Any groups or memberships worth joining or avoiding?

myredracer wrote:

pianotuna wrote:
Avoid timeshares such as "Thousand Trails".

Curious why you would say that? I wouldn't exactly call them a timeshare.

We recently bought a top of the line T/T membership and are quite happy with it. It is good for all T/T CGs across the US. We used to have membership in another CG org. based in Wa. and the T/T is far better. We bought a pre-owned membership for a huge discount over new and it's paid for itself in just 1/2 a season now. Except for the annual dues, it's free camping from now on. Some T/T CGs may have some negatives like outdated electrical, low water pressure and lack of sewer hookups, but if you are aware of that going in, you can get some pretty low cost camping.

If looking at a CG network membership, look for a pre-owned one and save thousands of $$. There are many levels of memberships with many different features and benefits. Some versions of memberships are no longer available and can be very desirable. You can buy a membership from anyone in the US. We bought our T/T from some in Arizona. Always get a seller's membership number and phone head office to confirm all of the contract details. With T/T, you could buy a zone pass that is good for one year and try it out.

Take a look at RVparkreviews.com to get an idea what users think of specific CGs. Expectations and satisfaction can vary a lot between RV-ers.

I am assuming that pianotuna made that statement because the OP has a $300 modified RV, so I also assume that he isnt looking for the most expensive club, but one that actuallt is cheap to get into, plus saves him some money on the sites. Plus, PA has almost 2000 campgrounds, vs the relatively few that TT has.

pianotuna wrote:
Avoid timeshares such as "Thousand Trails".

Curious why you would say that? I wouldn't exactly call them a timeshare.

We recently bought a top of the line T/T membership and are quite happy with it. It is good for all T/T CGs across the US. We used to have membership in another CG org. based in Wa. and the T/T is far better. We bought a pre-owned membership for a huge discount over new and it's paid for itself in just 1/2 a season now. Except for the annual dues, it's free camping from now on. Some T/T CGs may have some negatives like outdated electrical, low water pressure and lack of sewer hookups, but if you are aware of that going in, you can get some pretty low cost camping.

If looking at a CG network membership, look for a pre-owned one and save thousands of $$. There are many levels of memberships with many different features and benefits. Some versions of memberships are no longer available and can be very desirable. You can buy a membership from anyone in the US. We bought our T/T from some in Arizona. Always get a seller's membership number and phone head office to confirm all of the contract details. With T/T, you could buy a zone pass that is good for one year and try it out.

Take a look at RVparkreviews.com to get an idea what users think of specific CGs. Expectations and satisfaction can vary a lot between RV-ers.

If you have a motorhome mite check into FMCA if nothing else just for the free get you back home by ambulance if your more then 100 miles from home, if something happens health wise.

Lol. Thank you. I did.

Bill

20 ft Midas Motorhom wrote:
Thank you for the quick replies.

I am not far from PA. Just over an hour. I can be in Pittsburgh or Erie in a couple hours. I will check out some sites. I don't require much so limitations should not be an issue.

Bill

I think you missed the abbreviation, PA, in this case, stands for Passport America, a club that gets you a 50% discount on campsites.But, as already mentioned, be sure to check for restrictions, http://www.passport-america.com/

Thank you for the quick replies.

I am not far from PA. Just over an hour. I can be in Pittsburgh or Erie in a couple hours. I will check out some sites. I don't require much so limitations should not be an issue.

Bill

Johno02 wrote:
We use PassPort America campgrounds when there is one available in our travel area, ande have saved the membership ost every year we have had it. With all the State Park campgrounds now rasing their prices, we find that a full hookup campground with PA rates are generally cheaper and sometimes nicer.

just be sure to check the locations and limitations, if you can live with them Passport America is great.
bumpy

We use PassPort America campgrounds when there is one available in our travel area, ande have saved the membership ost every year we have had it. With all the State Park campgrounds now rasing their prices, we find that a full hookup campground with PA rates are generally cheaper and sometimes nicer.

Avoid timeshares such as "Thousand Trails".

There are a number of emergency roadside assistance programs available.

1. Good Sam
2. Coach Net I think

and IMHO very poor except in British Columbia is CAA or AAA.

:C