Hershey RV show / silly humans

[steve68steve]

At the Hershey RV show while my wife and where clambering over all the Lance TC's, we overheard several choice comments from other people in the area:

- "wow, this is so small. you could never go camping in this." (wonder what this woman said at the stall with TENTS)

- guy explaining a TC is to his wife: "this is for a guy who goes hunting or fishing by himself. You wouldn't really travel with it."

- "they call that a BATHROOM?"

I've pretty misanthropic, so maybe that explains my annoyance with people's "thinking"... but part of me really just wanted to start slapping people for being stupid.

My wife and I looked at tons of other RV's - TT's, 5ers, MH's. We didn't walk around a MH and say with disgust, "well, geez, you're never going to get THIS ridiculous whale very far off road,"... or in a 5'er say, "wow - people are so fat, lazy, and spoiled that they need a big screen TV inside... AND OUTSIDE their trailer?"

Eventually (if it doesn't already exist), some RV maker will put out a "camper" with a hot tub. Lemmings will flock to it. Other RV makers will have to copy it to compete. Eventually people won't be able to IMAGINE camping without a hot tub.

[Merrykalia]

You also have to remember that not all the people that attend this show are real "CAMPERS" or even "RVers". There are lots of people that just want to go see what all the hoopla is about campers or RVs. Lots of time, they have never camped and have no idea what is really needed and what is going to just be a drain on their pocketbook. They are being educated by looking around and I am sure that talking about what is in each one is also part of that education.

[steve68steve]

azdryheat wrote:
Is it not OK for people to voice an opinion? Remember, you're eavesdropping; they're not talking to you.

People can do whatever they want - but if they're going to say stupid things in earshot, that's going to annoy me.

... and I'm going to want to slap them for it.

It's OK as long as I don't actually do it, tho. 😉

[jimh406]

There's a reason why they make the different kinds. People aren't stupid just because they have a different answer to the same question. Don't we see the same thing with the drw vs drw threads?

[kerry4951]

steve68steve wrote:
At the Hershey RV show while my wife and where clambering over all the Lance TC's, we overheard several choice comments from other people in the area:

- "wow, this is so small. you could never go camping in this." (wonder what this woman said at the stall with TENTS)

- guy explaining a TC is to his wife: "this is for a guy who goes hunting or fishing by himself. You wouldn't really travel with it."

- "they call that a BATHROOM?"

I've pretty misanthropic, so maybe that explains my annoyance with people's "thinking"... but part of me really just wanted to start slapping people for being stupid.

My wife and I looked at tons of other RV's - TT's, 5ers, MH's. We didn't walk around a MH and say with disgust, "well, geez, you're never going to get THIS ridiculous whale very far off road,"... or in a 5'er say, "wow - people are so fat, lazy, and spoiled that they need a big screen TV inside... AND OUTSIDE their trailer?"

Eventually (if it doesn't already exist), some RV maker will put out a "camper" with a hot tub. Lemmings will flock to it. Other RV makers will have to copy it to compete. Eventually people won't be able to IMAGINE camping without a hot tub.

I heard the complete opposite. I kept hearing remarks pertaining to how far along these TCs have come from what they used to be. It was nice to hear how positive people were.

[loulou57]

azdryheat wrote:
Is it not OK for people to voice an opinion? Remember, you're eavesdropping; they're not talking to you.

Agree!

[dbbls]

If two people agreed on everything, one of them would be unnecessary.

[azdryheat]

Is it not OK for people to voice an opinion? Remember, you're eavesdropping; they're not talking to you.

[amxpress]

One of the things I like about RV'ing is the diversity, not only in the people, but in RVs. But I respect the choices others make about their RV. To each their own.
That being said, I'm sure there's people that crack on my Columbus fiver. To them I say...:p

[HioSSilver]

Yea it's ok......be sure to get pics....lol

[AITG]

You mean its OK to slap them? Why wasn't I told about this?

[mark5w]

25 years younger I made the remark to my wife that the TT her parents had was like towing around their living room. That's not camping. Now 25 years later, and hopefully wiser, here we are with a 36' 3 slide 5th wheel...and I call it camping.

[HioSSilver]

If you start slapping stupid people you will never be able to stop.

[AITG]

I've had a similar experience with boats. The wife and I have a Boston Whaler. We were at a boat show and listened to two older men telling each other how stupid and overpriced Whalers are compared to their boat of choice: a Bayliner Trophy.

We just agreed with them. There is no point in arguing with idiots. They drag you down to their level and beat you with their experience.