Buying a USED Thousand Trails Membership? Q&A with Campground Membership Outlet
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- Опубліковано 5 чер 2019
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We get asked about buying our Thousand Trails membership used a LOT! We believe Thousand Trails to be one of the best camping memberships for full timers. It's a great way to save money and they have over 180 parks nationwide. However, when you look up those high end packages from Thousand Trails you'll be seeing some prettyyy high prices, which is exactly why we bought used. We sat down with Kim from Campground Membership Outlet to go over some of the different campground membership options and compare buying new vs used. We bought our used Thousand Trails and RPI memberships through Kim directly and couldn't think of a more qualified person to have this conversation with! We hope you find this information helpful and as always, feel free to comment with any questions! Kim is also available for questions and you can reach her pretty much anytime.
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This was one of THE MOST informative videos I have seen to date. Thank you SO much!!
Kimberly was awesome to work with and very responsive via e-mail regardless of the time of day or night that we had questions. We are very happy with our purchase and the process through campground membership outlet. Highly recommend them to anyone looking at TT.
We have the exact same experience with Kim very positive. Great way to buy a 1000 trails membership.
Excellent interview. Very overwhelming but this helps a great deal. Important to clearly understand your membership once decided and purchased. It is obvious that Kim really knows her stuff!
$ERIOUS DOLLAR$!!! So greateful to you to have taken the time to make this video. I will save ton$ because of you. I don't owe you a beer for this but a whole meal and a case of beer! You are great, take good care and some holiday time in RPI😁
We are considering 1000 trails when we go fulltime this answers alot of our questions. Thanks for sharing all this information it is very helpful in our decision making process, Brad & Paula.
You guys are amazing. Appreciate so much your fresh ideas and video topics.
Fun to watch no matter what subject you choose.
Cindy, this is such a sweet comment, thank you!
Great & Informative Video! We have been TT members for 4 years and we wish all this good information would be a secret but then again TT wouldn't be there for us if it didn't have customers. What perplexes us, is that save for one other full-timer that we know, the discussion is always which upgrade is the best? What we have done is just buy the camping pass which is the normal dues every year that the upgrades pay (unless it is frozen). For instance, this year we threatened to terminate our camping pass contract (which we do every year and every year TT gives us a deal). So, with the zone pass for three zones (SE, SW, NW) + Trails Collection it cost us total $790. We go park-to-park TT because we rarely stay more than 4 days, and if we do, we boondock for 7 days. The 60-day reserve period is no problem for us. We have averaged well over half the year in TT/Encore parks so our cost is always less than $5 per night. So we don't see why the upgrade passes are so preferred. BTW, your blog on this is excellent, and anyone thinking about buying should use the links off that page, whether they are buying new or used.
What a good idea to interview her. Have heard of CMO and it was nice to put a face with it. I subscribed to your channel today.
Thank you Dan , Jen for sharing we will look into it.
Great info guys. Keep the good stuff coming.
This was so very helpful!! thank you!
Purchased mine from Kim and agree, she and her staff are awesome. Should get the transfer any day now.
I learned a lot tonight.. Not ready yet but wrote your info in my notes. Thank you.
Man, thank you for this video! I'm getting ready to go out in the coming year and this was so helpful.
Glad it was helpful! Happy travels!
Thank you. What a great resource.
I use to run the KOA that was just south of Clermont in the 70s going full time next year.
Thanks a lot for this vlog! Much appreciated! I’ll certainly mention Getaway Couple when I enrol.
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed the video and found it helpful. We love Kim and know you’re in good hands.
Thank you for this video!
She seems so tired of explaining this information but every time I see her in someone's video I get even more information than the last. You really get SO much with a T.T. membership. Thanks for hosting guys!
**outtakes at the end!! XD Keeping it real! I love it!!
We do really get alot of use out of ours! Thanks for watching!
When we were considering a TT membership, we contacted Kim & Chad and they sent out the information we requested. We would have gone with them, but found a private seller with an Elite membership for $750. Now, this membership can't be resold, as it has already gone through that process. However, at that price, plus the transfer fee with TT, it was a no brainer for us. We will be upgrading to the Trails Collection tomorrow, as our contract is due on the 1st of July each year. We are heading up to Virginia next week and then Pa on our way to Maine before the cold weather sets back in. Hope to run into you folks along the way! Thanks for putting out these videos!
THIS was an excellent video topic. THanks a million!
Glad you loved it!!
Soooo glad you shared this before we upgrade. We have the Camping Pass and love it! Now looking at upgrading.
What is the camping pass. Curious because we're halfway through the year
@@jomama9829 It's Thousand Trails' basic membership. Contact a membership specialist for comparison. Best wishes.
WOW! That was a lot of information about TT. My head is spinning, but I did take notes! Thank you, Rae & Jason, for providing the information!! You guys rock!
Another great topic....thanks for sharing.
Glad you liked it!
