So this morning I went to register for my spot in the Fort Sam Houston RV park, and guess who I ran into at the office. Yup, you guessed it. I walked in the door and said "Hey Phil" and you should have seen the look on his face. After I laughed I told him that I follow them on TH-cam. Well, we hit it off and my wife and I spent about 1 hour chatting with them. These folks are very real. I enjoyed that time visiting with them. Hopefully, we get to visit a bit more before they have to go. As a new RVer, I have already learned so much from them in that one hour of conversation. You guys are awesome and I continue to say, you are my favorite military RVer couple in TH-cam.
Hey new friend!! We love every minute of our chat. You guys are just so easy to talk to and chat with. We wish you the best as you transition to full time life! I know you guys are going to love the ability to visit with everyone you love on your own time frame! See ya around the park.
Check to see if they are giving you a 1099 at the end of the year so you pay taxes, some RV parks will do this. They'll put a monetary valve on the work you'll done so they can write it off.
I had a couple jobs when I was young in which I had to clean up after others. It definitely gave me more respect for other people’s spaces and for the people who clean up after me at work/on vacation etc.
You are right, people see the fabric sheets they drop, They do not care, Thank you, and the folks out there that help keep these facilities clean for those who care.
I'm on a workcamping gig now as we speak, care taker of a private ranch. Most gigs are based on a low salary. You need to be careful with the hours expected from you in exchange for a RV site, normally around 20 hours a week. Lets say your labor is worth $12-$15 an hour , that would be around a $1000 a month of labor just in exchange for the site with hookups. They got very lucky with these clean restrooms. I was a camp host at a very busy National Park, lasted about a month. Worked my butt off, most campers were complete pigs, having to clean campsites and restrooms every day. There are some great workcamping gigs out there, just do your research before committing. Any questions, I'll be happy to reply. Almost forgot, if you are a handyman, basic electrical, plumbing, painting, you can do very well, these positions are in high demand. Great video!
Great advice about camp hosting. I suggest surgical mask and gloves when cleaning bathrooms especially toilets. Both are pretty cheap to buy. "Particles" can become airborne when scrubbing, sweeping etc. Airborne particles can make you sick it's also a good idea to change and clean your clothing in sanitizer after cleaning bathrooms. Too many really nasty germs lurking about in human waste to take chances.
I’m a housekeeper at a college! I made this seven year investment to save money since free tuition is one of the benefits. Our son graduated this past May with two degrees in fours years, so he got the most for this mommas toilet cleaning dollar! We are looking forward to doing extended travel in our fifth wheel and hosting/work amping is something we will be considering. No bathhouse cleaning fear after looking after college kids.😂Thanks for your easy laid back videos with great information.
Wow! I bet you are one proud MOM!! You worked hard for the money and it will pay off big. Just think of all the ways that education will change his life and generations to come! Phils Mom did the same job at a college in up state NY and said the same thing....never again! But there are tons of options that dont include bathrooms.
We camp host for WA State Parks year round in different parks!! We love it! No bathrooms😊 Rangers clean them. We work 28 hrs a week (14 ea.) on our schedule with 2 days off. We clean campsites sell firewood/ice and answer questions and dump trash. We choose which parks we want to go to.
We camphosted at John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park in Key Largo, FL last summer and are returning to do it again this summer. We worked great people (including Thomas and Stacy of I’m Not Lost, I’m RVing). We are already booked at a Colorado SP next fall for 6 weeks too. I agree with wanting shorter gigs and we won’t commit to more than 6weeks. Great video! See you on the road!
I was just looking at that park! That would be the BEST!! Wow! We love Stacy and Thomas! I could do that gig! And Colorado is so beautiful all year around. I hope you love it there too.
Thank you, we are really close to accepting a camphosting postion this upcoming year. It will be 40hrs with pay. So we will be getiing one of only two spots with full hookups and internet. Looking forward to it because the place is located just down the road from where my family lives. So, we get to stay there and be near family too. Very excited.
I saw what you did there Phil 😉 (...I wouldn't sign up for LANDSCAPING, I know my limitations...really have to DIG in the WEEDS and ask..." Thanks for the honest review of your first short term camp hosting gig. I agree that I would hate cleaning up the bathrooms as well (why are people so messy and inconsiderate?) and I also do not think I could do longer than a month in one place. Stir crazy is a good way to describe how I would feel too.
It is good for a month but not what we signed up for when we sold it all. But occasionally it is nice to stop and regroup so this is the perfect way to do it!
Way to set the example by getting in there and doing the dirty jobs! Brings back memories of Simple green and pine oil! Great video and awesome info! I plan to utilize the military campground system as much as possible and being a camp host is something I had not considered but I will now. Thanks guys and safe travels!
Hey guys Enjoyed the video. We have worked in National Parks, Civil War Battlefields. Wife worked in the office and did talks to grade school kids with her teacher background. I worked in the field doing talks, on the battle, equipment, number of troops, time of the year and soforth, families living on the battlefield. It was a extremely interesting thing to do. We met a lot of folks, shot the canons during displays plus the talks. We only worked three days each week and stayed for two months. We would definitely do it again.
We used to workcamp at Paintsville Lake in Paintsville Ky. at the Army Corp., beautiful place, great people. Lots of fun. Close to town and the home of Country Singer Loretta Lynn. Check it out.
@@todayissomeday Yeah it was awesome. And right within the park is the Mountain homeplace museum. Awesome things inside, live concerts in the grounds at time. 😊 Then down the road I'd the country music museum with also live local band inside. It's awesome. You can tour Loretta's Homeplace as well. And don't forget the country store of her cousin down the road. It's called Webb's grocery. 😊
“I wouldn’t sign up to do any kind of landscaping because of my limitations.” “So, you have to dig into the weeds and ask those kind of questions.” Wow! Was that a scripted analogy? If so I’m impressed by your poetry. BTW time was 7:01
Nope, that is another Philism! You guys havent really heard any of his 'isms yet. They were referred to as Chiefisms and then Secoisms....I guess now that he's retired they are Philims. Although, some of those military references really aren't meant for our videos!
I live in the foothills of North Carolina. And we love camping in the mountains. It’s very beautiful in the summer was well in the fall. I hope you enjoy your stay in October.
Enjoy your videos. My wife and I are Volunteer Campground Host at Stone Mountain State Park in North Carolina, normally for the month of April. We have done this 5 years and really enjoyed it. And no we don’t have to clean bathhouses. Great campground, people, walking trails and park and we get to see the leaves form on the trees
Thank U..... Thank U.... you two are just loads of information...... husband and I are on a 3 year plan or sooner.... to being on the road.. RV life !!! Retired Army here... Can not wait to start this adventure.... !!!!
i am a work camper in cda idaho i do maintenance upgrades and do 7 bathrooms and 2 laundry rooms i don't mind it at all except the occasional vandalism it pays the rent and the owners are the the best people i've met
Considering those NAVY tees, you should be used to head duty! Mine was spent in the forward head on a Knox Class Frigate. When I finally made Petty Officer 3RD Class, my LPO put me in charge of the seamen (in the forward head). At least you don't have to stand Mess Duty!
