Best Thousand Trails Deals
I'll be going to the Hershey RV show, and think it might be a good opportunity to buy a Thousand Trails pass. Over the years I've heard many people suggest that they got special deals or extras "throw...
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I definitely wouldn't waste money on a zone pass - way too expensive and limiting.
We bought our platinum membership off Craigslist from a seller in Arizona for $800. Can stay in an of their CGs for up to 21 days and never have to be out of their system. We can stay in any of their CGs across the US. Many memberships (incl. other orgs.) require you to be out of the system for 14 days between max. stays in a CG.
You can buy a membership from anyone, anywhere in the US and all you need to do is phone head office and confirm the particular contract details because they can vary widely. One that we looked at was being sold by the daughter of an elderly parent and it turned out they owed thousands of $$ in unpaid dues. Another seller refused to give us the number and added a few curse words.
The older memberships can have features and benefits that are no longer available and can be very desirable like for ex., being able to book up to 90 days out. No, you are not stuck with them for life. But you need to buy the right membership that allows you to resell it. Some only let you transfer to a family member and some completely expire at 10 years old. Some have frozen dues for life.
It's all in the contract's details, features and benefits so read the fine print of each contract closely. If an older membership, each contract can be very different.
Thousand Trails does offer permanent memberships (not zone pass) and last time I looked they had the info. on their website. It may not be immediately obvious but is there. Their CGs also have a sales person that will gladly sell you a permanent membership or a personal site. Brand new retail pricing for their top membership is something like $10K.
We really like Thousand Trails. Some hate them. We just stayed in a Thousand Trails in Chehalis, Wa. and it was probably the nicest CG we've ever been in. The property covers 360 acres in a forested setting and it's beautiful - similar to some state parks. Most sites are spaced well apart. Okay, so the voltage was low but we have an autoformer. No sewer hookup but we were fine for the week we were there plus they have a honey wagon.
Some Thousand Trails are extremely popular like on the Oregon coast and you need to book as far out as you can. The only thing I wish is that we had membership in Encore CGs too and some are Encore/Thousand Trails and you have to pay full retail to stay in an Encore one.
If you want to travel across the US, note that they do not have CGs in a large central area of the US.
We bought our platinum membership off Craigslist from a seller in Arizona for $800. Can stay in an of their CGs for up to 21 days and never have to be out of their system. We can stay in any of their CGs across the US. Many memberships (incl. other orgs.) require you to be out of the system for 14 days between max. stays in a CG.
You can buy a membership from anyone, anywhere in the US and all you need to do is phone head office and confirm the particular contract details because they can vary widely. One that we looked at was being sold by the daughter of an elderly parent and it turned out they owed thousands of $$ in unpaid dues. Another seller refused to give us the number and added a few curse words.
The older memberships can have features and benefits that are no longer available and can be very desirable like for ex., being able to book up to 90 days out. No, you are not stuck with them for life. But you need to buy the right membership that allows you to resell it. Some only let you transfer to a family member and some completely expire at 10 years old. Some have frozen dues for life.
It's all in the contract's details, features and benefits so read the fine print of each contract closely. If an older membership, each contract can be very different.
Thousand Trails does offer permanent memberships (not zone pass) and last time I looked they had the info. on their website. It may not be immediately obvious but is there. Their CGs also have a sales person that will gladly sell you a permanent membership or a personal site. Brand new retail pricing for their top membership is something like $10K.
We really like Thousand Trails. Some hate them. We just stayed in a Thousand Trails in Chehalis, Wa. and it was probably the nicest CG we've ever been in. The property covers 360 acres in a forested setting and it's beautiful - similar to some state parks. Most sites are spaced well apart. Okay, so the voltage was low but we have an autoformer. No sewer hookup but we were fine for the week we were there plus they have a honey wagon.
Some Thousand Trails are extremely popular like on the Oregon coast and you need to book as far out as you can. The only thing I wish is that we had membership in Encore CGs too and some are Encore/Thousand Trails and you have to pay full retail to stay in an Encore one.
If you want to travel across the US, note that they do not have CGs in a large central area of the US.
