Ep. 86: RV Camping with Dogs | RV travel tips tricks how-to
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- According to a survey conducted by the Recreational Vehicle Industries Association (RVIA), 61% of us go RVing with our four-legged companions. After an entire season on the road in 2018, we've assembled our tricks and tips for traveling in your RV with your dog.
Filmed: February 12, 2019 (plus our own stock footage filmed 2017-2018)
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Good tips and advice. We always travel with our 3 dogs and when we go on long trips, we take our cat as well. The cat loves to travel almost as much as the dogs, haha. Two of our dogs are large, so we find that are some places with size restrictions on the dogs as well as breed restrictions.
Good point on the size restrictions, Sam -- thanks for pointing that out!
Love to see a caring and responsible pet parent!
All excellent tips. I travel with 2 German Shepherds. I used to have 3, but my oldest boy sadly passed away in April at age 13. They are not only fun companions, but territorial and great protectors. A large dog adds a layer of security, and I would especially urge women traveling alone or with another woman to consider one. Women are unfortunately more likely to be a target of a predator. But additionally, the dogs are great fun and add to the pleasure of camping. And or pooches have been an ice breaker that has enabled us to meet interesting people who approach us to admire our dogs. Of course, some people hate dogs. That's fine, I have no interest in knowing people like that.
For us, too, our dogs are an integral part of our camping experience. So sorry to hear about the loss of your third! Shepherds are amazing dogs.
Thanks for some good information. Using your tips, I plan to start out with my Springer on short, overnight trips with the ALiner and work up to longer trips that involve more experiences as we both get used to camper travelling together. I've got plenty of room on the back seat of my Toyota FJC for him to streatch out on. Over the years we've had three Labs but as we've gotten older we've gravitated to smaller breeds like the English Springers, which love the water too. We now have two Springers in the family, a velcro one for Linda and a velcro one for me.
Now *that's* a complete household, John. Again I offer my congratulations, and your new family member has a wonderful life ahead.
Great video. I learn a lot. I have not traveled with my pets yet so this video helps a lot. 👍
Thank you, as always!
This is the life!
We definitely want to be reincarnated as dogs.
We miss our pup… maybe one day! 😊👍🏼
♥There's no day like today. 😉 As the late ski filmmaker Warren Miller wisely once said, “If you don't do it this year, you'll be one year older when you do.”
@@GrandAdventure So, so true!! Time is just flying. 😊🐶
Our dog, Ivan (the Not So Terrible), LOVES adventuring across the country! Best camping buddy ever! These are great tips, thank you!
And thank you, Kristie, both for your comment, and for watching.
Our Nikki loves camping and hiking! She's the best most well mannered dog I've ever had and I've had a lot!
Sounds like you've found a wonderful companion -- good on you! But a dog's manners are largely developed and cultured by their owners (which is how I know we've been bad owners ;) ) so you've clearly done Nikki right.
I highly recommend Boomerang tags. They fit over the collar instead of hanging down. With active hiking dogs who love to tear through underbrush I was losing 2 tags a year at least. Since Boomerang, I haven’t lost one. They’re a little more pricey, but worth it not keep replacing tags.
Interesting, Peggy. Thanks, we'll look into them!
I recommend that you keep dry dog food in the original bag. Add bag with the food in it to an airtight container. Don't dump the food directly into the container. The plastic affects the food.
Good recommendation, and that's precisely what we do ourselves.
Thank you for all the wonderful tips! We will be looking into several of the products you suggested!
You are so welcome Trudy, thank you for watching!
Loved your tip about using the headlamps as a night collar!
Simple, cheap and effective.
If you’re using a quality travel, impact crate ( I use Gunner) riding in the trailer is fine. As long as that crate is secured.
To each his or her own, Bruno. I wouldn't want to subject my dog to the inordinate road noise in that trailer. But I also respect your decision.
