Sisters on the Fly: Caravans, Campfires, and Tales from the Road

by Irene Rawlings

Book Overview

Meet the 1,000+ members of Sisters on the Fly, a group of women who buy, restore, and decorate vintage trailers, then travel around the country fishing, playing cards, cooking good food outdoors, drinking wine, and telling tall tales around the campfire. Part decorating book, part travelogue, camping guide, cookbook, fly fishing manual, and part memoir, the book contains practical information about reclaiming trailers as well as wonderful lifestyle...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0740791311
• ISBN13: 9780740791314
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.0" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful!

When my book arrived yesterday, I sat down and read it cover to cover! It's just stuffed with the most wonderful photos and stories. I have been a Sister for over a year and I can tell you that this group is full of the most amazing, capable, outrageous, talented and utterly unique women you will ever meet. This book captures all of it. You'll learn how to find and restore your own vintage trailer (and believe me, you'll want to!), cook meals in a dutch oven, fly fish for hours and sit by a campfire telling a good story. Even if you never leave your armchair, you'll feel as though you've been somewhere, having "more fun than anyone" with Sisters on the Fly! Come join the caravan...

Sisters rock and this book proves it!

A few years ago, when I was watching a television program about a bunch of women who camped in funky trailers together, little did I know that one day? I'd be one of them. Words alone are not enough to describe what this group has done for me. Apparently tho, not to worry. Irene Rawlings has done it for me. Through beautiful photographs and personal accounts, as well as useful tips and fabulous recipes, Rawlings has successfully captured what the Sisters on the Fly are all about. While our life as wives, mothers, partners and employees keep us busy, it is not all that we are. This group enables us to decompress and share with each other, who we are at our core. Women from all over the country (and a few outside) gather together and enjoy their differences as well as similarities. We don't all fish or have trailers, and there are some who will admit that the closest they get to camping is tardy room service, but make no mistake. This is a group of women who love the outdoors, laughing and learning. This book gives a glimpse into how we started, and what keeps us growing. The photography is extrordinary, and the writing inviting. Irene herself is a fellow Sister! I would recommend this book to any woman who has wondered if 'that's all there is' to life. There's more out there, I promise you. This book will bring smiles, make you nostalgic, and perhaps encourage you to think outside your comfort zone. Join a woman's group. Check out Sisters on the Fly.

FANTASTIC BOOK FOR ALL WOMEN, MOTHERS , SISTERS AND DAUGHTERS

I just got my book today in the mail and it is fantastic! I cannot say enough good things about this book and the women who belong to "Sisters on the Fly". The vintage trailers are so amazing and the stories so grand, it will call you to go out and find a trailer of your own. Buy this for your mom, daughter,SISTER or any gals that likes to live life to its fullest. Fun times, great photos, excellent recipes. You will not be dissapointed. In fact, it will change your life if you become one of these wonderful sisters yourself. I know, I found them by mistake a few months ago and it is the best thing that has happened to me. Trust me! Julie, sister #1340, Oregon.

love it!

Teri #48...loved the book! Irene definitely described us perfectly. It is a wonderful reminder why we all joined this wonderful group. We have an outlet to express our individuality, creativity and desire for adventure. To have others who share our same interests and have a hug for us when we need it. Can't wait for the sequel.

I laughed, I cried, I want to hit the road!

More than just it's photo's, which are inspiring. This is a story of True Sisterhood. These are women that now with families and careers behind them have taken to the open road for fun and adventure. Each with her own interpretation of a play house on wheels, loaded with treasures and yummy things to share. Read this book and you just may decide to hitch up and join them on their next adventure.