Working the dream life for 17+ years.
With one week left of our final year workamping at Vicker’s Ranch, our second annual Eat, Shop Local Lake City Challenge was another huge success. We haven’t left this little town or purchased a single gallon of diesel fuel since we got here in June, and we’re eating really well.
With distances like this between us and the nearest “real” grocery stores, you may be asking: How do you do it?
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!
Workampers have been all over the media lately and RVers are buzzing about the Harper’s Magazine article called “The End of Retirement: When You Can’t Afford to Stop Working.”
This week a few hot debates occurred in the We Love Workamping Facebook Group, mostly in agreement with my view that this article is pure sensationalism and misrepresents the full-time RVing lifestyle. One group member wrote to the author to share his own story, and she responded to his email with the following:
Does Jim look like a decrepit, old workamper who’s down on his luck?
Sadly, the image of old, broke and destitute full-time RVing workampers is now being promoted all over TV, radio and the Internet.
What kind of RV sites do workampers get? See photos from our many workamping RV site accommodations over the years!
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!
It’s turning out to be another happy workamping summer at Vickers Ranch!
One of the best things I like about workamping on the ranch, besides working with my crazy wife and a bunch of other fun folks, is the opportunity I get to be creative—with access to the tools I need to do just about anything.
Sure, ranch work is hard, but between repairing screen doors, troubleshooting toilets and washing Jeeps, I get to create fun projects like these handmade log slab benches…
In case you missed it, we have published a new page to help answer any questions about workamping you may have!
After working as workampers at various different jobs, and writing about our workamping experiences, for more than seven years, we have added a Workamping Page here in the LiveWorkDream blog!
Ever wonder what workampers do? Well, that depends on the type of workamping job.
Vickers Ranch seeks workamping RVing couple for summer 2014 season in Lake City Colorado.
Book review of So, You Want to Be a Workamper? by full-time RVers John and Kathy Huggins.
First day of freedom on the road after summer workamping at Vickers Ranch in Lake City Colorado.
NuRVers stop to party in Lake City Colorado during their annual road trip to Burning Man.
The challenges of workamping and running a business on the road as full-time RVers.
Challenges of making money while full-time RVing workamping and running a small business.
The challenges of online shopping for home and food when remote workamping in Colorado.