GoodSam Elite Free Campgrounds

The finance guy at our dealer presented us with an option of a few resorts to pick from where we could stay for up to a week I think. You have to sit through a presentation about the resort when you get there. I was promised that there would be no hard sell. Still not sure I'll go.

Thats' funny, I've been a Good Sam member for quite a while now. I've not heard of "Elite" membership.... "Lifetime" members, yes, not not "Elite". I've never been offered "free camping" via Good Sam.

If this is something other than just a simple membership to Good Sam, like Thousand Trails, or something like that .... you REALLY need to think it through before purchasing. Unless you full time RV, you're better off camping with the "pay as you, make your own reservations" plan.

Yea , We got that , first nite is free at many places . Some had three nite minimums , some more ! Elite membership goes to purchasers at my Camping World .

Never heard of that. Is there some listing?

Go up top and ask Marcus about it?

Buy a unit from CW and you are "elite" status. Big whoop. We got that too. The free camping comes with the high pressure sales presentation you are required to attend for a membership/coast to coast thing. We were told too that you get put to the front of the line for service.....and that's still always 2 weeks or more out for an appointment to get anything done. Didn't help us when we needed it while we were on the road on a big trip. Was told that "everybody's elite status".

We did get 2 years of roadside service and the medical assist membership with the elite status so it isn't totally worthless. Its really just a perk of buying from Camping World and Good Sam enterprises.

These CG's all have free cable TV. You get to watch "The Profit" and then commercials on camping world sales. If you go to the lounge area, you can cozy up next to the electric fireplace and read the latest edition of Trailer Life where they are currently devoting a 2 or more page article about surge protectors that CW sells - and following the end of the article on the left page, the right page contains a full page CW advert selling the same ones you jest read about!

Never heard of "elite" been GS lifetime for over a decade. Please provide link to that offering.

They give you a darn condo stay if you'll sit for a time-share presentation.
This is not a benefit (IMHO).

dcg9381 wrote:
They give you a darn condo stay if you'll sit for a time-share presentation.
This is not a benefit (IMHO).

My understanding was that there were approx. 170 campgrounds that were totally free for GS Elite members - which you get for buying a TT from CW. I wish I had a link - that's what I'm looking for. There was never any mention of a timeshare presentation. If that's what this is - then it is worthless as previously mentioned.

After posting my question above I got a call from someone at GoodSam, but missed it while I was working. GoodSam guy - please just post the details here to clear up all the confusion. Maybe even set up a separate thread for the elusive Elite Member details?

On another note - has anyone seen Sasquatch lately? I heard he has Elite status, maybe he can clear this up?