Full or Part-Time RVing for Working on the Road
Florida is a beautiful state with a lot to offer visitors and residents alike. From its white-sand beaches to its lush forests, there’s something for everyone in the Sunshine State. If you’re looking for a way to give back to the community while enjoying all that Florida has to offer, consider volunteering as a workamper.
Ichetucknee State Park is a beautiful place to spend the day. It is a smaller park by comparison to some of the others and the only real attraction is the tubing down the Ichetucknee River. For our first adventure in the RV we decided to take the entire family tubing for the weekend. There are a few places to camp in the area and the one we came across first was a private campground called (funny enough) Ichetucknee Campground which is about a mile from the State Park’s North entrance. They only allow a limited number of people in the park each day and if you do not get there first thing in the morning you may not be allowed to come in at all. The fee is pretty steep at $5 per person. They have everyone come into a special entrance in the morning, let out all the passengers, drive to the South Entrance and park. They have shuttles to return you to the tubing area. You can picnik, walk the nature trails or just enjoy the peace and quiet.
Having an emergency fund set up for yourself and your family is extremely important no matter where or how you are living. But, when you are traveling full-time on the road it is even more important. Having a stash of cash and a couple of paid off credit cards just in case something breaks should be your first priority BEFORE hitting the road. There is no magic sum of money that you really need to have on-hand but there are several suggestions from other full-timers out there that we have come across and thought you might appreciate to learn. It should be a starting point for you to come up with a figure for you and the adventure you are seeking to explore. This goes for those living in the cars, trucks, campers, trailers, vans and luxury recreational vehicles. And it does matter if you are traveling cross country or just a few states over.
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Here is a current topic that we haven’t addressed here before. Workamping with your kids, do you think that is possible in Florida or more problematic. I mean I did workamp with my youngest for a number of years but she was 16 or 17 when we started traveling. There are more and more couples selling all their belongs, purchasing or building their own self-contained RV and hitting the road. It is a great chance for your children to see places they can only read about in text books. They can meet different people from different cultures and participate more hands-on in their learning experiences from history to all the natural sciences and most everything else between.
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Workamping can mean a whole lot more than just cleaning bathrooms and campgrounds. It can also mean that you are working, running a business, etc. while you are camping. We all know that Work Camping generally means that you get a free use of a campsite with utilities in exchange for a set amount of hours worked for that particular organization. That can mean public land areas, a farm, a vineyard or just be a care-taker and guard on someone’s private property. After your site obligations are done you are free to visit local attractions, enjoy the local flora and fauna, and you can have another job that you do online.
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