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TrailDawg
12-28-2004, 18:47
I need a job after completing my 2004 hike. I would like to find outdoorsy-type employment. Any suggestions? What did other thru-hikers do after their hikes?

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SGT Rock
12-28-2004, 18:55
Get a job at an outfitters.

TrailDawg
12-28-2004, 19:01
Thanks for the suggestion; however, I would like something long term, not an hourly-type job.

Besides, if I wanted an hourly job, I would apply to star in Neo's XXX Amateur Shelter Porn video or his Trail Days Beauty Contest! Ha!

SGT Rock
12-28-2004, 19:06
US Army then. I know a recruiter or two...

minnesotasmith
12-28-2004, 19:07
It's not just in Texas/Lousiana, but Oklahoma, Colorado, Wyoming, Alaska, California, etc. Look for "drilling companies" on the Internet, in the Thomas Register, or on the online versions of newspapers in Houston, New Orleans, Bakersfield, etc. Roughnecks often make over $18.00/hour to start, and at 84 hours a week (time and a half for hours over 40), and your housing provided, that means you can clear four digits net a week no problem. Education isn't an issue, either; guys without high school diplomas criminal records (nonviolent preferred) can often get jobs. You just need to be willing to work, and be a bit mechanically-minded. You typically are off at least half the time, too, which is great for doing section hiking...

(No, I don't work for a drilling company; I just know something about it.)

Lone Wolf
12-28-2004, 19:23
Try a ski area. I made snow for 10 winters.

MisterSweetie
12-28-2004, 19:37
Find a University with a good outdoor program, get the necessary certs, and work for them! Wouldn't be hourly (probably), you could work on a masters (if you wanted to), you'd get to organize trips you wanted to go on, and your AT experience would automatically qualify you as the local guru of all things hiking. Universities are great places to work, if you accept that you won't be making the most money in your field.

grrickar
12-28-2004, 21:39
Since I'm into whitewater kayaking and rafting, I know quite a few people that work as raft guides in the summer months, kayak in their spare time, then sell their boats, load up in vans or jump a bus and go out west for snow skiing - and they work as instructors or on the slopes. The repeat the process the next year. While I'm sure the pay isn't much, there's something to be said for those whose work is more like our 'play'. None of the guys I knew seemed particularly interested in making more money.