59 year old single female ready to hit the road after years of big business restrictions on my time. Self taught DIY'r...remodeled my house & have a small backyard business rebuilding discarded furniture and other items into new and useful things...hence The Old Gray Mare title...She Ain't What She Used to Be.
Tossed 'big business' aside this year and presently working as desk clerk at a local hotel to gain experience in reservations & guest services before I hit the road. Big Business provided me with Computer Skills-Word-Excel-PowerPoint-Marketing-Fund Raising-Grant Writing-Management-HR and a ton of other things I'm not sure I'll ever use again...or want to!
I want to slide quietly into my senior golden years going where I want to go when I want to go there & hopefully this forum will give me insight on the WorKamping / RV lifestyle. I've had a small camper in the past but too small to live in & am in the market for a small but 'livable' lightweight camper.
I'm especially curious about being a single instead of a 'couple'....I see most Help Wanted ads are looking for couples.
Hina said
12:49 AM Jun 16, 2013
Hello! I am also a single gal, 54 years young. Your "big business" skills might come in handy working online, if you need to; I've seen work at home for the fund raising/grant writing, which you could do, as long as you have internet. You could also put some of your refurbishing skills to work somehow doing flea markets and art shows (though smaller than furniture. Maybe picture frames?)
I think around a 25 foot rig is a good size for a single, and I would say a Class A or C, to save yourself the hitching, it can be heavy work. 23-26 foot length will generally get you a separate bedroom, which is nice in the long haul, plus some space to work at home, like set up a desk if you want to, and also allow you into most state and national parks.
PIEERE said
12:51 AM Jun 16, 2013
Jean: There is a thread called Working and Volunteering on this forum with a lot of information!!! Have you looked at Workamper News. com; work for Rvers; Happy Vagabonds? Sometime depending on if your skills match what the employers are looking for they will hire singles even though they prefer couples. I workamped on an off since 1998 and am a single male and had fairly good success at locating employ. Most all campgrounds now have went to computerized reservations and inventory. Then again sometimes they have trouble finding cleaning persons. Welcome to the forum and many on here will give some great suggestions!!! Pieere
OldGrayMare said
01:02 AM Jun 16, 2013
Thanks for the tips! I've just started my research and have another year to make the move...that is IF I can wait that long!
Terry and Jo said
02:08 AM Jun 16, 2013
Jean,
Welcome to the RV Dreams forums. I don't know if you've been reading here very much, but you will find the folks here to be knowledgeable, friendly, helpful, very encouraging. Some might even be able to help you "rev-up" to leave sooner than a year. Feel free to ask any question that comes to mind. There are no "dumb" questions, just a few smart-alecky answers at times. The only dumb questions are those that don't get asked and the questioner later finds that they spent more money than necessary because they hadn't asked the question.
I'm inclined to agree that a small Class A or Class C might be best for you. If you go that route, also look into getting a "toad" (a vehicle that can be towed behind the RV) so that you will have a second form of transportation for errands, shopping, and sightseeing.
59 year old single female ready to hit the road after years of big business restrictions on my time. Self taught DIY'r...remodeled my house & have a small backyard business rebuilding discarded furniture and other items into new and useful things...hence The Old Gray Mare title...She Ain't What She Used to Be.
Tossed 'big business' aside this year and presently working as desk clerk at a local hotel to gain experience in reservations & guest services before I hit the road. Big Business provided me with Computer Skills-Word-Excel-PowerPoint-Marketing-Fund Raising-Grant Writing-Management-HR and a ton of other things I'm not sure I'll ever use again...or want to!
I want to slide quietly into my senior golden years going where I want to go when I want to go there & hopefully this forum will give me insight on the WorKamping / RV lifestyle. I've had a small camper in the past but too small to live in & am in the market for a small but 'livable' lightweight camper.
I'm especially curious about being a single instead of a 'couple'....I see most Help Wanted ads are looking for couples.
Hello! I am also a single gal, 54 years young. Your "big business" skills might come in handy working online, if you need to; I've seen work at home for the fund raising/grant writing, which you could do, as long as you have internet. You could also put some of your refurbishing skills to work somehow doing flea markets and art shows (though smaller than furniture. Maybe picture frames?)
I think around a 25 foot rig is a good size for a single, and I would say a Class A or C, to save yourself the hitching, it can be heavy work. 23-26 foot length will generally get you a separate bedroom, which is nice in the long haul, plus some space to work at home, like set up a desk if you want to, and also allow you into most state and national parks.
Welcome to the forum and many on here will give some great suggestions!!! Pieere
Thanks for the tips! I've just started my research and have another year to make the move...that is IF I can wait that long!
Jean,
Welcome to the RV Dreams forums. I don't know if you've been reading here very much, but you will find the folks here to be knowledgeable, friendly, helpful, very encouraging. Some might even be able to help you "rev-up" to leave sooner than a year. Feel free to ask any question that comes to mind. There are no "dumb" questions, just a few smart-alecky answers at times. The only dumb questions are those that don't get asked and the questioner later finds that they spent more money than necessary because they hadn't asked the question.
I'm inclined to agree that a small Class A or Class C might be best for you. If you go that route, also look into getting a "toad" (a vehicle that can be towed behind the RV) so that you will have a second form of transportation for errands, shopping, and sightseeing.
Glad to have you as part of the family.
Terry