I don't impress easily, but you 2 just Rocked!!! the TT resale membership topic with this video! Thanks to yours and other RV related YT channels to getting the REAL word out on Resale TT memberships. And an absolute YES, Kimberly at CMO Rocks!!!! She's an Angel.
Aww Antone, thank for your kind words and feedback :-)
@@khoel143 You're completely welcome Kim, you went above and beyond.
I know this is old, but still that was awesome information and this is a second interview I seen with Kim, so definitely will use her if and when we decide to get a full membership as I'm already an RPI member thanks guys. Lele fr: Cali 🌞😎 & if we do I will let her know you guys referred us👍🏽
Great Info.. thanks for the video
Guys this a great! One thing I'm curious about because I do devops 8-5 flexible is with the TT and Encore parks what are the percentage of those you haven't been able to get workable internet service (assuming two cell plans ver/att and then wifi). I know Jason does tech. I don't need much (RDP, command line, etc) but this has been a lingering question since we haven't actually done it. We are targeting next summer to sell our house and hit the road. Thanks again for all you guys share!
Thanks to your videos and this interview in particular I just sent off an email to Kim looking for resale membership possibilities!! I did mention you folks of course. ;-)
Ray and Jason, thanks so much for this informative interview with Kim from Campground Membership Outlet. We purchased a used platinum from CMO and Kim made the entire process seamless. She patiently answered my myriad of questions and helped walk us through the process. I learned even more from your interview with her today. Thanks guys-great content!
We love hearing this! We wholeheartedly agree with you about Kim, she’s awesome and answered all of our questions when we were buying as well!
Sorry to be so off topic but does anybody know of a tool to get back into an Instagram account?
I was dumb lost the account password. I appreciate any assistance you can give me!
@Ayaan Grant instablaster =)
@Duke Fox thanks for your reply. I got to the site on google and I'm trying it out now.
I see it takes quite some time so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
@Duke Fox it did the trick and I actually got access to my account again. Im so happy:D
Thanks so much you really help me out :D
Thank you so much for this vidio I was concidering a membership but now I do understand alot of better your collum explation is fabulous! Thanks again
You're very welcome! Glad you found it helpful!
Heard about your membership donation to a veteran and it filled my heart with joy! Thanks for all you do!
That is so very sweet for you to post♡
I feel blessed and honored that they allowed us to help them♡
Outstanding topic, we have been so curious about this idea. Wondering if it would be to good to be true.
Thank you! Glad you found it helpful! Kim is so knowledgeable and we knew she’d shed light to this confusing topic 👍🏼
Great information for all rving people that are full time or going full time thanks guys
Glad you liked it! Kim is so knowledgeable on this topic.
So she’s the go to person to help us buy a TT cause we’re gonna be going full time in about 2 years waiting on our girls to graduate and head to college. We’re planning and down sizing as time gets closer.
Great info
Wow awesome amount of information!!!!!!
Glad you think so!
Good questions.
So amazing!
Thanks!
LOL Wrotten might be in the new dictionary..... have you checked ! Always so cute and funny you two .....
Just watched your video and have to say a big thank you for airing this. We have debate about joining Thousand Trails and this info has helped us immensely if we do join we will absolutely let them know that you "sent" us. Also a big thank you for ALL of your videos I hope you know how much you are helping all of us RVer's with all of the information you share. May you always have Happy Trails. Terry and Louise
I am buying a membership from Kim today, when she calls me back. I used you two as a reference. :)
Thank you so much, we really appreciate it!
once again great video
Glad you enjoyed it
When I attended a TT membership "explanation" at a TT park in 2016, the membership specialist said that you have to read the contract to see what you have. At that time there were 137 legacy membership types. As a long term TT member this video is a good overview of memberships. The exact membership can vary. The Elite mentioned on this video is the Elite Basic with 120 day reservation window. I now have the Elite Connections with 180 day window for reservations. I can say that prices have surely gone up in the last 10 years for used memberships. For this full time traveler using 30 dollars per night as a typical number for a stay, I have saved $56000 dollars over the cost of all my TT memberships starting with a zone pass and then upgrading twice to Elite connections and all of my dues over those years. TT is fantastic only if you use it.
All very true! Thanks for the comment, Gerald!
Hi guys, great video!! We are a TT member, but I still found this video with nuggets of information I didn't know. Thanks for putting it together with Kim. Question for you - do you have a contact regarding the condition of some of the campgrounds? I was wondering if they are working to upgrade some of the older ones that need sprucing up and fixing electrical connections. Example; Lake Whitney in Texas. Almost every other site had bags covering the electrical box that was out of service. Have you found a campground like that? It would be an interesting video if information like that could be obtained. Just a little food for thought. Thanks for reading. ~Janice~
that would be a great thing to know but I suspect the only way to get current is when people stay and do online reviews line campiendum and such. The resorts are not I believe going to take the time to make that info available for the most part. Unfortunately it goes back to the lack of funds most of these place are subject to and in some cases they just don't care to let you know they are having problems or in come cases doing needed upgrades..
