All the El Monte vehicles have an automatic transmission, dash and roof (110 V) air conditioning, stove burners, microwave oven, sink, refrigerator, freezer, furnace, toilet, generator, A/C adaptor, electrical power cord, and 110 V hook-up.

Included in the vendor's preparation fee (what El Monte calls the "start pac fee") are the first tank of propane, the first supply of toilet chemicals and toilet paper, a water hose, sewer hose, leveling blocks, and the final cleaning of the outside of the vehicle.

Also included are the vehicle operation manual (in English and German) and — per request upon the pick-up occasion — a regional campground guide and KOA discount card (giving customers a 10% discount). Map booklets (including directions to the nearest supermarket and fuel stations) might also be available as such, but this is not guaranteed.

IdeaMerge suggests that our clients do not plan to rely solely on any one campground guide nor even on any collection of such guides (whether they be in book form, software form, or online) to determine the location or quality of appropriate campgrounds. Such a guide — especially if it is provided free of charge by the vendor or another entity — should not be considered suitably thorough and up to date, although in many cases they are very useful. Even if a vendor’s policy is to provide such guide with every rental vehicle, they occasionally run out of supply because too many clients lose or abscond with the guide, or for other reasons beyond the vendor's control. IdeaMerge therefore suggests a sort of rule of three: use at least two published guides (in book form, software form, or online), and rely on your own on-the-ground research (e.g. following local signage, questioning local people, and so forth) to complete the picture. Market forces usually take care of the rest because they result in campground locations per the general demand and thus near where you are most likely to desire such location. Neither IdeaMerge nor the vendor is responsible to assist in locating or recommending campgrounds to clients. Any assistance IdeaMerge or the vendor does give in that respect should not be interpreted as sanctioning or signifying the suitability of the services or products provided at the campground, although IdeaMerge never provides such support unless we believe the company or institution we name is reputable and engaged in the business or service they purport to. Inclusion or exclusion of mention of such entity by IdeaMerge does not necessarily signify the suitability of their services or products.

The vendor provides free storage of clients' luggage at their depots (but at the clients' risk).

Sorry, but camping tables and "walkie-talkies" (i.e. RF communications devices) are not available for rental.

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See IdeaMerge's analysis of portable GPS navigation solutions.

If you want your El Monte RV rental to include any of the optional extras noted below, you should order such items upon placing a reservation. (Availability of the items cannot be guaranteed unless they are pre-ordered, i.e. booked before the pick-up day.) Our online order software will prompt you in this regard. The cost of any pre-booked items is subject to tax, which extra cost our software does include in the total price presented to you.

In connection with the El Monte RV flex rates, i.e. the rates available only to customers who do not reside in the USA; i.e. only to those persons whose drivers license and passport (or other appropriate documents) show they reside outside the United States of America (that is, outside the USA, its territories, embassies and military bases):

In connection with the El Monte RV standard rates, i.e. the rates available to anyone, regardless of residency:

Regardless of whether the rates are flex rates or standard rates: