Thousand Trails memberships

[HighwayJunky]

Appreciate your opinions and experiences with Thousand Trails. I am considering a membership and seek experiences with the same.

[enblethen]

We had a membership not directly Thousand Trails. It did not work for us. We were still working at the time. Were were not able to get into even our home park. Then our membership campground system went public. Owners were more after money from non-members and didn't care about members. Filed complete with state attorney general to get money back.
You need to be careful of language about what parks and where they are located.

[gbopp]

I have never been a member.
Do a Google search on Thousand Trails scam, ripoff, etc. before you sign a contract.

I avoid things with an 'automatic renewal' clause and you must contact them at least 30 days prior to expiration, in writing, to cancel.
I'm sure some have had good luck with Thousand Trails. It sounds like a Time Share to me. JMO

[agesilaus]

1) Better make absolutely certain that you understand their terms and exactly what you will be paying yearly. Divide that total sum by how many days a year you will be using it.
2) Make certain you understand what parks you can go to. And which you cannot.
3) Be very sure that you will use those parks every year enough to make this cost efficient. And will keep on doing that for years and years to come.
4) Look on the sites that sell these memberships from people who did not do 1 thru 3 and buy at a discount.

Frankly my personal view is that 1000 trails is the time sharing scheme of the RV world.