Problem with Good Sam rating system?
Problem: Three times this past year we've encountered affiliated Good Sam campgrounds with high ratings that will not accept our Aliner (a hard-side popup). There is no mention of this restriction in ...
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Thanks for the interested and thoughtful discussion, folks.
I don't advocate preventing campgrounds from having "self-contained" restrictions...as long as those are clearly and prominently posted in Good Sam and other campground information sources...and it sounds like Good Sam is addressing this.
On the "ten years old" restrictions, I've seen a lot of well-maintained & attractive rigs considerably more than 10 years old, and some quite recent models that were trashed...so if the goal is to keep out the "trashy element", then an age restriction does not really appear to be the solution.
An aside to JohnBoyToo: They sure used to be a few years back; now there are about five manufacturers' brands,and they are quite common in RV campgrounds (never been to a rally, but I bet there are lots of them there, too.
I don't advocate preventing campgrounds from having "self-contained" restrictions...as long as those are clearly and prominently posted in Good Sam and other campground information sources...and it sounds like Good Sam is addressing this.
On the "ten years old" restrictions, I've seen a lot of well-maintained & attractive rigs considerably more than 10 years old, and some quite recent models that were trashed...so if the goal is to keep out the "trashy element", then an age restriction does not really appear to be the solution.
An aside to JohnBoyToo: They sure used to be a few years back; now there are about five manufacturers' brands,and they are quite common in RV campgrounds (never been to a rally, but I bet there are lots of them there, too.
