I understand that there are lots of variables involved, but do you have a “cap” on the amount of hours you will donate to receive a FHU site at no charge? We have had positions with as much as 40 hours per week. Both my wife and I agree that, for us, that is too many hours. For us the cap is 24-28 hours for a site, total. Not per person.What is your cap?

Depends on the park and what needs to be done. Some days it is two hours, others it might be 6. I do not put a cap on, instead i do what is necessary to get the job done. Guess Im old school.

For me, it would depend on the value and location of the site. Not too many places I would work a 40 hour work week for a freebie site. But Bluewater Key would likely be one, for example. There would have to be some kind of WOW factor for me to, essentially, work full time hours for it. For a site that would cost be something like $500-$600/month out of pocket, nope... I value my free time at more than that.

dieharder wrote:For me, it would depend on the value and location of the site. Not too many places I would work a 40 hour work week for a freebie site. But Bluewater Key would likely be one, for example. There would have to be some kind of WOW factor for me to, essentially, work full time hours for it. For a site that would cost be something like $500-$600/month out of pocket, nope... I value my free time at more than that.Funny you should mention the Keys. Our 40 hour commitment was at Bahia Honda State Park. Greta spot, great management, but after working 40 hours we were too tired to enjoy the area. It was a cleaning only position. We prefer hosting.

donn0128 wrote:Depends on the park and what needs to be done. Some days it is two hours, others it might be 6. I do not put a cap on, instead i do what is necessary to get the job done. Guess Im old school.Let me clarify. At our present position, we often donate many more hours than required, because we enjoy it so. We don't stop because our required hours for the week have been met. What is your "cap" for accepting the position initially? Is there a point that you say,"No thanks." If so, how many hours?

I used to look at the park website and see what they charge for their sites. Knowing you are going to be in the cheapest site they can fit your rig, I take that monthly rate and divide by the min wage. That is the max number of hours we will work for site only. Most park owners really abuse their workampers and we no longer do any park hosting or workamping. We now do strictly gate guard work, which for us is a wage, our site and all utilities. NO freebies to the company that way.

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Dog_Folks
Explorer
Sep 05, 2014
dieharder wrote:
For me, it would depend on the value and location of the site.

Not too many places I would work a 40 hour work week for a freebie site. But Bluewater Key would likely be one, for example. There would have to be some kind of WOW factor for me to, essentially, work full time hours for it.

For a site that would cost be something like $500-$600/month out of pocket, nope... I value my free time at more than that.

Funny you should mention the Keys. Our 40 hour commitment was at Bahia Honda State Park. Greta spot, great management, but after working 40 hours we were too tired to enjoy the area. It was a cleaning only position. We prefer hosting.
dieharder
Explorer
Sep 05, 2014
For me, it would depend on the value and location of the site.

Not too many places I would work a 40 hour work week for a freebie site. But Bluewater Key would likely be one, for example. There would have to be some kind of WOW factor for me to, essentially, work full time hours for it.

For a site that would cost be something like $500-$600/month out of pocket, nope... I value my free time at more than that.
donn0128
Explorer II
Sep 05, 2014
Depends on the park and what needs to be done. Some days it is two hours, others it might be 6. I do not put a cap on, instead i do what is necessary to get the job done. Guess Im old school.

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