Glamping with MaryJane: Glamour + Camping [Hardcover]

MaryJane Butters (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2012

MaryJane Butters' go-to guide for putting glamour into camping

"Glamping, or glamour camping, one of the MaryJane's pet concepts, is about the juxtaposition of rugged and really pretty, grit and glam, diesel and absolutely darling."-The New York Times.

Glamping-unleashing your inner wild while wearing a pair of fishing-lure earrings-is for every woman (or man!) who ever had a get-away-from-it-all fantasy (with a few frilly embellishments thrown in). Learn about the never-fail campfire, cooking with cast iron, how to change a flat, and much, much more. Follow the growing Glamping movement at maryjanesfarm.org and nationalglampingweekend.com.

Like the infamous Calamity Jane, who said, "I figure if a girl wants to be a legend, she should go ahead and be one," MaryJane Butters coined the term glamping years ago when she founded her unusual Idaho canvas wall-tent bed & breakfast, which was featured in The New York Times Magazine and Travel & Leisure as "the place to be." Legend status achieved, MaryJane lives in Moscow, Idaho, where she runs her many businesses, which include a successful organic farm, product lines, a bed & breakfast, and MaryJanesFarm magazine. This is her fourth book.

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From the Back Cover

A girl's got to do what a girl's got to do.

Join the ranks of happy glampers-women who add glamour to camping while traipsing "outside" the norm. Whether you want to glam up a backyard retreat, porch, or rooftop; gussy up a vintage travel trailer (parked permanently in your back 40); or hit the road with your glampin' girlfriends, MaryJane is THE guide for all things glamping. If you're looking for specifics on how to shop for a trailer, fix one up, pitch a tent cabin, or rig up a heated outdoor bathtub, MaryJane, the pioneer of glamping, will get you there, one step at a time. What are you waiting for?!

About the Author

Bringing home her first milk cow in 1979, MaryJane Butters lives in northern Idaho, where she runs her many businesses that include a successful family farm and dairy herd, product lines, stewardship of a historic flour mill, and MaryJanesFarm magazine-now in its 12th year of publication. This is her fifth book.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Gibbs Smith (September 1, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1423630815
• ISBN-13: 978-1423630814
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 0.8 x 10.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (70 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,612 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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  • #1 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Outdoor Cooking > Camping & Hiking
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More About the Author

With an impressive string of female firsts, MaryJane Butters has always been a pioneer. After graduating from high school in 1971, she was the first woman to attend the Skills Center North Trade School in Ogden, Utah, in carpentry. With a certificate of proficiency in hand, she was hired to build houses at the nearby Hill Air Force Base--the only woman on the crew. From there, she spent her summers watching for fires from a mountaintop lookout in northern Idaho; worked in the Uinta Mountains as one of the first women wilderness rangers in the United States; and in 1976, became the first female station guard at the Moose Creek Ranger Station, the most remote Forest Service district in the continental U.S., in the heart of Idaho's Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area. She also built fences in the Tetons of Wyoming, herded cows on the Snake River below Hells Canyon, and raised an organic market garden in White Bird, Idaho.

After moving to her Moscow, Idaho, farm in 1986, she founded a regional environmental group still thriving today (PCEI.org). After four years, she resigned as its director to develop new products for locally grown organic beans that would provide a secure market for farmers transitioning to sustainable production. Along the way, she married her neighbor, Nick Ogle, whose farm borders hers on two sides. Since then, her unique agricultural enterprise has been featured in nearly every major magazine in the country, and in 2008, she was awarded the prestigious Cecil D. Andrus Leadership Award for Sustainability and Conservation. She also sponsors an organic farm apprentice program called Pay Dirt Farm School. In 2004 she opened the first wall tent B&B in the U.S., and her idea for glamping was born. Her "everyday organic" lifestyle magazine she launched in 2001, MaryJanesFarm, is available nationwide and she is the author of four books, with two more in the making. She designs her own line of bedding and home décor sold in 800 department stores, as well as fabric collections.

