Tag: Women Camping

Arrive At A New Campground Before Dark

March 16, 2024May 29, 2024 Jolene MacFadden

Finding Your Spot: Practical Advice for Women RVers on Finding and Setting Up Camp in the Dark

Are you a fearless female RVer ready to conquer the open road, but feeling a little nervous about finding and setting up camp after dark? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! In this blog post, we’ll share practical advice and tips for women RVers on navigating the challenges of late-night camping. So grab your flashlight and let’s light up the night together!

Introduction: The increasing number of women embracing the RV lifestyle

In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the number of women who are embracing the RV lifestyle. More and more women are choosing to hit the road and travel in their own recreational vehicles, either solo or with friends and family. This trend is not surprising as RVing offers a sense of freedom, independence, and adventure that many women seek.

Lessons in Camping, RV and Campers

What Else Can Go Wrong

September 1, 2013September 15, 2025 Jolene MacFadden

Have you ever had one of those days where absolutely everything goes wrong? I mean you try to prepare for some things but when mother nature and the cosmos conspire against you what can you do? We thought we were going to have a smooth transition from TH Stone Memorial St Josephs Peninsula State Park to Dade Battlefield Historic State Park. We planned on leaving on the last day of the month, travel about halfway down and spend the night somewhere before continuing on and beginning on new assignment on September 1st. Our last volunteer coordinator even allowed us to have the last two days off so that we could do any last-minute cleaning and get ready to travel. That is when we started having problems.

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Florida State Parks, Funding Our Adventure, Lessons in Camping, Workamping

Our Adventure Plans – Part 3

April 25, 2012September 14, 2025 Jolene MacFadden

Besides coming up with a budget, getting the money and sticking to that budget you may need to plan out where you are going. The Florida State Parks have an online reservation system that you can use to help you plan out your adventure. In fact, they kind of insist that you reserve your space up to a year in advance to ensure that you will be able to get one. The parks have their popular times and you will more than like go during these times. You don’t want to get there and not have a place to spend the night or week. And with our trip we have to plan out our route as much as possible to save gas. We have decided to go across the north part of Florida (being as we live in Jacksonville), traveling westward, go around the panhandle, head south along the Gulf Coast, around the tip to the Keys and finally head north on the Atlantic Coast until we get home again.

Getting Ready For Our Trip