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    Posted: 19 Mar 2016 at 10:37am

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Question: does anyone travel with the cat in the RPod? My cat is not happy traveling in the car and I wonder if she'd be happier IN the Pod. Thanks for answering me! I plan to leave tomorrow (Sunday the 20th) for a few days camping.

Always travel with my cat. She's happy once we are parked -- not happy about car trip! She's travelled all over the country with me. She loves to watch nature out the window and readily makes herself at home. I have no problem leaving her during the day -- run the fantastic fan and leave a few windows cracked open. If it's very hot, I run the AC and don't go anywhere for very long.

In the Pod, I put her litter box under the queen bed (I have the 178) where the heater is. I do not use the Pod heater so it's not a problem. She loves to dig her way to some other country so I got the box with high sides but not the dome as I didn't want to trap bad smells. I scoop frequently and use powder. Never had a problem. Her dishes are under the table so they are not in the way.
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Posts: 767 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 Mar 2016 at 6:08pm
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...
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Posts: 1074 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Mar 2016 at 7:57am
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
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Posts: 6483 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Mar 2016 at 4:56pm
Put a video camera (securely fastened, of course) in there to record while traveling down the road. That would give you some idea.
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Posts: 1074 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Mar 2016 at 6:00pm
good thought..............or my wife!!!!!!!!!!!  hogone..................that was a joke
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Posts: 6483 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Mar 2016 at 6:49pm
Think she could cook you a meal while back there like in The Long, Long Trailer?
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