One walk at each end of the trip.

An RV or camper van rental usually holds a security deposit of US$500 to US$1,500 on your card. Walk once around the van at pickupand again when you bring it back, and ProofSpin keeps a sealed record of every side, so a deduction weeks later meets the van as you returned it.

What's different with a van

Your first trip is free: both walks, kept on your phone. No sign-up.

On a computer? Point your iPhone's camera at this to open ProofSpin in the App Store.

A white travel trailer on a gravel site, from a sample walk around it — An illustrative sample walk around a travel trailer: 80 photos from one lap.

09:00

Pickup

A white travel trailer on a gravel site, seen from its rear-left corner — Pickup, from an illustrative sample walk.

A busy yard, a long briefing on the propane and the water, and a diagram that already has a dozen marks on it.

Walk once around the van before you leave. ProofSpin takes a photo every few degrees as you go and tells you before you stop if a side is missing. Add close-ups of the awning, the side door and step, and any chip in the windscreen, then photograph the agreement and the odometer. The agreement stays private when you share.

Days 1–14

The road

Gravel roads, low branches and tight RV park sites. Then you forget about the pickup.

16:30

Return

Out: Day 1 09:00
In: Day 14 16:30

The rental office closes at 17:00 and someone is already walking the van with a checklist. ProofSpin it yourself too. The return is linked to the pickup, so both walks of the van sit together.

4 weeks later

The deduction

$650 taken from your deposit for a scratch on the rear corner panel.

The scratch was there at pickup. Add the rear corner's close-ups from both walks to an evidence pack, and ProofSpin makes one PDF with both photos, the times they were taken and their fingerprints, ready for the rental company or your insurer.

Sample evidence pack page: the rear-left corner at pickup and at return, with the same scratch in both, each with its time and fingerprint — Part of an illustrative sample evidence pack page.

What's different with a van

Roof: A walk from the ground can't see the roof, and some cover excludes roof and underbody damage. Ask for the roof's condition to be written on the pickup sheet, and photograph that sheet.
Awning, door and step: Take close-ups at pickup. Each one is pinned to the side of the van it's on.
Windscreen: Long drives mean chips. A close-up of any chip at pickup shows it was already there.
Security deposit: Usually US$500 to US$1,500, held on your card, and more for a large motorhome. It varies by company and owner; check your agreement.
Cost: A trip is one rental. Your first is free, and cloud for one rental (US$3.99) is needed only if a deduction arrives. See all prices.

For iPhone. Your first trip is free.