Did they have a mileage charge attached?Price a U-Haul rental before you set your mind on it. My local U-Haul wanted $1700 for a two week rental of their smallest enclosed trailer. Picking it up from him and returning it to him- I said "Thanks a lot", stuffed everything into my truck and made do without getting ripped off by the U-Haul bandit.
Yep. Around here it's $30/day for that same trailer.We rented a 6x12 dual axel u-haul trailer last year for 10 days. $300 cost.
Yup. We did have to pick through a couple of them to get a decent one though. Kids at the checkout didn’t know or care about them. One had a soft tire. Another had a brake light out. The older mechanic came out and went through the next one with me and verified it was ready to roll. We brought a couple of spares from our boat trailers fully expecting to smoke a tire over the trip but luckily never needed them. It did drop the rental suburban down to about 10mpg which hurt.Yep. Around here it's $30/day for that same trailer.
Just rent a U-Haul. It's not that bad and a small one should pull fine on dirt roads and be easy to turn around and back up. If you get in a real bind unload it, unhook it, drag it around by hand they aren't that heavy.Had 3 in the truck (short bed crew max tundra) last year for the trip to Wyoming. Even with just one elk tag, it was tight, and it really got cramped once the meat had to go in the coolers. ETA that was with a bed extender and standard truck cap btw.
We’ve got 3 this year again, also with one tag. I also bought one of those Ozark trail wall tents for near the truck. It’s not a bad glamping set up for the price, but it does take up a significant amount of room. If I haul it, it’s gonna make a trailer a must.
We are headed to a known trailhead. It’s our 3rd hunt to this location so we know the roads and what the general hunt plan is. The roads are relatively maintained and the trailhead is looped with ample room.
Suffice it to say, we have 3 options.
Plan A) Rent a small enclosed U-haul.
Pros
- Plenty of room for everyone’s gear, wall tent, coolers, etc.
- Relatively secure.
- It’s not mine, if it gets messed up, breaks, etc. I can probably swap it at a u-haul dealer along the way.
Cons
-Unkown maintenance status, some concern of hauling a rental trailer across county and on forest service roads.
-Difficulty with parking, turning around, higher chance of getting stuck, etc.
-cost (~$180)
Plan B - Take my hunting parters open utility trailer
Pros
- Free
- Known maintenance status
- Plenty of room
Cons
-Serious security concerns with any stops along the way. I’d probably cover everything with a tarp, park near our door if we stop at a motel, and keep the less valuable things on it, but it’s a major concern of mine.
Plan C - Ditch the trailer and pair down gear.
Pros
- No trailer to worry about
Cons
- Catching serious inclement weather (we have a habit of catching early winter storms) and be stuck in lightweight backpack tents and/or waste time/money at hotels.
- Ditch “what ifs” like recovery gear, nice to haves like cots, extra gear, and pair it down to coolers and backpacks.
Of all the options, plan A seems like the best. Having done this a few times, we’ve decided a plush “truck” camp to come back to after a few days backpack hunting is a must. That or hunker down when the weather turns. It’s cheaper than hotels and saves significant time over driving into town for the night.
That said hauling a rental trailer that far makes me a little nervous. Anyone rent a small trailer for their hunts?
Unfortunately buying an enclosed trailer is out of the budget. I looked, and quickly realized it wasn’t happening.![]()
Did they have a mileage charge attached?
The post below you had $300 for ten days.
It was probably ten years ago when I rented the one but I know it wasn't that expensive.
Yea, I think the guy was trying to rip me off. Next closest Uhaul was about 40 miles further away. I mentioned we were taking it to New Mexico, and maybe that was part of the reason. I was hesitant to mention we were taking it out of state, but I figured if I didn't and we had a flat or other problem, it might have created a real problem. I'm sure it was the exception rather than the rule in my case. That's why I suggested to get a quote before you solidify your plans to rent one. I could buy a small trailer for what he wanted to rent me one for the two week trip.Yep. Around here it's $30/day for that same trailer.