Probably still trying to get rid of the taste...

Also ...

I was going to put a porthole in the door too.  However, G wanted to be able to access the privacy screen I was going to velcro to the porthole, but found the screen door was in the way.  Did you get a different screen door?

My solution is to attach a half-curtain to the inside door frame but G doesn't like the look, so yeah, we're still bickering about the planned porthole installation  

Now that's funny!

As for dogs, well our Sally used to bark at anything around the house, the paperboy, the mailman, squirrels, stray cats, people walking their dogs on her sidewalk, etc. When Sally was camping she sat watching a deer for twenty minutes, never said a word about a fox that ran through the campsite and regarded with great interest a bear eating the bacon our son had been cooking. The moose mom and baby in the site next to us were just part of the scenery. Either she thought we should be able to smell them as well as she could and therefore know they were there or she felt it was their home, not hers and was keeping a low profile. I hope she would have barked at people but I'm not sure...

 

I use "Home Again".  They provide a collar tag with an 800 number to call and then, they will contact me.  They also have the microchip info.  Her AKC tag works much the same.  With the AKC, I only had to pay once.  Home Again I have to renew (ie. pay) each year.

 

Poor Dixie....if I put any more tags on her she won't be able to walk (weight & bulk)!

When we were debating on taking the cats with us camping, we decided to use Banfield as a pet as they are in many Petsmart stores.  We figured that if worse came to worst, we would be able to get to a Banfield in a couple of hours where they would have access to their records in their system.  You're right, David, in the sense that we need to think about first aid for our pets.

I've been tempted in getting a tag like you have but will need to figure out how to get it on the harness.  Has anyone had any experience with https://www.pethub.com/ ?  I've seen them advertised on RVNN and was curious if anyone had used their services.

Tim

I don't mean to scare anyone with this post and most of the time people are decent, but in the odd and rare occasion you may meet some gremlins.  I say do what you would outside your house, bring in anything of value.  

 

Pets......

I can't take credit for these ideas - other members actually spoke of them:

 

1.  Speaking of first aid supplies, don't forget our furry friends.  I am completely unqualified to advise in the matter but, you may want to speak with your veterenary doctor, during your next trip for suggestions for any additional items that might be "pet specific".  Cut paw pads, sprains, burns, ticks, ingesting something bad, etc.  It might be a long way to the nearest 24hr vet clinic.

 

2.  I had a collar tag made at the local pet supply store which has simply "Dixie" and below it, my cell phone number (with area code).  God forbid we get separated, hopefully someone close might see this and give me a call...maybe a fellow camper or Park Ranger.  While she is micro chipped, this will only work if/when she would end up someplace that has a chip reader.  This could be days or never.  

 

Keep food inside approved containers for the area.  Some times inside the camper is enough, some times special steel containers will be provided that are bolted down and require steps to open them that are impossible for a bear to do.  Don't think that anything you do will eliminate the smell of the food and thus make you immune.  You can put it inside 3 ziplock bags and bury it in the middle of a vat of activated charcoal and they'll still smell it.  There are areas which require you to cook away from your camper (and when backpacking even cooking in a separate set of clothes which you must store with your food) to keep the smell away.  And certainly keep it out of sight - even just an empty wrapper or empty can on the floor of your car is all they need to invite themselves in to check it out.

 

If hiking in a bear area, make constant noise or carry something like a bell attached to your belt, especially in the spring after cubs and their mothers have emerged.  If you accidentally end up between a mother and her cubs you'll likely end up on the national news.  You can buy high-strength pepper spray as a last defense but I've read of accounts where it wasn't enough.  It is better to keep them away with noise, first.

 

If you haven't seen it yet, look up a video of a bear opening a car like a beer can, it happens often in Yosemite because of empty wrappers and cans.  That may help you remember to use the bear containers next time you camp.  Oh, and don't forget anything else that smells - deodorant, toothpaste, etc.

 

I don't want anyone feeling bad.