Hi Everyone, my name is Jackie (I’m British) and my lovely husband is Frank. I lost my husband a few years ago and Frank was alone, we both feel soooooo lucky to have found each other!
We married seven years ago and our life is all about making memories. We have this ‘dream’, and we want to make it come true earlier in life rather than later (60 and 62). However, due to some bad choices in life (and unfortunate ones) we have to work initially while experiencing our dream to make it work. We think we have decided on the RV we would like and we are doing our research in the hope that we can take off soon. Frank is a Master Ford Mechanic, he has RV certification but has never put it into practice; does anyone have any idea, apart from the obvious work camping what he could possibly do on the road?
LarryW21 said
04:55 PM Feb 22, 2017
Must be temporary mechanic jobs open at Ford dealers all across the country.
Gpndavid said
02:11 PM Feb 23, 2017
Jackie (I'm British) and Frank, I am happy you are researching how to get the memories started early and work through the finances. Frank is obviously mechanically inclined. With the RV market growing rapidly, I suspect the need for repairs will outpace repair capacity. We are seeing this with Tiffin motorhomes. Recommend Frank look at getting trained/certified/tooled in a few special systems and get listed as a certified technician by the component manufacturer.
One such system is the AquaHot heating system found on large RVs. It is a somewhat complex system with few properly trained/experienced technicians. One technician we use, got his certification/tools/parts and attends shows and rallies around the country servicing these units (He gets invited to the Prevost rallys even though he doesn't own one). The AquaHot system could be a good funding stream because the systems required annual cleaning and maintenance that is beyond most RV owner's capability/desire to perform. Get trained by the factory, purchase some speciality tools and initial parts inventory and the company will put you on the list as a certified tech and refer customers to you. You will probably start getting calls before you get home from training.
PS. If you go this route, I am due for an annual service.
jacks50p said
10:01 AM Feb 27, 2017
Thanks, Frank said he is going to look into the dealerships, having worked in only a couple all of his life he never thought they may take on seasonal staff. Only problem is he would have to haul around his to tools as well as a motor cycle, may have to rethink the RV we buy....ie a toy hauler; which I didn't really want, oh well, here we go again lol
jacks50p said
10:04 AM Feb 27, 2017
Hello fellow Brit! What a great idea, Frank is quite excited about this and if it worked out we may even be on the road earlier than anticipated. We have been away for the weekend and had a few hours on the way to discuss it, he will be checking it out later this week. I will let you know how its going, thanks again.
Hi Everyone, my name is Jackie (I’m British) and my lovely husband is Frank. I lost my husband a few years ago and Frank was alone, we both feel soooooo lucky to have found each other!
We married seven years ago and our life is all about making memories. We have this ‘dream’, and we want to make it come true earlier in life rather than later (60 and 62). However, due to some bad choices in life (and unfortunate ones) we have to work initially while experiencing our dream to make it work. We think we have decided on the RV we would like and we are doing our research in the hope that we can take off soon. Frank is a Master Ford Mechanic, he has RV certification but has never put it into practice; does anyone have any idea, apart from the obvious work camping what he could possibly do on the road?
One such system is the AquaHot heating system found on large RVs. It is a somewhat complex system with few properly trained/experienced technicians. One technician we use, got his certification/tools/parts and attends shows and rallies around the country servicing these units (He gets invited to the Prevost rallys even though he doesn't own one). The AquaHot system could be a good funding stream because the systems required annual cleaning and maintenance that is beyond most RV owner's capability/desire to perform. Get trained by the factory, purchase some speciality tools and initial parts inventory and the company will put you on the list as a certified tech and refer customers to you. You will probably start getting calls before you get home from training.
Check them out: aquahot.com/RVDealerTraining
PS. If you go this route, I am due for an annual service.
Thanks, Frank said he is going to look into the dealerships, having worked in only a couple all of his life he never thought they may take on seasonal staff. Only problem is he would have to haul around his to tools as well as a motor cycle, may have to rethink the RV we buy....ie a toy hauler; which I didn't really want, oh well, here we go again lol
Hello fellow Brit! What a great idea, Frank is quite excited about this and if it worked out we may even be on the road earlier than anticipated. We have been away for the weekend and had a few hours on the way to discuss it, he will be checking it out later this week. I will let you know how its going, thanks again.