Episode 139: Paying Jobs for RVers




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Summary: Would you like to leave your current job and fulltime in an RV? Or perhaps you’re retired and would like to travel more in your recreational vehicle but need to have some income to offset the costs of living on the road.<br> <br> In this episode, we talk about making money while you’re out there RVing.<br> <br> Yes, it is possible – and practical – to make enough money to live in an RV full-time, travel, and enjoy life! You may be surprised to know there are more jobs for RVers and work campers than there are RVers and campers willing to work. You can also earn a living running a business from your RV.<br> <br> Our guest today has been helping RVers find paying jobs for many years.<br> <br> Her name is Colleen and, with husband, Bob, she publishes a <a href="http://www.work-for-rvers-and-campers.com/">Workers on Wheels website</a> that keeps track of temporary, seasonal, and mobile jobs that pay. Also, RV based business, online careers, work camper campground jobs, and volunteer workamper positions. You can do them all while traveling, camping, or living in a recreational vehicle – while being Workers On Wheels!<br> <br> Plus your questions, comments and tips.<br> <br> Click the player below to Listen Now or scroll down through the show note details. When you see a time code hyperlink, you can click it to jump directly to that segment of the podcast.<br> <br> [spp-player]<br> <br> Show Notes for Episode #139 May 10, 2017 of Roadtreking - The RV Podcast:<br> <br> JENNIFER'S TIP OF THE WEEK<br> <br> In an RV, storage space is at a premium. And one of the things that takes up a lot of that space is clothing.[spp-timestamp time="8:10"]<br> <br> <br> <br> We recently met a woman named Lise, who travels solo in her Class B RV.<br> <br> And Lise showed us how she’s able to maximize her clothes storage with a great accessory.<br> <br> She uses a cloth shoe storage bag she bought at Ikea, rolling her clothes and keeping them in the shoe storage bins. See the photo at left.<br> <br> Meanwhile, be sure to send me your tips and suggestions for the RV lifestyle. You can use the “Leave Voicemail” link at Roadtreking.com. Just click it and then use the built-in microphone on your computer or mobile devise to record a message to me. You can do it over as many times as you want, until you are satisfied. And then you just click a button and it comes right to my email inbox.<br> <br> I love hearing from you!<br> <br> Jennifer's tip of the week is brought to you by RadPower Bikes (www.RadPowerBikes.com_… an electric bike manufacturer offering direct to consumer pricing on powerful premium electric bikes. Now with free shipping!<br> <br> LISTENER QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK:<br> <br> * First this listener note about a recent tip we had on our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/roadtrekingmike">YouTube RV Lifestyle Channe</a>l about removing bugs that get squished on our windshields.  You can find that tip on our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLomKLKY-E0SfwOSDfQI9kxALS2a5NJus_">RV Tips and How-To</a> Playlist or by clicking <a href="https://youtu.be/N3_QQ2Sey80?list=PLomKLKY-E0SfwOSDfQI9kxALS2a5NJus_">here</a> [spp-timestamp time="12:40"]<br> * Listener Julie is looking for an owner’s manual for her Roadtrek RV. We refer her to the <a href="http://www.roadtrek.com/">Roadtrek.com</a> corporate site, <a href="http://www.roadtrek.com/support-contact/#section-manuals">Here’s a li</a>nk to the page that lets you download a manual for every model they have made. [spp-timestamp time="15:03"]<br> * Jon wants to know how long he has to wait for an RV that is propelled by electricity. Mike says a very long time as he knows of nothing like that in the works for RVers. [spp-timestamp time="16:28"]<br> * And listener Jeff has a suggestion to the person in <a href="https://roadtreking."></a>