Using The Thousand Trails Reservations System

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Using The Thousand Trails Reservations System (EP 112)
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[@markymark7619]

This was well done! You’re one of the few people I know that really uses Thousands Trails, I’ve seen a lot of people sell or dump memberships

[@LivinRVision]

Thank you! Very interesting, the Thousand Trails are typically very full everywhere we go. There are SO many different memberships and we do know that some people end up getting a membership that doesn’t fit their needs well sometimes. That’s why we strongly believe that it is imperative that you always talk to Kim at Campground Membership Outlet before buying. She will bring situations to your attention that you may not of thought of that can make all the difference. We’ve been very happy with our membership. The thing people sometimes don’t remember also is...when you get a membership, you don’t have to stay ONLY at TT resorts and campgrounds. Even staying half the year (if you are full time) will more than pay for itself. We still enjoy other campgrounds as well on occasion. Hope that helps. Happy Holidays! 😊🤓

[@craftyclarke2514]

My brain is officially fried! Lol I can imagine there was a serious learning curve in this info. Merry Christmas Michelle and Brian. 🎅🏻 🤶🏻

[@LivinRVision]

Yes it was a little bit of a learning curve. We hope you have a very Merry Christmas 🎄 and Happy New Year! 🥳 Hoping the new year is good to you! 🧡😁🤓

[@jennifergordon80]

I’m right there with ya. Very new to TT I’m excited to start booking…..if I only knew some good tips….oh here we go!

[@michaelhorvath8773]

After a dozen thousand trails videos you are the first straightforward person about your video. Thank you for actually providing a good video.

[@tracymeskel2839]

I love our thousand trails membership. We do have some hard times getting into the high use areas, but since we bought the adventure package, we have no problems at all. It paid for itself the first year we had it.

[@patireland9408]

Never thought TT was an option, but it's truly helpful to understand the option out there. Stay Safe,

[@LivinRVision]

Glad you felt it was helpful. Be safe as well. 😊🤓

[@williamsneedjr4129]

Thanks for this information and Merry Christmas

[@LivinRVision]

You’re very welcome, Merry Christmas! 🎄

[@JoeT.1960]

Thanks we have been in it for 8 years we didn't no how it works

[@elaineedgington934]

Have a great week and be safe! The word for the week is PIE!!!

[@LivinRVision]

It’s always a great week with PIE!! 🥧 🤓 We wish you a blessed holiday & hope the new year is good to you! 🧡

[@tanya334]

Great info Thank you ! Safe Travels

[@LivinRVision]

Thanks! Stay safe. 😊🤓

[@ThoseTrekkinThigpens]

Thanks for the info! As new TT members, we plan to head out full-time next spring and have made no reservations yet. This video will come in very handy!

[@LivinRVision]

Glad you found it helpful! How exciting! Next spring will be here before you know it! 😊🤓

[@joeljeanquart2447]

Finally, info that TT members really need. One area that needs to be explained more in detail is the High Use limitations, especially in Florida. I see a part 2 coming soon.

[@LivinRVision]

Glad to hear! We reached out to Kim to get her best explanation in this and either her or I will explain in a response to your message shortly. 👍🏻

[@campgroundmembershipoutlet1831]

The membership parks in FL are: Three Flags, Orlando, Peace River. (If someone has an upgraded, park to park membership) When the park is in high use, all members can stay for 14 nights versus 21 - can still go park to park - can have Two reservations on the books ahead of time, when parks are in high use - up to their 90, 120 or 180 in advance. Can book the 3rd reservation once you arrive night one of the first stay and it falls off the books It does not matter if someone has a zone pass, nationwide, platinum, platinum plus, elite or odyssey --- ALL members can have Two high use reservations booked ahead of time, and shortened length of stay - when 14 of the 81 membership parks are in high use

[@LivinRVision]

Thanks Kimmie! 🧡😊🤓 In case you have heard differently, Joel. There are a few rare memberships floating around out there where high use restrictions do NOT pertain to those certain memberships and they are able to book 21 nights in a high use restricted campground. As Kim says above, the majority do have to abide by the high use restrictions. For example, our membership was very different where we only have 3 parks that we have to abide by the high use restrictions. Luckily for us, none of them are at any of our favorite parks. Hope this all has helped. 😊🤓

[@doughasson2073]

Came back to watch this again. Great info and many thanks. Talking with Kimberly about packages.

