Thousand Trails Membership; Some Real Expectations

[@lisaandmat]

This was soooooo helpful! Thank you for sharing these insights.

[@RVFreedom]

Thank you so much very well explained, out of impulse I pull the trigger last night with TT and this morning I was like what I got my self into again thanks for sharing it really helped.

[@freedomcalling]

RV Freedom no problem. Please let us know if you have any questions. We’ll answer the best we can!

[@Wolfing__Around]

Great video. We are considering one!

[@freedomcalling]

Awesome! We spent a year on the fence before buying. So glad we did!

[@MikeVertx]

You mudt have a grandfathered vip plan Fyi for those new to thousand trails: You have upto 14 days to stay Thwn you have to leave the thousand trails system conpletelty for a week Can also only book 30 days out unless you pay a premium to upgrade to 60 days in advance That said it costs about $500 a year for theur basic one zone plan +$60 eaxh additional zone (×5) + $300 to extens to their 100 partner locations (whixh you can only stay upto 7 days at, and limited availability) That said so far my membership has pais for itself this year so to each their own

[@freedomcalling]

Thanks for commenting Mike! What you’re describing is a zone pass. We actually don’t have a grandfathered plan. We have an upgrade that is only available for purchase through a rep. It is not available on the TT website. The current “basic elite” upgrade membership is 3 weeks in, park to park, no “out week” and 120 day booking window. There are other levels of upgrade that can give you up to 28 days in with a 180 day booking window.

[@TheMissingLiveStream]

great info.

[@freedomcalling]

The Missing Live Stream thanks for your comment. Are you thinking about a TT membership?

[@TheMissingLiveStream]

@@freedomcalling Yes, we have another youtube channel 1millionmileroadtrip we are going fulltime again and in the spring. I never had TT in the past, considering it now.

[@paulines8196]

Thank you for the video. I don't see the link listed that explains the TT membership in detail. Also, have you had difficulty traveling the TT parks with Covid?

[@freedomcalling]

Pauline, we just finished adding the links in this video. You can find the other video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXqnoWV3hNOEnac. We have not found it difficult at all to get into TT parks. They did close most of the parks to new arrivals for a few weeks back in April but it did not last long. For the most part, we still stay mostly in the Thousand Trails system when we travel where there are parks.

[@melissaheiserman8754]

Hey guys! My husband and I getting started preparing to hit the road with our 2 under two and our dogs. I will be WFM and wondering what do you guys do for reliable internet?

[@freedomcalling]

Hey Melissa. We actually are very blessed that we still have an old grandfathered Verizon plan with unlimited internet. We are able to use Dereks phone as a hotspot. Typically, Verizon coverage is pretty good. Occasionally, we will purchase campground WiFi if it’s any good. We never rely on campground “free WiFi” but have had a few parks where it has actually been decent. Many people have plans with both Verizon and ATT and toggle between them.

[@seeking70]

TT is great for full timers on a budget or families that are going camping to be in a campground. As mentioned here and in other videos, if you want a "resort" for an occasional vacation, book into an Encore park (mostly) or a non-TT park. We've been using TT and Encore whenever possible for more than 2 years full timing and have enjoyed almost all of them.

[@freedomcalling]

This is how we feel as well. We love TT for all it offers but the Encore parks are usually really nice. That’s the great thing about using TT as much as possible, it allows us to save some money and use that later for a “vacation” type stay somewhere else. Thanks for the comment!

[@23thebull]

Just subscribed, keeping it real love it.💯🤓

[@freedomcalling]

Thanks Rick!

[@drummerkevintalley]

Can I stay at ENCORE resort for 14 days then go DIRECTLY to a TT campground? Or do I have to wait 7 days?

[@freedomcalling]

Yes. You can go Encore to TT without an “out week” and TT to TT but not Encore to Encore. Hopefully that makes sense.

[@1957Dirogo]

Thousand Trails is more for over 55 with no kids. And they have an Encore option which are the nicer campgrounds.

[@MikeVertx]

Not accurate at all. Tons of kids and mostly families at the parks ive gone to.

[@n2camperlife686]

I think you did a great job explaining it. We too love TT. We just left Orlando. We were there 3 weeks.

[@freedomcalling]

Thanks! We see a lot of people hate on Thousand Trails but we love our membership and it really has helped make this lifestyle more affordable!

[@TheRVDummies]

Thank you for taking the time to explain your experience with TT. We are still on the fence but we might give it a try. Thank you again