How Can I Manage My Vehicle’s Availability Settings on MyCamper?
Maintaining the availability of your motorhome on MyCamper ensures you can optimize its rental potential while managing your preferences. Below are several key aspects, tips, and troubleshooting steps to efficiently manage your vehicle's availability settings.
Overview: Availability Settings on MyCamper
On MyCamper, your vehicle availability is primarily managed through calendar settings found in your vehicle profile. Several factors, such as availability adjustments, minimum lead times, and seasonal considerations, influence how renters see your listings.
Adjusting Calendar Availability
To modify your calendar availability:
Go to your vehicle profile.
Navigate to the Availability (Tillgänglighet) tab.
Select or block specific dates as needed. This allows you to manage availability dynamically for any future bookings.
Managing Bookings with Minimum Lead Times
To prevent last-minute rentals or to allow more time for preparations, you can set a minimum lead time for new bookings. For example:
If you set a two-day minimum lead time, renters cannot begin a booking in fewer than two days from today. Thus, dates within the notice period will appear unavailable.
To adjust this, update your booking settings in the profile to reduce or remove the lead time requirement.
Troubleshooting Blocked Dates
If renters cannot book your motorhome for certain dates that don't have any apparent bookings, the following might apply:
Short-notice rentals: MyCamper's system blocks dates that do not meet your established minimum lead time requirements. This default behavior may make the next two days appear blocked by default even when no bookings exist.
Seasonal Adjustments and Winter Storage
For motorhome owners placing vehicles in winter storage, you can keep your listing active while blocking certain dates for rentals. Consider these tips:
If your motorhome's registration is temporarily paused (e.g., removed from the road), it must be re-registered before being driven for any bookings.
Use the Availability settings on the calendar to block all unavailable dates during winter.
Keeping your listing published allows renters to reserve dates for future seasons (e.g., spring or summer) even if winter bookings are blocked.
Final Tips for Managing Availability
Regularly update your calendar to reflect actual availability.
Adjust booking settings to ensure your vehicle is only rentable when it's both accessible and prepared for rental.
Monitor minimum notice periods to align with your preparation needs.
With these steps, you can ensure that your motorhome remains visible to potential renters while giving you control over its availability.