Episodes

Today we have a fun interview planned with a millennial couple who has been full-time RVing for several years and working for a business while traveling. Jody and Luke Duquette have been RVing together since the summer of 2012. At first, they used a fifth wheel, but recently switched to a Class C motorhome. They both help with the operations of Workamper News via their contracting company. Jody creates the magazine and assists with marketing, content development, and operations. Luke is respon...

Most people who are workamping know that campgrounds hire people as hosts or to help register guests. However, people may not realize that lodges also hire workampers to serve guests. Ticaboo Lodge is located in the northern Lake Powell region of Utah. The lake is massive, extending 186 miles from Arizona into Utah. The lake is in the middle of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Ticaboo Lodge is 72-room lodge that offers dining as well as an offshore marina and boating services. By boat...

Today, we’re going to talk with a couple who have been workamping at two jobs every year since 2016. Bill and Laura Hoak have enjoyed several workamping experiences in recent years. They have worked sales jobs, maintenance jobs, retail jobs and checked people into campgrounds. They work one job in the summer, and then head to a warmer climate to take a different job each winter. The Hoaks spent the summer working in Lebanon, Maine, and are either in Florida now, or headed that way. A love fo...

Yellowstone was the first national park ever created in America in 1872 – and for good reason. It is a diverse, spectacular natural recreation area. To say it is awe-inspiring is an understatement. Today we’ll talk about an opportunity for you to immerse yourself in all that Yellowstone offers by getting paid to work there next summer. My guest today is Christine Mackahiliahila, the human resources director for Delaware North, a federal contractor that staffs the food service concessions and r...

People who are new to the RV lifestyle and to workamping are going to enjoy this episode. We’re going to be talking with two experienced workampers about a variety of issues, not just the jobs they’ve had, but how they manage their lives on the road. Mike and Yvonne Hall have been full-time RVing and workamping for 18 years. They did it seasonally for 14 years, and have been full-timing since Mike retired four years ago. They lived in a fifth wheel for many years, and loved it. However, they j...

Workamping can be a fun experience. There’s no doubt about that. It’s even better when you can learn something while having fun, and then pass that knowledge on to other people. That’s one of the perks working for Prairie Berry Winery, and that’s the focus of today’s show. Our guests are Amanda Burleson and Ermin Husidic. The winery is located in the hill country of South Dakota, in a spectacular part of America. It’s right in the center of Black Hills National Forest and just 20 miles from Mt...

People enjoy the RV lifestyle for many reasons. Some like to travel on sightseeing adventures, while others like to travel for a specific purpose. Today, we’ll talk with a millennial RVer who travels around the nation working jobs to help clean up storm debris. For the past nine years, Macgyver Hlad has found a workamping niche. He’s a storm chaser of sorts who travels around America to areas impacted by natural disasters and finds jobs helping to remove storm debris. He drives a modified log ...

Over the course of my 20-year-career with the RV industry – including three years of full-time RVing – I must have talked to thousands of RV owners. One of the common desires among people who like to RV is that they want to visit Alaska. Today, we’ll explain how to get paid to do so. Our guests today are Shauna Hansford and Erin Redington, with Alaska Excursions or Alaska X for short. Their company caters to guests who arrive via cruise ships. Alaska X offers several fun excursions for the cru...

Workamping can be an adventure whether you are doing it as a family, as a couple or by yourself. Today we’ll talk to a woman who has been workamping on her own for five years. Mary Shinn loves to camp. Her husband had camped with his family in the 1970s. Then they bought their own RV in the 1980s and traveled all over. She even drove an RV down to Honduras. It was one adventure after another. But, when her husband died five years ago, Mary didn’t want to sit at home all day. She went camping i...

Today’s episode is going to look at one way workampers can help people have fun and make memories. It features an interview with three people from Adventureland Resort near Des Moines, Iowa. Adventureland is a family-owned and operated theme park that features more than 100 rides, shows and attractions. It offers everything from roller coasters and kiddie rides to a full-size waterpark and live entertainment. It also has a campground and several retail stores as well as food service options. A...

It’s been a busy week in Heber Springs, Ark., as nearly 200 workampers and dreamers gathered for the annual Workamper Rendezvous. Today, we’ll talk with one of those dreamers. Anthony DeAmaral has been attending this year’s event with his wife, Angelina, and their 3-year-old son, Colton. After years of planning, the young family is weeks away from hitting the road to begin their RV dream. Angelina will be operating a children’s clothing business from their fifth wheel, and Anthony will be att...

This is a special week for the Workamper Show. We’re in Heber Springs, Ark., for the annual Workamper Rendezvous event. There are almost 200 enthusiastic people attending this year’s Rendezvous. A combination of experienced RVers and folks who are dreaming about launching a travel lifestyle have gathered to get inspiration and share stories of their on-the-road experiences. During four and a half days of seminars, the participants are learning everything they need to know in order to hit the r...

Today, we’re going to visit with one of the hundreds of employers who hire workampers every year. Valkyrie Musarra is the human resources director for Bowlin Travel Centers, which is based in Albuquerque, N.M. She’s going to describe some of the things workampers do for their company. Bowlin Travel Centers staffs 10 locations in the southwest part of America. There are two travel centers along Interstate 40 near Albuquerque, and seven facilities in Arizona and New Mexico along Interstate 10. T...

We’re going to talk about a different way to Workamp today. A lot of people think that workamping means you work at a campground just to get a free RV site. That is not always the case. If you work or run a business while in an RV, then you’re workamping. When you’re living the RV dream, every day is a weekend. That’s especially the case when you own your own business and can set your own hours. Dana Ticknor and her husband, Vaughn, have been full-time RVing for 10 years. What makes their sit...

Have you ever checked in to a campground only to be handed a map that looks like a photocopy of a photocopy of a photocopy made 10 years ago? As a full-time RVer, I encountered many of those so-called resources when visiting campgrounds. They are frustrating for guests because the homemade maps are difficult to read and look amateurish. They also lack essential information about the local area. AGS Guest Guides provides valuable information to RVers when they check into campgrounds. The colorf...

Today, we’re going to talk to a woman who has been workamping with her husband for several years. Last summer, they were in Alaska. They’re about to leave Vermont and head to Tucson, Ariz., for the winter. Liz Cress and her husband, Mike, have been full-time RVers for three years. In fact, they no longer have a sticks-and-bricks home of their own. This summer, they have been working at a camping resort in Vermont where Mike has been serving in the golf course pro shop. Liz, on the other hand, ...

Today’s episode focuses on the experiences of a seasoned and enthusiastic workamping couple. Mike and Betty Gill are RVers from Louisiana, who have been on the road since 2010. They have worked a variety of workamping jobs over the years, but found a position they really like at the Dollywood amusement park in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. They like the job so much, that they work there twice a year, starting in March. Then, when the high school and college students arrive for work in summer, the Gill’s...

Steve Anderson and I started talking about launching a podcast about Workamping several years ago after I attended my first Workamper Rendezvous. The passion for doing so kept growing. Lots of people dream of hopping in an RV and traveling the country. Yet, many of them think they must be retired first. But, hundreds of thousands of people are living their dreams today by working short-term, seasonal jobs while they travel. That’s what workamping is all about – working and camping. You work ...