WORKAMPING

WORKAMPING-lifestyle that combines ANY kind of part-time or full-time work with RV camping. If you work as an employee, operate a business, or donate your time as a volunteer, AND you sleep in an RV, you are a Workamper. Workampers generally receive compensation in the form of a free campsite, usually with free utilities (electricity, water, and sewer hookups) and additional wages. Workamping positions can include working at campgrounds, RV resorts, mobile home communities, Christmas tree or pumpkin sales lots, amusement parks, motels/hotels, national parks, state parks, U.S. Army Corps of Engineer locations, national monuments, lighthouses, retail stores, food service, sales and more. Many Workamping positions are filled by couples who can share the labor, though having a partner is not a requirement. Workamping is particularly popular among retirees.


That describes what we have been doing for seven months now.  The position at JCRV is only 13.25 hours a week for a free full hook-up site. We, however, do pay for our own electric usage. Just like other jobs, we are finding that you have to hustle to get the work done. I pick up the trash and am supposed to be able to do that in 15 minutes. I find that it takes me closer to 30 minutes to do it on Sunday morning. Sharon is supposed to work in the office and do some cleaning in the club houses, cabins, and apartments. Of course, we are new at it, but she finds that she can't get all of that done in the 13 hour window. I have helped do the cleaning while she works in the office. Not a big deal, only a day and a half, so we think it is worth it. 


Most Workampers enjoy traveling to and living in new places. As a result, Workampers may work in one location in the summer and a different location in the winter. Some Workampers return to their home for part of the year, while others have sold their homes and live on the road all year long. These types of Workampers are often called Fulltimers. While Workampers tend to spread out in the summer time, many congregate in the winter months along the Colorado River in Nevada, Arizona, California and the Rio Grande Valley in Texas. The towns ofLake Havasu City, Quartzsite, and Yuma, Arizona become central gathering points in the winter.

External links

• Workamper News
• WorkampingJobs.com
• CampHost.org
• Bureau of Land Management
• Forest Service Volunteers Page
• Volunteer.gov
• Camp Host US
• Camp Host USA

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