Thanks! I am a realist so I have a hard time sticking with all the sweet as roses dialog! We have fun and we are loving life but life is never perfect!
You will be in the North Carolina Mtns the best time of the year. That is where we live. We are heading to Seward, AK to volunteer at the Sea Life Center this year.
We just signed up for our first camp hosting gig. We are headed to the mountains of Colorado for the summer. Y’all are welcome to swing on by. Average daily temp in July is 80.
If you are at a military base in site its a lot more organized with less stuff to deal with, from our experiences with the camcamps we always find then to be some of our favorite places to stay! Good Luck - we are doing our first work camp gig starting in April... Can't wait it should be a amazing fun time in Yellowstone for six months! Just hope we didn't freeze. Have fun guys , I enjoy all your videos
try this...it works great (my work w/ older folks n health care ) use organic orange essential oil (or lavender-or whatever floats ur boat ( or RV :) under ur nose area, therefore u smell the oil not poop ...
Hi from NC. Navy brat (dad 25 years in subs). Love your channel. Camp hosted for first time last summer in SW Colorado at a state park. Heading out next month for second tour (this time for five months). Bathrooms cleaned by private contractor. Work three days, off four. Truly enjoyed interacting with folks. Safe travels.
We hosted for 5 months at a state park in Oregon. We did not have to clean bathrooms and if there were any bio-hazards in campsites or cabins (from kids coming out to party for instance) we just had to report it to the rangers and they would handle it. Expectations were low, but they were happy if you went above and beyond. An example of this is I helped stack a few cords of wood that were dumped outside the wood shed. All told we loved it and would do it again. The only downside my wife didn't like was she felt like she was on display and on duty 24x7 because we were in the marked camp host site. She has a bit of persecution complex and I didn't feel that at all. State Parks also tend to put limits of a couple of months per position or in the park, so it is easy to set up your duty for as little as a month at a time if you want to stay mobile.
I should add we did this during the winter and there were points where we had over a foot of snow. There were times when we knew there was only one other person, the other camp host, in the whole park and it felt a bit like The Shining, but that was pretty neat.
Retired Navy AS-1. I've heard almost all of the acronyms, including Never Again Volunteer Yourself. Uncle Sam's Misguided Children; Air Force Thunder Chickens; Land Loving Coasties. The Army one is new to me. Very good though.
We've camphosted the past 2 summers. Bad experience with a county park in Oregon and an AWESOME experience with a COE Park in Truckee, CA where we are actually going back again this year to host! Like you said, do your homework and research everything about that particular park.
I was a volunteer Camp Host at a year round county campground in Oregon. 7 days a week. Camp money collection, balancing and deposit. Bathrooms, showers, laundry cleanup, garbage pickup daily. I was kind of a slave to that job.
The wife and I are big time interested in how are we going to make money?!?! We are planning this now, for our adventure to start in five years. Camp hosting is one that we have heard the bad good and ugly on, and yet have not seen many videos on. With the wife who already is a custodian for an ISD, and I am in IT ( been called, Network Engineer, Geek, IT Janitor). We feel with our always work ethic and knowledge base we should be able to find work. We appreciate you guys sharing with us. Thank you.
@Team Mogo They are able to save money because they dont pay for their site and they are debt free other than the rig. Dave Ramsey helped them as he did us
Phill on "Doody Duty" - priceless moment! hahahaha. (Sorry guys, I just could not resist. Somebody gotta do it. Better you than me. HAHA) Safe travels, y'all!
WE have thought about it but we would have a hard time staying put in one place for longer 2 weeks, maybe a month but certainly no longer. Good job guys. You will love NC.
We just spent 6 months work camping in a RV park in Arizona. Only My husband had to work. He was a gate guard for two days a week. It was worth it for the free spot and had plenty of time to explore and do the things we wanted to do.
Last year we planned to spend our summer doing this type of trade work for campsite duty. We talked to a few places and a person also asked us to take her and spouse's place just like you did, however it was a LONG way from where we were at, it turned out to be an old trailer park and their expectations for us were huge, bathrooms, 24 hr on call, office and landscape! We gave notice there and signed on with a chain type campground about 150 mi away, again things were immediately not going to be what owners described before we arrived. Normally, our good-nature would be to just grin and bear it but the sacrifice would be our 2 little dogs (and us) being upset all day long, daily, so we left within 1 hr. The next 3 months was a series of similar disappointments, including an on-site security assignment that we were offered a very long distance away but paid actual $$$ plus a site, so we felt that we could work very hard for that type of arrangement, we rushed to the site, no work started for 2 weeks and our resources had been stretched thin and they asked us to pay a huge amt of $$ for the site which was a mudhole on the side of a road,until the work would start. At this point we had met our boiling point and headed for home, greatly disappointed in people in general. How can they lie to people, get them to travel great distances and then treat them like day laborers or less? We feel that until campgrounds understand our situation, we would never do hosting again unless it was 20 miles from our house and we had a written contract. This video was honest and will help others foresee that things are not all rosy like cg owners portray. Basically it sounds like you together worked 80 hrs a month, lets say equal to $10/hr $800 for a $350 site, thats how much Escapees Club charges for really nice sites for a month and you pay elec. That is wrong of them. The final cg we tried, they parked us in a ditch about 10ft from I10 in New Mexico.....we woke up the next morning and told them we were going to retire from camp hosting!
That is just crazy! I am sorry to hear about your terrible experiences with camp hosting. If you every decide to do it again I would recommend you try the federal agencies. They are regulated and have very specific job descriptions and contracts. National park service or Army Corps of Engineers would be excellent choices.
Latrine Queen duty, love it. LOL. You two make us laugh all the time. We are still working through your videos, have you considered review on different military famcamps? Thank you for great videos.
We are fulltimers who retired 3 years ago. We workamp in the summer months out west, in the winter we have spent time on our RV lot in Florida. Now we find we prefer being active rather than sitting. We hit the road April 1st heading back out west to workamp April-Sept at a private campground, paid for all hours worked 2 days off per week more if we want it. We find it is a great way to supplement SS income and add to the savings acct. We will not be returning to Florida in the winter, we have rented out our lot, we will be wintering in Arizona, exploring and enjoying the trails on our side by side!
Sounds like you have a great gig!! We were in AZ this past winter and had a great time. I hope you love it too. Dont forget to hit up the Desert Bar. It is so fun!
Just found your channel yesterday and have been binge watching since. Enjoyable and informative. We are retired and selling our sticks and bricks and joining you probably by July. See you out there!
I have to say you two do really Great informative videos with a lot of fun humor !! You Guys have moved up to one of my favorites!! When I hit the road soon I hope to run into you Guys some where!! Waving from Dallas Texas!! Blessed Travels!!
Love y'alls videos. Keep up the great work. Ain't no way that a squid doesn't or can't clean a head !!! HAHA You are right though, if you've got a job to do, put your head down, suck it up and full speed ahead. Really enjoy y'all spending time with us and giving us a peak into y'alls life. God bless. May you have fair weather, following seas and good roads ahead.👍👍
We did two small gives in 2016 & 2017 prior to full-timing. First gig was six-weeks strictly working check at a State Park. Second gig was for two & half months, weekend check-ins and they help launch canoes and kayaks at a County Park. Like you both, small gigs and then up and adam are more our forte.
