Renting a Lens in the US as a Tourist?

[bigrobo89]

Hi,

I'm going on a trip to Florida this christmas with the family, and having been going for quite a few years, and finally this year being put on the car insurance, I figured I'd go off & try and do some decent wildlife photography.

So my question is, are tourists allowed to use lens rental companies or are you required to be a US resident? If so I know a friend who is a resident not far from where we are staying I could get it delivered to. My longest lens is the 70-200mm F2.8 IS II L and although I've a 2X II Extender, I quite fancy having a go with a 400mm prime or something similar.

Also which companies would you recommend/had positive experiences with in the past. It might be easier if they have retail store locations I could go to rather than mail order.

Thanks alot for the help.

Paul