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Quesadilla Paired with Strawberry Shrub

Chicken Cheddar Quesadilla Prep Time: 10 minutes | Cooking Time: 5-8 minutes | Serves 1 ½ cup chopped or shredded, cooked Rotisserie chicken 2 corn tortillas (non GMO brand like Margarita’s or try making your own from scratch) ½…

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Pizza on the Grill

Watch the full Rollin’ On TV episode Basic Grilled Pizza Recipe Prep Time: 20 minutes | Cooking Time: 15 minutes | Serves 2-4 8 ounces pizza dough, in a ball (most pre-made dough is sold in 1 pound packages…

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Paper Chasing

Became a major attraction with just a few rolls of fabulous paper. Over the past few years wall covering has returned to the design boards of our most innovated designers around world. This has created a growing selection of…

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Quick Backseat Boredom Busters

Image: FreeDigitalPhotos.net Five tips for traveling on the road with small children One of the best things about a road trip is the many little memories we collect in the corners of our mental scrap book. Memories are a…

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How to Run Your Business From Almost Anywhere

Running a company out of 280 sq ft might seem maddening to many, especially when it’s also where you happen to live. But with the right technology and a few supplies it can not only be done but can…

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Cookin’ With Britta: Quick Picnic Recipes

Picnic #1 | Pan Bagnat Sandwich Serves: 4-6 Prep Time: 20 min. Cook Time: 20 min. Beautifully paired with a wine from: The Grande Dalles The name of this sandwich, pan bagnat, literally translates to “wet bread” or as…

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Cookin’ With Britta: Quick Frittata

 Asparagus Mushroom and Ham Frittata Serves: 6-8 Prep time: 10 min Cooking time: 20 minutes ¼ cup half and half or milk 1 tsp. kosher salt freshly ground pepper 1 Tbls. chopped fresh thyme (or your favorite herb) 2…

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Cookin’ With Britta: Quick Chicken Mole Recipe

Serves: 4 Prep time: 5 minutes Cooking time: 30 minutes Ingredients: 1 1/4 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs (about 5) 1/2 tsp. kosher salt, divided 1/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper 1 Tbls. coconut oil, Refined Spectrum Organics  divided 2…

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Cookin’ With Britta: 1st Segment Airs!

This weekend the first segment produced by TrailerChix for the RV Show Rollin’ On TV  will air. The ongoing segment, Cookin’ with Britta will have several savory recipes.  We’ll also be discussing glamping!  Check your local listings and tune in…

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Road Trip to the Mothership (Airstream HQ)

It’s incredible to think that today the four of us will be on our way and then, in another blink we’ll be home reminiscing about our adventures. As you get older, it’s just not that simple to pick up…

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TEDx Concordia: Small Footprint Living Defined

What is the definition of small footprint living? TrailerChix at TEDx Concordia University Portland Portland, OR May 14th, 2011…

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TEDx Concordia: Small Footprint Living Advantages

What are the advantages of small footprint living? TrailerChix at TEDx Concordia University Portland Portland, OR May 14th, 2011…

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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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TrailerChix Approved Program: FAQ

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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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Updated: Alison Turner Interview

UPDATE: The article is now posted! check it out Don’t miss TrailerChix’s interview with well known photographer Alison Turner , a self-proclaimed TrailerChix!  Check out Alison’s blog and photography website….

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Get Your Business Approved!

Still have questions? Check the FAQ. Advertising & Women Get the Facts Program Overview The TrailerChix Approved program identifies exceptional businesses supporting the growing community of woman living and traveling fabulously in small eco-friendly footprints. “Women account for 85%…

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Lady Fly Fishers: A Look at a Proud Lineage and Bright Future

Because the art of fly fishing requires strategy and awareness of one’s surroundings, it had widely been considered a gentleman’s sport and the sport of kings. However it is these very reasons that make this is an ideal sport…

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The TrailerChix Shop

Welcome to the Trailerchix Boutique. We will be adding more products soon, so check back! Sisterhood is powerful! When we bring our resources together we can do some wonderful and amazing things. 10% of all our proceeds go to…

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Privacy Policy

This privacy policy sets out how TrailerChixSM LLC uses and protects any information that you give TrailerChix when you use this website. TrailerChix is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain…

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Small Spaces, Big Hearts

A whopping 73% of TrailerChix readers travel or live in small spaces with one or more animals. So when it comes to living fabulously with pets, who better to ask for best tips and best practices than an authentic…

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TrailerChix General Contest Rules

