RV Rental: Where to rent an RV online

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 Whether you love vintage Airstreams or burly camper vans, traveling in a camper is a joy that can be hard to replicate. But not everyone can afford to own a camper full time, whether due to cost or maintenance and storage demands. Love camper vans? Come join our community group!

Fortunately, a growing number of companies let you try out the camper lifestyle without the hassles of ownership. Pay anywhere between $100 to $400 per night and you get a roving home-on-the-go, complete with everything you need for an awesome road trip.

While you can rent RVs through companies like Cruise America and El Monte RV, or through RV dealerships, we’re highlighting various peer-to-peer options—think Airbnb, but for campers—in this story. These companies offer the greatest diversity of campers to choose from, whether you want a tiny teardrop or a more traditional Class C.

Also, when you’re ready to book your trip, pay attention to your base location; rent an RV close to places you want to explore to save money on miles. You’ll also want to read the fine print about insurance, mileage costs, and amenities, as each RV or company can be different.

Unsure which RV is right for you? We explain the different types, over here.

An aluminum-sided Airstream trailer travels over a tall stone bridge in the hills with rocks and the ocean in the distance.

Outdoorsy

Details: Outdoorsy connects RV owners with adventurers looking for a rental. You can search for RVs by location or amenities. All rentals are eligible for a $1 million liability insurance policy, and you pay securely online with access to 24/7 customer service.

Our picks: A sleek, converted camper van in Brooklyn rents for $190 per night; a lightweight Cricket trailer by Taxa Outdoors rents for $120 per night out of Denver; In Los Angeles, take a trip in an adorable Bambi Airstream for $159 per night.

A raised white camper van has open doors, extra large tires, a ladder, and a pop-top sleeping area with two surfboards on top. 


A Sportsmobile camper van available for rent on RVshare. 

RVshare

Details: RVshare serves about 60,000 RV owners across the U.S. who rent out their RVs to campers in all 50 states. A per-day insurance fee is included for rentals of RVs covered by RVshare Rental Insurance, and RVshare offers 24/7 Emergency Roadside Assistance.

Our picks: A Winnebago Revel rents for $298 per night from San Francisco; a teardrop costs $89 per night near Seattle; this go-anywhere Sportsmobile costs $225 per night in Annapolis, Maryland.

A white Chevy Express camper van with doors open and the top popped open for sleeping. The van sits in a grassy green field in front of Aspens and the snow-covered Teton Mountain Range in the background. 

Turo

Details: Although typically used to rent cars, the Turo marketplace as boasts a fair number of camper vans available for rent. You’ll have to scroll through things a bit because it doesn’t have the same types of filters as other RV rental sites, but you can score deals on some converted vans as well as empty vans.

Our picks: A converted Chevy Express owned by Free Solo filmmaker Jimmy Chin costs $443 per night out of Jackson Hole; an empty Mercedes Sprinter in Washington D.C. goes for $194 per night.

A family of two children and two adults sits on a picnic table and driftwood on a rocky beach roasting marshmallows in a fire. A motorized white motorhome sits in the background. 

Oscar-winner filmmaker Jimmy Chin rents his camper van—seen here in Jackson Hole—on Turo. Courtesy of Turo


RVezy

Details: As the largest RV rental marketplace in Canada, RVezy focuses on providing campers for rent in adventurous locales like Alberta and British Columbia. A rental comes with $2 million of insurance coverage and rentals can even be delivered to your destination when you use the “delivery” filter.

Our picks: A cute teardrop for two in British Columbia rents for $94 per night; a bright red converted sprinter van in Quebec costs $192 per night.

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