SDcampowneroperator wrote:
...An organization of Campers?, No, GS has always been a private business venture to connect members with affiliated or for free listed public parks.
Your info is wrong. The Good Sam Club was started by a magazine. The original purpose was so that Good Sam members could know, recognize, and thus trust fellow RVers that had the GS logo.
The member benefits such as discounted camping fees were added later.
GS has always been owned by a for profit business but the original purpose was as a benefit to the members/subscribers. Now it is nothing but a marketing tool for the sales of RV services. That is from the mouth of the CEO. Since Sue Bray left the GS club has lost all it's focus regarding member benefits.
This forum may be free to use but it is also a marketing tool. Notice all the ads for RV related service, etc? Fortunately I don't have to look at them because I use Firefox with ad blocker.