


A Must Have: Lippert Power Tongue Jack
Someone recently asked me what I like least about towing and camping with my camper. I had to think about that for a minute. I’ve been towing for at least a decade. I have to say that the setup and leveling process when solo camping is what I like...
Organize Your RV Kitchen with Girl Camper
Space is always at a premium in our RVs. Girl Camper founder Janine Pettit shares some easy ways to organize your RV kitchen with items from our friends at Camco. Watch below! Learn More! Interested in ordering one of the items to get your RV kitchen organized? Visit...
Plogging is Good for You and the Outdoors
By Lisa Dempsey What in the Swedish meatball is plogging? Plogging is a Swedish-born activity combining jogging and picking up litter, promoting environmental stewardship and personal health benefits. Before you stop reading this, understand that I’m not asking...
Fire Maple Fixed Star 3 Cooking System
By Theresa “Resa” Leppert Let’s talk about the Fire Maple Fixed Star 3 – and how this little thing came to be my absolute favorite piece of gear. What’s your favorite way of cooking while camping? Campfire? Dutch Oven? Pocket Rocket backpacking...
Pumpkin Dump Cake at Camp
Fall camping is all about slowing the roll and enjoying the pleasures of warm days where you peel off the layers of flannel as the day progresses. Pumpkin dump cake at camp is an ideal dessert. The fun thing about baked desserts in the fall is that you have usually...
Ask the Pet Expert : Q & A with Dawn Polk
Our pet expert, Dawn Polk, answers your questions from the Girl Camper mailbag to make camping a great experience for you and your pet! My dog is dog reactive because he wants to make new friends. What is the best way to get him to stop barking at other dogs? The word...
Easy RV Upgrades
Girl Camper founder Janine Pettit shows you some easy RV upgrades! Our friends at Camco make RV living so much easier with their products!

Girl Camper Choice: Bean Trailer
We spoke with Nebraska girl camper Frances Anderson about her RV choice: a 2022 Black Bean by Bean Trailer. Why did you buy this particular RV? First, having already been Bean owners (we previously owned a 2021 Mean Bean), my husband and I had already experienced...
Ask the RV Expert: Q & A with Mark Polk
It’s time for our annual dive into the Girl Camper mailbag with some of our readers’ burning questions answered by our RV expert, Mark Polk. No surprise—there are lots of questions about toilets and tanks! Does RV toilet paper really work? RV toilet paper is basically...
Trailers Under 3,500 Pounds
Bean Stock These tiny but mighty trailers under 3,500 pounds are altogether something different. All of them are going to stand out in any campground and offer unique design elements that absolutely make them worth considering. The top image is of the Bean Stock. This...
Embracing the Golden Season
As summer bids farewell, autumn unfurls its golden tapestry, inviting us to savor the beauty of the changing season. While summer may be associated with costlier adventures, fall presents a wealth of free activities that allow us to embrace the joys of this...
Simple Weekend Meal Planning
When you can only get away for a few days, you want to make the most of your time at the campground. You don’t want to spend your time worrying about what to eat, where to buy food and fussing about how to cook it. For years, I have tried to embrace simple weekend...
Low and Slow Pulled Pork
Low and slow are what weekends should be all about! And low and slow cooking is one way to maximize the hours you have available to unwind and enjoy a weekend at the campground. While you are off hiking, exploring, reading or just napping in a hammock, your trusty...
Vermont in the Fall
Sometimes it can be difficult to pull off a full-on camping trip, but that doesn’t mean those of us who love fall don’t want to get away when the temperature drops, the leaves are changing and a cozy nightcap by a fire sounds so delightful. Vermont is rightly famous...
Guide to Beach Camping
By Lisa Dempsey Camping at the Beach The allure of camping at the beach is undeniable. Imagine the soothing sound of waves as your nightly lullaby and the sunrise over the horizon as your morning wake-up call. In Texas, Fall can be a fabulous season to visit the...
5 Must Have Accessories for your RV Sewer Setup
Girl Camper founder Janine Pettit shows you 5 must have accessories for your RV sewer setup to make emptying your black and grey tanks easier. Interested in ordering one of the items? Here are links so you can. Use GIRLCAMPER10 at checkout for a coupon code to receive...
Girl Campers to the Rescue
by Shari Sullivan Imagine being left alone in a strange place with temperatures hovering in the 90’s. No food, water or friends anywhere in sight – you are all alone and you are sick. None of us can conceive of that happening to a human being, but what about a...
Easy Asian Market Dumpling Soup
By Lisa Dempsey If you are a fan of wonton soup, pho, or chicken soup, my easy Asian Market Dumpling Soup is for you. A few simple ingredients come together to make a quick and delicious meal. Also, this dumpling soup is great because you don’t have to...
Top Tips for Securing Your Small Camper from Theft
If you’re a proud owner of a small camper, you’ll definitely want to check out this article by Girl Camper’s Lesa McDermott on “Top Tips for Securing Your Small Camper from Theft” over at Little Guy Trailer’s website. It’s...