{"id":22121,"date":"2019-06-13T19:53:13","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T19:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/escapecampusa.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=22121"},"modified":"2024-05-21T12:32:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T12:32:20","slug":"rent-campervan-vs-buy-campervan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/it\/blog\/rent-campervan-vs-buy-campervan\/","title":{"rendered":"Renting a Campervan vs Buying a Campervan"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Important things to consider when it comes to renting vs buying a campervan, written by a past (and current) Escape renter and now van owner!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":22122,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,9],"tags":[],"blog_locations":[],"class_list":["post-22121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to-resources","category-renter-guest-posts"],"acf":{"title":"","background_image":{"ID":22135,"id":22135,"title":"mt-ranier-washington-campervan-group-lunchtime","filename":"mt-ranier-washington-campervan-group-lunchtime.jpg","filesize":127436,"url":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mt-ranier-washington-campervan-group-lunchtime.jpg","link":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/it\/mt-ranier-washington-campervan-group-lunchtime-2\/","alt":"Mt Rainier Washington Campervan","author":"53","description":"","caption":"","name":"mt-ranier-washington-campervan-group-lunchtime-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":0,"date":"2019-06-13 19:16:13","modified":"2020-09-28 11:53:33","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":3848,"height":2195,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mt-ranier-washington-campervan-group-lunchtime-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mt-ranier-washington-campervan-group-lunchtime-300x171.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":171,"medium_large":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mt-ranier-washington-campervan-group-lunchtime-768x438.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":438,"large":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mt-ranier-washington-campervan-group-lunchtime-1024x584.jpg","large-width":1024,"large-height":584,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mt-ranier-washington-campervan-group-lunchtime.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":876,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mt-ranier-washington-campervan-group-lunchtime.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1168,"blog-preview":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mt-ranier-washington-campervan-group-lunchtime-600x353.jpg","blog-preview-width":600,"blog-preview-height":353,"post-thumbnail":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mt-ranier-washington-campervan-group-lunchtime-1200x685.jpg","post-thumbnail-width":1200,"post-thumbnail-height":685,"gform-image-choice-sm":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mt-ranier-washington-campervan-group-lunchtime.jpg","gform-image-choice-sm-width":300,"gform-image-choice-sm-height":171,"gform-image-choice-md":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mt-ranier-washington-campervan-group-lunchtime.jpg","gform-image-choice-md-width":400,"gform-image-choice-md-height":228,"gform-image-choice-lg":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mt-ranier-washington-campervan-group-lunchtime.jpg","gform-image-choice-lg-width":600,"gform-image-choice-lg-height":342}},"title_color":"dark","add_overlay":[],"content_sections":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"<h4>By Dawn S<\/h4>\n<p>Have you been reading van life blogs, dreaming about building out your own <a href=\"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/campervans\/\">camper van<\/a>, and hitting the road in it full-time? The idea is appealing\u2014believe me, I know\u2014and there are lots of folks, young and old, who are doing that very thing. But then there&#8217;s the big hairy question: should you rent a campervan or should you buy a campervan?<\/p>\n<p>Food for thought\u2026 have you ever fully committed to something and in hindsight wished you\u2019d had the chance to \u201ctry before you buy?\u201d There are some things in life you never know you like until you try it, like a trendy new haircut or an outfit.<\/p>\n<p>You wouldn\u2019t even think of buying a car without taking it for a test drive first, right? So wouldn\u2019t it be great if you could \u201ctry out\u201d van life before you made the large investment of time and money to build your own van and sell off all your belongings?<\/p>\n<p>Great news! With Escape Camper Vans, you can (and should) <a href=\"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/checkout\/#\/step1\">rent a campervan<\/a> and try out van life for yourself. You may discover that living in a van is great\u2026 for a short period of time, but being a full-time van-lifer is not be as appealing as you had originally thought.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":22135,"id":22135,"title":"mt-ranier-washington-campervan-group-lunchtime","filename":"mt-ranier-washington-campervan-group-lunchtime.jpg","filesize":127436,"url":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mt-ranier-washington-campervan-group-lunchtime.jpg","link":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/it\/mt-ranier-washington-campervan-group-lunchtime-2\/","alt":"Mt Rainier Washington Campervan","author":"53","description":"","caption":"","name":"mt-ranier-washington-campervan-group-lunchtime-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":0,"date":"2019-06-13 19:16:13","modified":"2020-09-28 11:53:33","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":3848,"height":2195,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mt-ranier-washington-campervan-group-lunchtime-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mt-ranier-washington-campervan-group-lunchtime-300x171.