Training for hills on a Trainer?

I did a couple searches, but came up blank...
Anyone have any ideas about training for hills on a bike trainer?
Do you just shift up to a hard gear to get the same feel of a hill or what?
I want to get my muscles ready to make it up the hill back to our house so I don't have to be a wuss/chicken and drive to the bottom anymore. :( It's so much easier to ride from my house, but I want to get in shape for it first...
Any helpful tips?

Yup, I just shift to harder gears to simulate going up a hill, not quite the same as really working up a hill but it works.

Check out the Spinervals DVDs (aka "Evil Coach Troy"!). They have one called "Hillacious" that's a great climbing workout. I did it all last winter, and my climbing ability was markedly improved this season. I need the motivation of someone nagging me while I'm on the trainer- otherwise, I just spin along. So ECT is perfect for me. The Carmichael DVDs are pretty good too.

Uphill Grind (Spinervals) is really good too. I was doing that one regularly for a while, which occasioned the "you're sucking less back there" comment from my husband when I was stoking the tandem.

CA

Get an old army canvas bag, or a duffle bag, and fill it with laundry.
Go to the lowest floor of the house.
Work up to climbing the stairs twelve times with that slung over your shoulders (evenly.)

I know it sounds silly. But it works! Even though you are not on a bike, you are working a lot of the same muscles, and you are getting a good heart workout.

This week's RoadBikeRider e-newsletter addressed this very issue.

http://www.roadbikerider.com:80/currentissue.htm

Scroll down to #5.

I have used two different ways indoors to prepare for hill climbing. When on an indoor trainer, I do intervals. I am not a gear masher and don't recommend high gears to simulate hill riding. Stay in easy low gears and pedal at a high rpm after a good warm up for 1-2 minutes if you can. Then back off on the rpm's and recover for 1 -2 minutes and repeat - it will build strength. I normally ride for 30 minutes. I do a 5 - 10 minute warm up, 10 minutes of intervals ( I ride hard for 2 minutes and rest for 30 seconds and repeat - but I have been riding for 30 years) and then 5 - 10 minutes of cool down. that's my first recommendation. the second is similar to what was already suggested - step ups. Find a two step, step stool and take hand weights and climb up and down the stool. This will build strength in your legs too. Good luck. Bekki

Thank you all for your thoughts, ideas and suggestions! I will be looking in to the Spinerval DVD's, read the roadbikeriders post, and will give reps a better try (I haven't been attempting them very diligently). I also might put my toddler in her backpack and go up and down our stairs several times... instead of a duffle bag with laundry (she's a good twenty-five pound and would love the ride, I'm sure!) Thanks for that fun one indigenoiis!:D
Again thanks for all your suggestions and will probably be trying them all a bit throughout the winter to get ready for our big hill!;)

Try Cyclo-Climb DVD workout. Very intense. Just Google Cyclo-Core and it is one of the dvds offered. It's a great program.