[@LivinRVision]

Glad you found it helpful! 👍🏻😊🤓🧡

[@wcrvadventures9489]

Thank you! Planning ahead isn’t everyone’s style but it will be ours, at least in the beginning 😃

[@LivinRVision]

Hope the video will help. Enjoy your travels! 😊🤓

[@petekane2501]

Thanks for info

[@tuck-n-roll-rvlivin7181]

Thanks for all this info! Knowledge is power! We are so close to pulling the trigger! 😉 You’re the best at explaining this! Thank you! 😎 Wishing y’all a very Merry Christmas! 💚

[@LivinRVision]

Thanks so much guys! Wishing you all a Merry Christmas as well! 🧡😊🤓

[@rvfamilylife]

Thanks for the tips and tricks. I recently purchased a used membership with Kimberly. She is super helpful and has some terrific information. It does get a bit frustrating though when trying to make the reservations. We need people like you to show us the way. Thanks, Y'all Rock.

[@LivinRVision]

The online reservations system has been having issues for a few months now and has been very frustrating lately. You would think there would be no reason why their IT Dept could get it figured out by now. Otherwise, the membership has been great and saves you a ton of money.

[@rvfamilylife]

@@LivinRVision as someone who works in IT, I think they're not even trying to fix the website. It looks like they're building a totally new one.

[@LivinRVision]

I concur, but yet they don’t tell anyone this which would help ease the minds of their customers if they had a legitimate reason. 🤷‍♂️

[@victoriamoberg1220]

Such an amazing video!!!!

[@marthamackey6105]

Thank you!

[@laurieG2000]

So helpful! Thank you!

[@stevenclark7262]

Great to see a hummingbird behind you in the beginning of the video.

[@LivinRVision]

They are so interesting and fun to watch!

[@ronhoffman632]

We contacted Kim. She sent us information. We just need to call her and figure out what is available. Thanks for sharing your wealth of information on this topic. Very ha helpful as usual. Hi Michelle 👋

[@LivinRVision]

She is SO helpful, isn’t she! 👍🏻😊 Michelle says “HI!”🤓

[@YumaLivingLarge]

Very helpful. Good video Brian. Thanks for the tips. I see some streamlining I can do.

[@LivinRVision]

Thanks Clay! Glad you found it helpful! 😁🤓

[@vickiemcfarlin6020]

Thank you so much for your information.

[@LivinRVision]

You are very welcome, Vickie! 😊🤓

[@Life.After.Retirement]

Thank you, great information.

[@LivinRVision]

Happy that you found it helpful! 😊🤓

[@texasproud3332]

Thx for the video very good

[@LivinRVision]

Thank you! 😊🤓

[@jennifergordon80]

Thank you for the best advice for this topic. Thank you so much!

[@LivinRVision]

You’re welcome!

[@donaldmoore2958]

Very informative well done thank you!

[@LivinRVision]

Thank you, Donald! 😊🤓

[@stephaniefitch4713]

Thanks for the info 👍it was nice to know.

[@LivinRVision]

Thanks Stephanie, happy you found it helpful! 😊🤓

[@gregorycarson3889]

Love the video ,very informative Brian👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@LivinRVision]

Glad you found it helpful! Thanks so much, Gregory!

[@margierosan8333]

great information, love your videos. we will be traveling full time this year and already have our TT membership, Maybe we'll see you on the road.

[@LivinRVision]

Thank you! Awesome! We hope to meet you guys out there soon! 😊🤓

[@dalerice7675]

Awesome video and very informative thank you. I want to say Merry Christmas to you both, I hope you have a wonderful and relaxing time and all your wishes come true. :)

[@LivinRVision]

Aww thanks Dale! We wish you a very blessed holiday filled with happiness and love! 🧡😁🤓

[@mickrathermel9482]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

[@LivinRVision]

We wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!! Hoping the new year is good to you!! 🧡😁🤓

[@laurawgarts]

Very helpful, thank you! Merry Christmas - hope to see ya'll soon, when we'll back to CA from AZ next week! Hugs from Laura & Scott

[@LivinRVision]

Hey guys! Thanks so much! We have actually had to make some new reservations due to where we are buying our next rig. Send us a DM. Merry Christmas and safe travels! 🧡😊🤓

[@amyjones5584]

Thank you for sharing , we are new to TT and we purchased through Kimberly with you guys as our reference we are in Florida floating around right now but soon we will be venturing out to AZ TX and Cali just waiting on christmas and this darn bug . Stay well and travel safe , and we hope to see you out there someday . MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR

[@LivinRVision]

Thanks for watching! You definitely bought through the right place! Kim is awesome! Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and safe travels! 🧡😊🤓

[@timf6916]

Good information

[@LivinRVision]

Thanks Tim!