We are 80 and 78 and have hosted about 8 seasons and love it. We go beyond the call of duty giving our time to campers day and night ---- literally We have 4 bath houses and 45 sites to do every day. Campers love how fresh we keep them However after all these seasons of absolutely perfect work they won't renew our contract next season just because l called a couple of times politely telling how their rules weren't being followed by our management. Unbelievable and cruel --- we want to work and we DO the work. Even on our day off
Wow, didn’t see y’all jumping into that as quick as you did. Have interest in the host thing so going to see how y’all do and think on it. Good latrine queen work! 😷Good Luck....
I enjoy you traveling why'll I watch i had the camping seen why' ll my kids were young i had a stroke two years ago i was very lucky recovered just can't drive. We take care of farm land.
I just saw this and it is quite hilarious! Phil was an E-8 before his commission and did HATE it when people walked on our grass. He had a little competition with the neighbor.
Watching you clean the heads reminded me of my young sailors aboard George Washington. I'd ask them how they're doing and the answer was generally something like, "sir, this is not what I had in mind when I joined the Navy after watching Top Gun." Priceless. Great episode.
Great video, even as a manager for a cleaning company this would be no big deal for us. Can't wait to get out there and be a camp host. But very grateful that you talked about the hours involved, because we would not care to have to clean restrooms 5 days a week and having more free time would be a must.
Too funny, You guys are a trip! Susan and I love watching yas... (Subed and belled) We are about to get into the full time RV/CAMPING/BOON-DOCKING outdoor adventure thing as well. 24 years and DONE...lol Still working on our video editing skills... If you ever decide to come visit Alaska please feel free to catch up with us.., and pick our brains. We might pick yours from time to time if yas done mind the teach, coach, mentor mentality! Until then- Be You, Be True, and always Be safe! Keep up the great videos!
Thanks AOA!! Congrats on going full time! You will love the lifestyle. The editing will get better over time.....ours has improved with each video. Alaska is on the list....just dont know when. We love sharing what we know and don't know for that matter.....pick away!
Watched this as we sit in the last site you were in, watching for the last guest of the day to show up! Best thing about camp hosting is definitely all the people you meet! We have so many new friends! I'll be stealing your line about the Complaint department being elsewhere! Haha
Workamping I think it’s great, helps you make money and save money to enjoy this lifestyle. There is nothing wrong with cleaning bathrooms, if it pays the bill shit yeah! Pun intended. 😂 ❤️
Once ou have spent a summer cleaning restrooms at a city park it will never bother you again...unless there are needles lying around. Thanks for the video about hosting. Good to know.
Cleaning that head made you miss Basic Training, didn't it, Phil? Come on, 'fess up, buddy. Great stuff, as always, you two. Thanks for taking us along for the ride. (Go Air Force!)
I salute you both God bless you the can looked spotless think about a piece of land that is central to all your travels and family put up a big metal canopy with SEW trust me its a must and then when you want to rock and roll you can just drive out. You always have a home base.
Sweet! I think after we get the chance to semi “vacation” the country, we might be up for a position like this. There’s an opening right now in our town, Cedar Point Campground in NC, great little 40 site State Park, but we haven’t had a chance to see the country yet. Semper Fi, “Omar & Maria’s Great (RV) Adventure” OUT.
Really good and honest information. We are planning to RV the country in 2 yrs and are already wanting to learn if it’s doable. We have thought about some working stops, but are just now investigating that aspect. Have fun guys. Great attitude. Thanks and happy camping. 👏🏼💕👏🏼
Another great video. I loved you bringing in the “real” definition of the acronym NAVY. I’m with you I cleaning toilets too. Especially after someone else.
Absolutely love your videos and info!! We just purchased our first RV and are "weekenders" for now, but are hoping that within the year we will be full time RVing :) Best of luck with your next Camp Host job in NC - we live in NC and the state parks in NC are Awesome! Welcome to NC!
Thanks! I am glad to hear you are enjoying your RV until you hit the road. I really wish we had been part-timers, anytimers, or sometimers before hitting the road. It is our only regret because we love this life.
It would take quite a commitment to stay long term in a spot where you knew you would have to clean the bathrooms. Congratulations on finding on that you won't have to do that.
Really enjoyed your video. Y'all compliment each other very well. Thank you for this information!!! Something I'll be interested in doing in the future once I'm out there. And, thank you both for your service. My dad is disabled retired from the Navy. 1968. GO NAVY!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I was a latrine queen on the bowling team during my Air Force bootcamp days almost forty years ago, looking to RVing full time in about two years working as we go and don't think i would have any issues cleaning toilets again specially since I've been plumbing and fixing toilets since. Hope to meet ya'll out there.
We have done this for years in Florida and I am at the point now where I will never again do bath houses. My husband got a bacterial infection that almost killed him. He had to go daily for IV antibiotics for almost a year from a bath house in St. Augustine. He was so sick that the Dr even said they did not know if they could keep him alive 48 hours. They kept asking us where had we traveled out of the country because they had only seen this in feces of people from third world countries. We had not traveled out of the state but at this park it seems every one thought taking a dump in the shower was where they were supposed to do it. (State Park) I enjoy working ranger stations and nature centers but will never again go where bath houses are involved and last year when we went out I refused to do it at all. Not my idea of a vacation at all. But also in Florida you cant get a winter job because all the snow birds come here and take every single job available all winter long and only crazies or desperate people for a place to live will do it in the summers here.
While you don't plan to work a long time at one place, people need to consider that if they are going to be in one location for say 3+ months, there better be a lot to do and see in the area, otherwise they might get bored on their days off.
NAVY = Never Again Volunteer Yourself - LOL! Good one! My nephew is on active duty now; I'll have to run that by him. We're very proud of him, but he can't wait to get out.
I joked about it my whole 27 year career. I would recommend anyone in stay in! They don't know how good they have it UNTIL they get out! The benefits that they receive are the best going right now, not to mention they already have a job. All they have to do is show up and do their job. My Son is active duty Navy now and I tell him those things all the time!!!
No latrine duty! Has anyone given you a hard time when you approached them about leaving/arriving on time? What park are you playing host at in NC in Oct?
Great video you both did a great job but Phil how many times did Stacy have to go back and check out the work on the commode lol so where in NC you be going to to do your hosting gig
I'm a work camper here in Florida. i work 24 hours a week 6 hours per day. From October to May. I work the grounds which includes minor electric and plumbing . We also escort RV's to there sites . But no bathroom cleaning lol.
Many campground host jobs require cleaning restrooms. I have done custodian work before so that doesn't bother me. I personally think the women's bathrooms can be the worst. I know people who have hosted at COE parks and they say it all depends upon the ranger(s) you are working with. Rule #1 always do you homework and read what previous host have to say.
Well another great video and Phil had me “spitting out my coffee” on his bathroom feed backs....I am with others on cleaning up after other people 😕😕. Love you guys....
