What kinds of jobs can be done while traveling or at home?

[CincyED]

My wife and I love to get out and camp in our forest river 5th wheel. I still work full-time but with 15 years now in the service I get a fair amount of time off through out the year. My wife wants to work part-time as we still have 1 child in school. However she is having difficult time finding a part-time job that allows the flexibility to take off 10-12 times per year. So my question is what kinda of jobs are there for people that want to travel or work from home?

[Herk7769]

Originally Posted by Scootdawg

That all depends on what types of skills the person possesses.


Being a system analyst I have the flexibility to work from home due to the non standard hours that I have to work. I take my hot spot with me and I can log in and work from anywhere.

I think the OP was looking for ideas; like Children's Book Author or Computer Programmer.

I wrote Powerpoint training classes for an aviation safety school located in Memphis. TN. They sent me the "monthly topic" and I used my aviation experience, free images and videos to flesh out the training to keep it mission specific and relevant. Then uploaded it back to them.

I am sure there are others here who are "making it happen." How are they doing it?

[rattleNsmoke]

Hey Herk, good to see you on the board again.

[ependydad]

I do web development building business applications.

[Herk7769]

"So my question is what kinda of jobs are there for people that want to travel or work from home?"

It seemed to me the question revolves around how are WE doing it.

The OP can build on our idea and determine what might work for them. If I was writing powerpoint training for pilots, a synergistic equivalent would be writing powerpoint training for something she knows.

If a member writes children's books, maybe greeting card "sayings" would not be too far a leap.

Not sure how a systems analyst works from home (other than using the internet), but a description of what that entails might cue her in on something that will work for her.

Lots of folks work small home internet based businesses. I met a guy who does videos of KOA RV parks and sells them to the KOA for posting on their web sites. Another guy I met does RV "How To" videos and sells them online (delivered by YouTube Subscription).

Like that...

[Bunkhouse]

Any arts or crafts people combining their camping with fairs? I'm a soapmaker and jewelry designer, and one of my "retirement" plans is to pick where and when I'm going to travel, then look for local craft fairs where i can set up a booth and sell. Hundreds of farmers markets, craft fairs, etc nationwide to consider.

[gfarmcafe]

Workamping.com is a good place to start. They have job listings from all over the country, but most are for a season lasting 3-4 months. A lot of racing events and festivals need people for shorter periods. Good luck.

[JOEHARBOR]

Have you ever heard of WORKAMPER ? It's has work for people who want to live in there RV and work. They have jobs all over the country. I used it and it's great. Oh you can get the paper sent to you or emails or both. I used the internet as you get updates all the time ahead of the people who just get the paper copy Joe

[Kaadk]

Originally Posted by Herk7769

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...Not sure how a systems analyst works from home (other than using the internet), but a description of what that entails might cue her in on something that will work for her. ...

It's not that hard really. Most systems these days are remote (or virtual) so really it doesn't matter if you're logging in from a laptop sitting in the client's site, connected to their network, or if you're on the same laptop, connected to your phone via hotspot, with a VPN connection into the client's network.

In my case I have the freedom for remote work, but the job also entails a lot of interaction with the client which is just more effective when you're in person.

For the OP, another avenue you might consider is taking local trips. There's been a few times where we've stayed at a park that was close enough for the DW to still commute to work (say 1 hour away or so). And I've read about some seasonal campers who just move in for the summer and commute from there.

[JOEHARBOR]

Originally Posted by JOEHARBOR

Have you ever heard of WORKAMPER ? It's has work for people who want to live in there RV and work. They have jobs all over the country. I used it and it's great. Oh you can get the paper sent to you or emails or both. I used the internet as you get updates all the time ahead of the people who just get the paper copy Joe

MOST OF THE JOBS ARE AT PARKS. There are amusement parks that need and a lot more different jobs, Check them out ar workamper.com and see. Joe

[johntaylor]

Substitute teaching gives you complete freedom to work when you want. The work consists of individual daily assignments, so you can make yourself available for assignments when you're home, and not when you're away. You're also off for the summer, when your own kids are off school. Check your local school board's web site.

[SandeeAR]

I did have an online Children's Boutique when we first went Full Time. The inventory took it way to much space. Now, I'm a Plexus Ambassador. I have my own website. No inventory, no parties etc.,most everything I do on Facebook. I can do that t anywhere, so it greatly fits this lifestyle.

[asquared]

Travel nursing. You can work three 12 hour shifts in one week to be full-time. You can contract to a hospital for 13 weeks at a time so you can thoroughly enjoy an area. If you schedule yourself for 3 shifts in a row at the beginning of 1 week and the end of the other week, plenty of site seeing and side trips time. The travel agencies give you the option of staying in company provided housing or taking a stipend and finding your own housing. Take the stipend and live in campgrounds. You will pay less than the stipend. You also get to pick where you go. I just wish ideas in to camping when I used to he a travel nurse. I met several travellers doing this. It's a great idea for the experienced nurse.