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Girl Camper Makes Camping Cool for All

Janine Pettit didn’t discover girl camping. But she sure made it popular. Known across social media as “Girl Camper,” Pettit was a stay-at-home mom who raised three kids before turning her husband’s green light to join a camping group more than a decade ago into her own adventure. Now, she’s a well-known camping and RV festival enthusiast.

RoadtripMojo first met Pettit at the Florida RV Super Show back in 2018. She was showing off the latest Liberty Outdoors Mini Max teardrop trailer. We were smitten with the trailer. Her story, however, captured our imagination.

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Kamp Happiness: Creating a Home for Your Music Festival Camping Tribe

There’s a vibe that rolls through Kamp Happiness. Maybe it’s from the musicians playing beneath the pop-up tents, or the friends gathered close. Maybe it’s the crew sitting ‘round the campfire, drinks and guitars in hand.

Or maybe it’s just the welcome calling out from the darkness when we happened upon Kamp Happiness late the first night of Suwannee Roots Revival back in October.

“Come on in,” a woman’s voice beckoned. And on in we came.

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Hammocks Lend Hang-Time to the Camping Music Festival Scene

Venture beneath the trees and into the aura that surrounds the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park’s Amphitheater Stage (oldtimers still call it the “Mushroom Stage”) and something becomes clear. People here love their hammocks. Depending on the music festival or concert, they can number into the dozens strung from the Florida live oaks that are a unique part of the musical production. It’s a sight to behold – laser lights shining through the trees and hammocks hung between them.

Whether at a music festival or out camping among nature, it’s easy to become part of #HammockLife. Cop a hang in someone else’s vacant hammock (Unofficial SOSMP Rule: any open hammock and or festival chair is yours to use until the owner returns), or string up your own, hammocks bring a kind of oneness with the venue.

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Sit Down with the Producer: James Cornett – Music Fan From a Music Festival Family

James Cornett of the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park (photo courtesy Live For Live Music)

When the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park last spring announced the dates for its 2018 Hulaween Music Festival, it was a eagerly awaited announcement about the latest in more than 30 years of live events and music education from the family business James Cornett leads today.

As President and CEO of Cornett’s Spirit of the Suwannee, Inc., James carries on what parents Bob and Miss Jean started as bluegrass festivals back in their native Kentucky. It was the quintessential “family business” with James, just 12 at the time, selling tickets and picking up trash.

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4 Simple Campsite, Music Festival Items You Didn’t Know You Need

Whether glamping in a well-stocked RV, or car camping from a tent and sleeping bag, a few supplies are considered must-have staples to enjoying the campground or music festival experience. But what is needed to elevate the outing beyond what you can find at Mr. B’s Festival Needs? Below is a shortlist of RoadtripMojo’s suggested accessories.

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