
OK - I didn't read this entire book from cover to cover. It has, after all, some chapters which are pretty specific to narrowly defined groups of RV vacationers. I have read probably 90% of the book and have closely studied the first 100 pages or so (that is the portion dealing with preplanning and is the part of the planning process we are now dealing with). I haven't even glanced at the chapter about what to do at the end of the vacation (that is too far away to think about now) or the one on fly/drive vacations (because that isn't what we plan to do) or "RVing With Pets".

Whether you plan to rent an RV for a 2 month trip to Alaska or for a day at the football game, this is clearly THE BOOK to have. I started out knowing nothing about vacationing in an RV rental. This book has been our constant companion and handbook as we selected the RV to rent, the dealer to rent from and have worked on checklists of things to bring with us. Without a doubt "RV Rentals" has paid for itself at least 20 or 30 times over.

The book is divided into sections which roughly parallel the order of the planning process: basic decisions, preplanning details, living and traveling in an RV, and a section on "Special Considerations". In the appendixes there are tons of forms and worksheets and checklists and even a glossary of RVing terms.

I give the book 5 Stars because it is so thorough I can't imagine that anything of significance has been left out. At first it all seemed a little intimidating, but once you get into it the process is really clear and follows a simple, logical order. I can't think of any way this book could be improved!