How to Save On RV Campgrounds! Why We Changed Our Minds About THIS Option
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- čas přidán 29. 03. 2022
- You have decided to become an RVer. You've already dropped a small fortune on the RV, all the gear & now it's time to book some campgrounds. Now you've realized campgrounds cost WHAT!?! We show you some ways to save hundreds (if not thousands) of dollars with a membership we used to say "no" to. ⬇️⬇️ Click Show More ⬇️⬇️
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I wish TT would just post their membership prices on their website. Feels like a sleazy Orlando theme parks time share pitch!
I was quoted this as of April 2022- Adventure - $18,404, Elite Connections - $11,467, Elite Basic - $8,858 & Camping Pass - $630
The memberships also have additional yearly dues of $630.
We travel more up north and there are no Thousand Trails up there so we went with a lifetime membership of Passport America. Plus using Clorox will dry out your seals so we do not use it to clean.
So glad you found something that's going to help you visit the Keys more frequently! Happy Camping!
Thanks for your continued support!
TT membership for 11 years. Using $30 per night, I have saved over $55000 dollars including all membership costs. I left Michigan October 15, 2016, traveled out west and to Washington state. On October 1, 2017, I had spent $1200 on campgrounds including my $566 TT Dues.
Nice!
Just found your channel watching videos as we just got a couples camper and although my husband uses it for work we are considering after we take a few trips to go full-time in the next year or two. You are so lovely and we love watching all your videos. You have wonderful tips!! Blessings to you and your beautiful family. 🤗
Thanks so much! Maybe we will see you out there someday
@@GratefulGlamper can I ask, why did ya'll choose a coach over a 5th wheel?
I can see 200% how well it works for you and the family in Florida, it makes all the sense. I live in illinois and even tho we gravitate to the Midwest and all south and exclude the east coast and west coast the value of thousand trails didn’t pan for us after crunching the numbers. I wish it did. I get a good break for ex military and senior and it works good. We don’t stay anywhere more than 3 to 4 days.
Ex-military!! You should be able to stay at all the military campgrounds/RV parks, they're typically an amazing deal :-)
@@tammiehinkle2040 ahh thanks for the info, I did 5 years aircraft carrier from 1976 to 1981, I still carry my I.D. On me. Wish I was that age again😂
Great video! Love all your hacks and ideas! Thanks!
Thanks for watching
As always -helpful video. Having the same male and model RV as y’all is so helpful. 🙏🏻
That’s awesome!
We started with a ZONE PASS that saved us hundreds of dollars a year and we were only camping for short periods of time. Fast forward 2021, we bought a used Thousand Trails membership ( elite basic) from Campground Membership Outlet for a very reasonable price. Full-time camping meant we were camping more and in more places so we upgraded to ADVENTURE membership and only lost $100.00 off our old membership. ADVENTURE MEMBERSHIPS are expensive, but when you factor in the number of camping days, average costs of campgrounds and Thousand Trails/Encore locations it can break even very fast. 7 months into Full-time lifestyle, we have recovered half of our investment and hopefully should be in the "profit" margin in a little over a year. Do the math. Are they where you want to be and do they offer the services you need? Last but not least, is the campground the destination you want to be or the area?
Thanks for sharing!
we tried in 2017 when we bought our first new trailer and it came free. Very disappointed here in the northwest. of the ones we tried we only enjoyed one in Bend Oregon. All of the rest were cramped, not well maintained and noisy, mostly old and run down. We now live in Eastern WA and there is only one this side of the mountains which makes it not worth the fees. .
We also have a zone pass living in Florida. It makes planning camping so much easier and we too made the leap when we were planning a trip to the keys. We have continued to keep our camper pass for 2 more years because we found we were camping more when we felt it was already paid for.
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Thanks for the great info! Really enjoy watching fellow you tuber's videos !
Thanks for watching
hi dear....in Key West..one thing to pass on....make sure you get fuel up before hitting the keys....everything is tight....as in space...very hard to get around with anything let alone a Class A....we look to enjoy...
Thanks! We usually stay in the middle keys and take the Jeep down to Key West when we go.
