How long do you watch before you go help?
I don't know if this is happening in other parts of the Country or not, but in California the rental RV market seems to be huge. We camped on the coast this weekend and at least a third of the RV's in the park were rental units. The only good thing about that is it does make for good entertainment to watch them try and back into campsites and figure out how to get everything hooked up. I've noticed most of the renters appear to be European tourists. I can usually recognize German but I also hear a lot of what sounds like eastern European languages too.
I usually try and avoid going to help because I get worried about what happens if they back into something while I'm trying to help guide them. One time I offered to help and the guy wanted me to back it into the spot for him. I did not do that, but I did help him get in to the space. This weekend I saw a family pull in towing a brand new Airstream with a Yukon Denali. Both vehicles had decals on them indicating they were rentals from Airstreams2go. This guy had a heck of a time getting the trailer backed In because for some reason he was trying to get it perfectly aligned with the concrete space. I started to go help him and then I saw he had it in the space and as I walked away I saw he pulled it back out again to start all over. I guess he thought it had to be perfectly straight and when it wasn't he figured he had to pull all the way out to try again. So I thought it was best to let him figure that would out on his own. He eventually got it into the space.
I have a feeling this RV rentals places just walk renters around the RV and "tell" them how to do everything versus actually showing them or better yet having a place where the renter can set everything up while getting some guidance.
I usually try and avoid going to help because I get worried about what happens if they back into something while I'm trying to help guide them. One time I offered to help and the guy wanted me to back it into the spot for him. I did not do that, but I did help him get in to the space. This weekend I saw a family pull in towing a brand new Airstream with a Yukon Denali. Both vehicles had decals on them indicating they were rentals from Airstreams2go. This guy had a heck of a time getting the trailer backed In because for some reason he was trying to get it perfectly aligned with the concrete space. I started to go help him and then I saw he had it in the space and as I walked away I saw he pulled it back out again to start all over. I guess he thought it had to be perfectly straight and when it wasn't he figured he had to pull all the way out to try again. So I thought it was best to let him figure that would out on his own. He eventually got it into the space.
I have a feeling this RV rentals places just walk renters around the RV and "tell" them how to do everything versus actually showing them or better yet having a place where the renter can set everything up while getting some guidance.
