Discount camping

A Passport America membership is a nice supplement to the savings that Good Sam Club members receive at Good Sam RV Parks. And, Good Sam Club members save $5 plus get 3 months free when purchasing a Passport America membership at Camping World. Learn more

Good Sam Club Team

restlesswind wrote:

Passin Thru wrote:
Passport will hardly pay for itself and most campgrounds are crapppy.

We have saved over $300 in the past 2 months by using PA.
We stayed at parks that we would have paid full price for,if PA had not been offered.
Are some PA parks "crapppy"? Yes.
Are some/many RV parks crappy and charge full price? Yes.
We have saved enough in the past year to pay the PY dues for the
next 10 years!

You should look into buying the lifetime for $400.00. We did that when we were in our 40's and now that we are in our 50's and fulltiming it was a great purchase!

Brian

Bumpyroad,

ha ha ha

Maybe I should ask if it's because they own a few clothing stores right outside the CG? Yup, a captive audience but where do they carry their wallets when going into the store? NO POCKETS!

another advantage of the passport america directory is if you are searching for clothing optional campgrounds.
bumpy :)

Passin Thru wrote:
Passport will hardly pay for itself and most campgrounds are crapppy.

We have saved over $300 in the past 2 months by using PA.
We stayed at parks that we would have paid full price for,if PA had not been offered.
Are some PA parks "crapppy"? Yes.
Are some/many RV parks crappy and charge full price? Yes.
We have saved enough in the past year to pay the PY dues for the
next 10 years!

Robin1953 wrote:

Bumpyroad wrote:

Dtaylor wrote:
I have noticed that many of the campgrounds have a lot of restrictions on PA. Many will honor the discount but then they begin itemizing the bill and charging for every feature you receive. I guess 50% off is too much for them

I have never had that happen to me. it would help if you would list the campgrounds that did this to you for future reference.
bumpy

Lake Aire RV Park Hollywood / Charleston , South Carolina but it is all spelled out in their PPA page. "*Rates are for basic camping only. Additional charges will apply for additional hookups. There is a $4.00 utility charge added to each site. Upgrading to sewer is $1.50 extra and 50 amp is $3.00. SC Sale and Accommodation Tax is 11.5%. Rates are based on 2 people, $2.00 additional charge for each extra person per day." This is the only one that I have stayed at that does this but I suspect others do as well.

Thank you, I was trying to remember the name. Had it happen in Maggie Valley as well.

I think the key to successfully using discount clubs like Passport America is being able to camp during the week (not weekends) and not during high usage times like holidays. If you are a weekend warrior, then that 1800+ of campgrounds they boast, will actually probably dwindle down to around 100 or so and then hopefully one that is worthwhile will be nearby.

But if I were retired and/or able to go during the week, I definitely would purchase it and use it. Also, it might be worthwhile to see if it will work for you for a week or two vacation.

Bumpyroad,

X-3

PA has saved us 2-10+ times the yearly dues fees paid for our PA for many years now. We're extremely happy with PA. Roughly 3/4 of the PA CG's we've used the 50% discount on were very nice to excellent CG's. The other 1/4 of the CG's were about average with a couple in all our years using PA were below average. Never yet have paid a dime extra for upgrades as we're totally happy with a nice reasonably level site that comes with either 30 amp or 50 amp electric.

Maybe some other RV'ers haven't discovered it yet but ALL our RV's came with a fresh water tank, a gray water tank, and a black water tank from the manufacturer and each CG has a dump station, DUH! That's why the RV's have those tanks!!! Also, our 3 axle 36' Carriage 5th wheel with 50 amp service worked fine when plugged into a 30 amp connection using the adapter.

One very nice privately owned wooded CG with level sites in Florida about a mile off the main highway that we have stayed at for over way over a hundred nights so far over the years gives a PA 50% discount 12 months a year (wouldn't ever catch us in Florida in the summer) and there's no extra charge 50 amp, water, sewer, cable TV with 37 channels, and excellent WIFI anywhere in the park. $14/day with PA plus Florida sales tax on the $14. Less than $15.50 a day! The ownwer warmly welcomes us back every time we call him on the way to his CG. It's important to follow the PA rules and call the CG before arriving. We found most PA CG's/resorts are sticklers on that simple rule!

Nope, not going to give the park's name especially on here because we want to have a space available when we get there each year! There are several along the very same price and amenities lines but you have to go there to find them for yourself. Want to go to the big name CG's? Great, just need to bring a lot thicker wallet!

Bumpyroad wrote:

Passin Thru wrote:
Passport will hardly pay for itself and most campgrounds are crapppy.

total and utter nonsense.
bumpy

X-2,(or 10) lets see, PA dues, $44, money saved first stay, $100, yup HARDILY paid for itself. :S

Robin1953 wrote:

Bumpyroad wrote:

Dtaylor wrote:
I have noticed that many of the campgrounds have a lot of restrictions on PA. Many will honor the discount but then they begin itemizing the bill and charging for every feature you receive. I guess 50% off is too much for them

I have never had that happen to me. it would help if you would list the campgrounds that did this to you for future reference.
bumpy

Lake Aire RV Park Hollywood / Charleston , South Carolina but it is all spelled out in their PPA page. "*Rates are for basic camping only. Additional charges will apply for additional hookups. There is a $4.00 utility charge added to each site. Upgrading to sewer is $1.50 extra and 50 amp is $3.00. SC Sale and Accommodation Tax is 11.5%. Rates are based on 2 people, $2.00 additional charge for each extra person per day." This is the only one that I have stayed at that does this but I suspect others do as well.

That is not the same thing as Dtaylors comment, and Dtaylor statement is a unfair statement without substantiation of some sort… not that it couldn’t be true, and if it’s true and if its listed that way I am still good with it…

In you link they honor the 1/2 off on a basic water and electric sites, 50A sites are not included in PA, but they add a utility charge for the electric, and offer upgrades of sewer hook-ups or 50A service for additional fees…they do have additional person fees but they are the same for everyone including PA…

At the worst you would save about $60 for a 5 night stay on a 50A site or close to $57 in 4 nights on a 30A… and a 3 night stay would all but pay for your 12 month membership…