Hurricane season is the only reason why we haven't moved there 😪. We are full time RVing in a 40ft fifthwheel. I enjoy your show and you really help with organizing. God bless you and your family
Thank you!
The two TT CGs we have stayed at on the West Coast were just ok. One would have been great if we had small kids, but just wasn’t our style. Holy cow - the FL nightly rates? We paid less than $17 for water & power sites in the FL panhandle. Bloody cold, but still. Loved hearing your story!
Thanks for watching
I am torn on Thousand Trails. I've been to 4 of their "resorts" in different states. In 3 out of 4, they've squished my RV into a tiny spot with VERY little room between rigs. I have a 31-foot RV with tow vehicle. It is very difficult to reserve spots, and even more difficut for larger rigs. They only have a certain amount set aside with most of their trails campgrounds. You see a LOT of seasonals. I can't speak for Florida, but the resorts I've been to in the northeastern states are cramped!
WOW! Only 9 comments and those are mostly against Thousand Trails. I agree with them.. We have 137,000 miles on our 2001 Monaco. We gave up our TT.... about 12 - 15 years ago. A happy day then.
Our #1 home is in MIch. Our #2 home is in Naples FL.
We will drive from MI to Yellowstone in Aug... we have a week scheduled at Fishing Bridge. SO.... news for you and your readers: Join the Elks and the Moose: they both accept men and women. No issues; no initiation for Moose; great initiation for Elks. Why: they both have lodges and some lodges of each have facilities for RVers. We have stayed in Savannah GA at an Elks Lodge. When we head north in a month we can stay at Zepherhills Elks (some full hookups), we will stay at the Elks near Mt.Dora (W&E), and we will likely stay at the Elks in Tifton, GA (boondocking 1 night), and likely at more getting to Mich.... and more going to Yellowstone. Cost: free, or a donation, and the typical common donation is $15 or $20 per night. Not a typo: $15 or $20 per night.
And re TT... check out vlog of Eric of Nomadic Fanatic. He told and showed the reality of certain TT during the pandemic. These comments based on our 137,000 miles over 22 years of RVing the 49 states, much of Canada and some of Mexico including the Baja. Be careful of TT. You really have to understand the plan you buy. The older plans give owners more time to choose the hardest to get into cgs. Amen.
I believe it is harder to find value because of how you use campgrounds in general, because you have 2 homes with a "comfortable vehicle" to drive you back and forth, plus one week where you camp at a national park. So for the few "in between days" it likely isn't worth it for you. Big difference from that and someone that is full time, just sayin.
@@tammiehinkle2040 I agree with all your comments. For full-times in the south and west with 90 day advance reservarions... TT is a great deal for sure.
This includes TX and CA for sure.
Any issues with the short advance time to book for encores?
We usually book about 3-4 weeks out and I’ve not tried to pick up something last minute. There are cancelations every day at Rv Campgrounds so it’s ALWAYS worth the phone call to check. Happy camping!
We just secured an annual spot in keystone heights with the idea of traveling around Florida to find our ultimate retirement spot. I thought long and hard about getting a TT camping pass for that region + the encore package. I still hesitate for fear reservations will still be difficult even if we are members. Have you had problems finding open reservations within the TT system for the places you want to stay?
During December- April in Florida is hit and miss but I’ve had good luck picking up cancellations etc
OMG wha tpart of florida we have family in delttona!!! It's so beautiful there!!
Central FL area - it is beautiful down here!
@@GratefulGlamper that's awesome we will be in the area in December and January maybe we will run into each other!!
When you left your home in CO, how did you deal with its maintenance? Meaning did you find a service to keep an eye on the house?
We had some friends keep an eye on things for us, check mail, etc.
Glad you mentioned Passport America. In general PLEASE check the restrictions in the details of each park: you may (will) discover you likely cannot use PA when you thought you could. Like not in Dec to April in most in FL.; or not on weekends, or not on you name it. On the POSITIVE side; Our "secret" great park to use PA in Florida is Themeworld in Davenport FL near Disney World. Except for Jan/Feb., (call to be sure) they charge about $30/night! We have stayed their at least 60 days in the last few years. 50 Amp and paved sites.
