I found out as a camp host given the fact you’re in the campground all the time versus occasional camping trips you tend to see some “different” things. In this blog I thought I’d offer some of the interesting things I’ve ran across and seen.
One is you can meet a wide variety of campers such as Melanie from Las Vegas. She was camping with her “dad” who has had her since a baby. At 33 years old she was the hit of the campground and drew quite a crowd! The kids loved her! While not your typical camper, nonetheless she enjoyed her trip to the beach. Here’s “Mel”…
Now this RV we weren’t sure what to call it so we just called it a Studebaker motor home!….
Being in the campground for so long you also see your share of “different RV’s as well. Here’s one I saw and talked to the couple. For me though I think I’d save this RV for my last camping trip!…
Some folks have to take everything including the kitchen sink when they go camping!….
And of course you have permanent residents in the campground and I became very good friends with “Rocky”. I really miss the little guy. I remember the day I had some treats in my hand and patted my leg and he ran up my pant leg, sat in my arm and gobbled his treats down. One lady almost fainted then scream to her husband she wasn’t camping here is the squirrels ran up your legs! Here’s my buddy…
He seemed to take to me right off..
Hey even campground squirrels get stressed during peak season!…
As a host sometimes you get tired of the crowd. When this happens and you need a break all you have to do is conjure up a flash flood! It works every time!
You also see many different modes of transportation. Here we have two lovely ladies cruising the campground during a time of high fuel prices….
Life in the campground as well as traveling can be very entertaining. Life on the road can be a very “educational” experience! Whether it be full-timing or RV’ing in general life is never boring.
Tony (aka Firedude)
Ralph Thomas
Squirrels can be cute but I have learned to be very upset with them and am trying all sorts of thing’s to keep them away from my travel trailer. They have chewed a hole (two holes) in my AC cover on top and chewed several wire’s into so it wouldn’t work. I repaired them only to have them do it again and this time they included in their chewing the plastic fan …..chewed it so bad I had to order a new one, I once had them chew wiring in my refrig. I understand moth balls keep them away…..if that don’t work I will see what a good pellot gun will do
Tony Cornett
Joe,
I recently retired from hosting and enjoying the “retired” life 🙂 I do know there are in Calif. anyway and other paces lots of positions available still. I get offers daily. My new seasonal site is located where I used to host and I visit the gang all the time when I’m at my anchor point. Seems to be a lot of turnover and always something available, I expected due to the economy the way it is the positions would dry up, but I have not seen that yet, even on the coast in Morro Bay. In fact to give you a basic idea below is a link to Ca. state parks immediate openings list. while some may be filled or less desirable than others there are many positions to be had. here’s the link….
http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=911
Tony
http://www.thefiredude.com
Joe
Nice post Tony.
I was wondering how the workamper thing has been around the country. I think you have a pretty regular gig. But I was wondering if you’ve heard how things are in the rest of the country with the economy the way it is.
Catchesthewind
I love the massaging squirrels. I am reminded of another incident where one squirrel was dragging his dead friend up a tree. The live squirrell had hold oh his dead friend by nthe scruff of the neck and going up the tree backwards. What an amazing sight to see.
Tony Cornett
Joseph,
Camp host duties and perks vary from state to state and agency to agency. Search my blogs here for the one titled “so you want to be a camp host eh?” and it’ll give you some basic idea. Also the Workamping forum on RV.net is a great resource for hosting and Workamping info. There’s way too much to mention in this blog, but my other post gives you an idea of some of the Ca. state parks and again the Workamping forum is full of info as well as the Full-timing forum. Join in there and ask away! You’ll get more answers than you can read in a day. 😉
Joseph Kleinsmith
Not ever being one, Just what are all the duties of a campground host??
What are the perks of the job??
Tony Cornett
Thanks Christina and Genevieve.;.) I miss my squirrel friend Rocky. In this day and age you have to let your hair down and enjoy some of the free basics of life. 🙂 Makes for a much nicer day.
Tony
http://www.thefiredude.com
Genevieve
I posted something to my facebook about this article. I had to point out the massaging squirrels! It is very funny.
To post this to another social media site, you just need to click one of the little buttons at the bottom of the article! It’s easy and a cool way to share.
Christina Bullock
Great post, Tony! Thank you so much for bringing some extra joy to my day.
I love squirrels, so those photos really cracked me up! What a hoot!