From her farm, she sells 60 different organic prepared foods and shares the message of simple organic living with readers of her magazine and websites (MaryJanesFarm.org and RaisingJane.org). In addition, she is the creator of Project F.A.R.M. (First-class American Rural Made), an organization that employs rural women who sew totes, quilts, dolls, and more. She is also the owner of the historic Barron Flour Mill in Oakesdale, Washington, and owns two retail stores, one in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and one in her hometown of Moscow, Idaho. "Nanny" to half a dozen grandchildren, MaryJane likes to brag that "going granny" has been her most important accomplishment to date. Two of her grown children and their spouses are employed full-time at
her farm.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars This is THE go-to guide for the happy glamper! August 22, 2012

By Jennifer Bové

Format:Hardcover

If you're tempted to judge this book by its cover ... let 'er rip!

Here, you have a smart, sassy Jane who's ready for the world. Sunhat? Check. Kerchief? Check. Attitude? Yes, ma'am - AND she's got boots to match. Behind her waits her faithful steed: a vintage camp trailer that's road-ready and decked out in style (note the cute curtains in the windows). The image is all about adventure with flair ... leather meets lace ... and good old fashioned get-up-and-go girl power.

What you see is what you get.

Within the pages of this tidy volume, there is a visual feast of classic femininity, but don't let the frill fool you. A peek under the petticoats, and you'll discover what this travelling Jane is made of. She's fearless, striking out on her own into the great blue yonder. She's practical, attending to every conceivable aspect of comfort and safety. She's not afraid to ask questions - she wants to do this thing right. And, best of all, Jane's geared up to guide even the most inexperienced camper into the gorgeous, gutsy realm of glamping.

A reviewer before me hit the nail on the head when she called Glamping "a toolkit of creative ideas." There are tips, tricks, and tactics in this toolkit for every woman who loves the idea of getting outdoors on her own.
You'll learn step-by-step how to shop smart for your own vintage trailer, gussy it up (from guts to glory), hitch it, and haul it to the horizon.

You'll laugh your patootie off learning about the finer points of trailer toiletry. Again, it's a topic every savvy traveler needs to tackle!

From the nuts and bolts of tire checks and oil changes to the taffeta touches of fishing-lure earrings and flavored marshmallows, Glamping's got it covered.

If you've never read one of MaryJane's books, start your journey right here. If you're an Outpost fan or a Lifebook lover, you'll eat this one up too. Devotees of MaryJanesFarm will find a few familiar frames that fit fabulously into this book. You'll love it that MaryJane has rounded up ideas and tutorials that you remember from past magazine issues so that you don't have to dig through volumes to find them when you're ready to get your glamp on. It's all right here. Tuck Glamping under your arm, and go.

Needless to say, I give Glamping a resounding five stars. I'm a boots 'n flannel outdoorswoman from way back, and I love it that MaryJane gives even the most down-to-earth dames the go-ahead to be girly and flaunt a little frill. When we're "out there," we stake our claim to courage and capability - and the bravest among us will fly the flag of femininity without flinching.

Get a copy of Glamping and go, girl!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars MaryJane Butters: An Authentic Farmgirl Glamping Hero August 20, 2012

By Lisa C. Kivirist

Format:Hardcover

This book is so much more than tips and ideas for girls having fun outdoors . . . it's a toolkit of creative ideas to be yourself and to express yourself in innovative, personal ways that blend your love for all things outdoors, fun, fashionable and female -- ideally shared with a community of close girlfriends. What I love and admire about MaryJane Butters is she's the real deal: an authentic organic farmer for decades who turned her love for the land into a passion for connecting women to the inner farmgirl in each of us. Whether you're a hard core camper or never lit a Coleman stove, this book will give you the fuel to do things your way with style and snacks.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars LoveThisBook!!! September 17, 2012

By Lbarnes

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

I was so excited to recieve this book. Having just recently purchased a vintage camper I was at a loss as what to do with it. I have never owned a camper before and this book was full of helpful info and tons of pretty pictures. Can't wait to get started on my first Glamping adventure.