There is another PA park up near Tampa on A1A that is pretty good re available usage of P.A. So at $44 it CAN BE GOOD if you use it and find the right cgs.
Thanks for the tip!
Can you give a name of the last PA you mention for $44? A1A runs the Atlantic coast so isn't near Tampa. Thank you.
@@martyC9578 Sure... Sherwood Forest RV Resort and on Alt 19, not A1A as you noted... old age I guess.... I'll post this and check re details
@@martyC9578 Sherwood Forest is still a P.A. park. Details say not available Dec 15 thru April 15. 4 days limit. $28/$44 per night. Probably $28 during the week and $44 on weekends. Btw, there is a great paved bike trail right nearby... esp. great if you have an e-bike.... check it out.
@@ernie7065 Great thank you. The trails sound great. We do have ebikes so definitely a place to look into.
I wish They would buy some more Midwest parks and maybe some other states where there currently are NONE, I Wonder if they plan plan to buy more Campgrounds?
Many thousand trails campgrounds cram rv's together you feel like an rv parking lot. Huge turnoff.
The discount is only valid on weekdays on campgrounds around my area. Not worth it.
Is, it hard to find camping spot, because you have a 45” rv?
Ours is a 40 foot and we’ve been able to find sites fine. We have had a few places we’ve not been able to book because of length but those are few and far between
Center of US is completely empty.
Bacicly coast states only.
We like MT, UT, AZ, WY, CO,
No go for us.
It does really depend on where you see yourself going. It used to not make sense for us, but with wanting to camp in FL more it does now.
I’ve enjoyed your videos for a while. But you lost me on this one. Not sure how anyone can endorse Thousand Trails. I signed up for their program in January of this year I also included the trails collection. I went with the south east area. I was very disappointed. After twenty-eight days of trying to make a reservation in Florida, anywhere in Florida, I gave up. No luck anywhere. I live in the north east, (Pa.), was trying to make reservations for a short ten day getaway. Being flexible in our destination should have helped. But, it didn’t. We were unable to secure any Thousand Trails reservations between Pa. And Florida. I was able to secure a site with the trails collection for our first night of travel. But when I tried to get a second night in a new location within the trails system I was told I had to wait four days before I could book another location. TT parks have ten or less spots they set aside for TT members. Ten sites for how many thousands of members? I tried booking through the trails collection parks out west, no luck. So the question is “ How can You Tube content providers endorse a system that doesn’t work? I’m sure TT works something out so you guys can get a site, but, for the rest of us , not so much. Thousand Trails did refund my money for their parks, and the Trails Collection add on. I’ll give them credit for that. I did get my trip booked. But I used Passport America to get it done. I’ll take ten nights of discounted camping over zero nights of free camping.
This was totally not an “endorsement” but rather sharing something we found that is working for us. I found that going through the TT chat I’ve been able to book even when the website said there was nothing available. Thanks for the feedback and for watching.
We are actually full time in CA, we have the full "timeshare like" membership. We stay 28days close to work and gymnastics, we then spend 7days at another park anywhere else(Yosemite, santabarbara, sandiego, etc). Having the largest membership(ultimate odyssey) we have a 180 day reservation window, which we take advantage of as much as possible-i have reservations within the system for the next 6mos. It has been almost a year since we have paid for camping-outside of our $260/mo payment and $500/yr dues. Not a bad deal for folks that are semi-parked for now(we want to travel more, my middle child secured a spot with an Olympic coach during the pandemic, she now trains 30-35hrs/wk, so our dreams to travel weekly have been put on hold, but that's part of being her family, we still have monthly travel :-))
I would never stay at a place where the RVs are parked so close together.
That does not look like a campground. It looks much more like an RV parking lot or an RV park/resort.
Literally the more crowded they are together the cheaper they should be!!!
Not ridiculously higher!
You would probably save thousands every year if you found free dispersed camping.
Free dispersed camping is nearly non existent in FL. Thanks for watching.
Great info...THANKS! Traveling Merton and Sue....and Sweetpea too!