Thanks so much for the information. My husband and I just stared RV life last March 2020. We did buy a 6 mo. Staying Iowa from April-October. October 15 to March 2022. In October 10 thought April 15.2022. Any help you could would be greatly appreciated
Laura
I was told today that when buying it new that the Trails collection add on is increasing in price from $214 to $299 on January 1, 2020.
Good to know, we haven't heard that.
Do you have videos showing how many nights in a given year you used this membership?
About to break the 50k. Congrats
Milestones 😄
How do they know how many days you use the campgrounds? Do they count 14 days? How?
Very informative, most of the time how about the 60, 90, 120 reservations does it matter? Thinking a 120 days out is a long time in advance and things change.
Do not have to book ahead ---- it is an "up to" 60, 90 120 etc --- ability to book ahead if you wanted or needed to, but do not have to.
@@khoel143 so a regular pass that is good for a year would work to test the waters and see if we like TT?
Great review. Unfortunately I had a poor expedience with organized camping. It was not a TT membership. I found that the affiliate parks did everything they could to keep other members from other parks OUT! OUR membership was permanent. Meaning you were legally bound to pay dues whether or not you used it. It was like a time share. Gave it away and saved the new owner $$.
Many Park owners went bankrupt leaving members high and dry Want to camp? Join the Army and get paid to do it!
In my case I found that the CG owners could make a better deal for new members even if I gave it away!!! How!!! The CG owners could offer free dues or other perks if bought from them without transfer fees!! The present owners pay the transfer fee. So I gave it away.
In addition some park owners will only allow newer Rigs in their park! Some even want a text of your rig to determine if it is usable.
Sorry to hear you had that experience. We have heard about that type of setup and not so good things. Thanks for watching!
Are there discounts for the elderly and the disabled?
Her brother Chad is a UA-camr (Changing Lanes)
Cool
Hey Randy! We know Chad from Changing Lanes and he’s not her brother. I can get the connection though!
Excellent video. My only question is; as someone who is not a fulltimer, how much do you have to travel to make these memberships worthwhile?
There are many options that do not have to be full upgraded lifetime memberships.
Feel free to email me and I will help get over some info to you
Kimberly@membershipoutlet.com
As an example. If you purchase a $3000 life time membership and have a $600 a year fee -- Given the average rv park charges$50 per night you would need to stay 24 nights a year to recoup a 5 year pay back
So when you buy a resale for $3000 or so is that what you have to pay every year ? And the one that was $13000 again is that per year?
Have you had much trouble booking 120 days in advance? Are you always successful getting into the resort (trails collection) when booking that early? What about 90 days advanced, is that too late to book an get in?
It varies so much between location and time of year. The earlier you can plan ahead the better, but there are always last minute cancellations as well. We have gotten in last minute thanks to some of those.
Can someione please let me know if camping vans and cats are allowed in general. What do I need to know about this? Many people have camping vans and cats. Maybe making a video about this would be good for your channel while helping us.
In my opinion, the extra 21 parks on the east coast are not worth it unless you own a smaller rig. They are difficult to pull a 38 foot class A into.
Definitely a good reason to look at all the plans to see which one benefits you the most!
Can these resale memberships be sold again? Can you give me an estimate how much of a savings I could expect?
I can help explain and answer your questions about that.
Just send me an en email:
kimberly@membershipoutlet.com
And simply ask for the detailed overview email to be sent to you and it will have all the options, specifics and some frequently asked questions that answers what you just asked as well 🤗
There is Never an obligation to simply ask for information and ask any questions --- I am here to help.
Kimberly
How can we get in touch with Kim
Hi Kat! You can email her at kimberly@membershipoutlet.com or call her at 800-272-0401 or visit her at www.getawaycouple.com/CMO
Can I get her contact info?
Can resale’s be sold again?
Some of them can --
If you want to send an email for the overview email to be sent to you, with the breakdowns -- it will have a bunch of commonly asked questions and an explanation on the specifcs regarding resale again to a 3rd owner and which ones do.
Kimberly@membershipoutlet.com
khoel143 can you please send me the overview email that you talk about on this video with the breakdowns. Referring to the getaway couple video. Thank you Kim! Great job on your explanations. Suzanne.
@@suzanneantonich4106 yes, what is your email address?
Or send me an email kimberly@membershipoutlet.com and i will reply with the options
What is RPI
Resort parks international
www.resortparks.com
RPI and Coast to Coast are reciprocal memberships created back in the 70s to tie the knots between the membership resorts nationwide and help fill in the gaps.
Allows access to the private membership resorts owned by different companies throughout the US, a few weeks a year to each location, for $10 & $15 per night.
Versus having to go around and buy memberships to multiple resorts in the US and pay annual dues to every resort, just to have more places to use.
If you have additional questions, feel free to reach out
kimberly@membershipoutlet.com
I have a Elite TT membership also ...Drop me a DM.