What a great life for your doggies..❤️
Lovely to see you taking your pup's. We camp with our 3 dogs. Our favorite spot is sand hollow Utah it has full hook ups but a big body of water that allows the dogs to swim.
Beware not every campground by a lake allows dogs in water.
Very true Sandra. We know Sand Hollow rather well, although we have yet to actually camp there.
@@GrandAdventure it's a very nice campground full hookups and as many times as we have been it's never been crowded.
3:55 was so darn cute...your pup wanting you to play with em! 😀🐶
Zoe *always* wants to play! Retrieve...throw it, c'mon Dad, throw it...retrieve...throw it...she can go on like that literally for hours.
That's awesome...Nikki is a fishing dog. she can spend hours wading shallows looking to catch minnows! That's actually how we found her years ago. Someone dumped at a boat launch and some girls at a restaurant nearby said she'd been hanging around a couple weeks.
Warms my heart to hear that story, folks. She found you! We hope to get to know Nikki better in the coming weeks as we've just subbed your channel -- your intro video was enough to convince us!
Aw thanks! Nikki is the star of our channel 🐶 She's an adventure girl :-) We just recently discovered your channel and are loving it! I love your drone shots too btw!
We're definitely looking forward to exploring @AlliChuck Adventures! See you out there!
Looking forward to this! I'm single, so my doggie is my copilot. He Loves camping and hiking, but as he gets older, I've had to make some adjustments in the last couple years.
Looking forward to having you join us, Spud! We'll be interested in your input on what accommodations you've made for an older 🐕.
@@GrandAdventure - no huge changes made. It helps that he is only 11 pounds. For hiking, I've found 2 types of packs that I carry him in. Started with a backpack, but he wasn't thrilled and it really limits what I can carry. Found a side sling that I can use and still wear a backpack. He will still go a couple miles without rest though. He's actually easier to kayak with now because he snoozes more and doesn't try to leap out at geese as much! It took me awhile, but I figured out that altitude can bother him due to a heart valve issue, and definitely more heat sensitive now. Most of the RV life is about the same as ever though. I would say that I generally am more careful with him just because if there is an injury, general anesthesia is not recommended for older dogs. Love your channel!
@@spudbono5747 thanks for sharing! Sounds like you've really figured it out, both what he can do and where you can take him.
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Excellent point about altitude. Dogs are always lunging to go! But like humans it's tough to be at 9'000 + feet elevation and running around so one has to keep an eye on our fury friends to make sure they aren't over exerting themselves. At least give a day or so to acclimate to the elevation me thinks. Especially older dogs.
We have 2 dogs. Our Great Dane is deaf and has separation anxiety. These are great tips for sure. Thanks for sharing.
Don't think that I'd want to get in the way of a Great Dane with separation anxiety! Thanks so much, happy to hear from you.
I love camping with my sweet standard poodle, we're both slowing down but the mountain hikes make us feel better!
That's what it's all about!
I like the idea of inexpensive headlamps as lights for the dogs. Get them anywhere and dog specific lights are usually overpriced junk anyways.
Justin, they work great!
Very well done
Thank you Dick!
Well this showed up on my feed timely, Ia so grateful! Lots of great tips, you obviously really care fr your dog. Wis I knew the most current recommendation for video monitoring (?) Thx!
Thank you for watching! We recently transitioned to Wyze for our camera system, both inside and outside the trailer. We will be doing a video on their system in the next few weeks.
Maybe it's just the dog person in me but what a great video. Life's too short to not enjoy it's great friendships.
Thank you so much Jaz, we couldn't agree more!
Some great tips on traveling with the dogs. When we hit the road we will have two small dogs. Thanks Marc
Happy to share our experiences!
Super helpful! Thank you
Our pleasure Annabelle, thanks for watching!
great tips and video thank you so much
Thank YOU Gordon, and thanks for watching!
