MyCamper – Switzerland’s camper-sharing platform: camper rental made easy
With mycamper.ch, camper owners have an easy way to put their recreational vehicles (RVs) online and make them accessible to other camping lovers. As a renter, it will only take you a few clicks to find a suitable camper and book it for your own trip. The motto is “from campers for campers”. The over 850 vehicles listed on MyCamper include a converted fire truck, a cool van and a classic caravan. The RVs, which are picked up directly from their owners, are located across the various regions of Switzerland. In this way, the renters benefit from a local offer of vehicles.
Company founder Michele Matt came up with the idea for the “Airbnb on wheels” during a relaxed dinner on a camping holiday in Sardinia. He rents out his own VW bus on the platform. He likes to share “his Charly” with other travel enthusiasts, so that his freedom-loving van can be driven instead of just rusting in the garage. Exactly this is the fate suffered by the majority of the approximately 100’000 privately-owned RVs in Switzerland. They stand around unused in the garage for 90% of the year. In contrast to campers, however, maintenance costs don’t stand still, but have to keep being paid.
Camper sharing is now a way to solve this problem: The vehicle’s downtime is reduced and the owner of the vehicle can compensate for the fixed costs and earn additional income. But it is not only the owners who benefit from the sharing concept, renters benefit too. The general population can enjoy inexpensive camping holidays in original RVs without having to buy their own vehicle. At the same time, sharing is one of the ways in which the environment can be protected. By increasing the use of available campers, excessive consumption is reduced. This saves valuable resources and encourages a conscious approach to nature.
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