The Workamper Show Podcast

Today I am interviewing a campground employee from Connecticut who is looking for a Workamping couple to work at a facility that caters primarily to seasonal residents. Peter Hornat is a fifth-generation worker at Laurel Lock Campground in Oakdale, Conn. Although Peter is 39 years old himself, the family-owned campground has been in business for 60 years along the shore of Gardner Lake and adjacen...

Today I am interviewing a campground owner in a very scenic part of New Hampshire who is looking for some Workampers to take care of a variety of duties this summer. Dan Grossman has owned Ames Brook Campground near Ashland, N.H., for six years. The campground itself has been in operation since the 1960s. It is located a few miles from Squam Lake, which was the setting for the movie “On Golden Pon...

Photo: Workamper Charlie Parrish with Cash, his chief engineer, when “Choo-Choo Charlie” is driving the train. Today I am interviewing a man from California who discovered Workamping while talking to a Workamper while tent camping at a beach in the northern part of the state. Charlie Parrish worked as a call center manager for a health care company for many years. When COVID forced the...

This week, I have something a little different for you. Knowing that it’s still the holiday season and many listeners are traveling or with family, I decided to try an experiment. I’m going to interview a computer regarding the pros and cons of Workamping and the RV lifestyle. There has been a lot of talk lately about artificial intelligence and what it means for many industries. It&#8...

Today I am speaking with a man who operated a seasonal business in Michigan, then traveled full-time with his wife and four children during the winter months. The experience opened his eyes to a new way of renting RVs. Garr Russell is the founder and CEO of Fireside RV Rental. The company is based in Florida, where the family settled down after full-time RVing for many years. They got into the RV...

Today I have a great opportunity for someone who likes to hunt, and help other people to enjoy a successful hunting experience. I’ll be talking with an employer from Texas who operates a ranch specifically catering to hunters. Bill Morgan owns South Texas Ranch. It’s a property that has been in his family for four generations. When it started, the business focused solely on cattle. Today, the 700-...

Today we are going to talk about a rather stinky problem impacting almost all full-time RVers as well as weekend users, and that’s how to control odors in RV holding tanks. I’ll be speaking with an expert who has some simple advice for controlling odors and keeping tanks relatively clean. Sue Rassmussen is the owner of Royal Flush RV. It is a company she started to professionally clean out RV hold...

Today I am interviewing the owners of a Michigan family campground established in 1974. Since then, it has doubled in size and serves as a base camp for a plethora of activities in the region. Dave and Jill Cordray are the owners of White River RV Park and Campground near Montague and Whitehall, Michigan. The 300-site campground is situated on 300 acres of property along the White River and Sand C...

Today I am interviewing a man who has been RVing with his wife for more than nine years. What makes their situation unique is that they work remote jobs in addition to Workamping positions. Ari Adler and his wife, Jessi, are originally from Michigan. When they first started RVing, they lived in a Class B motorhome. Today, they have a 30-foot Airstream Flying Cloud travel trailer that was specifica...

Today I am interviewing a couple who is living the best of both worlds. She has a remote job producing content for an RV website, and he works as a musician entertaining people at RV parks. Todd and Terri Nighswonger have been RVing since 2018. They originally started in a 37-foot travel trailer. The couple was living in Arkansas at the time where both of them had careers in public relations and p...

Today I am interviewing a couple from Maine who just took over the campground which has been in their family for years. Workampers play a big role in serving guests at the campground and helping to ensure it runs smoothly. Sarah and Pip Bell are the new owners of Dixon’s Campground, which is a small family-owned facility with 125 sites located near Cape Neddick, Maine. It is only 12 miles from the...

I have a fun interview for you today. I’ll be speaking with a woman who authored “The 50 States Bucket List,” a book which describes things to do in every state and offers space to journal details of the trip. I interviewed Jessica Laughlin, the author of “The 50 States Bucket List” months ago. I appreciate her patience as we worked through a whole bunch of interviews with Workampers and employers...

Today I am speaking with a representative from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service who describes a beautiful opportunity to volunteer for a few months at a wildlife refuge near the northern California coast. Denise Seeger is the visitor services assistant for the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge near Eureka, CA, which is located about 100 miles south of the Oregon border. Her agency is tasked...

