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3ofUs
Groupie Joined: 12 Jul 2014 Location: TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 99 |
Topic: Any other cat campers? Posted: 31 Jul 2014 at 8:00am |
In the motor home we always traveled with our cat. Now we travel with our 17 pound dog. We have a cat, but at 17 pounds, he requires a very large litter pan (has a dome top). Had to buy that style because he throws litter every where. He could never manage the rubbermaid dish pan of the previous cat of 6 pounds. Question is what facilities do you plan for the cat and where do you put it? We have no one to care for him so our trips remain short even in retirement.
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SaskaPods
Newbie Joined: 25 Jan 2014 Location: Regina, SK Online Status: Offline Posts: 8 |
Posted: 10 Jun 2014 at 9:45am |
We regularly camp with our cat, Tango. She loves it. When we pull out the RV in the spring, she parks herself on the step as if to say, "Don't even think about leaving me behind!"
Tip: We put a plastic tub on the couch, covered with her favourite pillow, and it is the perfect height for her to look out the window or take a nap, or both. Once, at one of our regular campgrounds, when our "usual" site was occupied, our usually shy feline strolled into the middle of the site, sat herself down and almost spoke, "Get the heck out of my site, you squatters!" |
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Ray, Annette & Tango the Cat
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rodroc
Newbie Joined: 28 Mar 2014 Location: Estados Unidos Online Status: Offline Posts: 9 |
Posted: 06 Jun 2014 at 5:11pm |
I simply cannot go out camping without my two basset hounds.
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Bred Flink
Newbie Joined: 02 Feb 2014 Location: Calgary alberta Online Status: Offline Posts: 29 |
Posted: 26 Feb 2014 at 10:36am |
Travelled and camped with my male cat for about 10 years.
He always came when I called, whether at home or on the road. I won many campground bets. I would yell his name once, sit down and wait. Within a couple minutes Lucy would appear and hop into my lap. Rarely did I ever have to call twice. If I left him out at night, he could be found every morning under the hood of the car. In cold climates, finding a warm car engine is a cat survival technique. He liked car trips, never had him on a leash. After the cat died, we got a Wheaton Terrier who would occaisionaly would turn around to see who was calling before she trotted off on unauthorized adventures. Most often, she interpreted 'come' as 'run'. |
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Sailing and camping Western Canada and US-NW
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SaskaPods
Newbie Joined: 25 Jan 2014 Location: Regina, SK Online Status: Offline Posts: 8 |
Posted: 18 Feb 2014 at 4:14pm |
Kids can be so dramatic!
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Ray, Annette & Tango the Cat
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Capt. Irk
Newbie Joined: 03 Oct 2012 Location: Oregon Online Status: Offline Posts: 35 |
Posted: 18 Feb 2014 at 3:43pm |
The first time I took my cat camping, I was tent camping in Lake Tahoe. It was also a 9-hour drive from home. My sisters warned that I would either lose him or break him. The cat was leash trained and I kept him on a 20' rope tied down. He would hunt june-bugs until 1am and then squeeze into the tent & snuggle in. When I got the R*Pod, I brought him inside and he settled into a corner cushion as if to say, "Well...when are we going?" I plan on taking him on a short weekend trip sometime this summer. I've got to think of a fun place he'll like - with bugs, maybe.
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2013 176HRE / 2017 Ram 1500
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 18 Feb 2014 at 12:13pm |
Love the 2nd pic!
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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SaskaPods
Newbie Joined: 25 Jan 2014 Location: Regina, SK Online Status: Offline Posts: 8 |
Posted: 18 Feb 2014 at 7:29am |
Our cat, Tango, has been camping with us for years in our larger camper. (We cut a hole into the front pass-through where we store her litter box.) We haven't taken her in our Pod. She dislikes the drive, but loves the camping once we get there.
We trained her at home to be on a leash outside and we always kept her on a leash when camping, especially when she was younger and whenever we were in new campgrounds. Over the years she has managed to wriggle out of her leash or sneak out of the camper on numerous occasions, and she has always managed to return to the camper, sometimes leaving "gifts" for us in the campsite (she also has learned to hunt while on the leash and has snagged numerous mice and voles). My advice is to leash train your cat at home and then try a very short term trip with her not too far from home. Be super cautious if you are visiting bear country, as a cat on a leash would be easy prey and be aware that a LOT of people camp with dogs and not all of them are considerate about keeping their dogs on a leash, so potential run-ins there. In early spring, when the camper comes out, she sits on the outside step as if to say, "OK - I'm ready, let's get this show on the road and let's get camping." |
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Ray, Annette & Tango the Cat
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fwunder
Senior Member Joined: 04 Oct 2013 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 1676 |
Posted: 04 Nov 2013 at 7:40am |
Henry enjoys traveling with us and has logged thousands of miles in the car visiting relatives and vacations. We take him with us mainly because of his need for daily meds and he does seem to enjoy it and us him. His introduction to our new 178 was a big success.
The only problem is he uses sooo much fresh water when he flushes!! |
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Keith-N-Dar
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 03 Apr 2011 Location: Mayville, WI Online Status: Offline Posts: 1447 |
Posted: 04 Sep 2013 at 7:44am |
Who was it that had cats turn the burners of the stove on while traveling in their pod? After that I decided never to let our cats in the Pod.
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Keith-N-Dar
Boris & Betty (Boston Terriers) 2011 R-Pod 177 2010 Ford F-150 |
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