Rebecca and Hakam were attracted to the travel lifestyle because their lives had become way too routine. After their children left the nest, they decided it was their turn to have a little fun. Of all the Workamping jobs they have had, being a campground host is by far their favorite.
Joseph and Robin Eafrati have been traveling more than they’ve been Workamping. Yet, he encourages people to make their RV adventures more fun and affordable by Workamping along the way simply because the cost savings are phenomenal.
Workampers perform typical campground duties, such as registering guests, taking reservations, delivering firewood and general cleanup or maintenance around the park. J.C. said he likes to cross-train Workampers to do multiple jobs so they aren’t stuck doing the same things over and over.
The work is relatively easy and Workampers do not need experience in business or accounting to be successful. They simply interview clients and use specialized software to enter data. The software determines the right place to put numbers on a tax return and even does all the calculations to figure out how much tax is still owed or how large a refund the taxpayer will receive. Workampers need to be good conversationalists in working quickly to build trust with clients.
For 12 years, John Swinford drove thousands of miles past some very interesting places he always wanted to visit, but didn’t have time or the ability to see them. So, four years ago, John gave up an office job and trucking career to become a Workamper. He and his travel partner, Debbie, bought a 40-foot fifth wheel and hit the road again, this time not to deliver products, but to enjoy adventure.
Ryan Groene is one of the principal owners of Treeside Capital. It’s a company that invests in RV and manufactured housing parks in several states. Those parks form what are called Treeside Communities. With 14 locations, the firm hires Workampers to run the general stores, perform maintenance, clean up parks and manage day-to-day operations.
Because of the park’s sweeping ocean views and oak groves, it is a very popular location for weddings. But, weddings aren’t the only way people use the park. It has softball and soccer fields as well as a tennis center. The park is 230 acres in size, but only 90 acres are developed. That leaves lots of room for hiking and mountain biking trails. All 230 acres are designated as an off-leash dog park.
Clinton Young is a public speaker who addresses people around the country on the topic of having courage to live their dream life by overcoming doubt and fear to do some really big things. He is also a certified pickleball coach. Best of all, he operates his business from a 36-foot Holiday Rambler motorhome.
Being self-employed herself, Tricia works about 35 hours a week, but she can set her own hours and take time to join her husband and family on excursions. She loves the flexibility of being able to work with whomever she wants, whenever she wants and wherever she wants.
Workampers help with activity near piling equipment by controlling traffic in the area, cleaning up, and taking samples from every truck load of beets arriving at the facility. Some Workampers are hired to help in a quality control lab that measures beet samples for sugar content and other parameters.
RVers without any specific skills in construction can help build low-cost homes for people across America with Habitat For Humanity’s RV Care-A-Vanners organization. The short-term projects are available in 1,200 different locations, which also offer volunteers a free or low-cost RV site for their time.
Preserving memories is a common pain point among RVers. Brenda’s system captures a photo or digital image and allows people to describe it. She had boxes of photos, albums and videos they would not easily be able to take with them on the road. She didn’t want to leave them in storage because all it would take is one flood, tornado or extended period of high heat to destroy the memories forever.
