Episodes

Today, I will be interviewing two different employers. One is looking for volunteers for a neighborhood service project in New Orleans and the other is seeking help at a nature preserve in central Florida. Both offer a wonderful and inexpensive way for Workampers to experience those regions of the country. My first interview is with Laura Paul, the executive director of lowernine.org. It is a long-term disaster-recovery site located in a low-income neighborhood in New Orleans that was devastate...

Today I will be interviewing two people from Blue Water Development Corporation about Workamping opportunities at RV resorts scattered across America. Rachel Carr is the human resources staff member for Blue Water Development Corporation who oversees the company’s Workamper program. She is joined by Robin Helfant, who serves on a company task force for training and steps in to serve as general manager of a property, if necessary. The company has nearly 50 properties that it either owns or manag...

[UPDATE: We’ve been notified that as of January 2025, this program is no longer available. Check out Zion HealthShare as a similar option.] Today I will be speaking with an entrepreneur who has worked with a major health care provider to create a plan specifically for full-time RVers that makes it easier and more affordable to access healthcare on the road. One of the most frequent objections I hear for jumping into the RV lifestyle is, “What about healthcare?” People who get health insurance t...

Today I will be speaking with a long-time Workamper employer. Adventureland near Des Moines, Iowa, has been employing Workampers for decades and the company needs even more help this summer. Lou Axt is the rides operations manager for Adventureland amusement park, which is located in Altoona, Iowa, near the center of the state. Adventureland features more than 100 attractions, shows, rides and eateries. There is also a full-size waterpark at the facility. What makes Lou so unique is that he an...

Today I will be interviewing new Workamper employer who is looking for people to work at RV resorts in Michigan and Ohio. Tom Barinkow is the human relations manager for Outdoor Adventures, which has 11 RV resorts scattered in Michigan and Ohio. This year will be the first year the company has hired Workampers at any of its resorts. He likes the idea of hiring Workampers because they are subject matter experts regarding what makes a resort experience fun and memorable. Because Outdoor Adventur...

One of the most important decisions RVers have to make when they jump into a full-time RV lifestyle is deciding where to call home. Today I will be speaking with two lawyers from Texas who are very experienced in domicile issues. Shawn Loring is an attorney who is licensed in Texas and California. The former CEO of Escapees, he is also an experienced financial planner. His partner, Susie Adams, has been licensed for 40 years in Texas. Together, they work at Loring Law, and issues surrounding do...

Today I will be speaking with an employer from the Houston area who has two really interesting short-term job opportunities this winter. One involves working at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, and the other working at the NCAA Final Four basketball playoffs. Megan Hypolite is a human resources manager at Aramark. She’s looking to hire 15 Workampers for two big events in Houston this winter. The Houston Livestock Show starts Feb. 28 and continues through March 19, and the NCAA Final Four t...

It’s our last podcast episode of 2022 and I’ll be interviewing a woman who will inspire you to stop talking about changing up your life “someday,” and take that all-important first step to do it now. In fact, she’ll have you anxious to go “coddiwompling” yourself in 2023. Kristy Halvorsen was living a great life. She was firefighter and paramedic who rose to the rank of lieutenant. It paid well, provided daily challenges and was very rewarding to her personally. But, she yearned for freedom to ...

Today I will be speaking with a relatively new RVer who has already identified a way to start a business on the road helping others to find fun things to do while they’re traveling. Michael Anderson and his partner, Andrea, started RVing in August. Prior to that, they both had director-level jobs in the hospitality industry. Originally from the Midwest, they moved to North Carolina for work a few years ago. They enjoyed their jobs, but now in their late-40s, Michael and Andrea realized there wa...

Today I am interviewing one of the co-hosts of two popular RV-related shows, one of which is about camping and the other pertaining to RVing in New England. John DiPietro is originally from the Boston area where he worked in radio for most of his career, first in advertising and later behind the microphone. Almost seven years ago, he partnered with Bob Zagami, the executive director of the New England RV Dealers Association, to launch a weekly live show produced every Wednesday on Facebook. Cal...

Thank you, Steve. Today I am interviewing a woman from Virginia who has been RVing with her husband since 2011, and she’s going to talk about her most recent experience Workamping in Yellowstone National Park. Linda Durst is a retired registered nurse who served in the U.S. Air Force. By the time she and her husband, Tom, both retired from the military, they had already done a lot of traveling nationally and abroad. But, they really wanted to slow down and learn more about the people and cultur...

Today, I am interviewing an expert on dealing with difficult people. It’s a topic that all of us have to contend with at some point, be it at work, in family situations or even social settings. Dr. Jeff Riggenbach is a certified behavioral consultant from Oklahoma who has some keen insight into personality traits. He is the author of a book titled “Disarming High-Conflict Personalities: Dealing with the Eight Most Difficult People in Your Life Before They Burn You Out.” Working with difficult ...

