Strangers, can you help a newcomer?
My wife and I recently purchased our first RV - a 2007 Itasca Sunova 33T (34') Class A motorhome. It's parked in our driveway as we start loading it up and learning how to use all of the systems and ...
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By the way folks.. The TT zone pass, if anyone is interested please PM me for some information I won't post public.
There are many membership camping outfits out there, I belong to two, I have an older Thousand Trails national membership.. and one in Michigan with another park (five parks in MI plus a few sister parks scattered)
These together cost me lessthan 100/month and I get 2 weeks in any of the parks,followed by a week out..Summers that's two weeks in one,two in the other and no weeks OUT. parking 100/month, From where I sit (limited income) very nice.
Winters it's 200/month cause I do NOT winter in MI, no way, and I have to pay for the "Out"park here (12/night).
These are lifetime memberships, In fact I had one other years ago, it ended when the county took the park for non-payment of taxes and they did not obtain another park equivalent to it. They are STILL dunning me for dues, (They in fact owe me money) I may have to take action to stop them.
Some folks by a membership thinking it will be nice, then something happens and they can no longer use it (Something other than the park going out of business that is) and they are stuck with the monthly dues.
Thousand Trails ZONE PASS,is a one year deal, you pay about what I pay for a year's dues. And if you don't want it you simply send them a "Thanks but no Thanks" letter. No lifetime of dues notices.
It is a great "Trial" membership program.
That said, Most of the TT/Encore parks are in serious need of money. Still, the park may need money.. but the staff.. Well I have only nice things to say about the staff at all the TT parks I have ever visited.
Oh, and for you west coasters... Yes, They have a park in Las Vegas, On Bolder, between Bolder Station and Sam's Town... Tight sites, but they will help you back in, Nice staff. And since I did not go there for the park (only the parking) I went there for other attractions (One lovely darling daughter to be specific,,, She moved to Southern GA however so I don't go there now) I can not tell you much about the park other than it's location,and the staffers Idealt with were, as in all the TT parks, nice.
This summer I had a few medical issues, Had to spend not 2 weeks but closer to a month in the same parking spot twice to make all the doctor's appointments.
Thankfully this happed when I was in the TT park cause the acting manager was real nice about it and worked with me and even fed my cats. Had it happened in the other parks things might have been different... Though in fairness to the park this is mostly due to a city ordinance, not the park. (The manager and I chatted about it,,,Since I told him I was aware of the city ord, it was a very friendly chat, he said they would have gotten around it somehow).
There are many membership camping outfits out there, I belong to two, I have an older Thousand Trails national membership.. and one in Michigan with another park (five parks in MI plus a few sister parks scattered)
These together cost me lessthan 100/month and I get 2 weeks in any of the parks,followed by a week out..Summers that's two weeks in one,two in the other and no weeks OUT. parking 100/month, From where I sit (limited income) very nice.
Winters it's 200/month cause I do NOT winter in MI, no way, and I have to pay for the "Out"park here (12/night).
These are lifetime memberships, In fact I had one other years ago, it ended when the county took the park for non-payment of taxes and they did not obtain another park equivalent to it. They are STILL dunning me for dues, (They in fact owe me money) I may have to take action to stop them.
Some folks by a membership thinking it will be nice, then something happens and they can no longer use it (Something other than the park going out of business that is) and they are stuck with the monthly dues.
Thousand Trails ZONE PASS,is a one year deal, you pay about what I pay for a year's dues. And if you don't want it you simply send them a "Thanks but no Thanks" letter. No lifetime of dues notices.
It is a great "Trial" membership program.
That said, Most of the TT/Encore parks are in serious need of money. Still, the park may need money.. but the staff.. Well I have only nice things to say about the staff at all the TT parks I have ever visited.
Oh, and for you west coasters... Yes, They have a park in Las Vegas, On Bolder, between Bolder Station and Sam's Town... Tight sites, but they will help you back in, Nice staff. And since I did not go there for the park (only the parking) I went there for other attractions (One lovely darling daughter to be specific,,, She moved to Southern GA however so I don't go there now) I can not tell you much about the park other than it's location,and the staffers Idealt with were, as in all the TT parks, nice.
This summer I had a few medical issues, Had to spend not 2 weeks but closer to a month in the same parking spot twice to make all the doctor's appointments.
Thankfully this happed when I was in the TT park cause the acting manager was real nice about it and worked with me and even fed my cats. Had it happened in the other parks things might have been different... Though in fairness to the park this is mostly due to a city ordinance, not the park. (The manager and I chatted about it,,,Since I told him I was aware of the city ord, it was a very friendly chat, he said they would have gotten around it somehow).
