Don told me that he was part of a growing phenomenon. He and most of the CamperForce—along with a broader spectrum of itinerant laborers—called themselves “workampers.” Though I’d already stumbled across that word, I’ve never heard anyone define it with as much flair as Don. He wrote in a Facebook direct message to me: Workampers are modern mobile travelers who take temporary jobs around the U.S. in exchange for a free campsite—usually including power, water and sewer connections—and perhaps a stipend. You may think that workamping is a modern phenomenon, but we come from a long, long
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