JK
Taking cats to Tent camping?
Hello, I"m thinking of taking my two cats to tent camping this summer. I bought a couple of feline fun house but I am thinking they will be bored to stay in there for seven days all day all night and thinking of getting a leash system (is that how you call it?) like for dogs. Last year when I took one of the cats I improvised something from the things I found from Walmart, but my cat go all around the polls and table legs and got all tangled up. I wonder if I had a wrong kind of leash (it was really thin). I also wonder if there is a better way to set it up so that we can allow the cats maximum movement. I often see a dog on a leash and the dog can move a lot of distance. I wonder how to make that kind of setup. Any suggestions?
I'm not looking to find friends to take care of the cats -- so that's not an option. Thanks for your help!
If you google cats and camping, you see there are people who did this successfully. If you are not interested in useful answers, please do not respond just to rack up your points. Thank you.
I want to hear from people who actually went camping with their cats and were successful.
The campsite we go to is usually very crowded and wild animals dare not get close to the campers.
You know all these "cat lovers" if you don't have anything helpful to say why bother to "preach" me what to do with our cats who are treated so well generally more so than y'all strange people.
Cats are smart creatures they come back even if they run away. Actually that's what happened last year when we went to camping -- our cat escaped from our tent, came back the next day. I'm not too concerned about cats being eaten by wild animals or the other dogs who aren't allowed on campsites without leash. Get frackin' out of my way if all you want to do is preach me some stupid stuff you don't even know what you are talking about. My cats are leash trained (to walk) but I'm looking for a good system to keep them untangled.
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We took ours camping once. And frankly, i was more afraid of staying in the tent than they were, so we ended up staying in a cabin for the rest of the trip. I hate sleeping on the ground I found. I used their kennel a lot, and they had free roam in the tent, and when we went outside, they were on their leashes. Then, someone came up with a brilliant idea of tying a piece of rope onto two trees, and put their leashes onto that, making sure that thry couldn't get tangled in anything, but that it was in the shade, and we put a log-thingy up so they can climb and be up high. They were pretty content with that because they could move around. so while we were around the fire and out around, we could see them, and when we went somewhere, we either took them with up, or put them in their crate. but i must say, i was glad when we went into the cabin.
We took ours camping once. And frankly, i was more afraid of staying in the tent than they were, so we ended up staying in a cabin for the rest of the trip. I hate sleeping on the ground I found. I used their kennel a lot, and they had free roam in the tent, and when we went outside, they were on their leashes. Then, someone came up with a brilliant idea of tying a piece of rope onto two trees, and put their leashes onto that, making sure that thry couldn't get tangled in anything, but that it was in the shade, and we put a log-thingy up so they can climb and be up high. They were pretty content with that because they could move around. so while we were around the fire and out around, we could see them, and when we went somewhere, we either took them with up, or put them in their crate. but i must say, i was glad when we went into the cabin.
Camping????
ddarlenema
We are going camping next Saturday.We are reaching the site falt-bottom boat like this one http://www.adirondackgoodboat.com/images/skiff.jpg
Any recpices, tips, stories,things to bring,or anything about camping really.
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I ran a public campground in the adirondacks (north of Lake George) for many years....Stories I have MANY... what to bring depends on if you are tenting or staying in a cabin or trailer... if you are tenting you will need a LOT ----tent, sleeping bags, air mattresses, (compressor to blow them up), coolers full of ice and BEER and SODA and Juice and milk, you will need eggs, bacon, sausage, (in case you catch NO FISH)...you will need utensils and cookware (they sell camping cookware very inexpensively at Walmart)... Jugs for water, aluminum foil (for cooking and wraping leftovers)....Onions catsup, mustard, salt, pepper, GARLIC, butter, cheese, and another cooler to keep it all under ice---MAYBE some pancake mix, hotdogs and rolls and hamburger and rolls, make a nice big Macaroni salad and put it in the cooler... OR, buy no food and eat out all the time---which can be expensive in most areas where camping is ... (prices in the small towns in the Adirondacks are VERY high in the summer months when dining out).... bring a canoe if you have one OR call ahead to your campsite area to see if you can rent them THERE (canoes or boats for FISHING)... oh yeah bring FISHING GEAR and blankets and pillows and lanterns and MATCHES (book matches preferably)..oh yeah and MONEY---games for any kiddies you are bringing and CLOTHES---if you are staying 2 days---bring enough close for 4 days--in case you get wet, spill lunch or catch a fish and get fish guts on you while CLEANING your prize.....
I ran a public campground in the adirondacks (north of Lake George) for many years....Stories I have MANY... what to bring depends on if you are tenting or staying in a cabin or trailer... if you are tenting you will need a LOT ----tent, sleeping bags, air mattresses, (compressor to blow them up), coolers full of ice and BEER and SODA and Juice and milk, you will need eggs, bacon, sausage, (in case you catch NO FISH)...you will need utensils and cookware (they sell camping cookware very inexpensively at Walmart)... Jugs for water, aluminum foil (for cooking and wraping leftovers)....Onions catsup, mustard, salt, pepper, GARLIC, butter, cheese, and another cooler to keep it all under ice---MAYBE some pancake mix, hotdogs and rolls and hamburger and rolls, make a nice big Macaroni salad and put it in the cooler... OR, buy no food and eat out all the time---which can be expensive in most areas where camping is ... (prices in the small towns in the Adirondacks are VERY high in the summer months when dining out).... bring a canoe if you have one OR call ahead to your campsite area to see if you can rent them THERE (canoes or boats for FISHING)... oh yeah bring FISHING GEAR and blankets and pillows and lanterns and MATCHES (book matches preferably)..oh yeah and MONEY---games for any kiddies you are bringing and CLOTHES---if you are staying 2 days---bring enough close for 4 days--in case you get wet, spill lunch or catch a fish and get fish guts on you while CLEANING your prize.....
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