Is it possible to be a single workkamper? I am contemplating workkamping as a single person and don't seem to see much for one person. Any hints or ideas?
Single Workers Are the Norm by: Coleen, the RVing editor
Hi Linda,
Yes, it is definitely possible to be a single workkamper. Most employers hire individuals, not couples.
Take a close look at the Help Wanted ads, both on this site and in your local newspaper. How many of them specify they are looking for couples only? Not many.
The reason you see mention of couples in some ads is because they are pointing out something that is out of the ordinary. Campgrounds are one of the few places where two people work as a single unit.
Since many RVers travel as couples, campground owners and park volunteer coordinators write ads to accommodate two people. When they mention "couple" in their ads, it lets husband and wife teams know they are welcome. It broadens their applicant pool. That doesn't mean they won't accept single workkampers.
Thoughts from New to Workamping Single by: Belva McKann
I, too, am new at workamping and have run into outright refusal to talk to me about work because I was single. I was told that they only hired couples and that if they found another single they could "pair me up with," they might call me back. This led me to believe that the norm in the industry is to seek couples so as to get two workers for the price of one free site and to ensure that one ad would recruit a woman to work inside and a man to do maintenance and outside work.
