Actually, I didn't find the beach here in TX too warm in the summer. Now, as soon as you went inland, you got the heat - but on the beach, we had a nice breeze all summer. Of course, you have to love the beach and summer like I do
As to TX winter jobs, it will depend on your skills to find any in the parks I'd want to be at. I know the park I'm at now will be more likely to take on a winter workamper if they have spent a summer workamping here first. That's also true of many of the beach parks in FL. Now, there are exceptions, but I'm pretty picky on where I workamp and find that to be the case most of the places I've wanted to come to. That said, all of them have someone leave and then need to fill positions. And if your hubby is going to workamp also and is good at maintenance type things, you'll have a better chance to find the winter jobs in warm climates.
Now, that said - I'm also very particular how many hours I'll work for my site. The most I've worked for site and utilities so far is 16. If I were to volunteer for the state or fed parks, I'd have to be willing to do more. But while these jobs are not so much about the pay (it won't be high) some parks will really take advantage. If I was married I'd be willing to do the 20 hours between a couple for a site, and I would possibly do that many hours as a single - but would have to really, really want to be there - as I'm finding that I can find positions that pay me with less hours required, etc. So always look at the total picture. (And don't get suckered in by places that see a couple and make you put in 24-40 hours for site alone - couples working the same hours often think that's ok, but think about it - it's slave labor). I want to work for someone who's going to be fair to me upfront - and then I'll be more willing to do more for them, etc.
I have a park I'd love to workamp at - love the park and it's location, but they want 28 hours from me for the site and utilities, and I'm never going to be willing to do that. On the other hand, the park I'm at, I pay some of my site rental and utilities, but when I break it all down - I'm paying about 10-12 hours a week for my site. Perfectly reasonable. And if I come back here next time, my discounted site fee gets a deeper discount. Another beach park I intend to work at sometime (on the east coast) pays for all hours worked, and provided all your utilities.
My first workamp job - I worked 16 hours a week for my site with electricity (didn't cover propane). But it was actually less hours - as I was given a site for the cg's entire season - but only had to work 12 or 13 weeks of it.
I have an address in Alabama, but 99% of my stuff is done online, so only need mail forwarded 3 or 4 times a year. I couldn't live without my computer. In fact, when I got my scooter insurance last year, I didn't know if that could be done online. Just had that bill forwarded to me, and went online and paid it and changed over to all online notices, no more paper. The less paper I get the happier I am
Oh, and when you travel, go talk to the owners and managers of where you stay - like where you are now - tell them you might like to workamp there in the future (if you would like to) - you'd be surprised how often they'll take someone later who they've met before over someone they never have. But again, find out what they require and what they give first.
We have spent a lot of time talking this last week, and have made the decision to take a year to RV fulltime! I am sooo excited & DH is too! I've been reading him your posts on workamping, & we both want to do this. When we get home from this trip, we are going to start getting our house ready to rent & begin making all the preparations. I have already checked out the workamper.com site but can't join due to this stupid internet here. I plan to do that as soon as we get home. We would like to have workamp jobs & a place to go by next fall so that gives us a while to get it together. I'm sure I'll be driving you all nuts with questions, but you have already played a huge part in this decision. By my reading your posts to him, he sees it is possible & is more excited than I have seen him in years. So I send a huge Thank You to all!! We were going home today, b/c we are snowed in!! Crazy, huh? We could make it home I'm sure, but I've never seen it snow at the beach before so we are staying til Friday. 
I'll check into the ins.
