Thousand Trails RV parks

[GreenImp]

I received that call here in Oregon a week or two ago. I declined...nicely at first. She wouldn't take no for an answer, so I did tell her that I would be glad to look over the information in a brochure or whatever if she could mail me one. She said "Unfortunately we don't have a brochure with this information"....I replied "well then unfortunately I am not going to get this information" and hung up. She was quite the fast talker. If this phone call was any indication of whats in store for those who meet with them, I most definitely made the right decision.

[ependydad]

Originally Posted by wicked1

Anyone get a call from TT for some sort of sitdown with questions and answers we have one June 1. I told them unless they have some great offer I am not renewing more than I have for 1 year. According to the lady on the phone they are adding sites, so we will see.

I need more than 60 day booking every time we go to book certain sites there are days blacked out, hate this

They are sales pitches. The only way to get longer than 60 days advanced reservations is to upgrade to one of the "bigger" memberships and that's multi-thousands of dollars (or, you can usually save money and buy a resale).

[wicked1]

Originally Posted by ependydad

They are sales pitches. The only way to get longer than 60 days advanced reservations is to upgrade to one of the "bigger" memberships and that's multi-thousands of dollars (or, you can usually save money and buy a resale).

Yeah well that's not going to happen because they start at $2,995 and go to $5,000 but I was thinking of a resale but folks are trying to get too much and I don't want to pay the $800 transfer fee


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[Bilcin]

Originally Posted by GreenImp

I received that call here in Oregon a week or two ago. I declined...nicely at first. She wouldn't take no for an answer, so I did tell her that I would be glad to look over the information in a brochure or whatever if she could mail me one. She said "Unfortunately we don't have a brochure with this information"....I replied "well then unfortunately I am not going to get this information" and hung up. She was quite the fast talker. If this phone call was any indication of whats in store for those who meet with them, I most definitely made the right decision.

I think she called me right after you. I asked if she could email me the "great news" and was told that there are too many member to email and meeting everyone at the hotel was the most efficient way of spreading the "news? Wow, who knew that driving 60 minutes and sitting around a with hundreads of other people was more efficient than email???

[fr1rd831]

I had a similar conversation. Reminded me of the scam timeshare sales pitch

[ependydad]

Originally Posted by wicked1

Yeah well that's not going to happen because they start at $2,995 and go to $5,000 but I was thinking of a resale but folks are trying to get too much and I don't want to pay the $800 transfer fee

If you watch, there are more than a few people who just want out of their contract- as long as you pay the transfer fee, they don't want much for the membership.

There is a "Good, Bad, and the Ugly of Thousand Trails" or something Facebook group. I see them on there periodically.

[iceblaze580]

Originally Posted by Bilcin

I think she called me right after you. I asked if she could email me the "great news" and was told that there are too many member to email and meeting everyone at the hotel was the most efficient way of spreading the "news? Wow, who knew that driving 60 minutes and sitting around a with hundreads of other people was more efficient than email???

Those calls are from another company selling thousand trails memberships I was in the sales office at a thousand trails park when one of the calls happened I handed my phone to the sales guy he went off on the person on the other end
Most of the time when I get those calls I just tell them if this is so important why are the sales people in the park not telling us about it. There hoping some people are dumb enough to resign new paper work for a new contract mainly on the new elite memberships after 30 or 60 days they charge 3.00 a night it's just another way for the parent company ELS to make more money


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[wicked1]

Originally Posted by ependydad

If you watch, there are more than a few people who just want out of their contract- as long as you pay the transfer fee, they don't want much for the membership.

There is a "Good, Bad, and the Ugly of Thousand Trails" or something Facebook group. I see them on there periodically.

I would only buy an Outdoor World Elite, TT has too many restrictions and I am trying a few more parks before mine is up in July


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[wicked1]

Anyone ever stay at the Williamsburg VA Thousand Trails, thinking of going there next year?


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[camaraderie]

Didn't stay there but drove & walked through and checked the facilities last year. Many seasonal campers & not a lot of good level sites for transients. Facilities were OK but tired looking but if you are a TT member, the price is right. The park is a ways from town so you need to drive to get to anything.
If you are NOT a TT member...Anvil Campground is much better IMO but you have to put up with the trains going through 4 or 5 times a day...shuttle bus stops at their gate and covers all of downtown and the attractions which make them very convenient. Good people and nice shaded sites.
Hope this helps! Williamsburg is nice to visit with history, shopping & food galore!

[wicked1]

Thanks I will look into other sites as well but I do have a Yearly TT membership not buying a long term as they keep changing their memberships and who needs to pay $10,000 for a restricted membership, rather do year to year bc we camp outside TT


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[doc73]

We have stayed there before, I think it is an Outdoor World technically, I thought it was fine. The site we had was smaller and the roads are tight but I had zero complaints. We'd stay there again. I do not mind the right in the middle of everything, it lets it be a bit quieter.

I agree, with the way they seem to keep changing things and their pricing structure I would not do the TT. We got in way back when they were actually TT and we made out in the deal when the new company bought them out.

[ependydad]

Originally Posted by camaraderie

Didn't stay there but drove & walked through and checked the facilities last year. Many seasonal campers & not a lot of good level sites for transients. Facilities were OK but tired looking but if you are a TT member, the price is right. The park is a ways from town so you need to drive to get to anything.

Originally Posted by doc73

We have stayed there before, I think it is an Outdoor World technically, I thought it was fine. The site we had was smaller and the roads are tight but I had zero complaints. We'd stay there again. I do not mind the right in the middle of everything, it lets it be a bit quieter.