Today is a very special episode of The Workamper Show. It’s Episode 200 and we’re going to celebrate in a fun way by describing 200 different types of Workamping jobs offered by our amazing employer members. By definition, Workamping is doing any kind of work while living in an RV, so it really encompasses a lot of different opportunities in many industries. Sometimes Workamping is portrayed as just “working in a campground” or “working a job where an RV site is provided,” but those are limited...

Today I will be interviewing a full-time RVer who supports his travel lifestyle by selling healthy living products and he describes how other Workampers can do the same. Greg Wages, or Bubba as he likes to be called, is originally from Georgia. Today, he and his wife are parked at the Three Flags RV Resort in Wildwood, Fla., very close to the famed Villages which attract a lot of people over 55. Bubba is an independent business representative for Vollara, a company headquartered in Dallas, but...

Today we will have a special episode of The Workamper Show podcast. We are sharing the audio recording of a recent Workamping question-and-answer webinar hosted by Workamper News. As the creators of the Workamping industry and community, Workamper News is the best resource for learning all about how to enjoy a successful Workamping lifestyle. But, sometimes it can seem overwhelming to learn all there is to know about Workamping. In fact, newcomers often don’t even know what questions to ask. Th...

Thanks Steve. Today, I will be speaking with an employer who manages 28 campgrounds in 16 states and he needs a bunch of Workampers in 2023 and beyond. David Stafford is the director of talent acquisition for Northgate Resorts, a company based in Grand Rapids, Mich., that manages their own campgrounds under the Camp Fimfo brand, was well as several Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts. While Jellystone campgrounds tend to attract families with younger children, the Camp Fimfo properties are designed fo...

Today I will be interviewing the general manager of one of the largest Jellystone Park Camp-Resort campgrounds in America, and he’s hiring hundreds of people to work next summer. Travis Walsh is the general manager of Jellystone Park Camp-Resort in Warrens, Wisc., which is almost located in the center of the state near Tomah, where Interstate highways 90 and 94 split to head to various west coast destinations. The park is nearly equal distance from Madison, Milwaukee, Green Bay and Minneapolis ...

Today I will be speaking with a gentleman who is traveling all over Europe while he runs his business from the road. When I caught up with Roland Friedl, he was parked in western Spain in the community where he attended college more than 30 years ago. This spring, he moved full-time into his motorhome, or caravan as they call them in Europe. Prior to that, he had only used the caravan for vacations, but opted to go full-time in April. Roland travels with his dog and cat in what appears to be a...

Today, I am talking with a business owner who provides a valuable service to Workampers in that he operates a mail forwarding service, but also helps RVers establish South Dakota residency. Bill Linsenmeyer is the owner of Your Best Address. The company has been in business since 2005 and Bill took it over in 2017. It is a mail forwarding service based in Sioux Falls, S.D., but the company also helps people live a better mobile lifestyle by assisting them with things like vehicle registration, ...

Today I will be speaking with an employer who hires hundreds of Workampers for outdoor jobs in nine states. If working with all sorts of people in outdoor settings is something you enjoy, then he has an opportunity for you. Steve Werner is the president of American Land & Leisure. The company is hired to take care of different facilities for its clients, primarily the U.S. Forest Service and various utility companies that manage recreation sites near dams. The firm manages about 350 campgrounds...

Today I am going to speak with an employer who has an incredible opportunity for people to spend an entire summer at Yellowstone National Park. Holly Loomans is the human resources manager for Delaware North, which is a concessionaire for Yellowstone National Park. Holly’s job is to find people to work at the company’s 11 general stores scattered around the park. Some of the stores are really big in that they sell gift items, clothing, food, camping supplies and include restaurants as well as ...

Today I will be interviewing a couple of former police officers who have found a new life in traveling and Workamping around the country. Hakam Salahuddin, who goes by the nickname “Sal,” is a Wisconsin native who first joined the Navy in 1990 and became a police officer after he retired from the service in 2012. But, four years ago, he gave up his law enforcement career to start full-time RVing in a 23-foot Airstream. His partner, Rebecca Bailey, is from Chicago, which is about 90 minutes sou...

Today I will be speaking with a Workamper who has only had a few jobs, but lots of experience RVing. Joseph Eafrati was born and raised in West Virginia where he worked for a steel mill for 45 years until retiring in 2018. The father of three boys, their family would camp often when the kids were growing up in the 1980s. His first camper was a 16-foot travel trailer he bought at an auction. He later traded that in for a Class C motorhome, and upgraded to a Class A motorhome and eventually sett...

Today I will be interviewing an employer from a very scenic part of Virginia who is looking for Workampers next summer to help at his campground. J.C. Burchett is the manager of Walnut Hills Campground in Staunton, Va. With 150 campsites, 13 primitive cabins and nine deluxe cabins that include bathrooms and kitchens, the campground is located in the Shenandoah Valley about two hours southwest of Washington, D.C. J.C. and his wife, Lisa, took over the park in January. Prior to that, they had be...