Road Trips and Tiny Trailers
All you need for planning the best road trips in your tiny trailer!
HOW TO USE THIS WEBSITE
HOW TO USE THIS WEBSITE
Welcome to Road Trips and Tiny Trailers!
In ‘How To Use This Website’, I’II walk you through the features of this online planner. Let’s make this journey easily navigated!
ALL YOU NEED FOR PLANNING THE BEST ROAD TRIPS IN YOUR TINY TRAILER!
I am Janelle Brian, and my husband,
Eddie and I now travel in our tiny trailer as much as time and finances allow. We have enjoyed it so much, that I created this website, Road Trips and Tiny Trailers to help you make the most of your trips as well!
(You can read our story and how we got started traveling in a tiny trailer, Here.)
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This article, (How To Use This Website), will help you navigate all the information available here on our website.
Remember to hover over blog titles – until they turn green – to open the entire article!
In Blog style, this planner will take you from help with choosing the right trailer, to helping you design an itinerary, and then on to providing information that will help you make the most of what you will be seeing and doing.
And there is so much more!
(A Category drop down box may contain a ‘Read First!’ introduction with more detail about that category, so keep an eye out!)
HERE’S HOW IT WORKS:
Road Trips and Tiny Trailers divides the U.S. into 9 Regions.
Find the list of which states are in which regions HERE. (You can also find this information in the ‘U.S. in 9 Regions’ section of DESTINATION REVIEWS).
Much of the information provided on this website refers to those regions, so when planning an itinerary, keep in mind which region you are heading for!
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1). First, check out the TOP line of Categories on the Menu bar of the Homepage. All of the Categories here are tools to help you get started. Also, if there is an intro to a category, you should, ‘read that first’!
PURCHASE & PACK UP YOUR TRAILER: 2 – Sub categories: 1 to help you choose your trailer & 1 to help you outfit your trailer.
Purchasing Your Trailer has advice, questionnaires, and a Printable PDF for choosing the right trailer for you. There’s info on what’s out there to choose from, and much more.
Packing It All Up has packing suggestions for needed items in your trailer, in your truck & all the personal items you might need for your roadtrip. These suggestions cover your needs whether you are a Tiny Trailer, tent or bed-on-wheels camper. There are Printable PDF forms – all of which I use every time I’m ‘Packin’ It All Up’.
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO PLAN YOUR TRIP: 3 Sub-Categories: Provides you with all the tools you’ll need to paln the perfect road-trip, whether you are a seasoned planner and just need a little advice, or a newbie who has no idea where to start!
How to Create The Itinerary helps you get started with ’20 Questions Before You Plan’, and then helps you design your skeleton itinerary. From there we walk you through putting the whole body together, and provide lots of suggestions for finalizing your adventure.
Health On The Road has blogs on eating well and maintaining your energy, as well as providing some info about Altitude Sickness and what to do if you get sick.
Meals offers suggestions on how to meal plan as well as recipes. The recipes are divided by Breakfast, Lunch, Supper etc… and provide options for quick meals as well as more leisurely-at-camp options. There’s lots here…so dig in! We also love it if you send us your favorites!
DESTINATION REVIEWS: 6 Sub-Categories with blogs from the road. They can help you decide what’s worth seeing, and some of our thoughts and opinions. These are ongoing, so keep checking back in!
The U.S. in 9 Regions contains blogs & stories from the various states respectively. When you are headed into a particular region, check in here to see if there’s info that you can use!
List of National Parks by Regions is a complete list of all 63 National Parks. They are listed by region, so when your planning don’t forget to check in here. You don’t want to miss seeing one of these amazing parks!!
Across The Pond contains stories, adventures and blog from our overseas trips… just in case you want to park the trailer and catch a flight!
Lessons From The Road is where you’ll find some of our road-tripping blogs. Just for fun.
Cruise Ports are reviews of some things to see & do before or after a cruise.
Being Clay are blogs and stories of our faith journey.
20 MINUTES in CO: is fun to look at if you are passing through my personal home state of Colorado. It gives you the best places to pull over and stretch your legs, use the restroom, or have a picnic, and maybe see something interesting along the interstates that pass through Colorado. Each blog is oriented from Denver out.
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2). Now, look at the BOTTOM line of Categories on the Menu bar of the Homepage. Here you’ll find the ‘Fun Facts’ (there is an intro to each of these Categories, so you should, ‘read that first’!) as well as lots of info on preserving your memories!
FUN FACTS: TIDBITS AND INFO FOR WHILE YOU’RE ON THE ROAD are my favorites, and they are intended to be used while you’re on the road and actually seeing and learning about these things. Here you will discover the History, Landscape, Art, Architecture & Religion that define a region. The more you know about what you’re seeing, the more you get out of what you’re seeing! There are 4 Fun Facts Categories, and they each use both the Bullet-Point style presentation. 3 of these categories refer to the 9 Regions of the U.S. so be sure to know what region you are in!
Fun Facts: Read First! Will explain how these categories work. It will really help you make the most of what you are seeing and doing. Trust me.
Fun Facts: History Once again, you’ll find a helpful ‘How To’ blog, followed by blogs that are divided by Regions. When you find your Region, you’ll notice that the history bullet points focus on the history that this Region is most know for.
Fun Facts: Landscapes This category is unique in that instead of being divided by region (because…well…there are trees, etc in every region), it is divided by Landscapes. First read your ‘How To’ and then scroll down to find the terrain that you are in. Did you know that fire in a Coniferous Forest is vital for the health and diversity of the forest? Keep reading………..!
Fun Facts: Art & Architecture The’How To Use This Category’ blog is followed by an Architectural Summary blog, and an Art Summary blog. Lot’s of good info there… and no quiz! Following that, look for your region and see what you can learn and identify.
Fun Facts: Religion Following the same ‘How To’ blog, and then blogs divided by region, you’ll find interesting information on how that Region’s religion has helped shape it’s identity.
PHOTOS & MEMORIES 3 Sub-Categories that can give you lots of help with making the most of your photos, as well as proposing other ways to preserve your memories.
Read First Photos introduces the importance of preserving your memories.
Making the Most of Your Photos give a bunch of blogs on doing just that. This is a not-to-be-missed section for sure!
Other Memory Makersbecause not everyone wants to be behind the lens! Check out some other ways to safeguard your memories.
PHOTOSTOCK gives you access to some of our favorite photos, and maybe some inspiration to creating your own!
CONTACT is where you can get in touch with us. We’d love to hear from you, so please leave comments, suggestions, recipes or whatever else you’d like to!
Also, please subscribe by email so that you can keep up with all the latest hints, hacks and stories! To get to the Homepage, click HERE.
HAPPY TINY TRAVELING!!
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Organization is always a good thing in my experience. Well done!