PickRV Academy
Honest courses for hosts and renters.
Built for the people who actually run rigs and rent them.
Each course is written by PickRV. Lessons run 500 to 1,000 words. Every lesson ends with a checklist you can print. The end-of-course quiz exists to be useful, not to be easy. Certificates are commemorative; they do not replace licensing, insurance, or DOT requirements.
12
Courses
47
Lessons
~10h
Reading
Half of this is written for the person listing a rig.
The other half is for the person renting one. Start on your own side — the courses cross-reference each other where the two actually meet.
The catalogue
12 courses, in reading order
- For rentersintermediate
Trip planning — from itinerary to reservations
The 90-day curve, the reservation cadence, and the buffer day you forgot to build.
4 lessons50 min5-question quiz - For rentersintermediate
Off-grid systems — power, water, waste
The mechanical truth behind the rig's tank gauges, the propane regulator, and the inverter.
4 lessons50 min5-question quiz - For rentersintermediate
Boondocking 101 — off-grid camping basics
Free dispersed camping, water rationing, the solar question, and the rule that protects the next camper.
4 lessons50 min5-question quiz - For rentersbeginner
Driving an RV the first time
Mirror discipline, the parking-lot drill, mountain passes, and the move every first-timer regrets.
4 lessons45 min5-question quiz - For rentersbeginner
Renter prep — the week before pickup
The list that survives the trip, the conversation that prevents the dispute.
4 lessons40 min5-question quiz - For hostsintermediate
Tax basics for hosts
Schedule C vs. E, depreciation, the home-office question, and when to talk to an accountant.
4 lessons45 min5-question quiz - For everyoneintermediate
Damage and insurance — the honest version
What's covered, what's not, what your deductible actually means, and the deposit math.
4 lessons45 min5-question quiz - For hostsadvanced
Hosting at scale — fleet operations
Three rigs to thirty: the systems that survive when your calendar is no longer one screen.
4 lessons65 min5-question quiz - For hostsbeginner
Hosting communication — first message to checkout
Response time, message templates, and the difference between professional and impersonal.
4 lessons40 min5-question quiz - For hostsintermediate
Pricing strategy for hosts
Market comp, seasonality, length-of-stay discounting, and the math behind a sustainable nightly rate.
4 lessons55 min5-question quiz - For hostsbeginner
Photography for RV listings
The 12-photo set that earns the click, by a marketplace that has reviewed thousands.
3 lessons50 min5-question quiz - For hostsbeginner
Host 101 — Listing your first vehicle on PickRV
From application to first booking, the steps that hold up under audit.
4 lessons60 min5-question quiz
No hookups, no bars
The part the brochure skips
Power budgets, water that runs out, waste that has to go somewhere, and a route planned around reservations that actually hold. Read these before the trip, not from the pullout.
Boondocking 101 — off-grid camping basics
Free dispersed camping, water rationing, the solar question, and the rule that protects the next camper.
4 lessons · 50 min · 5-question quiz
Off-grid systems — power, water, waste
The mechanical truth behind the rig's tank gauges, the propane regulator, and the inverter.
4 lessons · 50 min · 5-question quiz
Trip planning — from itinerary to reservations
The 90-day curve, the reservation cadence, and the buffer day you forgot to build.
4 lessons · 50 min · 5-question quiz
The short field guide insteadYour next step
Courses are the rehearsal.
Half of these are written for people renting a rig and half for people listing one. If you are on the renting side, this is what the marketplace actually looks like today — and if you are on the hosting side, Host 101 above ends on the listing form.
Tell us when you want to go.
Nothing is bookable today. Dated requests are what we take to owners, so give us the window you actually want — you get one email the day a rig covers it, and nothing else.