Girl Camper News!!

Big News!! Breaking News!

I will be the opening speaker at the Southeast Tourism Fall Forum 2015!

I am so excited to be traveling to the beautiful state of West Virginia! It really is 'Almost Heaven'. I will be bringing along my little vintage Go Tag Along trailer because they will be having one heck of a street party in Charleston!! The theme of my talk will be, "Girl Campers; going places, doing things!" 

I will be dishing the dirt on how to join in on all the reindeer fun and sharing some photos of all of the best adventures we go on as well as the beautiful trailers. I am so excited about this because as you all know, I never get tired of talking about Girl Camping!! I want everyone to have as much fun as we do!!

The Sisters on the Fly at the Santa Monica Pier after they completed the entire Rte 66 tour!



Hershey Pa RV Show

The Largest RV Show in America is taking place in Hershey, Pa the week of Sept 16-20th! I will be there hanging out with my friends Stephanie and Jeremy Puglisi from RV Family Travel Atlas. They will be at the Progressive Insurance booth talking shop and sharing tips and tricks from their highly rated and popular Podcast, RV Family Travel Atlas. I will be stopping in on Stephanie before I get my running shoes on and check out all the potential Girl Camper trailers! 

www.rvfamilytravelatlas.com

 

Stephanie Puglisi working her camera magic at the Rhinebeck NY Country Living Fair

 

Country Living Fair

It's that time again and there are so many things to look forward to!

I will be at the Country Living Fair with Go RVing in Columbus, Ohio the weekend of September 18-20 at the Ohio Village at the Ohio History Center. I will be speaking on the Main Stage on Saturday afternoon along with Sisters on the Fly, Pam Elson and Louise Grivetti, about all of our adventures! We will also be doing some demos on Dutch oven cooking, organizing your trailer and trailer safety!

This is always one of my very favorite events of the fall. The shopping, the food, the fun, the trailers, the sisters on the fly and Go RVing!! I also get the chance to catch up with all of my favorite vendors! I get to shop their fantastic booths before the show opens!

 

 

 

Airstream Dream!

When I leave the Country Living Fair I am heading straight to the Airstream factory for a tour and talk with their Public Relations spokesperson, Molly Hanson. I can't wait to visit the factory where this icon of American tourism is built.

A Sister on the Fly took this picture at Potato Creek State Park in Indiana. It looks like a perfect setting!

The Riverside Retro!

It's no secret that I think the Riverside Retro is a great alternative to a vintage camper. The Sisters on the Fly had a hand in designing a Sister on the Fly model and I have been pleading with my friends who are connected to the manufacturer to help me persuade them to build me a custom Riverside Retro for my upcoming summer of 2016 tour of National Parks!! After rebuilding 10 vintage trailers and camping for the last ten years in vintage ones, I know exactly what I like and don't like in floor plans and design choices! Now, if only I could get someone to build me my dream trailer!!

The kind folks at Stones Camping World in Berlin NJ were nice enough to let me glamp up their Riverside!

Kevin Stone and I chatting about the Riverside at their dealership in Berlin, NJ.

More News!!

Girl Camper, the Podcast!!

Yes, it's happening! It's happening in September! I will be bringing you via the Podcast world all of the Girl Camping news and some extended interviews with the Girl Campers profiled in my Go RVing blog as well as the wonderful women I meet on the road. There will be news about what is happening in the RV world, tips and tricks for safe and healthy travel, shares on great campgrounds and towns to visit on your travels and stories from the road!! Stay tuned!!

 

 

Camper College - Columbus, Ohio

Camper College Ohio Style!  Haydocy Airstream and Janine Pettit, Girl Camper,  will be hosting a Camper College on Friday, September 18, 2015. If you have ever thought about joining the Girl Campers but don't know a thing about owning, operating or towing a travel trailer, please be our guests at this complimentary event. The staff at Haydocy will take us through all the steps involved in hitching up a trailer, getting the systems working once you arrive at a campground and what is involved when you are ready to leave. A question and answer session will take place after the demo and light refreshments will be served.

Haydocy Airstream and RV 3865 W Broad St Columbus, OH 43228

These Camper College events are designed to help those considering an RV purchase gain knowledge and confidence. The RV dealerships that I partner with are carefully chosen and have a supreme reputation for service. They understand that they are building partnerships of trust and that the immediate "sale" is not the goal. Successful RV dealerships know that "service" is an ongoing commitment and relationships with buyers extend past the contract stage of purchase. I believe that any dealership whose buyers hail from  39 different states has got a reputation that precedes them! That is Haydocy!

