Cats
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Topic: Cats
Posted By: OnTheRoad6
Subject: Cats
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2016 at 10:37am
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Posted By: Outbound
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2016 at 6:08pm
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DO NOT TRAVEL WITH YOUR CAT IN THE TRAILER Although your r-pod's suspension is adequate to keep your crockery from breaking (for the most part), it pales in comparison to your vehicle. And, although your r-pod's insulation blocks out most of the outside noise while you're stationary in a campground, its inadequate to keep out the roar of wind and road noise as you tow your trailer down the highway. Your poor beast would be frightened and alone, subjected to endless noises waling around it, and constantly being tossed back and forth, bouncing off the walls of your trailer. Your cat will pick up on your own anxieties. In the vehicle, you have to be relaxed and calm; everything happening around you is perfectly normal and nothing to worry about. And let your cat move about and explore the vehicle a bit - and don't freak out if he gets under the seat or sits in your lap and strains to look out the side window. In my vehicle, the dog lazes in the backseat, occasionally looking out the window. The cat usually lays on the seat up against my hip while I drive. My best advice: *if* you want to consider bringing your cat on trips, you have to get him AND YOU used to travelling in your vehicle first. Start small. Go for a 10 minute drive 3-4 days in a row. Then, start extending the drive times to 30 minutes or an hour. Then, once you're comfortable, you'll be ready to take him on camping trips. Oh, one last thing: unlike the dog, who has some understanding that I want her to empty her bladder before getting into the car, the cat does not. For camping, I have a small, covered litter pan (my cat likes to kick up litter, so I try to contain the shrapnel), and while we're travelling, its in the back of the SUV. My cat visits it at least once per car trip...
------------- Craig :: 2009 RP171 towed by a 2017 F150 |
Posted By: hogone
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2016 at 7:57am
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no i'm not going to, but have always been curious what it would be like to be in the pod as it is going down the road. noisy? bumpy? scary?! hogone ------------- Jon & Pam 2013 RP177 2010 F150 2017 HD Streetglide 2009 HD Lowrider CHEESEHEAD |
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2016 at 4:56pm
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Put a video camera (securely fastened, of course) in there to record while traveling down the road. That would give you some idea.
------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: hogone
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2016 at 6:00pm
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good thought..............or my wife!!!!!!!!!!! hogone..................that was a joke
------------- Jon & Pam 2013 RP177 2010 F150 2017 HD Streetglide 2009 HD Lowrider CHEESEHEAD |
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2016 at 6:49pm
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Think she could cook you a meal while back there like in The Long, Long Trailer?
------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |