On this one I agree with you, how do they learn if they don't try.
Camping most of my younger years one does learn tricks, variety of tents used over the years each had a unique blend/tool/colour coding poles, never owned a caravan (or motorhome/trailer as you call it).
That awning I hope was pegged firmly down, slightest breeze that would be airborne in no time at all... !BEER
That was actually another thing they were having trouble with that I was encouraged to go help with. They didn't have a proper hammer to drive the stakes down into the ground to keep it secure.
Oh boy a sturdy sledge hammer for pegs/stakes, properly sharpened axe, some places here so remote took a spade along too....
Perhaps too embarrassed to pick up a river rock, they will learn, equipment also breaks all too often.
Yeah, that is a good point. I have a pretty good collection of tools that I have learned are necessary over the years. I am always adding and removing things as needed.