Today I will be interviewing a couple who has been RVing in a recently-renovated school bus. They have enjoyed some interesting experiences and discovered a way to earn a few extra dollars by finding jobs in the local community in addition to their Workamping jobs. Allen and Mandy Hallengren were in Leavenworth, Wash., working at a KOA when I interviewed them several months ago. While Allen was in...

Today is a special day for The Workamper Show. We are releasing our 300 th episode. It’s quite a milestone for our five-year-old podcast. We will celebrate the occasion with a special show about finding the ideal Workamping job. Today’s episode is actually hosted by Jody Anderson Duquette and her husband, Luke. They became the owners of Workamper News a few years ago when Jody’s parents retired af...

Today, I will be speaking with the owner of a West Virginia family campground which avoided Hurricane Helene and is seeking a manager and six to eight other Workampers next year. Kevin St. Luarent is the owner of Tiny Mobile Living. It is a company that started buying up RV parks and campgrounds during the pandemic. As the former director of a church camp, Kevin said the business is ideally suited...

Today I am interviewing a ranger with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service about an exciting opportunity for Workampers on Long Island in New York. Ann Marie Chapman works for the National Wildlife Refuge System, which has 10 units scattered across Long Island, five of which are open to the public. Together, the properties encompass 6,800 acres. The beautiful thing about Long Island is that it’s 45...

If you love cherries or anything to do with cherries, today’s podcast will be especially interesting to you. I am interviewing a representative from Cherry Republic as well as one of the company’s current Workampers. Madison Partak is the recruitment manager for Cherry Republic, which is located in Glen Arbor, Mich. She is joined by Michael Ristow, who is just wrapping up a fun summer season Worka...

Today I am interviewing a representative from RVshare who offers advice on how new Workampers can jump into the lifestyle. She also offers information about how any RVer can make money when not using their RVs. Maddi Bourgerie is the senior director of communications for RVshare. It’s a company based in Austin, Texas, that enables people to make money by renting out their RVs when they aren’t bein...

Today I am speaking with the CEO of an island resort in Vermont who is looking for up to 50 Workampers to spend the summer serving guests. Gary Margolis is the CEO of Apple Island Resort , which is an active adult community located in South Hero, Vt., on a rather large island on Lake Champlain. The luxury resort has 300 RV sites, several cabins and a large Airbnb guest house as well as a marina ca...

Today, I am speaking with two representatives of a hotel chain with properties near Yellowstone National Park. The company is looking for help next season. During the interview, manager Roy Dougay is joined by Workamper Debbie Wood. Kelly Inns has three locations in West Yellowstone, Mont., and one location in Cody, Wyo. One West Yellowstone hotel has 139 rooms, another has 79 and the third has 75...

Today I will be interviewing a woman who is looking for Workampers to sell products at big-box stores, like Sam’s Club, but in different communities as they travel the country. Debra Ratzlaff works for Twin Towers Trading, a 50-year-old company considered to be a pioneer in demonstration sales. At one time, the New Jersey company was located inside the Twin Towers skyscrapers in New York City. The...

Today I am interviewing the woman responsible for organizing the largest RV show in the country, and she explains why people need to attend this year’s show. Heather Leach is the executive director of the Pennsylvania RV and Camping Association. The organization puts on America’s Largest RV Show (aka the Hershey RV Show), which takes place Sept. 11 to 15 at the Giant Center in Hershey....

This week is an interview with the co-founder of LiveWorkDream – Jim Nelson – who is a big advocate for people who run businesses from their RVs. He will be co-leading a workshop for RV entrepreneurs at the upcoming Hershey America’s Largest RV Show in Pennsylvania in September. Lots of things have been happening in Jim’s life and business since he was last on the podcast in 2021...

Today I am interviewing a couple whose jobs left them so stressed out that it put their lives in danger before finding solace in Workamping. Connie and David Miller are from Pennsylvania. David owned a construction business while Connie was involved in social services by training social workers and police officers to recognize children caught in child sex trafficking. Both jobs were super-stressfu...