I have been working with Haydocy Airstream for several years and came to know them through their appearances at the Country Living Fair. Like most people, I harbor the Airstream dream! The team at Haydocy has opened their doors to the Girl Campers for after hours demonstrations and given us the grand tour of their line up of Airstreams and, the ever popular with Girl Campers, the Tab trailers.

At this years Country Living Fair I will be displaying one of their Tab trailers which will be all decked out for Girl Camping. If the vintage trailer scene is not your thing, fear not! There is charm and hot water on demand for discerning RV buyers!

Tabs come in many different styles and can be color matched to your car!

The Tab trailer of Sister on the Fly, Crystal Garman Baker!

All the fun and none of the restoration!!!

To RSVP for this event you can call Haydocy Airstream at 614-279-8880.

Upcoming Camper Colleges

Stone's Camping World, Rte 73 Berlin NJ 856-767-5422,  Sept 11, 2015 at 6 PM - RSVP to Yvonne or Maxine

http://www.stonescampingworld.com/

Girl Camper friendly dealership!

Need RV help in Colorado? Ketelsen's Campers in Wheat Ridge, Co. http://www.wegocamping.com/

303-431-2211

Your Sister's a Glamp !

I love the attitude of this sassy, not always so classy,  (that's why I can relate to her!) glamper of a gal! Her blog posts are full of all the things we love to look at and be inspired by!! I am sharing the love! If you want the inside scoop on what is happening on those SOTF trips where more fun is had than anywhere else, you will just have to log on and follow Thelma and Louise's adventures!

 

I wonder why this sign caught their eye?

 

 Sisters in law and trouble, Cindy Smith Pritchett and Donna Pritchett Smith! Confused? Donna married Cindy's brother in 1979 and Cindy returned the favor by marrying Donna's brother in 1980! They have been joined at the hip ever since sharing the same in laws, grandparents and owning children who are double cousins! It was only natural that they should become glamping partners. When Cindy joined the SOTF and bought a 1971 Play-Moor to cart behind her on all of her adventures, she naturally wanted her life long side kick to join her.

 

Bella, the 1971 Play-Moor that Donna and Cindy play with! Although the trailer literally belongs to Cindy, it is actually thought of as "their" trailer. Sisters, on the fly and in families, are generous by nature.

Not only are these sisters having more fun than anyone, they are doing it in incredible style and comfort. I have seen this trailer 100 times on glamping sites and it has always ranked as one of my all time favorites!

 



 

It would take a while to get lonesome for home in this beauty!

 

 

I am looking forward to meeting these two fun ladies! Maybe this years "Saddle Up". We can compare blogging notes and plan future trips. If we can do it while sitting in Bella, I am in!! 

http://sisnlawx2.blogspot.com/

The Party Girl ! Sister on the Fly Karen Reichert!

Sister on the Fly Karen Reichert is the party giver and hostess extraordinaire of  the Midwest and it was my privilege to profile her for my Go RVing blog. I just had to add some photos that there was not enough room for on the Go RVing blog.

Tastings and tutus are a common theme at Sister on the Fly events. Local purveyors of food and fun are often asked to share their talents and wares. 

 

After all the hard work of setting up and arranging ones camper has been done, it is customary to commence with the strolling trailer tour!! BYOB! 

 

 

 Whenever I am on one of these tours I can feel the warmth that each trailer gives its owner! I always want to sit and soak in all the trailer/owner love!

 



 

And this is why the trip is called, "I Love Fall Camping!"

 

Sister on the Fly Dodie Sheffield and her trailer, Marigold!

 

The costumes were not limited to the sisters!

 

For those so inclined a crafting afternoon is an option. Karen gathers all of the supplies and instructors and after a demonstration each sister heads to her work station to create her masterpiece and memory! 

 

One of my favorite things to do is to soak up all the trailer interiors! It always makes me want to start over! So many ideas, so few trailers!

 

 

Fully equipped with all the things a sister needs to "camp like a girl!"

 

 

Texas Rodeo Style

 

Dish towels are a favorite sister collectible.

 

 

Playing dress up never gets old for girls! This is where the "making girls out of women" adage really plays out! It is so much fun to be a grown up with a "dress up" box! That's a "normal" sister thing!!

 

 

 

 

What's a sister event without a "cowgirl prom?" Just another excuse to play dress up!

 

I will be attending Karen's annual, "I Love Fall Camping" event this October and will share all the photos with you. It is a trip that I have been envying on line for years. I am finally going to fit it into my schedule and I am getting my Lake House trailer, Roam Sweet Home 2.0 all ready for Halloween! Stay tuned or better yet, log on and join the Sisters on the Fly and join us!