Road-Trip Tunes! (A Girl Camper's Playlist)

Picture it: You're hooked up, fueled up, and ready to hit the open road for some Girl Camping.

Now, you need some road-trip tunes!

A great road-trip tune cranks up you up. It opens with a riff you recognize. It makes your head bob to the beat. And makes the trip itself fly by!

Here's a playlist guaranteed to do all the above--and we've even added Youtube links for your instant enjoyment.


* On the Road Again, Willie Nelson.

* Real Real Gone, Van Morrison.

* Born to Be Wild, Steppenwolf.

* Rocking Down the Highway, Doobie Brothers.

* Freeway of Love, Aretha Franklin.

* I've Been Everywhere, Johnny Cash.

* Bad to the Bone, George Thorogood.

* Little Red Corvette, Prince.

* I Drove All Night, Roy Orbison.

* The Road to Hell, Chris Rea.

* Running on Empty, Jackson Browne.


Naturally, we'll gladly add your own contributions to the Girl Camping Road-Trip Playlist. What've you got for us? Let's rock it!

Facelift for a Vintage Trailer's Door

Miss Grace, one of our stalwart Girl Camping friends, is always up to something, it seems, when it comes to enhancing her vintage Scotty trailer.

She passed along this picture of the facelift she gave to the inner side of the Scotty's exterior door. Originally painted white, with lots of scuffs from many years of use, the door is now a pretty sight whether Grace is inside or has the door opened to the world.

Something else you should know about Grace: She's intrepid with a can of spray paint!

Thus, the door didn't just get sprayed with aqua enamel, it also was treated some chalkboard paint--also from a spray can--to make the door useful as well as prettier. Wooden trim strips, cut to fit, frame the new chalkboard.

The embroidered curtain is a vintage pillow slip, stitched up with a rod pocket at the top. With two layers of fabric and trim all around the bottom of the slip, the curtain is as nice to view from the outside as it is from within.

Way to go, Miss Grace, and thanks, too, on behalf of anyone you may have just inspired!

Next,

A Few of Our Favorite Girl Camping Things

Chalkboards and levels and guests who are smitten.

Kencrafts and sun hats and cute chairs for sittin'.

Cute little Shastas that roll on with wings--
These are just some of our favorite things.

Cream-frosted trailers with wheels made of cookies.

Parties for Newgals so they won't be rookies.

Wild friends whose presence can make the heart sing--
These are some more of our favorite things!

Campsites with flowers and tiki umbrellas.

Birthdays in honor of our special fellas.

Winters that give way to new camping springs--
These are yet more of our favorite things!

Items For Your Girl Camping Wardrobe

Remember when you were little, and loved to play dress-up?

Camping with your trailer-chick buddies will take you right back to those days--as Miss Grace and Miss Paulette prove, in their attire chosen for a camping dinner tagged as the Petticoat Potluck.

Petticoat, crinoline, tutu, pettiskirt: Whichever you choose, it'll go perfectly with cowgirl boots, and is ridiculously fun to flounce around in!

Girl Camping is also about being outdoors, so a shady-brim hat is a wardrobe must. If a cowgirl hat doesn't suit your style, a straw garden hat might be your perfect alternative--as it is for Miss Marie, the fabulous campin' mom of yours truly.

Another good reason for bringing a cute hat: It'll bail you out on a bad-hair-day morning, or when you're dry camping, and don't have showers and electricity for hair styling.

A stylish pair of rubber boots deserves a place in your Girl Camping wardrobe, for those mornings when there is dew on the grass or (oh no!) when Mother Nature decides to rain on your camping parade.

With a pair of themed pajamas, that go with your trailer, you'll be right in style around the morning campfire.

Even better: Pair the PJs with a coordinating hat!

A cute denim jacket is another wardrobe staple. Leggings or tights are essentials, too, so you can show off the tops of those awesome cowgirl boots.

Remember to save some room for your most bodacious jewelry, cuz that's the frosting for your dress-up cake!