Working the dream life for 16+ years.
The answer to “Is workamping worth it” depends on whether or not you’ve found a job as awesome as we did at Vickers Ranch.
As more full-time RVers who workamp redefine what workamping means to them, the whole arrangement could get more complicated and bureaucratic than it needs to be.
Video details how to install Agridrain in existing lake for workamping ranch job project operating heavy equipment.
Jim demolishes an old log cabin and salvages the timbers with the right tools, and a little help from fellow workampers.
With another Lake City workamping summer behind us, we’re off to go winter full-time RVing somewhere in the Southwest.
The mountain giveth, and the mountain taketh away. All that is lost, may remain lost, but will return is other ways.
Variety work at ranch workamping job results in impromptu interior design project to craft cowboy decor for cabins.
Are you considering any remote workamping jobs? Be sure to consider these benefits and trade-offs of rural living before you accept a position.
Watch our ranch workamping video for details about our various job duties as Workampers on a working Colorado guest ranch.
Vickers Ranch guest appreciation dinner features free burger feed with good friends on Friday nights in Lake City, CO.
Anyone who has ever enjoyed dinner with the Vickers and friends atop Gold Hill will get the reference…
Truth be told, it really doesn’t get any better than enjoying great times and good eats with good friends in a beautiful place. And that’s exactly what you’ll get on Wednesday and Friday nights as a guest at Vickers Ranch.
“Gruesome” is a poor choice of words, actually, at least for anyone actually interested in workamping on a ranch.
NOTE: My intention with this post is neither to be gratuitous nor grotesque. In fact, Rene spared us all by not taking any truly gruesome pictures.
I’m only sharing this to inform potential workampers that not all workamping jobs are alike, and that when ranch workamping you may be asked to do certain things you’d rather not.
The first time Rene wrote about life and death on the farm, we had nothing to do with the disposal of the dead livestock. This time was different.
There is something deeply gratifying about doing real ranch work when workamping on a ranch.
It sure beats fixing toilets! Though as a workamper at a working guest ranch, you will likely find that both need to be done on a regular basis!
There is a vacancy at Vickers Ranch.
I know I’m not the first to ever write a tribute to Perk Vickers, and certainly I won’t be the last. But I can honestly say, I am honored to have met such an honorable man.
Have I mentioned how much I enjoy workamping at Vickers Ranch because of the opportunity I get to do some creative woodworking projects? Yeah, I thought so, maybe once or twice. Well, here’s one I’m particularly proud of.
Last year, I arrived at the ranch in time to help install and finish a similar mantle my boss made. This year, I had the honor of doing the dirty work. So I thought I would share how to make a custom log fireplace mantle like this one I made at my favorite workamping job.
Read on for tips, lots of photos, and plenty of fun with power tools!