To provide fair and equal chance of winning to all TrailerChixSM readers, the following are the official rules for all contests on www.trailerchix.com. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING. Open to US residents only. All…

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Perfect Pantry Part 3: Drinks

The Bar One of the things I hear a lot from people is, “We want a simpler lifestyle but we just love to entertain, so we are stuck with this big house.” Well here’s a news flash – you…

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101 Roll Pushed – With Good Reason

Originally scheduled from August 21 – September 3, 2011, the 101 Roll has been pushed to May 13 – 30, 2012. “We are on the cusp of some great new publishing technology and we wanted to be one of…

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Restoration

Wow!!! It was great to hear from so many of you in response to my towing article – you shared such fantastic examples of confidence, accomplishment and anticipation, as well as self-reward in the form of a massage or…

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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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Small Places for Meditation

A Guiding Hand One of the great advantages of not having a dishwasher is that it offers you time to focus on your breathing as you think about how warm and soothing the lather feels on your skin –…

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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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Passion – It’s Addicting!

Rather than starting out answering your questions, I’d like to ask something of you…. Of all the lovely people I’ve met during my three short years of glamping…”Rose” is one of the most intriguing, joyful and absolutely passionate yet. …

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Traveling With Animals

Did someone just spell “G” “O”? It’s not surprising that over 74% of TrailerChix readers travel with their dogs and 11% with their cats. So it’s safe to say, “We don’t leave home without them”. But with summer upon…

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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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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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Preparing the Perfect Pantry

This begins a three part series on How We Roll—getting your galley set up and ready to prepare the most basic to the most complicated menus. When you exist in a small space, there is no reason why you…

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The Glamping Craze Holds Strong!

‘Glamping’ is a growing trend that highly appeals to women. Here are some clues on what to look for if you’re looking for a glamping ground. One word that keeps coming up more and more in travel articles is…

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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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Destination: Roadside Attraction

7 roadside attractions that should be on your bucket list! 1803 may have been the birth of the road trip in America when Meriwether Lewis and William Clark took off on their famed journey up the Missouri River and…

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This is How I Roll in 2011 Photo Contest: Official Rules

The photos submitted to TrailerChix SM “This is How I Roll in 2011″ photography contest will be used to promote an elegant small footprint lifestyle. Contest runs February 1, 2011 – December 31, 2011 PLEASE READ ALL THE RULES…

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Photo Contest: This is How We Roll in 2011

The photos submitted to the TrailerChix SM “This is How I Roll in 2011″ photography contest will be used to promote the expansion and feasibility a small and eco-friendly footprint habitats. ** We do not sell or distribute these…

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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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Tired of Sitting at the Tourist Table?

Go native with these six travel essential phone apps. Yelp is a must for travelers who want to get their fingers on the pulse of local hot spots in their host city or town. Yelp is an all-encompassing one-stop…

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Where the Wild Things are!

Lone woman camper, deep in the mountains of California and one very unwelcome late night visitor! The Labs wake me up barking. I tell them to quiet down, don’t fuss about the coyotes, go back to sleep. But my…

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A Secret Code of the Road

Finding ways of breaking down the wall of isolation while traveling. They came in singles, but more often in pairs. Whichever way these men of the rail came, they knew they could always find a hot cup of black…

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Every Woman Has a Story Contest Rules

To provide fair and equal chance of winning to all TrailerChixSM readers, the following are the official rules for all contests on www.trailerchix.com. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING. Open to US residents only. All…

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Legal Stuff

Copyright: TrailerChix(SM) is a registered service mark, other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Using TrailerChix Trademarks and Logos You may refer to TrailerChixSM products and services by their associated TrailerChix trademarks and service…

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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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Live Large While Living Small

Considering the average American house consumes three-quarters of an acre of forest and produces over seven tons of construction debris, while using enough electricity to add over 18 tonnes of greenhouse gasses each year – it’s time for us…

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Introducing Your Cousin…Trailer Food!

If you haven’t noticed those cute little food trailers popping up across the country then you haven’t been paying attention.  They come in all shapes and sizes, from Airstreams, Terry’s, Aladdins, Shastas, Ambassadors, Winnebago – you name a trailer…

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Move Over, Boys! The Travel Trailer Has a New Owner!

Say what you want about the last few years with the world’s financial and environmental challenges, as it has been difficult and challenging for sure.  But one bright and happy thing has come out of our experience: The Rediscovering…

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By submitting your article(s) to us; You declare that you are the sole owner and author of the article and own 100% of all copyrights pertaining to it. This includes any and all images and likenesses that may accompany…

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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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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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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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