Enjoy Your National Parks in the Winter!

Enjoy Your National Parks in the Winter!

We were delighted to see this article on the National Parks website, encouraging us to enjoy our National Parks all year long. The article includes winter driving tips. Don’t like to drive in the winter? There is a link for virtual National Park visits! The National...
Travel Trailer Check List with Camco

Travel Trailer Check List with Camco

Watch our Camper-In-Chief, Janine Pettit, walk you through her set-up process. Sample Checklist Pack Dogs: harnesses, leashes, poo bags, food, fence, greenies, blanket Food for us Cameras/Binoculars Folding chairs Cooler Bikes or Kayaks Ladder If you are taking boat:...
Episode 40: Reducing the Chances of Trailer Theft

Episode 40: Reducing the Chances of Trailer Theft

https://media.blubrry.com/girlcamper/content.blubrry.com/girlcamper/Girl-Camper-40-Deterring-Trailer-Theft.m4aPodcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 49:10 — 45.7MB)Subscribe: RSSOn this weeks show our topic is “reducing the chances of trailer theft.”...
Exploration from Your Vehicle

Exploration from Your Vehicle

Wildlife refuge auto tours are a safe option for getting out to enjoy nature while following pandemic guidelines.

You’re Never Too Old!

You’re Never Too Old!

When I read Lesa McDermott’s article about One Tough Great-Grandma, I immediately wanted to share it with you. Imagine heading out on an iconic trail of more than 2,000 miles with no modern-day gear – not even a sleeping bag! If ever there was a woman who...
September Camp Style – Tent Camping with Style

September Camp Style – Tent Camping with Style

I grew up camping in an old green Army Surplus tent. Somehow I gained custody of it when my parents downsized and gave us one week to claim what we wanted from the garage. The screens were torn and patched and the canvas was full of pin holes and duct tape but I still...

The Healing Power of Water

The Healing Power of Water by Mary Kirlin For me, an hour at the ocean can erase weeks of worry or stress. Rivers and streams at their headwaters, high in the mountains are equally mesmerizing. Paddling my kayak on flat early morning lake water is...
Camping and Race

Camping and Race

By Janine Pettit Ok. Here goes. I was asked to weigh in on matters of race and camping on the Girl Camper Facebook page yesterday. A question was posed by the white mother of a biracial daughter wondering whether POC had experienced racism while camping. She wanted to...
Episode 215: Trailer Tires 101

Episode 215: Trailer Tires 101

https://media.blubrry.com/girlcamper/content.blubrry.com/girlcamper/Girl-Camper-Episode-215_mini.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 19:22 — 8.9MB)Subscribe: RSSGirl Camper Guide Catherine Goggia is pinch hitting for me for the next two weeks...
Episode 213: Alan Warren – The RV Show USA’s “Wing-man

Episode 213: Alan Warren – The RV Show USA’s “Wing-man

https://media.blubrry.com/girlcamper/content.blubrry.com/girlcamper/Girl-Camper-Episode-213.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 41:11 — 16.5MB)Subscribe: RSSHave you been wondering how an outdoor enthusiast with a top rated TV show became the...
Episode 212: Taking the Full Time Leap

Episode 212: Taking the Full Time Leap

https://media.blubrry.com/girlcamper/content.blubrry.com/girlcamper/Girl-Camper-Episode-212.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 40:58 — 16.4MB)Subscribe: RSSIf you are one of those who dream the full time RVing dream, – in technicolor,...
Episode 211: Hiking Gear Guide with Mary Kirlin

Episode 211: Hiking Gear Guide with Mary Kirlin

https://media.blubrry.com/girlcamper/content.blubrry.com/girlcamper/Girl-Camper-Episode-211.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 45:24 — 18.2MB)Subscribe: RSSMary Kirlin, Girl Camper Contributing Editor has posted her new spring Gear Guide with...
Episode 210: 5 RV’s Under 3K Pounds

Episode 210: 5 RV’s Under 3K Pounds

https://media.blubrry.com/girlcamper/content.blubrry.com/girlcamper/Girl-Camper-Episode-210.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 32:20 — 13.0MB)Subscribe: RSSIf you want to travel with all the comforts of home but not need a big tow vehicle to do...
Episode 208: Light Duty Trucks with Mike Caudill

Episode 208: Light Duty Trucks with Mike Caudill

https://media.blubrry.com/girlcamper/content.blubrry.com/girlcamper/Girl-Camper-Episode-208.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 32:26 — 14.8MB)Subscribe: RSSHave you wanted to have a truck but not something quite as big as a half ton? Are you...
Custer State Park

Custer State Park

Mt Rushmore Custer State Park made it onto my trip ticket mainly because it was a good stopping point on my way to Yellowstone. I planned a stop at Badlands National Park and Custer, South Dakota is only about an hour or so southwest. It is a good stop for those...
Episode 207: RV Dreamers Journey –  Classes by Workamper News

Episode 207: RV Dreamers Journey – Classes by Workamper News

https://media.blubrry.com/girlcamper/content.blubrry.com/girlcamper/Girl-Camper-Episode-207.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 45:58 — 21.0MB)Subscribe: RSSHave you harbored a dream of buying an RV and taking off for parts unknown? Do you dream...
Episode 206: My Worst Camping Trips Ever

Episode 206: My Worst Camping Trips Ever

https://media.blubrry.com/girlcamper/content.blubrry.com/girlcamper/Girl-Camper-Episode-206.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 58:47 — 33.6MB)Subscribe: RSSWe all have concerns when we head out and the best way to deal with fear is to...
Bay Bayou RV Resort in Tampa, Florida

Bay Bayou RV Resort in Tampa, Florida

Resort Camping in Florida We like to say at Girl Camper that there is “no wrong way to camp like a girl.” I have camped in National Parks, on BLM land and at RV Resorts and I loved each one of them. On a recent trip to Florida I was scouting out private campgrounds to...
Episode 204: Girl Camper Boondocks!

Episode 204: Girl Camper Boondocks!

https://media.blubrry.com/girlcamper/content.blubrry.com/girlcamper/Girl-Camper-Episode-204.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 40:40 — 16.3MB)Subscribe: RSSI can honestly say that I like every kind of camping. Resort RV Parks, State and...
Episode 203: Lance 650 Truck Camper Review

Episode 203: Lance 650 Truck Camper Review

https://media.blubrry.com/girlcamper/content.blubrry.com/girlcamper/Girl-Camper-Episode-203.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 53:07 — 18.2MB)Subscribe: RSSIt was my pleasure to head out into the Arizona desert in January to road test the Lance...