RV Parks are like dating

I don't mean the fruit, though some of the people we've dated (or married:P) have been fruity.

I'm sure you have your own categories, and I'd LOVE to hear yours, but these are my categories of how RV Parks relate to dating/dates (Names have been changed): Chris, Joe, Steve, Robert, James, Charlie and Matt.

Chris is the type that tries to impress but doesn't. Everything they do is because that's what they think you want to hear. The website/brochure is just what you're looking for as a place to stay. It sounds like it will work out very well on your trip and you are looking forward to staying there. However, something just feels like the host of the RV campsite just doesn't get many visitors. They are constantly asking what they can do to serve you better and if there's anything they can do to help when all you want is to be left alone to do your own thing. It's almost too much help and probably owned by a lonely individual/couple.

With Joe, you feel a spark but fizzles. The website is wonderful. When you get there, it's just as wonderful as the brochure made it sound. Everything works well and it's beautifully landscaped. Then, something happens or maybe nothing happens at all to cause the transformation. It's not horrible the next day (or week), but it's like you're ignored all of a sudden. You have problems and complain, but nothing gets done. No one is outright rude to you, they just aren't attentive to your needs or problems.

As with the others, the website/brochure looks wonderful. With Steve, it works OK but something is not right. Maybe you feel someone looking over your shoulder, so to speak. Maybe the host/hostess is just downright rude. Maybe your intuition just tells you someone is hiding something from you. The amenities promised aren't all there, or they are but it looks like someone is cutting corners.

Robert just feels like family (which can be a good or bad thing depending on your family). There is a common area where you can meet other RVers and you just connect with them. The host/hostess are kind without being overbearing. This is a place you want to visit over and over again. It's wonderful to feel at home, especially in the sometimes lonely lifestyle of full-time RVing.

Sometimes RV Parks are like James, not perfect but suits your needs. Yes, there maybe some lapses in wireless internet service or chips in the paint in the laundromat, but it works alright. Your sewer, water, and electricity all connect easily and run well. You don't feel any connections with the other RVers or host/hostess, but no one is annoying. The RV park is just there - a 5 on a scale of 1-10 (not fantastic or horrible).

How many RV parks are like Charlie, blind date? The whole experience is just awkward. You can't figure out where the RV park is to begin with and once you're there, you can't figure out how everything works. Yes, you've been to many different RV parks, but there's something a little weird about this one that you can't figure out. Then there's the host/hostess. The only way to describe them is eccentric. The whole experience makes you feel like you've never done this before, and, maybe never want to again.

When you encounter a Matt, your life as an RVer will never be the same. OOOOHHH LA LA! Every other RV park is measured up to this one. Everything works fantastically, everyone is kind to you, the RV site is just GORGEOUS. You just never want to leave. It's a slice of heaven in your RV for these days.

Tell me about your experiences in different RV parks, so we can all benefit from them and know where to go, or where not to go.

On another subject, for a book on dating, check here: Search Amazon.com for dating