Tag Archives: lifestyle

Lessons in Stripping Down

Over the next several weeks we will be bringing you stories of people who have decluttered and lightened their load in favor of a more nimble and flexible lifestyle. If you have a story, let us know! Meet Gabriella,…

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Finding Focus

Award-winning photographer develops new lifestyle In the spring of 2008, Alison Turner exchanged her demanding six-figure desk job for a new way of life. For eight months she wandered the country in a teardrop trailer with her canine companion,…

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Rolling Solo: 3 Wise Women Share Airstream Tales and Advice

An empty-nester with an eye for the road, an adventurous gal with a pilot’s license (and her canine companion), and the founder of an online women’s community for small-footprint living; three remarkable woman share their wise advice and personal…

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Cold Comfort

Who can resist the allure of all things shiny and sparkly? When combined with the warm and fuzzy feelings of the days when things were simpler, well they clearly become irresistible. Living in a small footprint can often put…

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Guest Lifestyle Host Contest 2012

Do you have a passion for the camera and have a obsession for small foot print living? If so, you could be our next lifestyle host! One lucky winner will travel, all expenses paid, with the TrailerChix production team…

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Meet Pudge!

Meet a woman who should, if she doesn’t already, have a permanent sign “Gone Fishing” on her door. Cecilia “Pudge” Kleinkauf is one of today’s most prolific and award-winning writers on the subject of women and fly fishing. She…

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We Want to Give You 12 Extra Hours a Week

The average woman spends over 1.72 hours a day on house cleaning and men you are not far behind, you spend a little over 1.5. That’s almost two hours a day, or more than 624 hours a year spent…

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Meet Mona!

TrailerChix welcomes Mona Heath as a regularly featured contributor and sits down with her to discover her personal passion for small space renovation and the joys she has found meeting and making new friends with other fellow travelers. Tell…

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TrailerChix holds national contest for guest lifestyle Host

Portland, Oregon, April 25, 2011 – TrailerChix kicks off national contest to find a guest lifestyle host for upcoming two week 1,800 mile video production tour promoting glamorous living in small eco friendly footprints. The winning Host of the…

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Guest Lifestyle Host Contest 2012 Rules

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR TO WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. SPONSOR: TrailerChix LLC (“Sponsor”), mailing address PO Box 748, Scappoose, Oregon 97056 CONTEST DESCRIPTION: The Contest begins…

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Press Release: Highway 101 Roll

DOWNLOAD PDF TRAILERCHIX BRINGS LIVING FABULOUSLY IN SMALL SPACES TO OVER 11 MILLION IN SPECIAL ROAD TRIP Portland, Oregon, April 6, 2011 – TrailerChix celebrates the 101 anniversary of the travel trailer by taking their living small and fabulous…

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Press Release: TEDx

DOWNLOAD PDF TrailerChix participates in salon event in support of integrating small footprint living across America. Portland, Oregon, April 12, 2011 – TrailerChix will sponsor an independent Portland Concordia University TEDx salon entitled, Mainstreaming Alternative Housing:  How to Integrate…

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Press Releases

TrailerChix to Help 11 Million Discover the Road to the Simple Life 101 Roll Pushed- With Good Reason (August 10th, 2011) TrailerChix holds national contest for guest lifestyle Host (April 25th, 2011) TEDx (April 12th, 2011) Highway 101 Roll…

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Independent Media

Resource for independent media outlets. As a way of saying “thank you” for your community’s hospitality, TrailerChix is providing local independent media outlets with access to many of the short video clips being created along our Highway 101 Roll….

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Open Call

Be part of the Highway 101 Roll by showing us what you’ve got! We’re looking for great food, fun music, good camping and smart small footprint living. If this is you or someone you know, let us know. You…

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Highway 101 Project Update

We have slight detour. We are taking our first leg of the Highway 101 Project via Jackson Center, OH. Airstream has been extremely kind and generous and has hooked us up with a fabulous Interstate.  Only catch is that…

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Calendar Submission Sent

Submit Another Event The TrailerChix calendar is a public service portal to post and share events relevant to our readers who enjoy a fabulous eco friendly lifestyle in a small footprint. Posting is FREE and at the discretion of…

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Event Calendar

Submit an Event The TrailerChix calendar is a public service portal to post and share events relevant to our readers who enjoy a fabulous eco friendly lifestyle in a small footprint. Posting is FREE and at the discretion of…

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Wrap It Up, We’ll Take It!

Often considered the ugly stepchild, the house trailer has been relegated to the outskirts of town. But designs like this older mid-century single-wide deserve a seat at the big people’s table. And when you consider how much debris goes…

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Lifestyle Knome: Tips for Trailer Living

Tip #1: Clean Green! Mix 1 part white vinegar with 1 part water in a spray bottle to clean counter tops, floors and windows. Don’t worry about a lingering vinegar smell! It disappears as the vinegar dries. Tip #2:…

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Press Release: Launch of TrailerChix.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: contact@trailerchix.com Phone: 503.962.9206 www.trailerchix.com NEW ONLINE MAGAZINE LAUNCHES FOR TRAILER CHIX Portland, Oregon, October 15, 2010 – TrailerChixSM launches an online magazine to support the hip and trendy style of today’s dynamic and adventurous woman…

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Editorial Contributors

Shelah Johnson Creator and Editor-in-Chief I’m a total trailer chick. I live full time in my 1976 – 31’ Airstream Excella 500 which is parked on an island in the middle of two converging rivers in the Pacific Northwest. …

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Disclaimer

No warranties This website is provided “as is” without any representations or warranties, express or implied. TrailerChixSM, LLC makes no representations or warranties in relation to this website or the information and materials provided on this website. Without prejudice…

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Advertising & Sponsorship

TrailerChix develops branded and custom content to create the global go-to portal for living fabulously in small eco friendly footprints.  With a holistic approach that stretches across online | Mobile | Broadcast TV | Dish & Cable | Web…

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What We Are All About

Adventure | Caring | Freedom | Style | Independence | Creativity This year the travel trailer turns 102 years old and we at TrailerChix(SM) feel it is more relevant today than ever before. Of course, we are all nostalgic…

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