I stayed there a few years back. I think it the above 2 assessments are pretty good. Rumor has it on the Good/Bad/Ugly TT Facebook page is that they're trying to level out more sites. I don't know as I haven't been back in a while.

Originally Posted by wicked1

Thanks I will look into other sites as well but I do have a Yearly TT membership not buying a long term as they keep changing their memberships and who needs to pay $10,000 for a restricted membership, rather do year to year bc we camp outside TT

I didn't pay anywhere near $10k.

[doc73]

No we did not pay nearly that either. We actually only bought the "half the US" when we joined in 2005 / 2006. We only had a popup so I figured we would never go beyond the Mississippi (ha! remembered how to spell that one without auto correct!!). We also did not have the money to do all the US either at the time.

When they did the ELS buyout we were upgraded to the whole US, OW, and Encore without any extra charges. We also still got to keep our lifetime membership, 3 free transfers and locked in dues. I think we got in at the right time.

From what I hear now it is $10k for a region, only good for 15 years?? No thanks.

[ependydad]

Originally Posted by doc73

From what I hear now it is $10k for a region, only good for 15 years?? No thanks.

I have a handful of friends who recently upgraded and I'm positive that none of them paid $10k. Though, nearly all of them bought resales. I'm the only one who upgraded directly with TT and that price was nowhere near $10k.

[doc73]

Originally Posted by ependydad

I have a handful of friends who recently upgraded and I'm positive that none of them paid $10k. Though, nearly all of them bought resales. I'm the only one who upgraded directly with TT and that price was nowhere near $10k.

Ours was 5 or 6K if I remember. I do not know anyone who has bought resale. A friend of the DW bought a new membership when they purchased a TT last year. I do not know what he paid but they are having issues because they changed their zone (??) and when they went to switch back were told they could not change zones.. Mind you they did already change zones. Again, two sides to every story.. So who knows.

I am glad to see they are starting to fix them up a bit. Many of them do seem to be VERY tired and run down looking.

[BamaBob]

Originally Posted by ependydad

I have a handful of friends who recently upgraded and I'm positive that none of them paid $10k. Though, nearly all of them bought resales. I'm the only one who upgraded directly with TT and that price was nowhere near $10k.

X2 what Doug says. We have been researching a TT membership and the aftermarket resale for an Elite top tier (when available) goes for @ $6K

[wicked1]

Originally Posted by doc73

No we did not pay nearly that either. We actually only bought the "half the US" when we joined in 2005 / 2006. We only had a popup so I figured we would never go beyond the Mississippi (ha! remembered how to spell that one without auto correct!!). We also did not have the money to do all the US either at the time.

When they did the ELS buyout we were upgraded to the whole US, OW, and Encore without any extra charges. We also still got to keep our lifetime membership, 3 free transfers and locked in dues. I think we got in at the right time.

From what I hear now it is $10k for a region, only good for 15 years?? No thanks.

They told me $10K all zones but you can only book 120 days in advance and when your up against Outdoor World folks who have no restrictions it is a hard sell. Right now we only do East Coast so 2 Zones 30 nights is fine but we get screwed bc we only have a 60 day window, and most of the good ones get booked out before we can book them.

The other reason I won't join full time is they are filling up most places with seasonal, so it reduces the transient spots and they usually do not have decent ones left.

They should add basic memberships and make upgrades an added cost bc if I book a year in advance, get say 60 days a year I would not mind joining, but they are all about the seasonal campers bc it is $$$ in their pockets no matter what, so I will stick to year to year bc at $10.00-$18.50 per night for 30 nights it is worth it bc I usually do some trips outside TT.

They change their policy monthly and yearly and for that reason I will not join a long term membership!


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[ependydad]

Originally Posted by doc73

Ours was 5 or 6K if I remember. I do not know anyone who has bought resale. A friend of the DW bought a new membership when they purchased a TT last year. I do not know what he paid but they are having issues because they changed their zone (??) and when they went to switch back were told they could not change zones.. Mind you they did already change zones. Again, two sides to every story.. So who knows.

I am glad to see they are starting to fix them up a bit. Many of them do seem to be VERY tired and run down looking.

My understanding is that within 1 year for a zone, you can only change zones once. (At least that's what my zone carrying friends say- I've got a national membership which sounds a whole lot like yours.)

[doc73]

Originally Posted by wicked1

They told me $10K all zones but you can only book 120 days in advance and when your up against Outdoor World folks who have no restrictions it is a hard sell. Right now we only do East Coast so 2 Zones 30 nights is fine but we get screwed bc we only have a 60 day window, and most of the good ones get booked out before we can book them.

The other reason I won't join full time is they are filling up most places with seasonal, so it reduces the transient spots and they usually do not have decent ones left.

They should add basic memberships and make upgrades an added cost bc if I book a year in advance, get say 60 days a year I would not mind joining, but they are all about the seasonal campers bc it is $$$ in their pockets no matter what, so I will stick to year to year bc at $10.00-$18.50 per night for 30 nights it is worth it bc I usually do some trips outside TT.

They change their policy monthly and yearly and for that reason I will not join a long term membership!


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When we signed on that is how it seemed to be... Buy in then for upgrade fees you could add things. That seems to have ended or has been limited I guess. We have the 120 day restriction (I think it is 120) and we have never had an issue. They did recently add a holiday restriction though, that keeps us (at least) from booking more than one holiday at a time. again, we just work around it and even then have never been denied a spot. I will agree that the cabins and the people who look like they live there has seemed to increase.