[@campingalan]

Good morning Brian and Michelle!! Thank you very much for sharing this video full of great tips!! As we get closer to our planned full retirement time of 5ish years from now and start doing 1-2 month trips to focus on specific parts of the country, we'll look into Thousand Trails. Safe travels!! Your frequently asked question session at the end of the video is awesome!! That is great that you haven't had issues making your reservations, if you take advantage of the 120 day out authorization period. This last summer was a good test of that system due to the larger amount of people traveling via rv's.

[@LivinRVision]

Hey Alan! Glad you found it helpful! It will come fast as time seems to always fly by! Thank you very much! The summer definitely was but this winter has been different since a lot of the snowbirds did not travel this year. Safe travels to you as well and Happy Holidays! 😊🤓

[@graypony]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Another great video by the two of you. Maybe in the future you can go into detail about securing reservations through RPI. It seems complicated and kind of iffy compared to Thousand Trails.

[@LivinRVision]

Thank you! Merry Christmas 🎄 and Happy New Year! 🎊 It’s actually less complicated. You look for The campground using RPIs map search and then you can call them directly to make a reservation. Maybe sometime we can add that to one of our other videos since it would be a very quick tutorial. 👍🏻😊🤓

[@marnigross2920]

Great information....thanks for sharing...all this is a bit overwhelming! We are picking up our new “home” on January 14th. Planning our first ever trip...short two weeks and then will store until spring. Hope to see you guys on the road in 2021! In the meantime, Merry Christmas and good wishes for a safe and healthy 2021!

[@LivinRVision]

Thanks - sorry it was overwhelming. Wohoo! It will be here soon! Congrats!!🎉 Merry Christmas and happy new year!

[@ronmcdaniel1583]

Thanks to both of you. I may have to put your video on a loop. That can get a bit sticky. I'll try to slow down and concentrate a bit more, LOL we'll get it! Thanks MARY CHRISTMAS HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

[@LivinRVision]

Lots of info packed in it Ron...loop it! 😂 We wish you a blessed holiday and hope the new year is good to you!! 🧡😁🤓

[@camperab]

formerly aka "camp mal". Thanks for all your 2020 videos. Frohe Weihnachten und ein gutes Neues Jahr 2021.

[@LivinRVision]

Thanks for watching! We wish you and yours a Happy Holiday season!

[@garythovson2587]

Merry Christmas. Stay safe. Go Hawks

[@LivinRVision]

Merry Christmas! Go black and gold!

[@grayghost61host]

Merry Christmas This is great video When I get it I'm buying used Done 🔔👍

[@LivinRVision]

Sounds like you’ve made your decision! 👍🏻 Thank you Elizabeth! We wish you a very Merry Christmas and hope next year is good to you! 🧡😁🤓

[@randyrule8985]

Brian, we are new to thousand trails and just made a reservation for memorial day weekend. My question is how do you know what sight you're getting and if it will accommodate your rig. Without actually visiting the campground and seeing the layout it seems like quite a hit or miss proposition. Thanks

[@LivinRVision]

Typically with Thousand Trails you pick your site when you get there. They know by the size of your set up along with everyone else that has booked, whether or not they have enough sites to accommodate your size rig. We’ve never had an issue with that in the past 5 plus year, 2 with a 40’ Class A and tow car and 1 with a 33’ Airstream Classic and F250 and now, 2 plus year with a 24’ Class B.

[@Banagal]

Subscription to your channel was one of the best clicks I've made. Thanks for the "how-to" ropes in Thousand Trails. I need to learn how to buy out someone's existing membership. Please share or use this as content for a future video. Thanks!

[@LivinRVision]

Thank you! The process of buying someone else’s membership is very easy. Kim at Campground Membership Outlet takes care of the paperwork - you just discuss with her what your needs are and she explains the differences. Once you know which membership you want, she takes care of getting the paperwork transferred over properly. 👍🏻

[@Banagal]

@@LivinRVision Thank you! Can you bring friends or family for another site as a guest on your membership?

[@LivinRVision]

Each membership has different perks for family members, so that is something you have to check with at the time you are looking at all the different memberships when trying to decide what works best for you.

