Category: Camping
Camping tips, campground reviews, travel trailer adventures, and camping with a miniature schnauzer.
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How We Choose Campgrounds for Our Family and Schnauzer
Choosing a campground is one of the biggest decisions we make when planning a travel trailer trip. A campground can look wonderful in photos, but that does not necessarily mean it will work well for our family, our trailer, and…
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Camping Checklist for Families With Dogs: The System We Use for Every Trip
Our camping checklist looks very different now than it did when we first started taking trips in our travel trailer. At first, we treated almost everything like traditional vacation packing. Before every trip, we thought about bedding, campground gear, dog…
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Camping Meals That Make Weekend Getaways Easier for Families
Weekend camping trips are about spending time together—not standing over a camp stove for hours or washing a mountain of dishes after every meal. We’ve found that having a simple meal plan makes camping much more relaxing and leaves more…
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How We Keep Our Travel Trailer Organized During Trips
One of the first things we learned after purchasing our travel trailer is that staying organized can make or break a camping trip. When you’re sharing a relatively small space with a family of three, a Miniature Schnauzer, clothing, food,…
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Cabin vs Travel Trailer: Which Vacation Style Fits Your Family?
Introduction As a family that enjoys both vacation rentals and travel trailer camping, we often get asked which style of travel we prefer. The honest answer is that it depends on the trip. Some destinations are perfect for staying in…
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Dog-Friendly Campground Etiquette: Rules We Follow When Camping With Angel
Camping is one of our favorite ways to travel as a family, and Angel comes along with us in our travel trailer. After spending time at different campgrounds with a Miniature Schnauzer, we’ve found that camping with a dog works…
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How We Keep Our Schnauzer Safe at Campgrounds
Introduction Camping is one of our favorite ways to travel as a family. Whether we’re spending a weekend in our travel trailer, exploring a mountain campground, or enjoying a longer road trip, our Miniature Schnauzer is always part of the…
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How We Pack Differently for Cabin Vacations vs Travel Trailer Trips
Introduction One thing we’ve learned from years of traveling as a family of three with our miniature schnauzer is that not every trip requires the same packing strategy. Although we enjoy both mountain cabin vacations and camping in our travel…
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How We Prepare Our Travel Trailer for Every Weekend Trip
Introduction One of our favorite ways to spend time together as a family is loading up our travel trailer and heading out for a weekend adventure. Whether we’re camping in the mountains, exploring a small town, or staying near a…
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4 Dog-Friendly Campgrounds We’ve Loved Visiting with Our Schnauzer
One of the reasons we purchased a travel trailer was so we could bring our miniature schnauzer along on more adventures. Over the years, we’ve learned that not all campgrounds offer the same experience for traveling families with dogs. Some…