Marc, in case you haven't been there and aren't aware, the Canadian national parks allow dogs to hike just about everywhere, unlike the ones in the U.S. I spent about a month in the Canadian Rockies in 2019 with my 8 year old golden retriever (who passed in 2021). We camped and hiked in Banff, Jasper, Yoho and Kootenay National Parks, and traveled the length of the Icefields Parkway that runs south to north and connects Banff and Jasper NPs. There are only about 3 or 4 trails in Jasper that don't allow dogs, because of potentially sensitive wildlife. But they do require that dogs be on a leash at all times, whether in campgrounds or on hiking trails. Most people fly into the area and I rarely saw a dog other than mine. I don't remember seeing another dog on a hiking trail, and my golden got a lot of attention from people who were traveling without theirs.
I now have a golden who will turn 2 in a few months, and we are going on a 2 month trip to the San Juan Mountains of Colorado, Utah and a little bit of northern Arizona from late August to mid October. I am going to board her locally for 2 or 3 days at a time around the Utah National Parks so I can do some hikes in the parks, but otherwise she will be with me and we will spend a lot of time in state parks and other areas of Utah (like Grand Escalante Staircase National Monument and Kanab) where she can hike with me on most trails. I travel with a little teardrop trailer with no heat or A/C and stay in campgrounds, so I can't leave her on her own for even a few hours.
That's great to know, Don. We may get up that way in 2024, just a thought rolling around in my head right now.
Ahhhh the luxury of an RV. I understand that as well
Finally catching up on my video watching - another great one!
Thank you Lauren! As long as you're catching up, hopefully you'll join us live at 7 pm tonight for the Premiere?
@@GrandAdventure I'll definitely catch the video - but not live (I keep missing them live!). We have an evening date with a hiking trail!
@@laureng8175 even better - enjoy!
Great video.
Thank you Eva!
Perfect timing! I got a Great Pyrenees puppy 4 months ago and a small trailer this week. Can’t wait to take my buddy camping!
Dogs are the best camping buddies EVER! Congrats on both new additions, the pup and the trailer.
Excellent, excellent info! Our black Lab would be in heaven in all of your campsites! Love the "have a photo of your dog" tip... umm that is pretty much all I have on my phone. Photos of the dog. ;)
LOL! Us, too. Really ...us too.
Thank you so much for this
You're most welcome, thank you for watching!
Thank you, great information
You're most welcome, thanks for watching!
Thanks for all the great dog items.
I’m saving your video to come back to it as we RV together soon full time.
Taking off this week.
Excellent, Christopher! Here's wishing you tailwinds and happy trails (as well as happy tails!) in your new full-time life.
Great information in your video. The vet info, pet photos and temperature control apps was really helpful. Beautiful footage of your adventures as well.
Thank you so much, Pam!
As a last last resort don't forget to look up doggy "hotels". I can't list every situation that may require such an event but here in California there is Wag hotel which is an AWESOME place. Boarding in rooms that are better than some motels!
Obviously all shots need to be updated etc before boarding them.
My wife and I use them in case we need a "break" from them. "We", ahem, also get them properly groomed and pampered.😀 Yes, we spoil our Boxer on trips with the pink bow tie treatment and hair cut. Makes the wife feel better and sure makes the RV smell better! Lol. Now, only if we could stop the pffffff bombs coming out of the rear end in such a small trailer.😆
Good advice! You'll often find boarding facilities or "doggy daycare" near the entrance to some National Parks, which will allow you to fully enjoy the park without the hassle of looking after your pups.
No campgrounds for me, to many people. Like have wide open freedom, love Alaska for that reason.
We're with you there!
We love the places you camp with your dogs. We also like camping near water for our dog. Could you in future episodes give a list of places you have traveled? We love your videos. Being new to this lifestyle we have learned a lot. Thank you.
