rouleau
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When we purchased our new FW, we received an invitation for 25 days complimentary camping at Western Horizons RV Resorts.
This sound like a membership "organization."
Has anyone dealth wtih this group?
We are curious weather to try them out or pass it by.
The nearest park is in St George, UT, a few hours south of us.
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CISCO8325
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yup this is a memebership camping , you have to sit to a 90min tour.If you want its free and gives you insite of what is all about. otherwise you can pass on it..
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hershey
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We aren't members of Western Horizons but have sat in on two of their sales promotions. Neither presentation was a hard sell. From our experience with them, they are honorable and RVer orientated. I'd suggest taking the freebe but be very cautious about spending a bunch of money on the membership.
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We used western Horizons but decided to sell the membership because we didn't use it. the problem is the owner will decide the park is full so he doesn't have to pay the electric bill but the rv park would be half full. I know this to be a fact. We liked our time in the park system but did feel the stock owners we talked to were not a happy group because of the owners lieing to them
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I would take advantage of it to... just remember even if it sounds good, most memberships can be bought used for very much lower prices...
I am not familiar with them but own three memberships right now...
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some previously posted information:
phil crouch wrote:
Hi bumpy.. It is a good idea of a fact sheet, but there are just too many variables/options in Campground Memberships to cover them on this thread..
I think huntram said it best.. If one wants to look into purchasing a Membership, they need to first figure out if one would work for them and what options they are looking for..
There are several different types of Affiliate systems and several hundred different Parks in those systems.. example, TT-thousand trails, C2C-coast to coast, RPI-resort parks international, ROD-resort of distinction, AOR-adventure outdoor resorts, etc..
Most of those systems have more than one different plan, example C2C has a classic and deluxe plan.. Also included in those plans are good neighbor parks, ELS-Encore parks, best parks in america..
The deluxe plan waves the 125 mile rule, and allows longer stays in the deluxe parks.. There are other perks too..
The individual parks in each system have their own rules/regulations/contracts.. There are some that have sister parks where you buy into a park and can use the other parks just like your home park.. The annual dues covers them too...
Many of the parks belong to several different affiliate systems.. You can join one or several, or none at all, your choice...
Each park sets its own annual dues, has their own rules about how often you can visit the home park. Some allow 2 weeks in, 1 week out, some will allow you to buy your week out time and stay as long as you like..
Some parks have the 3 time limit you can sell a membership, some have no limit on how many times a membership can be sold..
You cannot sell a C2C, RPI, ROD membership.. Each time someone buys a home park membership that is affilitated with the above, the new member just joins the one that they prefer.. there is no long term contract with those affiliates..
This is just a small fraction of the facts one needs to know before buying a Campground Membership, and that's Why most of us say to really do your homework before joining one..
Attending a Sales Presentation is one way to start, but go into one with the ability to just say NO to any high pressure.. A few parks have high pressure, but not all of them do..
Picking a Home Park is very important to some, less to others.. You can get a new membership for less than a $100 with locked in dues under $100.. You can also spend thousands for a membership with high annual dues..
A lot of the more expensive home parks will have someone that is selling theirs for a lot less than they paid for it, so "RESALES" work for a lot of us..
Buying a resale can have some restrictions over buying a new membership, but most don't... The transfer fees can be high, some are very reasonable..
Like I've said many times, Campground Membership are not for everyone, but for us, they have worked out very well..
This post is far from perfect, I am no expert on memberships, but just maybe, a start to understanding what Campground Memberships are about..
At the present time, we are just members of our Home Park, have dropped our affiliate membership, but can pick one up again when/if we decide to..
When we were fulltimers, they helped us keep our park fees very reasonable, and used them about 1/2 the time in out travels.. We still enjoy going to our home park and have no plans to sell it anytime soon...
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For Buyers and Sellers of Campground Memberships
Buying and Selling Existing Campground Memberships.
When you are looking to purchase a campground membership you can often save 25% to 50% or more when you choose to buy once from a private party. However, when you are dealing with that private party you need to make sure you are buying what you believe your are buying. You don’t want to be the next victim of a scam. Most sellers are trustworthy and will disclose everything, but with everything in life there are those sellers that are dishonest.
When buying a membership you need to know the following at a minimum:
Cost of the Membership
Cost of the Transfer Fees
Whether the Dues are Current or Past Due
Amount of the Dues per Year
What the Membership entitles you too:
Which Parks – can you stay in just the home park or are there several parks in the system that you can stay in.
Maximum Number of Nights – you are typically allowed a certain number of nights each year in each type of program. However, in most cases you will only be able to use a certain amount of nights in a row. With a lot of these memberships you can stay for 14 nights and then must leave the system (or at least that park) for 7-14 nights before returning. This will all be in the contract.
What Costs you are Responsible for – per night fees, pet fees, electric fees, etc.
Transferability of the Membership – make sure that the membership can be transferred to you and also that you can sell it again at a later date.
When you are buying a second hand membership you will have the following types of costs:
Transfer Fee – can be paid by buyer, seller, or split among buyer and seller.
Dues – all dues must be brought current and you will be responsible if they are not. You may have to pay a year’s worth of dues up front.
Cost of Membership – This is the price you and the seller negotiate on. If you are dealing with a seller long distance you may want to use an escrow company or an online service such as escrow.com.
Once you make an agreement with the seller you will need to fill out the paperwork (transfer docs) and you will be issued a new membership number and card once all the fees are paid for the transfer and to the seller.
To verify all of this information you will need to get the first and last name of the member as well as the member number. You can take this information and call the corporate headquarters to check out the details of the membership. There is a list of phone numbers and web addresses below.
There are basically two types of campground memberships:
Private Campground Memberships: These memberships allow you to stay for a free or discounted rate at all of the parks in that system of campgrounds. In most cases you will have a park that is designated as your “home park” and you may have more privileges at the home park. Then you have the other parks in the system that allow you to travel and stay when you want a change of scenery. Common types are Western Horizons, NACO, Leisure Time, and K/M. When looking at buying any of these types of memberships you want to review the contract in detail.
Reciprocal Campground Memberships: These may be private or public campgrounds that will allow you to stay in their park even though you are not a direct member in their park but recognize your outside membership. Again you will want to review the contract in detail and see if you have reduced fees and other limitations. In some cases you must have joined a membership campground before you can add on the reciprocal membership. Popular types or reciprocal memberships are Coast-to-Coast, Passport America, Happy Camper, and RPI.
Another type of campground affiliation would include the KOA system and the Good Sam’s Club. These campground affiliations will typically allow you to receive a discounted stay if you are a member.
Sellers: Make sure that you have all the necessary information available for you buyer. The more prepared you are in answering questions and providing documentation, the better the experience will be for all involved.
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rouleau
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Thanks all.
We kind of thought that we might listen to the sales pitch then decide.
Gives us an idea of which way to go.
Bill
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We are the proud owners of a WH membership. If you travel in the area the parks are located, then I think its a good deal. Figuring the price we paid, verses the cost of private CG's at $500 a month, It "paid" it's self off in 3 winters. For the last 3 years we have been staying for $3 a night.
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Membership resorts are a good deal if you use 'em
In fact 2 weeks at my "home park" cost me nothing (Beyond my regular dues and the gas to get there.. about 40 bucks worth at current prices) and saves me around 100 on house gas & electric.
About the lowest I've paid at non-membership parks is 20/night
I've also paid over 60/night
Do the math and make your decision
Nothin adds excitment like something that is none of your business
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Bumpyroad
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"Do the math and make your decision "
A very good suggestion. I would add, make the decision with your head, not with your heart.
bumpy
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