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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…
Posted in In The Galley
Tagged britta, Cooking, cooking on the road, galleychix, glamper, Glamping, Island cove, Oregon, Portland, quesadilla, recipes, ROTV, Sauvie island, small space, strawberry shub, trailerchix, travel
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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…
Posted in In The Galley
Tagged britta, camping, clamping, galleychix, Gilled pizza, Island cove, pizza, trailerchix, travel
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Do You Know Your Geography?
Tango With TrailerChix! How well do you know your geography? Follow the clues and identify our daily photo on Facebook during the101 Project and you could win a cool TrailerChix grab bag. SEND VIDEO MESSAGE Send us video messages…
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Girl Meets Beer
Founder of the Pink Boots Society reflects on the fifth anniversary of the Road Brewer Project After 19 years as a professional beer maker, brewmaster Teri Fahrendorf “followed the clouds of wort steam across the country” and towed her…
Posted in Every Woman Has a Story
Tagged Beer, brewmaster, pink boots society, RG Coleman, teri fahrendorf, travel, woman
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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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Tagged backseat, boredom, bryn neilson, car games, children, road games, road trip, tips, trailerchix, travel
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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…
Posted in CleverChix
Tagged shelah johnson, small footprint, small space, technology, trailerchix, travel, woman on the road, work remote
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5 Ways to Make a Living on the Road
To many it’s enough to downsize their footprint and stay firmly planted in familiar soil. There is no interest in scraping bugs from windshield or sourcing the best local organics and farmer markets in towns. You know what works…
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Tagged income, job, mobile living, travel, woman on the road, working remote
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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,…
Posted in Every Woman Has a Story
Tagged camper, camping, clean, Clutter, Cooking, design, Downsizing, dream, lifestyle, Living, popup trailer, RV, Small house, Solar, trailer, travel, woman on the road
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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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Tagged Airstream, Alison Turner, camping, community, lifestyle, Living, living on the road, RH Colman, small footprint living, tear drop, trailer, travel, traveling, woman on the road, women, women on the road
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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…
Five Reasons to Take a Hottie to Bed!
Once relegated to the back of your grandmother’s linen closet, the humble hottie bottle (the name given to the hot water bottle by New Zealanders) is making a big comeback. Today you’ll find this old workhorse has found a…
Posted in Lifestyle
Tagged eco heat, small foot print living, travel, travel trailers, woman on the road
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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…
Great Time to be a Chic!
Is it just me or has anyone else out there noticed how many of your friends also love, love, love their trailers? Slowly but surely our core group of friends has shifted to those who share the same passion….
Posted in That Mona!
Tagged Airstream, caravan, Shasta, travel, travel trailer, vintage trailer, woman on the road
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Britain awards Knaus Top Motorhome for 2012
The Knaus Sky TI 650 MF was awarded this prestigious honor, sponsored by the Caravan Club. The Motorhome of the Year award winners are chosen by Motorcaravan Motorhome Monthly magazine, and Which Motorhome. Judge Rachel Stothert, MMM’s deputy editor,…
10 Skills Every Woman on the Road Should Know
1. Change a tire The secret is to loosen the nuts with a wrench before you jack up the car. If you don’t, the wheel spins in the air. The same is true in reverse. Position the jack under…
Downsizing a Collection – a Personal Journey to Voluntary Simplicity
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! For many,…
The Original TrailerChic
Hope you’ve all had a fantastic summer – apologies for the silence on my part, we’ve spent quite a bit of time camping in our trailer and enjoying every minute of it!! A few weekends ago, as a large…
Posted in That Mona!
Tagged active woman, adventure, Airstream, Living, living on the road, RV Full time, trailer, travel, women, women on the road
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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…
Posted in Every Woman Has a Story
Tagged alaska, Cecilia Pudge Kleinkauf, fish, Fly fishing, lifestyle, outdoors, Pudge, simplicity, trailer living, travel, travel trailers, woman, women, women on the road
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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…
Tagged shelah, trailerchix, travel
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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…
Posted in That Mona!