You, Me & the RV I’m sure you are told a lot about how good your videos are but I want you two to know just how great you are. Your personality reflect fun and happiness but I’m sure there are days when it’s just the opposite 😳 Well I just wanted to let you know how much we enjoy seeing you two in your videos and maybe someday....we’ll see you on the road 😊😃
@@prrthead21 Awww thanks so much!! I hope that is what we convey because that is our goal. We really are having the time of our lives and we want that to show. Is it perfect....no way! Do we we get on each others nerves....all the time. But who wants to see that?? I just want everyone to see the possibility this life can bring. I can't imagine going back to the normal 9-5 grind!
You, Me & the RV Oh believe me we know about the 24/7 togetherness LOL. I retired two years ago and hubby two years before that, so when I joined him in retirement bliss.....I don’t have to tell you what hit the fan🤣😂 But we got into a rhythm together and life is good....🤔 You know though showing those not so “fun” days may give people the reality some might need to see. I don’t have to tell how expensive it is to get into this lifestyle and maintain and I bet there’s a lot of people who don’t think this all the way through. Anyway keep up the great work!!!!! See you on the road....someday😊
I was an HT, who NEVER did head duty. E-3 at SIMA Norfolk, welding shop. Went to welding school received my Nuc welding certification. Went to my first ship as an E-4, R-1 Welding shop. I watched it once, (from a safe distance). HT1 Retired
@@navygroundtraveler6884 Overachiever! I was on the Acadia in 90-92 during the Gulf War, and was able to work on the Tripoli and Princeton after the the floating mines. It was interesting but my only ship tour during my 5 year stint.
Never heard the acronym before for NAVY . How long were ya's in the Navy for ? Phil you looked really sharp in your Navy uniform at the beginning of your vlogs . Stacy any pictures of you in your Navy dress uniform? What were your jobs in the Navy ? I was an Inventory Management Specialist in the Air Force ' 71 - ' 75 .
Phil 27 years, Stacy 5 years Sadly, I have no pictures of me in my dress uniform. I was young and dumb and thought I looked fat in uniform so I didnt take pictures. I only have pics of me in my work uniform goofing off and one of me when I was frocked to E4.
My husband took a 5 month job in FL, and though I am grateful that we were in nice weather, it is much too long. I have been itching for months to up and move!!
Not many places in winter FL to move to. Everywhere fills up. Enjoy were you are or you may find yourself going back to the cold or going from interstate rest areas to rest area and Walmart to Walmart.
Six months is a long time in one place! And 40 hours a week is too much if you are retired. If you are not retired and need the money, I guess it’s good security. It better have full hookup and a primo spot. I loved the list of questions to ask before you sign up.
Read my posted comment. We tried out several locations last summer, they assign the worse sites they have. Our first one the workcamper site was right next to the office and clubhouse in Wa, doper owners. Our last site was in a ditch 10ft off I10 in New Mexico.
The bathrooms. In college part of my duties we’re cleaning the restrooms in the Student Union. 😬😬 not perfect but you know. I learned that the ladies were the messiest - (disclaimer, in this neck of the woods.) I sit to pee so ladies focus.!! 🙂🙂
I would guess that size of the campground and its condition might be a consideration in choosing a campground. Met a host couple at the combined base in Charleston SC. Very new small and the hosts that we met since we stayed next to them indicated they would come back to that campground to host anytime they could. Wonder if you have been there?
So this morning I went to register for my spot in the Fort Sam Houston RV park, and guess who I ran into at the office. Yup, you guessed it. I walked in the door and said "Hey Phil" and you should have seen the look on his face. After I laughed I told him that I follow them on TH-cam. Well, we hit it off and my wife and I spent about 1 hour chatting with them. These folks are very real. I enjoyed that time visiting with them. Hopefully, we get to visit a bit more before they have to go. As a new RVer, I have already learned so much from them in that one hour of conversation. You guys are awesome and I continue to say, you are my favorite military RVer couple in TH-cam.
Hey new friend!! We love every minute of our chat. You guys are just so easy to talk to and chat with. We wish you the best as you transition to full time life! I know you guys are going to love the ability to visit with everyone you love on your own time frame! See ya around the park.
Check to see if they are giving you a 1099 at the end of the year so you pay taxes, some RV parks will do this. They'll put a monetary valve on the work you'll done so they can write it off.
And this is why we love you guys!! Thanks for the info! I didnt think about this.
Great point!
I had a couple jobs when I was young in which I had to clean up after others. It definitely gave me more respect for other people’s spaces and for the people who clean up after me at work/on vacation etc.
You are right, people see the fabric sheets they drop, They do not care, Thank you, and the folks out there that help keep these facilities clean for those who care.
Thank you for ALL you both do:)
If you like fall colors I suggest upstate New York and South down into Pennsylvania on the northwest end
I'm on a workcamping gig now as we speak, care taker of a private ranch. Most gigs are based on a low salary. You need to be careful with the hours expected from you in exchange for a RV site, normally around 20 hours a week. Lets say your labor is worth $12-$15 an hour , that would be around a $1000 a month of labor just in exchange for the site with hookups. They got very lucky with these clean restrooms. I was a camp host at a very busy National Park, lasted about a month. Worked my butt off, most campers were complete pigs, having to clean campsites and restrooms every day. There are some great workcamping gigs out there, just do your research before committing. Any questions, I'll be happy to reply. Almost forgot, if you are a handyman, basic electrical, plumbing, painting, you can do very well, these positions are in high demand. Great video!
Thanks so much for the info! Its great to get insight from our experienced hosts!
Great advice about camp hosting. I suggest surgical mask and gloves when cleaning bathrooms especially toilets. Both are pretty cheap to buy. "Particles" can become airborne when scrubbing, sweeping etc. Airborne particles can make you sick it's also a good idea to change and clean your clothing in sanitizer after cleaning bathrooms. Too many really nasty germs lurking about in human waste to take chances.
Good Call!
@@todayissomeday I ran a health club for several years. I learned that otherwise clean and healthy looking folks can harbor some pretty nasty bugs. :)
@@tinagraham3883 I am a nurse practitioner so I agree completely with that statement!
I’m a housekeeper at a college! I made this seven year investment to save money since free tuition is one of the benefits. Our son graduated this past May with two degrees in fours years, so he got the most for this mommas toilet cleaning dollar! We are looking forward to doing extended travel in our fifth wheel and hosting/work amping is something we will be considering. No bathhouse cleaning fear after looking after college kids.😂Thanks for your easy laid back videos with great information.
Wow! I bet you are one proud MOM!! You worked hard for the money and it will pay off big. Just think of all the ways that education will change his life and generations to come! Phils Mom did the same job at a college in up state NY and said the same thing....never again! But there are tons of options that dont include bathrooms.
We camp host for WA State Parks year round in different parks!! We love it! No bathrooms😊 Rangers clean them. We work 28 hrs a week (14 ea.) on our schedule with 2 days off. We clean campsites sell firewood/ice and answer questions and dump trash. We choose which parks we want to go to.
That is sweet! I could do that for sure.
Park Rangers cleaned the latrine?
We camphosted at John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park in Key Largo, FL last summer and are returning to do it again this summer. We worked great people (including Thomas and Stacy of I’m Not Lost, I’m RVing). We are already booked at a Colorado SP next fall for 6 weeks too. I agree with wanting shorter gigs and we won’t commit to more than 6weeks. Great video! See you on the road!
