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Please everyone on the east coast - BE SAFE!
RoadWorker said
06:54 PM Oct 30, 2012
Today there is a new posting on the roadworking forum for 2 jobs in Oregon for 2013 May - Sept for RVers pay is $9.50/hr for one of them 20hr I think.
PIEERE said
01:38 AM Nov 1, 2012
Danielle: Than you for the info on the jobs. I will be returning to the work camp gig come March; but will be needing something for summer 2013. Pieere
RoadWorker said
02:41 AM Nov 14, 2012
PIEERE wrote:
Danielle: Than you for the info on the jobs. I will be returning to the work camp gig come March; but will be needing something for summer 2013. Pieere
No Problem. I'm working hard at getting the website completed, but it's just me and my little laptop. I have the southern states completed and am working on the rest. I try to let people know as I finish. I feel like the little engine chugging up the hill. However, the site is still useable and I hope it helps anyone looking for seasonal work. Also, there is a free newsletter on the site, so you can have the jobs delivered to your email inbox if you want. After I finish the states, I am going to get more in depth on resume's and entrpreneurial gigs. It is a long project. Check back every day for the newest listings.
Mark Serley said
02:51 AM Nov 17, 2012
hi y'all, i'm not even close to part-timing, let alone full-timing, but i am intrigued about the possibility of working different campgrounds if i stayed at one place 3-6 months only because i'd go nuts with nothing to do. i WILL be a retired contractor in about 2-3 years and do all aspects of remodeling. what are the usual compliments to camp workers? hourly wages AND lot rent or do things differ at different places and/or levels of expertise? just kind of wondering, thanks in advance.
Lucky Mike said
02:54 AM Nov 17, 2012
Mark if you use the upper search function and search......workamping , you will find more information than you will be able to take in......I hope this helps
Mark Serley said
03:06 AM Nov 17, 2012
mike, i'm sorry i didn't preface any of my remarks by saying i'm fairly computer illiterate, so do you mean hit the search word on the upper bar to search for workamping info? i absolutely love all this info on dreamers, i really could sit here all nite but my Dystonia restricts my computer sitting after a little while, but thank you, i love this @#%* !
Lucky Mike said
04:41 AM Nov 17, 2012
yes just use the search word............or google workamper
RoadWorker said
05:47 AM Nov 17, 2012
Mark Serley wrote:
hi y'all, i'm not even close to part-timing, let alone full-timing, but i am intrigued about the possibility of working different campgrounds if i stayed at one place 3-6 months only because i'd go nuts with nothing to do. i WILL be a retired contractor in about 2-3 years and do all aspects of remodeling. what are the usual compliments to camp workers? hourly wages AND lot rent or do things differ at different places and/or levels of expertise? just kind of wondering, thanks in advance.
Are you not close because you are waiting to retire, or because you are building up a nest egg or have kids at home? Part timing and Fulltiming do not always just mean wandering around the country footloose and fancy free. Many of us work "full time" at many different jobs (some even with kids) - and some of the jobs available pay extremely well, but campgrounds seldom do - even if you include a free RV spot. Some people don''t want to mess with their soc. sec. so they just work part time or volunteer. Some work for themselves by creating jewelry or woodworking that they sell along the way. There are as many jobs as there are people. It's ALL good! You can only look at what you feel is comfortable for you. That being said, it is much less expensive to live in your RV than in a stick house and the feeling of freedom is intoxicating. I would encourage you to make the leap sooner rather than later...you never know what tomorrow may bring
You can look at the many possibilities of jobs at ROADWORKING, and this forum. as well as others. The most information I gained for this lifestyle when I first started out was from the Escapees Club and I tell everyone I meet to check them out.
Mark Serley said
02:40 PM Nov 17, 2012
First, my mother lives in our guest house and i want to make sure she is taken care of. and B i have two beautiful grand-daughters that i love dearly,not to mention their parents, and a baby boy on the way. family means a great deal to my wife and me and that's the only reason i wouldn't travel full-time or even part-time. we have taken trips for more about a month twice and really didn't want to come home because we love it so. and then there is the $ issue, and yes we could sell out and not worry about $ but for now we like our situation. just looking ahead is all. thanks for the info. mark
RoadWorker said
06:07 PM Nov 17, 2012
Mark, yes family is the most important. It is the issue I struggle with the most. I usually cry and miss everyone terribly for a couple of weeks and then I get over it (short attention span). Skype helps immensely. I can be there on birthdays and such. They just turn on the SKYPE, aim it in the direction of the action and I join right in. My grandkids are now old enough that they can head out with us for a week or three to visit the National Parks, etc. It is an amazing bonding time that I hope they will remember when I'm gone. Hope some of your questions have been answered, there is a lot of good info out there and if the time ever becomes right, go for it.
Mark Serley said
09:40 PM Nov 17, 2012
thank you, and trust me, the time WILL definitely come, 2-3 years i suppose!
Please everyone on the east coast - BE SAFE!
No Problem. I'm working hard at getting the website completed, but it's just me and my little laptop. I have the southern states completed and am working on the rest. I try to let people know as I finish. I feel like the little engine chugging up the hill. However, the site is still useable and I hope it helps anyone looking for seasonal work. Also, there is a free newsletter on the site, so you can have the jobs delivered to your email inbox if you want. After I finish the states, I am going to get more in depth on resume's and entrpreneurial gigs. It is a long project. Check back every day for the newest listings.
i'm not even close to part-timing, let alone full-timing, but i am intrigued about the possibility of working different campgrounds if i stayed at one place 3-6 months only because i'd go nuts with nothing to do. i WILL be a retired contractor in about 2-3 years and do all aspects of remodeling. what are the usual compliments to camp workers? hourly wages AND lot rent or do things differ at different places and/or levels of expertise? just kind of wondering, thanks in advance.
Mark if you use the upper search function and search......workamping , you will find more information than you will be able to take in......I hope this helps
Are you not close because you are waiting to retire, or because you are building up a nest egg or have kids at home? Part timing and Fulltiming do not always just mean wandering around the country footloose and fancy free. Many of us work "full time" at many different jobs (some even with kids) - and some of the jobs available pay extremely well, but campgrounds seldom do - even if you include a free RV spot. Some people don''t want to mess with their soc. sec. so they just work part time or volunteer. Some work for themselves by creating jewelry or woodworking that they sell along the way. There are as many jobs as there are people. It's ALL good! You can only look at what you feel is comfortable for you. That being said, it is much less expensive to live in your RV than in a stick house and the feeling of freedom is intoxicating. I would encourage you to make the leap sooner rather than later...you never know what tomorrow may bring
You can look at the many possibilities of jobs at ROADWORKING, and this forum. as well as others. The most information I gained for this lifestyle when I first started out was from the Escapees Club and I tell everyone I meet to check them out.