I miss having a local community. Advice?
So,for the past 2 years I have been spending summer at my S&B, winter at my snowbird town, and spring and fall camping and visiting people. I have close friends who I talk to on the phone long dist...
Forum Discussion
Naio wrote:
Regarding workcamping:
I would love to do this but had kind of ruled it out because I thought I would not be allowed to plant a vegetable garden. Is that wrong?
Likley enough you couldn't plant IN the ground...but I would think that you can use pots. Having said that, if you were to be working for the BLM in some very remote desert spot, they might have worries about the introduction of a non-indigenous species. But as long as you were planting stuff that is common to the area? I bet they'd welcome that.
About work-kamping...every municiple, city, state, and federal campground has a Host. That is the Volunteer work-kamper. Some sites have more expectations than others. If you were to pursue this, you will want to have written notes about what your responsibilities are and what your bennies are. The conversation one has on the phone can often lead to mis-understandings. For instance..if you are squeamish about cleaning toilet areas? If you aren't told about that..but are given the bucket on your arrival? Some folks just refuse to do that kind of work and that can really limit their opportunities. The more stuff you say YES to, the better your chances of getting a good spot.
There is a huge opportunity here and many love it..others not so much. They do it once and not again. PLus, the operators have lots of experience with folks that show up..work for a week or so, then just slip away into the night. So...operators can be a bit stand-offish, until you have shown your willingness and sense of commitment. Once you have a history, you can get great spots.
Gary Haupt
