By Dr. David Eifrig in Retirement Millionaire:
I found a secret way to take an RV trip for just $22 a day... rather than the $200-per-day fee it normally costs.
The company that rents these RVs is called Cruise America - you may have seen its vehicles with brightly painted landscapes on the sides. The company constantly needs to move its vehicles around the country. Rather than hire expensive drivers or moving companies, it seeks out "volunteers" to make the trip. In my case, I got a 90% discount on what it normally charges. You can do the same thing.
Here's how I did it. I flew one-way on Southwest into Las Vegas ($89) and took a cab ride ($30) to a lot run by Cruise America.
From Las Vegas, I drove to the Grand Canyon; Sedona, Arizona; and through the desert of northern Arizona on my way to the drop-off in Phoenix. I had nearly unlimited miles and up to six days to make the trek. Best of all... I got to use a $95,000 RV for just $22 a day.
After my drive, I flew home from Phoenix - again, only $89 on Southwest.
Total cost - airfare, gas, and RV rental... everything for five nights and six days - was only $520.
Keep in mind, you don't need any special license. Your regular driver's license works fine. Driving these is simple. And most campgrounds are designed to make it easy.
Cruise America has 126 rental locations in 35 states and in Canada. To book a trip, simply go to the website www.cruiseamerica.com. Click on "Hot Deals" and look under the heading "Rolling Into Arizona" or "Rolling Out of Arizona." It recently had deals for trips of five to nine nights to cities like Phoenix, Los Angeles, Oakland, Denver, Orlando, and Seattle.
The destinations change all the time. So if you don't see one you like, just be patient and keep checking. An attractive one is bound to crop up.
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