Here is a post about our clubs/memberships, and what we pay, and how often we use them.
Amount paid per year.
Thousand Trails .... $640.00 ... Annual fee. Three weeks in a park, can go park to park. Free
Trails Collection .... $315.00 .. Over 100 sites, mainly East & West coast, especially Florida and Arizona. Must have a Thousand Trails membership. Free ( a handfull are $20/nt)
Resort Parks International (RPI) ....$160.00 ... Over 150 campgrounds all over US. $10.00 per night 1 or 2 weeks max. Must have Thousand Trails membership.
Elks .... $103.50 (varies per state)... Located all over US. Price ranges from Free (boondocking) to $35.00 (some higher).
Harvest Hosts ....$79.00... Located all over. Free. Usually boondocking for 1 night. Should purchace something ($20.00 ?)while there, ie wine tasting, a brew, dinner, a gift, ect.
Escapees .... $47.75 ..Has discounts at many campgrounds. We don't use much. We belong to some of their BoFs (clubs).
Passport America ... $44.00 ...Half price camping, conditions do apply.
Good Sam ... Have a lifetime membership (bought in 2011). We don't use much. Have been to several Jamborees.
Total per year for all this .... $1,388.95
Our breakdown so far in 2021. Nights used.
Thousand Trails - 82
Trails Collection - 50
Elks - 5
Boondocking - 23
Moochdocking - 3
Casino - 1
Yuma home base - 37
And we have only spent $200.00 this year so far for camping (not counting the above memberships).
That is $1.41 per night (192 days)
OK, heck .. lets count the memberships too.
Now it comes out to $8.28 per night!! Lot of year left. The numbers will just keep going down.
The memberships are only worth it if you use them.
The Fergs out .......
Very interesting, thanks for sharing. At first I was thinking it was a lot of money but at only $8.28 in July you are going to end the year very well. Money well spent!
ReplyDeleteYep, like I say, it is a good buy, if you use it enough.
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