[@Banagal]

@@LivinRVision thank you.

[@ThemeParkLife-nv6uh]

Can you still go park to park? I thought now it's 3 weeks on, one week off. I could be wrong. I don't have a thousand trails membership yet... or an rv yet, but I'm buying one next year and living in it full time so I'm doing research now

[@LivinRVision]

With Thousand Trails, most memberships allows you to go park to park but there are some certain parks that limit during peak season, depending on which membership you have. If it were us, we would contact Kim at Campground Membership Outlet and she can explain the differences of all memberships better than most salespeople at Thousand Trails. We bought a preowned membership from Kim and we would still do the same if we were to do it all over again. She was extremely helpful.

[@ronaldw.2923]

Sometimes people leave Thousand Trails campgrounds early for various reasons. They like early departures, they have change of plans, or they had enough fun where they are at. Whatever the reason, getting to the campground at the earliest when rangrs are present wiil let you know what spaces are open and what spaces "will" open that day. You may have to do a little trolling around the campground but the reward may be great. And as always treat the rangers with great kindness and respect. They have a difficult job and they can be your best friend or worst enemy.

[@LivinRVision]

You are absolutely correct, especially if you find “the right” ranger. It’s like anything, it all depends on who’s working and what kind of day they are having. Lol Not everyone leaves early though, the majority does not from what we’ve seen over the last two years full time. You can still find a good spot early, but your chances “may” be better closer to check out time. That’s all I was explaining. Thanks for your input, it’s very much appreciated. 😊🤓

[@doughasson2073]

New to the channel. Contacted Kimberly by email and she sent lots of info to look over including your video with her about TT. I feel we are wanting to do exactly what you are doing, so I was hoping you would share your exact memberships. TT package and extras. Thanks from Northern KY. Retired and want to seek warm weather. Great videos.

[@LivinRVision]

Thanks Doug! Well you did the right thing with contacting Kim, she’s great! Isn’t she just a wealth of information?! Our TT membership is a VIP. We were lucky to snag it as Kim says they are few and far to come by. The VIP doesn’t have High Use Restrictions like the other plans have. (well, I guess we have just 3 parks total that still have the restrictions...1 in PA and 2 in Oregon I think). However, the VIP plan only has a total of 60 parks, versus 81 with other plans. The 21 parks we don’t have are all along the East coast. We were fine with giving up that benefit in order to have NO high use restrictions because we knew we wanted to winter in either Palm Springs, CA or FL and both of those would have high use restrictions in winter. We also have the Trails Collection to get the Encore parks added on. Again, helps when wanting to stay in an area longer term and let’s you go back and forth between a TT Park and an Encore Park. We also have RPI. Honestly, we haven’t stayed at too many of those but we have it “just in case” there’s one to use when there isn’t a TT or Encore Park close by. Hope this helps. Please let us know if you have any more questions! 🧡😁🤓

[@doughasson2073]

@@LivinRVision Thank you for the quick reply. Exactly what I wanted to know. Great information

[@loda9510]

Morning from East TN and Merry Christmas! Will Santa bring a new rig?

[@LivinRVision]

Good morning! Merry Christmas to you and yours! We think Santa is coming the day after Christmas for us. 😉😁

[@hoofixrman]

Good info...say you are in a encore resore for 2 weeks, and that same resort is also on rpi... instead of leaving after 2 weeks can you use your rpi to extend your stay?.. with maybe moving sites or maybe not

[@LivinRVision]

Thanks! We have tried and were told no, you can not do that. 7 days out on Encore regardless of same park or another park. It comes in handy though when you need places to stay where there are no Thousand Trails or staying in the same area with one TT and one Encore, going back and fourth. (Like wintering in one area).

[@dianeslind5811]

What about getting a reservation when you have a 60 day window? Likely to get a spot in winter in Arizona?

[@LivinRVision]

The only 60 day window we have is with the Encore (Trails Collection) properties. We have not had any issues with that other than Florida in the winter, but we are still always able to reserve something. Thousand Trails is separate though.

[@kathytimmartin7396]

Hello, do you have a video like this for RPI and how to use it. Love your videos. Thank you

[@LivinRVision]

We do not but we can tell you that we did not find RPI to be of much use for us and we hear the same from others. For one, many of their parks are already in the Thousand Trails (TT) system (if you already have TT) and you can not use it to add a reservation at a Thousand Trails park just to extend your reservation at a specific park past your allowed time at that park through TT. So we ended up canceling our RPI membership.