I was just looking at that park! That would be the BEST!! Wow! We love Stacy and Thomas! I could do that gig! And Colorado is so beautiful all year around. I hope you love it there too.
Thank you, we are really close to accepting a camphosting postion this upcoming year. It will be 40hrs with pay. So we will be getiing one of only two spots with full hookups and internet. Looking forward to it because the place is located just down the road from where my family lives. So, we get to stay there and be near family too. Very excited.
I saw what you did there Phil 😉 (...I wouldn't sign up for LANDSCAPING, I know my limitations...really have to DIG in the WEEDS and ask..." Thanks for the honest review of your first short term camp hosting gig. I agree that I would hate cleaning up the bathrooms as well (why are people so messy and inconsiderate?) and I also do not think I could do longer than a month in one place. Stir crazy is a good way to describe how I would feel too.
It is good for a month but not what we signed up for when we sold it all. But occasionally it is nice to stop and regroup so this is the perfect way to do it!
Way to set the example by getting in there and doing the dirty jobs! Brings back memories of Simple green and pine oil! Great video and awesome info! I plan to utilize the military campground system as much as possible and being a camp host is something I had not considered but I will now. Thanks guys and safe travels!
We arent afraid of a little hard work! It was the key to all of our career successes! But you probably know all about that yourself!
Hey guys
Enjoyed the video. We have worked in National Parks, Civil War Battlefields. Wife worked in the office and did talks to grade school kids with her teacher background. I worked in the field doing talks, on the battle, equipment, number of troops, time of the year and soforth,
families living on the battlefield.
It was a extremely interesting thing to do. We met a lot of folks, shot the canons during displays plus the talks. We only worked three days each week and stayed for two months. We would definitely do it again.
We used to workcamp at Paintsville Lake in Paintsville Ky. at the Army Corp., beautiful place, great people. Lots of fun. Close to town and the home of Country Singer Loretta Lynn. Check it out.
Very cool! Sounds like a great place to park host!
@@todayissomeday Yeah it was awesome. And right within the park is the Mountain homeplace museum. Awesome things inside, live concerts in the grounds at time. 😊 Then down the road I'd the country music museum with also live local band inside. It's awesome. You can tour Loretta's Homeplace as well. And don't forget the country store of her cousin down the road. It's called Webb's grocery. 😊
@@sweepstakeswinsfreebiesetc2915 Sounds really nice! I of course am a big fan of Loooretty
“I wouldn’t sign up to do any kind of landscaping because of my limitations.” “So, you have to dig into the weeds and ask those kind of questions.” Wow! Was that a scripted analogy? If so I’m impressed by your poetry. BTW time was 7:01
Nope, that is another Philism! You guys havent really heard any of his 'isms yet. They were referred to as Chiefisms and then Secoisms....I guess now that he's retired they are Philims. Although, some of those military references really aren't meant for our videos!
I live in the foothills of North Carolina. And we love camping in the mountains. It’s very beautiful in the summer was well in the fall. I hope you enjoy your stay in October.
Thanks! We are so excited. It is so beautiful there.
Enjoy your videos. My wife and I are Volunteer Campground Host at Stone Mountain State Park in North Carolina, normally for the month of April. We have done this 5 years and really enjoyed it. And no we don’t have to clean bathhouses. Great campground, people, walking trails and park and we get to see the leaves form on the trees
That is awesome! I love to hear about these stories. Thanks for sharing.
Thank U..... Thank U.... you two are just loads of information...... husband and I are on a 3 year plan or sooner.... to being on the road.. RV life !!! Retired Army here... Can not wait to start this adventure.... !!!!
You are so welcome! We will have another video about camp hosting next week. Thank you for your service!!
i am a work camper in cda idaho i do maintenance upgrades and do 7 bathrooms and 2 laundry rooms i don't mind it at all
except the occasional vandalism it pays the rent and the owners are the the best people i've met
Considering those NAVY tees, you should be used to head duty! Mine was spent in the forward head on a Knox Class Frigate. When I finally made Petty Officer 3RD Class, my LPO put me in charge of the seamen (in the forward head). At least you don't have to stand Mess Duty!
The pause was excellent comedic timing 0:08
Love the realistic information you two give.
Thanks! I am a realist so I have a hard time sticking with all the sweet as roses dialog! We have fun and we are loving life but life is never perfect!
You will be in the North Carolina Mtns the best time of the year. That is where we live. We are heading to Seward, AK to volunteer at the Sea Life Center this year.
We just signed up for our first camp hosting gig. We are headed to the mountains of Colorado for the summer. Y’all are welcome to swing on by. Average daily temp in July is 80.
Colorado in the summer! That is a perfect location! We love it there. I hope you have a great time.
If you are at a military base in site its a lot more organized with less stuff to deal with, from our experiences with the camcamps we always find then to be some of our favorite places to stay! Good Luck - we are doing our first work camp gig starting in April... Can't wait it should be a amazing fun time in Yellowstone for six months! Just hope we didn't freeze. Have fun guys , I enjoy all your videos
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Hi from NC. Navy brat (dad 25 years in subs). Love your channel. Camp hosted for first time last summer in SW Colorado at a state park. Heading out next month for second tour (this time for five months). Bathrooms cleaned by private contractor. Work three days, off four. Truly enjoyed interacting with folks. Safe travels.
This sounds like a great gig! We love Colorado!! What a great place to hang out for a bit.
We are workamping this summer in Estes Park, CO. No maintenance involved! #vrcampers
Wow!! That is going to be a great gig!! We can't wait to get there.
That sounds cool, Vonceil. I'm curious to know more about this gig, too. Hope it goes well for you!! YMCA of the Rockies, or another site?
We stayed last summer at the KOA in Estes Park. Beautiful place!
how do find out about work camping in u.s? Thanks
Great info! You are a great couple....smile!! Show everyone you are having fun:)
We hosted for 5 months at a state park in Oregon. We did not have to clean bathrooms and if there were any bio-hazards in campsites or cabins (from kids coming out to party for instance) we just had to report it to the rangers and they would handle it. Expectations were low, but they were happy if you went above and beyond. An example of this is I helped stack a few cords of wood that were dumped outside the wood shed. All told we loved it and would do it again. The only downside my wife didn't like was she felt like she was on display and on duty 24x7 because we were in the marked camp host site. She has a bit of persecution complex and I didn't feel that at all.
State Parks also tend to put limits of a couple of months per position or in the park, so it is easy to set up your duty for as little as a month at a time if you want to stay mobile.
I should add we did this during the winter and there were points where we had over a foot of snow. There were times when we knew there was only one other person, the other camp host, in the whole park and it felt a bit like The Shining, but that was pretty neat.
Glad you made it work for you guys! 5 months is way to long for us......we were getting antsy after 2 weeks...LOL
Another awesome video! You gave a lot of food for thought. I have never heard ant acronyms for the NAVY, very cool! I really enjoy the outtakes. 😘
Thanks! The Navy has plenty of acronyms! lol
Retired Navy AS-1. I've heard almost all of the acronyms, including Never Again Volunteer Yourself. Uncle Sam's Misguided Children; Air Force Thunder Chickens; Land Loving Coasties. The Army one is new to me. Very good though.
