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Women Camping Fun

December 15, 2019 Jolene MacFadden

Women love to camp too. Most of us would rather camp in a recreational vehicle of some kind with a soft bed, bathroom and a shower. So long as you can get our home on wheels into whatever spot is available even in the middle of nowhere we would probably have a great time. There is something special about a miniature home on wheels that reflects our personality and has all the comforts of home. Yes, we can sit by the fire outside our little place, roast marshmallows over an open flame and drink a nice glass of wine while gazing at the stars. Then we can go into our abode grab a shower and hit the sack in an air conditioned space. Make sure we have electricity at the campsite or a very nice and quiet generator. Wait…that is what I like to do.

Workamping Tips From a Pro

December 14, 2019March 14, 2020 Jolene MacFadden

You know there are just as many different types of workamping assignments as there are workampers who do them. After all, the name work smashed together with camping just means that you have been hired to do a job and in exchange you can park your recreational vehicle and be provided utilities in exchange for your work. Sometimes you get some additional monetary compensation and others they pay you outright and charge you for the campsite. As we said the work varies as does the benefits. It is really up to the company needing the work done and the workers who are willing to do the job.

Florida State Parks, Workamping Dos and Donts

Time Changes and Moving Onto New Spots

November 6, 2019March 14, 2020 Jolene MacFadden

The time has changed and the days are getting shorter and shorter. Now is usually the time that most of the workampers we know have gotten their assignments or are looking to pick up new ones. The late fall and winter months in Florida are a very tough time to get workamping assignments unless someone had to cancel their service for whatever reason. There are usually a long list of people waiting to jump in to our southern Florida State Parks and you may have a better chance at the more northern areas.

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Busy Season In Florida

October 30, 2019 Jolene MacFadden

Beginning around the end of October Florida’s workamping assignments get pretty scarce. If you don’t already have assignments for the high season you may just end up paying for where you stay until you can find a placement. Generally, if you have workamped anywhere before you can keep checking with the volunteer coordinator to see if someone has canceled out. You will have to be willing to go as soon as a position becomes available.

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Top 5 Newbie Lessons Learned About Workamping

September 13, 2019March 14, 2020 Jolene MacFadden

Mom and I were just discussing how long we have been doing this workamping thing. Turns out we have been doing it for over 6-1/2 years now. So, I thought I would relate the top 5 things this newbie learned about workamping. Some of them are good, some bad and some are just about life and taking chances. We hope you enjoy our walk down memory lane.

Workamping Dos and Donts

Come By and See Us

September 6, 2019 Jolene MacFadden

Over the next couple of weeks while the RVing season is ramping up here in Florida I decided to try and sell more copies of the reference guide I created for those who wanted to find out more about volunteer workamping in Florida. The guide is still good for everything except for the contact names. Florida State Park employees as well as some of the other employees at all of the organizations in the book have a tendency to retired, quit or change jobs quite often. So, even though the Volunteer Coordinator we have listed in the book may have moved on there is no reason why you couldn’t just ask for the current one and get their name and email address over the phone. Remember that each organization has their own procedures for getting new workampers it does not hurt to send a copy of your filled out application directly to the coordinator at the parks you want to volunteer at and say that you have submitted the documents as requested but would like to send them a copy just in case they didn’t receive one yet.