Renting the trailer out

[SouthCo]

Originally Posted by mspontiac

With our new Jayco TT, I won't even allow my husband to take it on his annual "Man Camp" tradition, where a big group of his guy friends all get together, camp, and drink all week. A few of them who don't own camping equipment slept in our old TT, and my husband brought it home with carpet and floors covered in mud, leaves all over the place, pee all around the toilet, and just generally filthy. No way will I let our new one be treated that way, and I told him that if he's going to go on "Man Camp" this year, that he's sleeping in a tent. He's not the one who has to clean up that mess.

So renting it to strangers? Nope!

lol. Ms.P that made me laugh. I don't blame you. I wouldn't take my own camper on a man camp...

[Griswald One]

Originally Posted by mspontiac

With our new Jayco TT, I won't even allow my husband to take it on his annual "Man Camp" tradition, where a big group of his guy friends all get together, camp, and drink all week. A few of them who don't own camping equipment slept in our old TT, and my husband brought it home with carpet and floors covered in mud, leaves all over the place, pee all around the toilet, and just generally filthy. No way will I let our new one be treated that way, and I told him that if he's going to go on "Man Camp" this year, that he's sleeping in a tent. He's not the one who has to clean up that mess.

So renting it to strangers? Nope!

The annual boys weekend has been a tradition dating back to my first TT 10 years ago. And yes we drink, play poker and cook meat over a fire all of which leads to a less then fresh fog hovering in the air. When we bought the new MH where the boys would sleep was a consideration, albeit a minor one. My wonderful bride knows and accepts that this tradition is part of the deal!!!

As far as loaning it out... I am in the minority. I have one friend who I trust above all others. He camps with me every year and knew my last rig almost as well as I did. My MH was only 4 weeks old when he took it away last weekend. I had promised him my TT for the weekend before we made the jump to the new Greyhawk. I could not reneg on the offer and I was confident that he would treat my baby at least as well as I would.

That being said... He is the only person I would loan it to and I asked him not to tell any of our common friends or post on Facebook that he had my rig.

[norty1]

My sons and grandsons had an annual tradition of camping in April together for a long weekend. We had some great weekends. After a few years of tents, I bought a MH and then me and the grand boys would have a grand old time sleeping inside while my three sons would keep the fire going all night and sleep in several large tents.

[jddave]

Originally Posted by gcloss

I would never rent or loan my trailer and/or truck. Heck, I wouldn't even let my wife drive my truck and we've been together 40 years.

X2 (41 years)

[Witt74]

Absolutely Not. No one will care for your "baby" as well as you will. Also will not lend out any of my vehicles to anybody but my youngest brother, who always tops off the tank of my truck before he returns it. If something broke while in his use, he repairs it. I really doubt that he would ever ask to use my 5er. As for renting it out to friends or others, I have seen the shape some renters have left the rental propriety in, and it ain't pretty.

[cekkk]

[Blue Deuce]

Not happening! I rarely lend tools to family much less my Jayco to someone I don't even know!

[Revschuette]

I wouldn't rent mine out either, but to each their own I guess.

[dg1971]

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