Affordable Travel Options for Full-Time RVers

The ranks of full-time RVers are growing, a trend that is expected to continue as still active Baby Boomers retire and search for affordable ways to fulfill their lifelong travel dreams. There’s something mighty appealing about buying an RV online and hitting the road. When you travel by RV you’re not tied to airline and hotel schedules. You can go where you want when you want; you enjoy complete freedom and flexibility.

While RV travel is far cheaper than traditional plane/hotel/car travel, full-time RVers have found a way to make it even more affordable. Called “work camping,” full-time RVers migrate across the country in pursuit of paid seasonal jobs at national parks, wildlife refuges and amusement parks. Many of these unique work experiences offer free onsite RV camping to attract the can-do work ethic of these mature, experienced workers.

Rather than working to earn, many full-time RVers donate their time to charitable organizations like Habitat for Humanity. In exchange for a free place to park their RV, these full-time RVers travel to various build sites across the country. Some will travel from site to site in convoy with RV friends they’ve made on the job.

Naturally, full-time RVers take time during their travels to explore the local area and visit unique sights along the way. Work camping gives their travels added satisfaction.