[@kathytimmartin7396]

@@LivinRVision Thank you. I appreciate your reply.

[@kathytimmartin7396]

Question on what day of the week do you find best to pull into a campground that has the most availablity? Sunday? Monday ? Tuesday? etc... especially TTO & Peace River? With Peace River, does the VIP/3 weeks in, no high restriction, help with getting a sewer site, ie, do you usually get one during your 3 weeks in? Loved this video (did not realize the campground Maps were on the site and also the loved the ones with Kimmie at Campground, we have talked to her & her Dad. Thank you again.

[@LivinRVision]

We typically only arrive on Sat or Sun due to our schedules, but it seems to vary from what we have seen and heard during the week. We have arrived on a Fri a couple times also. Sun is probably the best for us from what we experienced though. During the week May be better, like a Monday. With Peace River, it’s all based on first come first serve. We have always had a sewer site there. One time we got there in the morning and luckily made it soon enough to check in time, so that when they did the “lottery drawing” we ended up getting a sewer site. This only happens there during peak season.

[@kathytimmartin7396]

@@LivinRVision Thank you!

[@keithcapalbo6567]

Ok Great information!! Can you explain how Thousand Trails does the holiday reservations? The information we got sounds confusing. Thanks

[@LivinRVision]

Thanks! Sure! At least with our membership, we can only have one holiday at a time reserved. After the day of that holiday, we can make the reservation for the other holiday. This only happens when there are two holidays within a 120 day window. Some other memberships may differ, I’m not 100% since there are so many different older memberships still out there. That would be a great question for Kim at Campground Membership Outlet.

[@keithcapalbo6567]

@@LivinRVision Thanks again for all the very helpful information that you guys give.

[@LivinRVision]

You’re very welcome!

[@pnwrving9841]

I have a camping pass where so I go to check out the cost to add a RPI?

[@LivinRVision]

Have you checked with Kimberly at Campground Membership Outlet?

[@digger105337]

I have an annual camping pass and can't figure out how to modify a reservation ( add days if they become available)without calling them. They keep telling me I can do it myself by editing the reservation, it never seems to work.?? ( I'm using chrome mobile platform) Also ,some encore parks will not modify from their end if you call, they say call tt. Tt says call them.....

[@LivinRVision]

That has happened a couple times with us. When that happens we have had to leave our number for a call back and have someone fix it for us. Hope you can get it taken care of soon!

[@hotelboz]

Getting a reservation at TT at 120 days is ok, but what about the trails collection at 60?. Is Encore and TT on the same system? Otherwise you could make a res with TT and then get a reservation with Encore for the same period and then cancel the TT? Depending on the area and time of year do you just take your chances on getting an Encore reservation at 60 days? I have read that Encore Resorts hold a limited number of reservations open for TT probably because of the lower rate. True? Thanks for the video. First video that showed the actual system.

[@LivinRVision]

So first, yes they both are used on the same reservation system and you also can call directly to THOUSAND TRAILS to make reservations on both also. If you go back to the video I did explain what we do when making reservations, when we have to wait for the 60 days on an Encore reservation. That is the part where I talk about using that website to quickly calculate your date back 60 days. Then I make a reminder on my phone to make a reservation on that date. True, they do hold a certain number of spots for THOUSAND TRAILS members. You should not have any problems making a reservation at an Encore IF you be sure to make it right away on that 60th day. We have never once had any issues making our reservations (and getting them) in over two years now. That should be proof enough that there are no issues (and hopefully it stays that way). 👍🏻 I was doing some research and noticed that nobody did a video on the reservation system. Part of the reason is, there are so many people out there that we talk to that do not want other people knowing about all the ins and outs, in fear that they may not be able to make the reservations someday as more and more people figure out how to use the system to stay in one area longer. We don’t see it that way, anytime you have a high demand...companies find a way to give more product. We understand some campgrounds only have so much land, but there are always property acquisitions or the addition of more campsites for those places that do have extra land. THOUSAND TRAILS in Orlando is a perfect example. They have always been super busy in the winter time and finally just did a huge add on with a ton more sites. You also have to remember that there are people selling their memberships and getting out of this lifestyle for various reasons at the same time that there are people coming in. Hope that helps everyone understand a little better. These sort of things are always easier to remember to talk about “after“ I make a video. That’s what happens when I’m in a rush. Lol 😊

[@josephma5039]

Hey Brian, great video. I have a question which relates to how we will be traveling . If we stay 2 nights at Campground A and we book it today for arrival in 2 weeks. Are we allowed to book Campground B for another 2 nights making a seamless connection in between Campground A&B? Are there limitations to how many bookings of 2-4 nights at the same time as long as the dates are within 60 days for the Camping Pass option . Thanks for your help!

