I used to take my cat camping all the time (before he, and my ex moved out).
Before leaving the house, I put Gizmo (the cat, not the ex) in a harness; I felt it was more secure than a simple collar. Like techntrek suggests above, the harness had a tag on it with Gizmo's name and my cell phone number, just in case he got out. I left the harness on him the entire trip.
Traveling long distances in the SUV was the biggest challenge on the trip. Personally, I found it better to allow the cat to roam free as opposed to carrying him in a crate; when I had him in a crate, he'd tend to cry a fair bit, even if he could see me. When allowed to roam about, he'd either quietly sit on my lap, on the passenger seat, or on the back seat with the dog. There's no question that he'd need reassurance and affection a little more often while the SUV was in motion, but the cat never got annoying. He was very interested in looking out the window for hours at a time. He also found (and used) his covered litterbox in the back of SUV - a fortunate coincidence that I'd stored it back there the first time, and after that I made sure that it was there on all trips. Unlike the dog, you can't tell a cat to 'do your business' before heading out on a trip...
Before you embark on a camping trip, you may find it best to take the cat along on short trips around town while you're running errands, just so that he's used to the sounds and motions of driving.
In the trailer, Gizmo's litterbox was stored under the dinette seat. Somewhat similar to fwunder's setup above, I had cut a hole in the end of the seat to allow us to easily shove shoes out of the way. It was also a great spot for the box. For the first couple of trips, I used a small covered litterbox from Walmart, but it was far from ideal. Eventually, I used a rubbermaid tub into which I cut an entrance/exit hole, which fit better under the dinette seat and was a little roomier (and the cat couldn't kick the litter out).
Gizmo is an indoor cat. And, while he enjoys 30 minutes or so of being outside on a lead, that's about his limit before he's had enough and wants to return inside. Fortunately, he really likes roaming around the r-pod, sleeping on the bed, and looking out the windows at passerbys. He was quite content in the trailer and I was happy to bring him along on trips.
------------- Craig :: 2009 RP171 towed by a 2017 F150
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