Really bugging me

[Iambjm]

I had a trip recently with a group of friends and was quite surprised by something. Has it become the norm for outfitters to charge people who are renting shacks from them a road access fee? I have stayed at many different places and this has never happened before. I am not against road access fees as I know several outfitters and I know how hard they work and gladly pay this fee if I am using my wheelhouse or just going out with my portable. If this has become the norm I wish we had been told this in advance.

Edited February 22, 2017 by Iambjm

[leech~~]

I think most work it into their price.

 

[Fishalittle]

Were you renting from the road operator or a guide using someone else's road? I have heard of having to pay the road pass if the outfitter you work with doesn't have their own road. Cookie mentions it in his updates quite often, since he uses/helps with Hillman's road.

Edited February 22, 2017 by Fishalittle

[Iambjm]

Renting from the road operator

[cookie129]

As far as I know every vechicle at every access has to pay a road fee .

[smurfy]

Last year the wife and I rented a sleeper from cookie. Went out on hillmans road and paid hillmans an access fee. Had no issues with it.

 

We also rented a cabin from Highbanks and they didn't outright charge an access fee but like leech said could of been part the cabin rental! This was quite a while back so not sure what they do now.

[ZachD]

You are paying for it one way or another it is worked in the rental fee or you pay at the road I guess its a matter of preference. Places I go at milacs always had the road pass "included"

I think when I rented from up north rental on red I had to buy a pass going out of rogers.

 

Beacon Harbor it was included  

[Slobslayer99]

This is Bs I've never had to pay a acsess fee any where across the state when renting a shack only when using my own gear the hundreds of dollars a person spends for to rent ice house  should be more then enough to cover a road fee if it's an outfitter using someone else's road system they should have it worked out with the road operator  on their end and not charge you  I mean it's just a Fishhouse they're charging more per night then a hotel room

[traveler]

True, but a lot of those rental houses are nicer than some hotel rooms I've been it!

Plus, I've never caught any fish in a hotel room:)

I agree tho...the road pass should be included, it's just easier.

[BringAnExtension]

Since my outfitter doesn't use roads, I don't have to worry about it!