[@LivinRVision]

Thanks! Every Thousand Trails membership has different “rules”, but you typically can go park to park with a Thousand Trails membership. I don’t think that is true with the Zone Pass but we’re not 100% sure. We are not familiar with the Zone Pass that Thousand Trails sells. Is that what you have? With our VIP membership, we book as many campgrounds as we can, up to that 120 days in advance and go park to park. With the Trails Collection (Encore), we can only book 60 days out in advance. Kimberly with Campground Membership Outlet, is a great source to ask questions about anything Thousand Trails. She and her family have been selling Thousand Trails membership for many years. She’s so easy to talk to and a wealth of information!

[@josephma5039]

Thanks for the quick reply, I will contact Kimberly, Do you have her direct number by chance?

[@LivinRVision]

I don’t have her number that she likes to share to the public. She usually communicates through email. [e-mail]

[@josephma5039]

@@LivinRVision thanks again

[@LivinRVision]

You’re welcome!

[@mflaig14]

I have two questions question number one. Is there a day of the week that is best to make reservations and have a moving day like for instance Monday Tuesday or Wednesday as opposed to Friday or Saturday? Question two is it easy or difficult to cancel reservations. Do I want to make reservations ahead of time while I'm waiting for my 60-day period to make encore reservations and then if I get them I could cancel my Thousand Trails reservations once I've booked the encore. Or can I not have an encore and Thousand Trails reservation at the same time? Thank you for your time

[@LivinRVision]

We usually check in on a Fri, Sat or Sun because we try not to travel during the week due to our work schedules. So we have not noticed. It seems though, that it depends on the park and time of year. Some are busier than others. We have not experienced any issues with a day checking in. We have always made all reservations up as far as we can and then easily cancel if we need to change. You can cancel online or by phone. We have never been charged for cancellations.

[@mflaig14]

@@LivinRVision so you don't think there's any advantage to getting possibly a better site or site with a view by coming in Monday or Tuesday as opposed to Thursday Friday or Saturday.

[@LivinRVision]

It is always a hit or miss and depends on what time someone leaves and when. There are always people leaving on different days, so your best bet is to get there as soon as they will allow you to check in the n the day you are coming in. As mentioned, we usually come in on Fri, Sat or Sun and seems to be the same for us at “most” parks.

[@mflaig14]

@@LivinRVision thank you very much

[@LivinRVision]

You’re very welcome. From our experience in the past (almost 4 years now) with Thousand Trails, it always works out. 👍🏻 Even though we don’t stay at them 100% of the time, it has still been very worth the money and has saved us a ton. We would not buy the new expensive membership though, but that is us.

[@a3a21971]

RPI? I’m a newbie..Where does one go to get more info?

[@LivinRVision]

Do you have a Thousand Trails membership you can get the RPI (Resort Parks International) membership through them.

[@pampham-barron4939]

Our TT annual membership expires in late May. This is our first year with TT. When should we renew? What is your recommendation?

[@LivinRVision]

You usually get a reminder in the mail when it gets close to your renewal date, so you have a few months before you need to pay your dues. 👍🏻😊🤓

[@budgerber901]

Closed captions are not what you are saying.🙏

[@LivinRVision]

Sorry, KZbin does not do a very good job with closed captions and it is extremely time consuming to manually edit them along with everything else. We’ve had good feedback though that most get the gist of what is being said.

[@johnmatos4398]

That is too confusing to me I'm too old

[@LivinRVision]

It certainly feels like it at first, BUT you can always just simply call direct to Thousand Trails reservations line and they will take care of making your reservations for you.

[@robertputnam6324]

You could stay 21 days and then go to slab city for seven days

[@LivinRVision]

There’s a lot of options. We’re guessing you are meaning boondocking like at a WalMart parking lot?

[@robertputnam6324]

@@LivinRVision I was kind of jokeing i do not think you and your daughter are the type fo slab city

[@LivinRVision]

😂 My daughter and I actually do boondock at Wal Marts from time to time. Whatever we need and is close, we are not proud. 😂