Good sam coast to coast resort
Went to a "you won something but you need to listen to our seminar" today. It was concerning good sam resorts coast to coast and all the perks that go with it. The yearly costs are 500 and a one time ...
Forum Discussion
Membership camping has advantages for some RVers. And big disadvantages for others.
1) Do they have owned (not affiliated/ Good Neighbor Parks) resorts where you expect to be for much of the year?
2) Have you tried camping at one (preferably three) of their resorts. Do you like the way they run the resorts?
3) What are their stay limitations - how many consecutive days can you stay at one resort, can you travel directly from one resort to the other, do you have to go 'out of the system' for a number of days in-between?
4) Be sure to fully understand the various levels of resort. If your home resort is a 'Classic' and the one where you want to go is a Deluxe or Premier - there might be different costs or you might not be able to stay there.
5) Almost all membership camping programs can be resold, and there are companies which specialize in reselling those memberships. It is very much to your advantage to talk to a broker with one of the resale companies. They understand possible problems, exactly how the programs work, how to use the program best, etc - much better than anyone on a website like this. And much better than anyone who is selling new memberships.
IMPORTANT NOTE - Almost all the membership camping programs use individual contracts. So the contract one person got last year might have some hard to find but important differences than the contract offered today. Brokers know these differences and can help you decide which is best for you.
Membership camping is a valuable option for many people, and it is also a horrible waste of money for many others.
It is not a decision to make after one sales pitch or one forum post/ search.
1) Do they have owned (not affiliated/ Good Neighbor Parks) resorts where you expect to be for much of the year?
2) Have you tried camping at one (preferably three) of their resorts. Do you like the way they run the resorts?
3) What are their stay limitations - how many consecutive days can you stay at one resort, can you travel directly from one resort to the other, do you have to go 'out of the system' for a number of days in-between?
4) Be sure to fully understand the various levels of resort. If your home resort is a 'Classic' and the one where you want to go is a Deluxe or Premier - there might be different costs or you might not be able to stay there.
5) Almost all membership camping programs can be resold, and there are companies which specialize in reselling those memberships. It is very much to your advantage to talk to a broker with one of the resale companies. They understand possible problems, exactly how the programs work, how to use the program best, etc - much better than anyone on a website like this. And much better than anyone who is selling new memberships.
IMPORTANT NOTE - Almost all the membership camping programs use individual contracts. So the contract one person got last year might have some hard to find but important differences than the contract offered today. Brokers know these differences and can help you decide which is best for you.
Membership camping is a valuable option for many people, and it is also a horrible waste of money for many others.
It is not a decision to make after one sales pitch or one forum post/ search.