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":171,"medium_large":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mt-ranier-washington-campervan-group-lunchtime-768x438.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":438,"large":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mt-ranier-washington-campervan-group-lunchtime-1024x584.jpg","large-width":1024,"large-height":584,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mt-ranier-washington-campervan-group-lunchtime.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":876,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mt-ranier-washington-campervan-group-lunchtime.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1168,"blog-preview":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mt-ranier-washington-campervan-group-lunchtime-600x353.jpg","blog-preview-width":600,"blog-preview-height":353,"post-thumbnail":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mt-ranier-washington-campervan-group-lunchtime-1200x685.jpg","post-thumbnail-width":1200,"post-thumbnail-height":685,"gform-image-choice-sm":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mt-ranier-washington-campervan-group-lunchtime.jpg","gform-image-choice-sm-width":300,"gform-image-choice-sm-height":171,"gform-image-choice-md":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mt-ranier-washington-campervan-group-lunchtime.jpg","gform-image-choice-md-width":400,"gform-image-choice-md-height":228,"gform-image-choice-lg":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mt-ranier-washington-campervan-group-lunchtime.jpg","gform-image-choice-lg-width":600,"gform-image-choice-lg-height":342}},"image_link":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"<h2>Renting a Campervan vs Buying a Campervan: Things to Consider<\/h2>\n<h3>What&#8217;s Your Commitment Level?<\/h3>\n<p>Have you already rented a campervan with Escape, had an awesome trip, and you <em>know<\/em> this van life thing <em>is<\/em> for you? That\u2019s great, but the only trouble is, you may have other commitments and family responsibilities, like pets, kids, aging parents, or a home or job that you love, that make the full-time van thing an impossibility (for now).<\/p>\n<p>If this is the boat you&#8217;re in, renting an Escape campervan is a great option. You can still get your vanlife fix and then return to your \u201creal\u201d life and to the things and people that need you.<\/p>\n<h3>How Often Will You Use it?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>If you own your own campervan, how often will you actually get to use it?<\/li>\n<li>A campervan probably won\u2019t fit into your garage. Parking or storing it can be expensive.<\/li>\n<li>How much will you pay for insurance while your campervan is just sitting in your driveway or storage?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If realistically you are not going to use your own campervan that often, you can actually save money by renting an Escape van instead. You only have to pay for <a href=\"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/insurance\/\">campervan insurance<\/a> when you&#8217;re actually using the campervan, <em>and<\/em> it comes with 24\/7 roadside assistance!<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":22130,"id":22130,"title":"campervan-bigblue-john-dawn","filename":"campervan-bigblue-john-dawn.jpeg","filesize":77021,"url":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/campervan-bigblue-john-dawn.jpeg","link":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/it\/campervan-bigblue-john-dawn-2\/","alt":"Custom Built Campervan","author":"53","description":"","caption":"","name":"campervan-bigblue-john-dawn-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":0,"date":"2019-06-13 19:16:03","modified":"2020-09-28 11:53:22","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":971,"height":728,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/campervan-bigblue-john-dawn-150x150.jpeg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/campervan-bigblue-john-dawn-300x225.jpeg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":225,"medium_large":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/campervan-bigblue-john-dawn-768x576.jpeg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":576,"large":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/campervan-bigblue-john-dawn.jpeg","large-width":971,"large-height":728,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/campervan-bigblue-john-dawn.jpeg","1536x1536-width":971,"1536x1536-height":728,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/campervan-bigblue-john-dawn.jpeg","2048x2048-width":971,"2048x2048-height":728,"blog-preview":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/campervan-bigblue-john-dawn-600x353.jpeg","blog-preview-width":600,"blog-preview-height":353,"post-thumbnail":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/campervan-bigblue-john-dawn.jpeg","post-thumbnail-width":971,"post-thumbnail-height":728,"gform-image-choice-sm":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/campervan-bigblue-john-dawn.jpeg","gform-image-choice-sm-width":300,"gform-image-choice-sm-height":225,"gform-image-choice-md":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/campervan-bigblue-john-dawn.jpeg","gform-image-choice-md-width":400,"gform-image-choice-md-height":300,"gform-image-choice-lg":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/campervan-bigblue-john-dawn.jpeg","gform-image-choice-lg-width":600,"gform-image-choice-lg-height":450}},"image_link":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"<h2>What Do you Want in Your Own Campervan Build?