Thousand Trails prohibited my entry and worse

[luvrbus]

LOL yea that RV listed for over $750,000.00

[Astro]

Who wants or needs a sticker from a group of self regulating co-conspirators who seek to exclude competition all the whilst still choosing to build their frames out of wood and glue. I'm not sorry to choose the conversion route regardless of the size, shape or paint job. I'll be happy to reconsider my opinion when the market is flooded with 50+ year old factory built, association approved units.

Welcome to yet another debate over freedom vs regulation Dr. P. I am sure your no stranger to its grip whether over climate change, gun rights, living standards or appearance. Freedom comes in many forms.

[digesterman]

My Prevost doesn't have an RVIA sticker.

Neither does mine, what in the heck is it, I have never ever had ANY place or person even ask for it.

[luvrbus]

Not all RV manufactures are a member of RVIA ,you see those tags on travel trailers,motor homes and truck conversions,lol it justifies stapling a piece of Romex to a 2x2 and terminating at a combined built in plastic plug and box it is a Joke  

[chessie4905]

Yes, that way the joke can be consistent across various brands. I would imagine that some items have been improved in the process, like not using aluminum wiring, not using rubber hose for coolant lines, using nec appoved switches and breakers. I'm sure there has been benefits, although it may not cover some standards on construction, like staples wood quality etc. In the effort to lighten and cheapen the materials used, some probably got away from original scope of the goals.

[silversport]

Sorry to hear of your problem, we were at the Thousand trail at Morgan Hill last month. The ranger did a walk around our 1962 GM 4106, we ask what this was all about. Answer " because of the park closer and evacuation (flooded last winter) they what to make sure all rigs are road ready and can leave at a moment notice. We also attended the  monthly managers meeting and she (manager) was very good and knew the workings of  Thousand trail, after the meeting she can by our site thank us for going to the meet and liked our coach.

[muldoonman]

Never heard about Thousand Trails but have the thought that you have what you can afford in a camper and should make it look nice on the outside as you do on the inside. Makes no diff what the vehicle is. Stay at a place here in Texas that has a 10 year rule, owned and run by a Father and Son team. My coach is 27 years old and looks like it did when it rolled out of the converter shop back in 1991. Good bright custom paint job by Prevost that has never faded as it's been stored inside its whole life when not out. Over a beer they said they will keep out even the newer ones if they don't look/appear in good shape. Even look at the tires.  Makes no diff what make they are. Just try and make sure yours look nice rolling and no problems as I see it.

[windtrader]

Figured I'd post an update on Thousand Trails position on accepting bus conversions. Big  ZERO. never heard back from anyone there who said anything meaningful on the topic. I'm not bothering pursuing it any further but this discussion should advice others to think twice about this group. Gary may have something to add.

[Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM]

I talked to one of the higher managers at Thousand Trails about three weeks ago that said they will look into this complaint and I gave her the URL to the thread to read.  She never got back to me and none of the previous calls I made to others in the company were ever returned.  It must be nice to own a really big company with lots of people buying a product so if you loose a few customers and get bad publicity, you won't care.     Needless to say, any thoughts I personally had about joining TT are now gone.