We've camphosted the past 2 summers. Bad experience with a county park in Oregon and an AWESOME experience with a COE Park in Truckee, CA where we are actually going back again this year to host! Like you said, do your homework and research everything about that particular park.
I am glad you loved the COE! Those are our favorite places to stay. have a great time this summer.
I was a volunteer Camp Host at a year round county campground in Oregon. 7 days a week. Camp money collection, balancing and deposit. Bathrooms, showers, laundry cleanup, garbage pickup daily. I was kind of a slave to that job.
The wife and I are big time interested in how are we going to make money?!?!
We are planning this now, for our adventure to start in five years. Camp hosting is one that we have heard the bad good and ugly on, and yet have not seen many videos on.
With the wife who already is a custodian for an ISD, and I am in IT ( been called, Network Engineer, Geek, IT Janitor). We feel with our always work ethic and knowledge base we should be able to find work.
We appreciate you guys sharing with us.
Thank you.
Our friends Laura and Joe have been doing it for a while. They are going to continue until they can pay cash for their next rig.
@Team Mogo They are able to save money because they dont pay for their site and they are debt free other than the rig. Dave Ramsey helped them as he did us
GO NAVY!! Thank you for your service!! Ret Navy here also. I love the channel!
Thanks Aaron! Go Navy!
Thank you. Great info and am with you. My bathroom is okay. But cleaning others 🤢 brings memories back to my RAF days and bull nights
Right! Although, Phil doesnt even like cleaning our bathrooms but he will if he has too! lol
Phill on "Doody Duty" - priceless moment! hahahaha. (Sorry guys, I just could not resist. Somebody gotta do it. Better you than me. HAHA) Safe travels, y'all!
Right!! baahahahhaa
Great Video..... ARMY. Ain’t Release Me Yet. Go Army
I had not heard that one yet! Nice
LOL!
NAVY. Never Again Volunteer Yourself. Go NAVY!
WE have thought about it but we would have a hard time staying put in one place for longer 2 weeks, maybe a month but certainly no longer. Good job guys. You will love NC.
Yeah, I am so stir crazy right now! But we were here for appointments anyway. In Oct I think all the hiking will help keep down my need to roam.
We just spent 6 months work camping in a RV park in Arizona. Only My husband had to work. He was a gate guard for two days a week. It was worth it for the free spot and had plenty of time to explore and do the things we wanted to do.
Every little bit helps. We enjoyed it (other than the bathrooms) lol. We are slated again for a spot in NC later in the year.
Last year we planned to spend our summer doing this type of trade work for campsite duty. We talked to a few places and a person also asked us to take her and spouse's place just like you did, however it was a LONG way from where we were at, it turned out to be an old trailer park and their expectations for us were huge, bathrooms, 24 hr on call, office and landscape! We gave notice there and signed on with a chain type campground about 150 mi away, again things were immediately not going to be what owners described before we arrived. Normally, our good-nature would be to just grin and bear it but the sacrifice would be our 2 little dogs (and us) being upset all day long, daily, so we left within 1 hr. The next 3 months was a series of similar disappointments, including an on-site security assignment that we were offered a very long distance away but paid actual $$$ plus a site, so we felt that we could work very hard for that type of arrangement, we rushed to the site, no work started for 2 weeks and our resources had been stretched thin and they asked us to pay a huge amt of $$ for the site which was a mudhole on the side of a road,until the work would start. At this point we had met our boiling point and headed for home, greatly disappointed in people in general. How can they lie to people, get them to travel great distances and then treat them like day laborers or less? We feel that until campgrounds understand our situation, we would never do hosting again unless it was 20 miles from our house and we had a written contract. This video was honest and will help others foresee that things are not all rosy like cg owners portray. Basically it sounds like you together worked 80 hrs a month, lets say equal to $10/hr $800 for a $350 site, thats how much Escapees Club charges for really nice sites for a month and you pay elec. That is wrong of them. The final cg we tried, they parked us in a ditch about 10ft from I10 in New Mexico.....we woke up the next morning and told them we were going to retire from camp hosting!
That is just crazy! I am sorry to hear about your terrible experiences with camp hosting. If you every decide to do it again I would recommend you try the federal agencies. They are regulated and have very specific job descriptions and contracts. National park service or Army Corps of Engineers would be excellent choices.
intriguing concept. that's a do'able gig. another great video you guys.
It wasnt bad at all! And it saved us a few bucks!
Latrine Queen duty, love it. LOL. You two make us laugh all the time. We are still working through your videos, have you considered review on different military famcamps? Thank you for great videos.
We are fulltimers who retired 3 years ago. We workamp in the summer months out west, in the winter we have spent time on our RV lot in Florida. Now we find we prefer being active rather than sitting. We hit the road April 1st heading back out west to workamp April-Sept at a private campground, paid for all hours worked 2 days off per week more if we want it. We find it is a great way to supplement SS income and add to the savings acct. We will not be returning to Florida in the winter, we have rented out our lot, we will be wintering in Arizona, exploring and enjoying the trails on our side by side!
Sounds like you have a great gig!! We were in AZ this past winter and had a great time. I hope you love it too. Dont forget to hit up the Desert Bar. It is so fun!
Just found your channel yesterday and have been binge watching since. Enjoyable and informative. We are retired and selling our sticks and bricks and joining you probably by July. See you out there!
Awesome! Come out out here! It is amazing!
I have to say you two do really Great informative videos with a lot of fun humor !! You Guys have moved up to one of my favorites!! When I hit the road soon I hope to run into you Guys some where!! Waving from Dallas Texas!! Blessed Travels!!
Awww Thanks so much! We are having a blast. We love meet ups so let us know if we are ever in the same location! Be safe out there!
Love y'alls videos. Keep up the great work.
Ain't no way that a squid doesn't or can't clean a head !!! HAHA
You are right though, if you've got a job to do, put your head down, suck it up and full speed ahead.
Really enjoy y'all spending time with us and giving us a peak into y'alls life.
God bless. May you have fair weather, following seas and good roads ahead.👍👍
We did two small gives in 2016 & 2017 prior to full-timing. First gig was six-weeks strictly working check at a State Park. Second gig was for two & half months, weekend check-ins and they help launch canoes and kayaks at a County Park. Like you both, small gigs and then up and adam are more our forte.
Those sound like great host positions. 2.5 months would be pushing it for me. Need a bit shorter....the 6 week might be ok.
Didn’t have to clean heads :-)
Had the pleasure of training under your command in San Antonio back in 2010. Cool to see a familiar face living their dream! Hooyah!
Nice! How is the Navy treating you?
Separated in 2014 to move home with my family. Spent my time at Coastal Riverine Squadron Four and loved every minute of it!
@@RoonieAndCo Awesome! Thank you for your service and I hope you are doing well.
We are 80 and 78 and have hosted about 8 seasons and love it. We go beyond the call of duty giving our time to campers day and night ---- literally
We have 4 bath houses and 45 sites to do every day. Campers love how fresh we keep them
However after all these seasons of absolutely perfect work they won't renew our contract next season just because l called a couple of times politely telling how their rules weren't being followed by our management. Unbelievable and cruel --- we want to work and we DO the work. Even on our day off
Wow, didn’t see y’all jumping into that as quick as you did. Have interest in the host thing so going to see how y’all do and think on it. Good latrine queen work! 😷Good Luck....
