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I have to agree with Dan in that I think its important to continue and support (via membership at the least) organizations who continue to work/lobby for trail access and "rights" to continue this sport/activity/hobby.
If this is our major reason to stay with TLCA why don't we just donate our money to the Blue Ribbon Coalition as I believe they do far more for work/lobbying for land acess rights for us as offroaders
I honestly admitt I don't know the full scope of what TLCA does for us........ but from what I have seen so far I personally feel it is not neccessary that we continue to be a part of it.
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What is the cost? What are the benefits. As a former FLCA board member, I recollect insurance being the biggest advantage, but has anyone priced event insurance separate from TLCA - and if so, does it outweigh the other benefits.
Membership: Hypothetically speaking, you must maintain the requisite percentage of TLCA memberships annually - you must track this - and the TCLA membership chair is supposed to check - least they did when I was a board member. If there is lax enforcement now - I'll guess that is either due to management issues or a desire to maintain chapter status as an image issue - not slamming here, just surmising - correct me if I'm wrong. We used to encourage membership to try and keep up with requirements.
Toyota Trails: The magazine has not had much to offer me of late, other than Mark Whatley's writings (and especially his occasional rants which I love) I just skim the pics and what not. I've even subscribed to that new Toyota Owners mag as a replacement for my Cruiser cravings. The magazine is doing a good job of covering the new FJ (helps encourage new members), is still an excellent forum for club members to write their own articles (as noted with recent UC contributions), and is still an incredible value. Only real reason I've maintained membership for last few years - prolly won't re-up unless I see Al McBride's article on our visit to Tellico in May - assuming that politics has come into play on the editorial board.
I'm an out of state member - best of luck in making a decision - I think if it's cheap - the benefits far outweight the negatives.