Just to say thanks for the past 7 years as a Workamper-volunteer.

In 2011, as “Dreamers,” Peg and I began reading the bi-monthly Workamper News Magazine trying to decide if this new thing we had heard about was the thing for us. 

When we joined Workamper.com, we did so as a full member so as to receive the entire membership benefits.

In 2013, we filled out the Awesome Applicants Resume hoping that in the next several months an employer would find our resume of past experiences a fit for their RV park or campground.

In 2013, we took the next step and purchased a 2008 Damon motorhome in September, drove it to our sticks-and-bricks house and moved everything we thought we would need into it, including our house cat. 

In early October, we moved the motorhome over to a local children’s camp when I was Assistant Maintenance Director.  I had a couple weeks of work left to complete there before my summer commitment was done.  On October 17, 2013, we disconnected the MH from utilities, hitched up up the dolly and drove the car on to it, and headed south.  

I had filled our the application to work that first year for Amazon Camperforce in Campbellsvile, KY. We arrived at a campground there and made contact with Amazon only to find out that for some reason my online application had ended up in cyber-space and I had to start all over again.

After waiting 10 days at the campground, we learned that it would be late November before they would be bringing on any new people at Amazon.  We felt that staying there was not something we should do, so we packed up and headed further south. 

That evening we ended up in Grenada, MS, to spend a few days there.  We received a phone call from a campground owner and accepted our first Workamper position.  On November 1, 2013, we became official Workampers and - for a little over 7 years - have never looked back.

During that seven year time frame, we relied on Workamper News to find a fit for our lives; experiences where we would be able to help the RV park or campground in some manor. We enjoyed meeting the owners and other Workampers along the way as well great friends in the many places we’ve been.  

Some of the places that we been at include private campgrounds, two National Wildlife Refuges in Louisiana, State Parks in Colorado and South Dakota, and a Corps of Engineers project in Vermont.

Our most memorable gig was at the Northeast Texas Community College (NTCC) where we spent 3 fall and winter stops.  It was a great experience and not only did we meet new friends, but we also met new family.  Peg says that family is not always a relative, but also includes people that treat you as family.

Out last “job” was with a friend we met in 2015 in South Dakota.  We spent the summers of 2019 and 2020 at his property helping him out maintaining equipment and buildings.  It was at this last stop in 2020 we decided that for health reasons it was time to come off the road and take care of ourselves.

We were lucky to sell our motorhome there in South Dakota, which is now our home. We have settled down to another new lifestyle after traveling and seeing the USA.

We would recommend to anyone thinking about the Workamping lifestyle to give it a try, you won’t regret it. We didn’t.

Thank you, Workamper News.

- Workampers Joe and Peg C.