<\/h2>\n<p>Renting a campervan with Escape is also a great way to learn more about what you\u2019d want out of your own future van build, so you can keep dreaming and working toward that goal. Some things you may want to consider are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do you like a bed that converts into a couch or booth, or is that a hassle?<\/li>\n<li>How much storage do you need for the activities you plan to do while traveling or living in your van?<\/li>\n<li>Do you like accessing the kitchen from outside of the van, or do you need a kitchen that is inside?<\/li>\n<li>How much, and what type of power do you need?<\/li>\n<li>How will you keep the van cool or warm?<\/li>\n<li>Do you want running water in the van?<\/li>\n<li>What kind of cold food storage do you want? Powered how?<\/li>\n<li>Will your van also be used as an extra vehicle to transport the soccer team or a large family? If so, you will need seating with seatbelts.<\/li>\n<li>How tall are you? Do you need a van you can stand up in? Does the bed need to run lengthwise or cross-ways in the van?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":22140,"id":22140,"title":"mt-ranier-washington-campevan","filename":"mt-ranier-washington-campevan.jpg","filesize":123845,"url":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mt-ranier-washington-campevan.jpg","link":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/it\/mt-ranier-washington-campevan-2\/","alt":"Mt Rainier Washington Campervan","author":"53","description":"","caption":"","name":"mt-ranier-washington-campevan-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":0,"date":"2019-06-13 19:16:29","modified":"2020-09-28 11:53:35","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":3855,"height":2169,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mt-ranier-washington-campevan-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mt-ranier-washington-campevan-300x169.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":169,"medium_large":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mt-ranier-washington-campevan-768x432.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mt-ranier-washington-campevan-1024x576.jpg","large-width":1024,"large-height":576,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mt-ranier-washington-campevan.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":864,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mt-ranier-washington-campevan.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1152,"blog-preview":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mt-ranier-washington-campevan-600x353.jpg","blog-preview-width":600,"blog-preview-height":353,"post-thumbnail":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mt-ranier-washington-campevan-1200x675.jpg","post-thumbnail-width":1200,"post-thumbnail-height":675,"gform-image-choice-sm":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mt-ranier-washington-campevan.jpg","gform-image-choice-sm-width":300,"gform-image-choice-sm-height":169,"gform-image-choice-md":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mt-ranier-washington-campevan.jpg","gform-image-choice-md-width":400,"gform-image-choice-md-height":225,"gform-image-choice-lg":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mt-ranier-washington-campevan.jpg","gform-image-choice-lg-width":600,"gform-image-choice-lg-height":338}},"image_link":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"<h2>Even if You Own a Campervan, it Can Still be Good to Rent a Campervan<\/h2>\n<p>I never knew how easy and affordable road-tripping could be until I rented my first Escape Campervan. It definitely made me want my own van. I am grateful that I had the circumstances and room in the driveway to make that happen.<\/p>\n<p>See the blog \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/blog\/how-to-build-a-camper-van\/\">How To Build A Campervan BIG BLUE \u2013 The Transformation.<\/a>\u201d Even though I own my own van, and have taken it on many trips, I still rent with Escape, and here are two reasons why:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>If we are traveling with our family or friends, the Escape campervan comes with a rooftop sleeper and is geared perfectly for a group of 4 or 5.<\/li>\n<li>If the destination is thousands of miles away, but we only have 10 days for the trip, flying in and renting an Escape campervan is the best use of our time and 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Learned after Buying a Campervan<\/h2>\n<p>Things I would change in my own camper van, if I knew then what I know now:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We would rather have a \u201chigh-top\u201d van that John can stand up in<\/li>\n<li>I would rather have a bed that converts manually instead of electronically<\/li>\n<li>I would build a kitchen that can be accessed at the rear doors, similar to the Escape Camper Vans setup<\/li>\n<li>I would add solar power for little things like lights (Escape&#8217;s vans have a dual-battery system with a solar panel for the fridge and lights)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Things I love about my own van, Big Blue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The window shades, and screened windows<\/li>\n<li>The roominess inside the van, even when the bed is made (Escape&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/campervans\/big-sur\/\">Big Sur<\/a> model is great for this)<\/li>\n<li>The pretty turquoise color<\/li>\n<li>How easily it can be converted from a passenger van for 7 people to a campervan 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