Category: Weather Challenges

Workamping in Florida: Before, During, and After a Hurricane

September 30, 2024September 30, 2024 Jolene MacFadden

Workamping in Florida: Before, During, and After a Hurricane. Creating an emergency plan while you are workamping is just as essential as it is any other time. You need to have “Go Bags” packed and ready to roll as well as know where you are going and how you will protect you, your family and your rig.

Campground Host Experiences, Florida Federal Parks, Florida National Forests, Florida NonProfit Workamping, Florida State Forests, Florida State Parks, Weather Challenges, Workamping Dos and Donts

Communication Is Crucial

September 4, 2024June 12, 2024 Jolene MacFadden

Communication is a crucial aspect of any volunteer work, and this holds true for those participating in work camp programs in Florida. Clear and effective communication not only helps to ensure the success of your volunteer project but also helps to build strong relationships with your fellow volunteers and the local community.

Here are some tips and tricks for first-time volunteer work campers in Florida to improve their communication skills:

1. Listen actively: Listening actively means giving your full attention to the person speaking, without interrupting or getting distracted. This skill is especially important when working on a team, as it allows you to understand different perspectives and communicate effectively.

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Florida NonProfit Workamping, Holidays in the Parks, Sights to See, Weather Challenges

What Is Up With This Weather

January 31, 2019 Jolene MacFadden

Seriously people living in an RV full-time you have to really be aware of the weather. Even in Florida this winter we have had some quite chilly days here lately. Yes, I know it is nothing like what is happening around the country and we are worried about our relatives in the severely hit areas but you don’t have a lot of protection in one of these little metal boxes on wheels. Sadly, we can’t just up and leave where we are because our engine is still blown and we have committed to staying here another couple of months.

Campground Host Experiences, RV and Campers, Weather Challenges

Getting Ready for Active Summer of Bad Weather

May 25, 2018 Jolene MacFadden

For those of us sticking around this summer in sunny Florida and are Full-Time RVers we have to be prepared to bug out at a moments notice from any public land areas we happen to be volunteering in or just camping in. County, State and National Parks, Forests and Wildlife Refuges are required to evacuate any guests and personnel staying in the area during a major weather event. Now our normal summer storms don’t count and really only those “Named” storms are really required by some authorities as worthy of closing down services within the public lands themselves. Of course, once someone declares the on-coming storm as any level of a Hurricane you are going to relocate elsewhere anyway. Heavy Class A RVs are okay to stay in during a storm so long as you not under a canopy of trees. Both those thin walls travel trailers not so much.

Holidays in the Parks, Lessons in Camping, RV and Campers, Weather Challenges, Workamping

Weird Weather We Are Having

April 21, 2018 Jolene MacFadden

Florida like the rest of the U.S. is really having a weird batch of weather the last couple of months. Generally, by now we should be in the groove of bright, warm days, medium cool nights and occasional showers. But mother nature seems to have a touch of Alzheimer’s or something. One day bright and sunny and the next no sun and cooling temperatures like it’s trying to be winter again. I can’t imagine what we are going to have this summer. We have even already had severe thunderstorms this past week. The only good thing about that is that the attendance in the park slacks off a little during the rain storms. Yes, there are those who refuse to leave and just hang out for a while to see if it really means to stay.

Campground Host Experiences, Holidays in the Parks, Weather Challenges, Workamping, Working While RVing

Spring Cleaning Up

February 17, 2018 Jolene MacFadden

The RV and volunteer campsite needs to have its spring cleaning done on it. Living in one spot for any length of time and you will collect a variety of things in and around your RV and site. Your RV will also need to be washed up, the roof cleaned and made ready for an annual maintenance it will need and the tires checked to make sure there are no dry-rot spots. We also like to take everything out of the storage compartments, clean the boxes up and reorganize everything back into their various storage bags, boxes, etc. and throw away things we have collected but haven’t used in over a year.