Thanks! This gig was pretty cool. Hopefully, Oct will be even better!
I'm at Fort Sam RV park, again. Site # 53. The bathrooms need a big cleaning.....any volunteers??? HAHA. Baker remembers you !!
I'm sure they do!! LOL
I enjoy you traveling why'll I watch i had the camping seen why' ll my kids were young i had a stroke two years ago i was very lucky recovered just can't drive. We take care of farm land.
You should see the camp host in NAS Pensacola at the Rv camp across from the airfield. He yells at you if your driving too fast.
Charles Berlanga I’ll just bet he was a Senior NCO at some point. Probably cringes when he sees someone walk on the grass.
I just saw this and it is quite hilarious! Phil was an E-8 before his commission and did HATE it when people walked on our grass. He had a little competition with the neighbor.
Watching you clean the heads reminded me of my young sailors aboard George Washington. I'd ask them how they're doing and the answer was generally something like, "sir, this is not what I had in mind when I joined the Navy after watching Top Gun." Priceless. Great episode.
OMG! That is funny!
Great video, even as a manager for a cleaning company this would be no big deal for us. Can't wait to get out there and be a camp host. But very grateful that you talked about the hours involved, because we would not care to have to clean restrooms 5 days a week and having more free time would be a must.
You would probably be bored then! LOL #Pros
Too funny, You guys are a trip! Susan and I love watching yas... (Subed and belled) We are about to get into the full time RV/CAMPING/BOON-DOCKING outdoor adventure thing as well. 24 years and DONE...lol Still working on our video editing skills... If you ever decide to come visit Alaska please feel free to catch up with us.., and pick our brains. We might pick yours from time to time if yas done mind the teach, coach, mentor mentality! Until then- Be You, Be True, and always Be safe! Keep up the great videos!
Thanks AOA!! Congrats on going full time! You will love the lifestyle. The editing will get better over time.....ours has improved with each video. Alaska is on the list....just dont know when. We love sharing what we know and don't know for that matter.....pick away!
Ft Sam Houston family camp. Stayed there a couple of times.
Watched this as we sit in the last site you were in, watching for the last guest of the day to show up! Best thing about camp hosting is definitely all the people you meet! We have so many new friends! I'll be stealing your line about the Complaint department being elsewhere! Haha
Hey, friend! I hope you guys are doing well! We know where to send people! Hahahaha
Workamping I think it’s great, helps you make money and save money to enjoy this lifestyle. There is nothing wrong with cleaning bathrooms, if it pays the bill shit yeah! Pun intended. 😂 ❤️
Hahaha! I agree its a great way to save some bucks to help cover costs!
Once ou have spent a summer cleaning restrooms at a city park it will never bother you again...unless there are needles lying around. Thanks for the video about hosting. Good to know.
I can only imagine! Yikes
I stopped by to file a complaint and there was nobody there at 2300 hours ! It was great to meet you 2 in person this week, keep up the fun videos
I will be sure it makes it to the appropriate person!! Hahaha!
Cleaning that head made you miss Basic Training, didn't it, Phil? Come on, 'fess up, buddy.
Great stuff, as always, you two. Thanks for taking us along for the ride. (Go Air Force!)
He can barely remember yesterday much less basic! hahahaha
I salute you both God bless you the can looked spotless think about a piece of land that is central to all your travels and family put up a big metal canopy with SEW trust me its a must and then when you want to rock and roll you can just drive out. You always have a home base.
We have thought about that for the future but for now we will just keep on rolling and decide where to hang our hats down the road.
Let's go Rvers. Great video :)
Sweet! I think after we get the chance to semi “vacation” the country, we might be up for a position like this. There’s an opening right now in our town, Cedar Point Campground in NC, great little 40 site State Park, but we haven’t had a chance to see the country yet. Semper Fi, “Omar & Maria’s Great (RV) Adventure” OUT.
We dont mind it occasionally for a month gig. It was fun minus the bathrooms!! Enjoy seeing the country!! Be safe
Mentioned y’all in our recent video today. Happy Trails!
Really good and honest information. We are planning to RV the country in 2 yrs and are already wanting to learn if it’s doable. We have thought about some working stops, but are just now investigating that aspect. Have fun guys. Great attitude. Thanks and happy camping. 👏🏼💕👏🏼
Excellent info you Two, thanks much.
Another great video. I loved you bringing in the “real” definition of the acronym NAVY. I’m with you I cleaning toilets too. Especially after someone else.
Definitely not fun! But we survived!
Where in October? Great video.
Absolutely love your videos and info!! We just purchased our first RV and are "weekenders" for now, but are hoping that within the year we will be full time RVing :)
Best of luck with your next Camp Host job in NC - we live in NC and the state parks in NC are Awesome! Welcome to NC!
Thanks! I am glad to hear you are enjoying your RV until you hit the road. I really wish we had been part-timers, anytimers, or sometimers before hitting the road. It is our only regret because we love this life.
Very cool 😎 Almost makes up for having to clean the bathhouses... not??
Hahahaha
You are at Fort Sam Houston I am retired from there in 1971 after Vietnam so I go back sometime
It would take quite a commitment to stay long term in a spot where you knew you would have to clean the bathrooms. Congratulations on finding on that you won't have to do that.
It was a total fluke but it was a good experience.
Really enjoyed your video. Y'all compliment each other very well.
Thank you for this information!!! Something I'll be interested in doing in the future once I'm out there.
And, thank you both for your service.
My dad is disabled retired from the Navy. 1968. GO NAVY!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Please thank your dad for us! We love our Navy brothers and sisters! Thanks for watching!
@@todayissomeday and you're very welcome!!! Will do!! God bless and safe travels!!
I was a latrine queen on the bowling team during my Air Force bootcamp days almost forty years ago, looking to RVing full time in about two years working as we go and don't think i would have any issues cleaning toilets again specially since I've been plumbing and fixing toilets since. Hope to meet ya'll out there.
Great attitude! Those two years will be here soon!!!
Great information well done nice editing thanks for sharing. 👊👍😎
Thanks! Sorry the sound sucked! Stupid wind.
Really good video! You guys do a great job!
Thanks!
We have done this for years in Florida and I am at the point now where I will never again do bath houses. My husband got a bacterial infection that almost killed him. He had to go daily for IV antibiotics for almost a year from a bath house in St. Augustine. He was so sick that the Dr even said they did not know if they could keep him alive 48 hours. They kept asking us where had we traveled out of the country because they had only seen this in feces of people from third world countries. We had not traveled out of the state but at this park it seems every one thought taking a dump in the shower was where they were supposed to do it. (State Park)
I enjoy working ranger stations and nature centers but will never again go where bath houses are involved and last year when we went out I refused to do it at all. Not my idea of a vacation at all. But also in Florida you cant get a winter job because all the snow birds come here and take every single job available all winter long and only crazies or desperate people for a place to live will do it in the summers here.
Wow! That is super scary. I am so glad he is ok.
While you don't plan to work a long time at one place, people need to consider that if they are going to be in one location for say 3+ months, there better be a lot to do and see in the area, otherwise they might get bored on their days off.
