About Us
Software Carpenters, Inc. is a family run business with 20+ years of business software
and website development experience that has chosen to focus on providing solutions
to help RV rental businesses. 1RVRentals.com is our online RV Rental directory/classified
that lists motor homes, travel trailers, toy haulers, pop-up tent trailers, camper
vans, and other recreational vehicles for rent. Our rental members that offer the
RV rentals range in size from individual private parties and regional rental companies
to large national rental agencies and multi location RV Dealers. Each rental member
offers different types of rental units that meet the various needs of the rental
customers. We allow customers to browse and compare the various features and amenities
in these rental vehicles, thus allowing them to find the best recreational vehicle
rental to meet their needs. Our goal is to be your 1st choice in finding a recreational
vehicle rental.
Each of our rental members pay to list their units on 1RVRentals.com, so customers
can count on the information about their rental units being up-to-date and accurate.
Customers can browse and compare rental units for free, then contact the rental
member’s business directly for availability, quotes, and reservations. The rental
business’s contact information including phone numbers, email, and website links;
is clearly visible on each rental units listing webpage.
We don’t take a commission on each rental like some other RV rental websites and
thus allow customers to work out the best rental package and pricing to meet their
needs. We allow customers to know who the rental business is that they are renting
from prior to the reservation. They won’t need to take the risk of having a middle
party possibly mess up the details of their RV rental and potentially spoil their
vacation.
Our History
My wife and I decided to buy a motor home after our first child was born. We wanted
to be able to share with our children the joy of discovering how beautiful the US
and Canada were firsthand. We bought our first motor home from a local RV show in
1999.
Down the road a couple of years and 3 additional boys we still were enjoying RVing
and having great vacations, but the cost of payments, storage, insurance, and maintenance
were nagging at us. I was starting Software Carpenters, Inc. as a software development
firm and my wife decided to stay home fulltime and home school our boys. It was
a sizeable commitment for us financially and we questioned our choice to put that
much of our income into a depreciating asset. But, we felt the valuable travel and
outdoor experiences it offered our family was worth the cost.
When I was a child, my father rented out our motor home, so we could afford to own
one. Recalling this, we realized this was a good option for our family. It was then
that we started to rent out our motor home.
I built our first website to market our motor home, but soon developed Out2RV.com
to allow anyone to list and market their RV for rent. We launch Out2RV.com in 2002
and within a couple of year had hundreds of members listing their RVs for rent.
In 2010 we change the name of the website to 1RVRentals.com to make it easier for
people to remember us and to make it clear our focus was on RV rentals. I also scaled
back Software Carpenters other clients to priortize on the RV Rental business solutions
we offer.
As a family we enjoy working in the RV Rental industry. We see renting an RV as
a great way for a family or couple to vacation and see our beatiful country. An
RV rental can be a very cost effective way to travel while still providing many
luxuries. But like anything in life, good advise can make a huge difference in the
quality of the experience. We want to help guide rental customers in finding and
planning their RV vacations. This is our vision.
Founder & President,
Kevin R. Bell
