Weekend Activities Made Easier with a Truck Rental
Many weekend activities could be more enjoyable and easier to manage with a truck rental. Flea markets and bazaars are numerous throughout the year. Sporting events, projects around the house, community and charitable participation, and preparing the summer home are just a few activities that benefit from a renting a truck.
Let's take a look at specific weekend activities that can be done easier with a truck rental.
Church Bazaar
Churches hold their yearly bazaars which usually include a garage sale/ flea market type table. But the biggest problem for the congregation is that everything must be picked up by the members and transported to the church for the day of the bazaar. A truck rental would make it easier to pick the goods up and then after the bazaar to take the items away.
Usually a couple people are chosen to round up the stuff from the other members. Using a car to carry all the discarded belongings from church members and other donors can leave your car damaged and dirty. A lot of the items come from dusty garages and moldy smelling basements. Using a rental truck instead of your own car would be advantageous. Also, the truck is so much easier to load because of all the available space. A car is limited in what it can carry and how it can carry longer items. Once the items are loaded on the truck, and the door is locked, there is nothing else to worry about. When transporting long items with a car, however, they need to be tied up and marked with a red flag.
While everyone likes to contribute to their church, and wants to help with the activities, being in charge of picking up the goods and even just taking one's own things to the church becomes a burden. Each year as bazaar time rolls around, there are less people willing or able to take responsibility for collecting everything. Make it easier on everyone by booking a truck rental.
Crafts and Wood Working
Hobbyists like to sell their bird feeders, wood furniture, and other wood working crafts at local trade shows and flea markets. For the bigger items, such as lawn chairs and picnic tables, a truck rental would be the best way to move the crafts from the workshop to the flea market or trade show. If it is during the summer months when many picnic tables are sold, the hobbyist could reserve the proper size truck or van in relation to the number of tables or chairs he must carry.
With one's own car or truck, the size is limited to the same amount each week. The chore of packing the vehicle becomes tedious and the craft is no longer fun. You can preserve the enjoyment of the hobby, though, while at the same time, reduce some stress by carrying the number required, and easily packing the rental truck. If you need the truck rental on a regular basis, for instance, weekly or monthly, you can order the right size vehicle every time. For regular or multiple truck rental dates, you might even be able to negotiate a special frequent-use discount.
Family Gatherings or Summer Events
During the summer months especially, people hold picnics and family barbecues, short company holidays, garden weddings, and other large gatherings, which require tables, chairs, and other heavy and awkward items that are hard to transport. Using a truck rental will reduce the wear and tear on your body and your vehicle. Book the rental to pick up the night before, and load the moving vehicle, so you are not rushed the day of the event. Discounting may be available for booking the truck rental for the full weekend as opposed to one day. Check other rates, as well. Sometimes a four-day special rate might be cheaper than a single rate for two days. The four days gives you time to conveniently pack the truck, and then, if you book to return it the day after the event, you are not in a rush to get the truck back to the lot.
Dirt Biking
Another weekend activity that can benefit from a truck rental is dirt biking or riding an ATV. Maybe you do not own a trailer to carry the bikes to your favorite trails. Either reserve a truck or rent a utility trailer from the truck rental location. In the winter, transport the snowmobile to the cottage in a rented trailer rather than buying a new trailer.
Cottage or Cabin
In the spring, many people head to the cottage to open it and start getting ready for the summer. Usually, when the cottage or cabin is first opened, there are many things from home that need to go. Maybe someone in the family received a new canoe for Christmas, maybe the old furniture from the house is going into the cottage, and maybe the barbecue and other supplies need to get to the cabin. It could not be easier to move everything than with a truck rental. Decide what weekend you would like to go and call your local rental agency to reserve a truck for your preferred weekend. Sometimes you can find a coupon or discount by booking in advance or even for booking a couple days at a time. If you watch for television advertisements, you sometimes see deals where you pay for two days and get the third free. Many truck rental discounts exist, so it is wise to look around, and even call different rental companies.
Gardening and Landscaping
Gardening and landscaping are weekend projects where a truck rental would be handy. The thought of all that sod or topsoil in the trunk of your car is frustrating. Then, there is the time involved in having to line the area with plastic sheeting and hoping the dirt does not spoil the rug. Water from the bottom of potted plants placed in the backseat to carry them home may stain the upholstery. In the end, you spend the money on car cleaning costs. A rental truck would save all the preparation work, and would more conveniently carry your supplies. Really, your money is better spent on the cost of the truck rental rather than the cost of repairing or cleaning your car's rug and upholstery.
Admittedly, whatever you choose as a hobby, employing a rental truck for cumbersome tasks will certainly make the job easier, faster and less stressful. Even if you wait until the last minute and do not book the truck in advance, most larger centers have trucks on the lot ready and waiting. Drop by the truck rental lot, quickly inquire about pricing, and do yourself a favor by renting one of the available trucks.