We agree completely! There are places I know I would go stir crazy if I was there for a long period of time.
NAVY = Never Again Volunteer Yourself - LOL! Good one!
My nephew is on active duty now; I'll have to run that by him. We're very proud of him, but he can't wait to get out.
I joked about it my whole 27 year career. I would recommend anyone in stay in! They don't know how good they have it UNTIL they get out! The benefits that they receive are the best going right now, not to mention they already have a job. All they have to do is show up and do their job. My Son is active duty Navy now and I tell him those things all the time!!!
No latrine duty! Has anyone given you a hard time when you approached them about leaving/arriving on time? What park are you playing host at in NC in Oct?
Through the week the full time employees take care of that. On the weekend we didnt have anyone leave late....yet! lol
Get ur done Phil
Job well done on that head Sailor! We're about to start our first workamping gig on Monday for six months. Should be an experience.
Dang thats a long time. I hope its in a good place. Where will you be hanging out?
Serendipity Bay RV Resort in Palacios, TX. It is a long time but only working about 14 days a month so it shouldn't be too bad.
@@timmaddock4199 It look like an awesome place! I hope you love it. To bad we cant pop down there! on our way out.
@@todayissomeday I'm sure we'll see you...on the road!
Great video you both did a great job but Phil how many times did Stacy have to go back and check out the work on the commode lol so where in NC you be going to to do your hosting gig
Hahahaha! Only a few times! *wink*
I'm a work camper here in Florida. i work 24 hours a week 6 hours per day. From October to May. I work the grounds which includes minor electric and plumbing . We also escort RV's to there sites . But no bathroom cleaning lol.
Thats not a bad gig! How long is your contract?
You, Me & the RV we have to work 7 months ., or you can work full time ,we go back to Ohio for 5 months then come back here.
@@garywaite9328 That makes for a great snowbird gig.
Many campground host jobs require cleaning restrooms. I have done custodian work before so that doesn't bother me. I personally think the women's bathrooms can be the worst. I know people who have hosted at COE parks and they say it all depends upon the ranger(s) you are working with. Rule #1 always do you homework and read what previous host have to say.
Yes, I agree completely.
Thanks we were thinking about this in the next couple of years..
Awesome! Its not bad at all. We will see what Oct brings.
Good information to know. Thanks for sharing.
Of course! Thanks for popping over!
Was at Fort Sam in 74... Medic School.. EMT school.. Maybe camping one day.. lol
Awesome!! I wonder how much has changed since you were here. Our son went to Navy Corps school here too.
Well another great video and Phil had me “spitting out my coffee” on his bathroom feed backs....I am with others on cleaning up after other people 😕😕.
Love you guys....
Hahahaha! Glad we could make you laugh on your Saturday morning! :)
You, Me & the RV
I’m sure you are told a lot about how good your videos are but I want you two to know just how great you are. Your personality reflect fun and happiness but I’m sure there are days when it’s just the opposite 😳
Well I just wanted to let you know how much we enjoy seeing you two in your videos and maybe someday....we’ll see you on the road 😊😃
@@prrthead21 Awww thanks so much!! I hope that is what we convey because that is our goal. We really are having the time of our lives and we want that to show. Is it perfect....no way! Do we we get on each others nerves....all the time. But who wants to see that?? I just want everyone to see the possibility this life can bring. I can't imagine going back to the normal 9-5 grind!
You, Me & the RV
Oh believe me we know about the 24/7 togetherness LOL. I retired two years ago and hubby two years before that, so when I joined him in retirement bliss.....I don’t have to tell you what hit the fan🤣😂
But we got into a rhythm together and life is good....🤔
You know though showing those not so “fun” days may give people the reality some might need to see. I don’t have to tell how expensive it is to get into this lifestyle and maintain and I bet there’s a lot of people who don’t think this all the way through. Anyway keep up the great work!!!!! See you on the road....someday😊
@@prrthead21 That is something to consider! I just have to figure out how to do that with out sounding whiney or like a total complainer!
We have been looking at doing this. You make it look too fun. I hear all sorts of stories of crazy campers raising cane . Sir, were you a Mustang?
Yes, Phil is a Mustang. He got a commission 15 years in when he was a MACS.
I was an HT, who NEVER did head duty. E-3 at SIMA Norfolk, welding shop. Went to welding school received my Nuc welding certification. Went to my first ship as an E-4, R-1 Welding shop. I watched it once, (from a safe distance). HT1 Retired
So does that mean you really arent a REAL HT! I might have to put an * next to your HT1. :)
@@todayissomeday HEY!!! When I was in we were on Repair ships. Called Tenders. SO I am a TENDER Sailor!!! LOL
@@navygroundtraveler6884 Hahaha! Me too! I was on the Acadia back in the day. Which one were you on?
@@todayissomeday I was on the Acadia, Cape Cod, McKee, Dixon & then the Flint (AO) Did West Pac on Acadia '83.
@@navygroundtraveler6884 Overachiever! I was on the Acadia in 90-92 during the Gulf War, and was able to work on the Tripoli and Princeton after the the floating mines. It was interesting but my only ship tour during my 5 year stint.
Never heard the acronym before for NAVY . How long were ya's in the Navy for ? Phil you looked really sharp in your Navy uniform at the beginning of your vlogs . Stacy any pictures of you in your Navy dress uniform? What were your jobs in the Navy ? I was an Inventory Management Specialist in the Air Force ' 71 - ' 75 .
Phil 27 years, Stacy 5 years
Sadly, I have no pictures of me in my dress uniform. I was young and dumb and thought I looked fat in uniform so I didnt take pictures. I only have pics of me in my work uniform goofing off and one of me when I was frocked to E4.
thanks ... have been thinking about it ....
My husband took a 5 month job in FL, and though I am grateful that we were in nice weather, it is much too long. I have been itching for months to up and move!!
I am with you on that one. I would be itching to move to a new place.
Not many places in winter FL to move to. Everywhere fills up. Enjoy were you are or you may find yourself going back to the cold or going from interstate rest areas to rest area and Walmart to Walmart.
Six months is a long time in one place! And 40 hours a week is too much if you are retired. If you are not retired and need the money, I guess it’s good security. It better have full hookup and a primo spot. I loved the list of questions to ask before you sign up.
Thanks Cecilia. We agree....6 months is way too long to sit. We got into this lifestyle to travel!
Read my posted comment. We tried out several locations last summer, they assign the worse sites they have. Our first one the workcamper site was right next to the office and clubhouse in Wa, doper owners. Our last site was in a ditch 10ft off I10 in New Mexico.
The bathrooms. In college part of my duties we’re cleaning the restrooms in the Student Union. 😬😬 not perfect but you know. I learned that the ladies were the messiest - (disclaimer, in this neck of the woods.) I sit to pee so ladies focus.!! 🙂🙂
Nice job!
Thanks!
I would guess that size of the campground and its condition might be a consideration in choosing a campground. Met a host couple at the combined base in Charleston SC. Very new small and the hosts that we met since we stayed next to them indicated they would come back to that campground to host anytime they could. Wonder if you have been there?
We have not been to SC yet with the rig but it is on the list.