membership rv parks

wa8yxm wrote:

OH. another thing.. Thousand Trails has a lot of parks all over the USA I can use 2 weeks in one out...

To be truthful: Thousand Trails has a lot of parks on the west coast and the east coast, and relatively few parks in the middle of the USA...

wa8yxm wrote:
"What do you have near B-17 (It was our song it was his song now it's over).. Ok. so I did not quote the song. She had B-19 and that's where i'm parked..

TT Orlando? If so, howdy neighbor .. I'm on B24.

thanks everyone

wa8yxm wrote:
There are basically 3 types of RV parks
1: You own the site. but they may Time share it if you are out and about and not on site.
2: First come first serve (I have two of those) WHen I pulled in Wed I ask Janet (The clerk/assistant manager) "What do you have near B-17 (It was our song it was his song now it's over).. Ok. so I did not quote the song. She had B-19 and that's where i'm parked.. With luck I will get a repair and or mod done before I pull off cause this site is not level. but it's not level in a way I really needed it to be (I need to work under the side I had to lift) SO I'm very happy.

I do not get to reserve a site less I'm coming in for like six months.

Most membership parks have a 2 or 3 week in... One week out. Policy.. (WHich is why I have 2.. in the summer I shuttle 2 weeks in one than 2 in the other).

In the winter I reserve a site at a government run park for the week out.

OH. another thing.. Thousand Trails has a lot of parks all over the USA I can use 2 weeks in one out... Outdoor Adventure is all over Michigan. (And a bit beyond) same program..

NOW in at least one of the OAI parks... THe CITY set the time limit.

You forgot Number 3 which is a "condominum" park where all the sites are individually owned.
You have the right to rent out your site or the park will rent it out and take a small fee.
You have a registered deed from the county and you pay property taxes.
The park (which all the property owners own) owns the tent sites and rents them out and we owners all benefit from the tent rentals which goes toward the maintenance of the pool and other amenaties.

Guy

There are basically 3 types of RV parks
1: You own the site. but they may Time share it if you are out and about and not on site.
2: First come first serve (I have two of those) WHen I pulled in Wed I ask Janet (The clerk/assistant manager) "What do you have near B-17 (It was our song it was his song now it's over).. Ok. so I did not quote the song. She had B-19 and that's where i'm parked.. With luck I will get a repair and or mod done before I pull off cause this site is not level. but it's not level in a way I really needed it to be (I need to work under the side I had to lift) SO I'm very happy.

I do not get to reserve a site less I'm coming in for like six months.

Most membership parks have a 2 or 3 week in... One week out. Policy.. (WHich is why I have 2.. in the summer I shuttle 2 weeks in one than 2 in the other).

In the winter I reserve a site at a government run park for the week out.

OH. another thing.. Thousand Trails has a lot of parks all over the USA I can use 2 weeks in one out... Outdoor Adventure is all over Michigan. (And a bit beyond) same program..

NOW in at least one of the OAI parks... THe CITY set the time limit.

BTW I found that when you buy a site at an rv park, sometimes they just give you whatever site is available! You don't actually own a particular site.

Because you are not 'buying that site' you are buying into their membership program to allow you to camp at one of their campgrounds.

bukhrn wrote:
8K, for access to 81 campgrounds, country wide, rather restrictive, No thanks, I'll stick with my Passport America for $44 a year with 2000 +/- campgrounds, I can find one pretty much anywhere.

+1 a couple nights and it has paid for it self.

BTW I found that when you buy a site at an rv park, sometimes they just give you whatever site is available! You don't actually own a particular site.

Lantley wrote:

bukhrn wrote:
8K, for access to 81 campgrounds, country wide, rather restrictive, No thanks, I'll stick with my Passport America for $44 a year with 2000 +/- campgrounds, I can find one pretty much anywhere.

You have to understand the system. You can get access to 81 CG's for far less than $8K. Buy on resale market.

Especially if you consider a simple Zone pass for weekenders. Non-fulltiming friends of mine get a good 40-50 nights out of their $500/year Zone pass. They'd spend the same amount of money in just a couple of weekends.

I can't say the upgraded/higher dollar purchased memberships make sense for non-fulltimers unless you're part-timing or wintering somewhere.

If you are full time or close to it, and can use the membership a lot, it can be a good deal. Weekend warriors will never get their money's worth.