Tagged Airstream, alternative living, small space living, tires, Tow, trailer, trailer living, trailerchix, travel, travel trailers, used trailer, woman, women on the road
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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…
Tagged DIY, lifestyle, shelah, small footprint, trailerchix, travel
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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…
Tagged creativity, DYI, entertaining, lifestyle, Oregon, trailerchix, travel
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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…
Tagged active woman, design, DIY, green, lifestyle, RV, shelah, shelah johnson, small foot, small spaces, trailer, trailerchix, trailers, travel, travel trailer, traveling, women
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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…
Tagged how to, lifestyle, Portland, shelah, small footprint, small space, trailerchix, trailers, travel
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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…
Tagged camping, how to, lifestyle, mobile, road trip, small footprint, Tow, trailer, trailerchix, trailers, travel
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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…
Posted in Travel
Tagged alternative living, camping, roadside attraction, RV Full time, RV parks, shelah johnson, trailer, trailer chick, trailer living, trailerchix, travel, women, women on the road
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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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Tagged living on the road, phone apps, RV Full time, trailer, trailer chick, trailer living, trailerchix, travel, women
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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…
Posted in Travel
Tagged campsite, code of the road, hobos, living on the road, RV Full time, shelah johnson, trailer chicks, trailer living, trailerchix, trailers, travel, women, women on the road
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Savvy Knome: Tips to Becoming Savvy
Did you know that there is a specific tire made just for trailers? Make sure you are rolling on the right rubber! Small motors can freeze up if not started regularly. Turn on your fans, air conditioner, water pump…
Posted in CleverChix
Tagged heater, living on the road, RV Full time, Solar, trailer, trailer living, travel, women on the road
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Move Over Astroturf
Trailer Chicks are Bringing Curb Appeal to the Park! Trailer living and travel are not without their dull spots, but with some smart design and a little creativity your entrance can emanate a feeling of “Welcome Home,” even if…
Posted in Design
Tagged alternative living, camping, chicks, creativity, curb appeal, design, fire, RV Full time, small space living, Solar, trailer, trailer chicks, trailer living, trailers, travel, vacation
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Wallflowers That Are Hard to Overlook
Heading South or Staying North, get ready to mix it up a little in the RV Park? The popularity of container gardening among travel trailer owners is easy to understand. Containers are transportable, flexible and inexpensive. A…
Posted in Design
Tagged DIY, gardening, green, how to, patio, RV, RV Full time, sedum, small space living, trailer, trailer living, travel, travel trailer, vertical gardens
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A Well Stocked Galley
Every trailer chick needs a well stocked galley, but space is always an issue. With just a few staples you can put together a gourmet meal in record time. This galley pantry list is for the full-time long term…
Posted in In The Galley, Lifestyle
Tagged active woman, Alternative lifestyle, camp cooking, camping, caravan girl, cast iron, chick, chix traveling, cooking in small places, DYI, galley kitchen, get a way, independent woman, leisure living, pantry list, RV Full time, shelah johnson, small space living, trailer, trailer living, travel, travel trailer, women on the road
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No One Pumps Iron Like A Trailer Chick!
How to season your cast iron One of the most challenging rooms for me to downsize was my kitchen. I love cooking, canning, and baking. Nothing brings me more joy than feeding people. So when it came to packing…
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Tagged active woman, alternative living, book review, camp cooking, camping, caravan girl, cast iron, cast iron cookbook, chick, chix traveling, cooking in small places, dutch ovens, iron skillets, Joanna Pruess, mhaithaca, RV, RV Full time, shelah johnson, small space living, trailer, trailer living, travel, travel trailer, women on the road
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Learn How to Backup a Trailer like a Pro
Congratulations, you found the deal of a lifetime. Now how are you going to get it home? Having the ability to back up a trailer gives you the same sense of freedom and independence as parallel parking. It takes…
Posted in CleverChix
Tagged alternative living, backup, backup cameras, camera systems, DIY, reversing, RV, RV park, shelah johnson, small space living, trailer, travel, travel trailer, women on the road, womentrailer living
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Camps for Adults With Good Taste!
Check out two very exciting Mexican cooking boot camps! Let’s face it, no one REALLY loves sitting around the trailer park no matter how cool your trailer is and no matter how wonderful the weather! This year, try stepping…
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…
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. …
Tagged Airstream, camper, chix, design, how to, lifestyle, outdoors, small spaces, trailer, trailer chix, trailers, travel, travel trailer, traveling, vacation
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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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Career Opportunities
TrailerChixSM supports a diversified workforce, not because it’s the law, but because it’s the right thing to do. Current Opportunities Advertizing Sales Manager TrailerChix appeals to one of the widest number of verticals in the market place and offers…
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Authors Wanted
You are the key to making the next 100 years of travel trailers even greater than the last 100! TrailerChixSM accepts articles for reprint on a variety of subjects surrounding travel trailers, small footprint living and building alternative habitats….
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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…