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Rent a Camper Van Before Buying One: Recommendations for North America

28.05.2026 09:20 1 min 1 source РУС
Outside ENG
Rent a Camper Van Before Buying One: Recommendations for North America
Original source: Outside

The author, with ten years of camper van travel experience, advises renting before purchasing to avoid financial loss and regret. The article lists five rental companies in the U.S. and Canada: Outdoorsy, RVshare, Roadsurfer, Avanti Campervans, and Native Campervans. Outdoorsy and RVshare operate as peer-to-peer marketplaces, Roadsurfer offers unlimited mileage, Avanti uses minivans, and Native Campervans focuses on off-grid travel. Roadsurfer recently entered the U.S. market with a decade of European experience.

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Rent a Camper Van Before Buying One: Recommendations for North America

28.05.2026 Outside ENG Original source

US United States — fuel prices

Updated: 15.08.2026

Regular

$1.07 /l

€0.92 · £0.79/l

32 of 143

cheaper than 78% of countries

Midgrade

$1.22 /l

€1.06 · £0.90/l

20 of 95

cheaper than 80% of countries

Premium

$1.32 /l

€1.14 · £0.98/l

9 of 25

cheaper than 68% of countries

Diesel #2

$1.40 /l

€1.21 · £1.04/l

64 of 143

cheaper than 56% of countries

LPG

$0.90 /l

€0.78 · £0.67/l

30 of 55

pricier than 53% of countries

E85

$0.69 /l

€0.60 · £0.51/l

1 of 6

cheaper than 100% of countries

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