[RonBoyd]

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Originally Posted by dex Try one of their cards you get 10% off the posted rates the first year and 20% the second year - if you spend over a certain amount - you must save your receipts and send them to the company.

Actually, their discount program has changed slightly in the past couple of months. It now costs $24 annually for a card that gets you 10% discount on each stay plus a plastic card that acts similarly to the airline's Frequent Flyer program. And everything is kept track of by their computers.

In any event, what I said was "a consistently good experience." Yeah, you have to pay for it but, at least, you know what you are getting into before you arrive. The Hot tub and Swimming pool, for example, are much nicer at a $25 an night KOA than at a $6 a night campground called Joe's Shady Roost. This is comparable to: My wife who trusts the Hilton chain to be what she wants, or myself being partial to the Comfort group and my brother who believes anything more than Motel 6 is extravagant (and even then...). There are many days when "ya justs want to be pampered" and KOA supplies that for (IMHO) a reasonable fee.

In other words, Passport America is great but recognize that sometimes it is not much better than "camping out." If you are trying to get by on the least amount of expense then PA and "boondocking" are perfect solutions. KOAs, on the other hand, are always first rate and you should expect to pay for that. BTW, the Good Sam alligned campgrounds are becoming more consistent -- probably because of the Good Sam inspections and the subsequent ratings system -- and are an excellant choice also. We also belong to Escapees and use them as often as we can. Escapees is very expensive at $50 a year, however.