Thanks for your comment @drews3890! One thing that we've been contemplating is creating an interactive map, at least of the 58 sites we had in 2018, and continue doing the same going forward. Sort of like what you see at the beginning of our "Top 10 of 2018" episode, but interactive for the user to zoom in/out, link to the video that site appears in, display embedded photos, etc. When completed we'll put that in the community tab on our CZcams channel page, our website grandadventure.tv, and our social media channels (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram).
Good video. I did NOT know dogs weren't allowed in National Parks. That might change my itinerary a bit. Thanks.
They're typically allowed on vehicles, in developed places like parking lots, and sometimes on a limited trail or two, Lynn. It varies by park.
Beautiful dog shots!
Thank you Greg! We've since had to say goodbye to Maggie, our Golden Retriever, but Zoe (the lab) is sitting right next to me at camp right now.
Very helpful!
We travel with a South African mastiff / Rottweiler mix named Lucy. She's small for those two breeds (
Agree with you on all. We too understand the dog restrictions in National Parks, but it makes it very inconvenient for us to visit them together. Usually one of us will stay behind at camp while the other goes to explore. Although we've never kenneled our dogs, some (like Carlsbad Caverns that we recently visited) do have day kennels on property.
@@GrandAdventure We've noticed kennels on private property outside parks like Yellowstone. That can be a good option for many people. My family owned a kennel when I was a boy, so I know that most dogs actually seem to enjoy them -- assuming they have runs that are long and wide enough. A couple issues we have that may or may not apply to others:
* Lucy is very attached to my wife. I've rarely seen anything like it. She howls and whines whenever my wife goes somewhere without her. So a kennel probably isn't a good idea.
* Some parks like Yosemite and Yellowstone are huge. When we visit we are usually planning to drive through and continue to another destination. So even if Lucy was not a 'Velcro dog', it would be very inconvenient to have to double back to the other side of the park to go back to the kennel -- especially with the amount of traffic the national park roads have.
Again, those are personal issues that of course do not apply to everyone.
Like you, we have taken turns babysitting Lucy while the other person explores, but that's not nearly as enjoyable as seeing the parks together. We have considered leaving Lucy in the View (in moderate temps, with the windows cracked and the vent fan on). There's no way she would be quiet though, so we would have to find an isolated area to park, and even then, we'd be nervous about getting a citation.
So sadly, for us, it's best to avoid the national parks that do not allow dogs, which is most of them.
@@sajohnson33 we're sure that Lucy is a sweetheart! What surprised us at Carlsbad was that the kennel was actually operated by the NPS and was part of the Visitor Center.
@@GrandAdventure I posted this a little while ago but do not see it, so this is my second attempt. Hopefully it will not be a duplicate post:
That's nice that they offer that service, and Carlsbad is the type of park where it makes the most sense because there is only one entrance/exit. Here is the link for more info:
www.nps.gov/cave/planyourvisit/pets.htm
There is conflicting information on the Carlsbad website. On the page linked to above it says:
"You are not allowed to leave your pet unattended in vehicles. They must be kenneled."
On another (www.nps.gov/cave/faqs.htm) it says pets may be left in cars if the temp is not expected to go above 70*F.
Most dogs would be much happier in the car, so hopefully the 70*F rule is the one they follow. It's a shame most other national parks do not have that policy and/or do not have kennels.
That's alright though -- there are plenty of other places to explore, and even if we didn't have Lucy the crowds would keep us away from the more popular parks.
@@sajohnson33 we completely agree with you on all points above. Sorry that happened to you with your first post, sometimes CZcams inaccurately flags something as spam. Sometimes I'm left stumped for the rhyme or reason.
Thank you for this. I love your dogs.
Thank you so much!
There is a lot of good information in the video. I enjoyed seeing the various camp scenes.
My brother had white German Shepherds which are shedding machines. We learned a great way to get the dog hair out of the vehicle and that was to park crossways to the wind, open all the doors, get on the upwind side and blow out the vehicle with a battery powered leaf blower. It looked like a snow storm coming out the doors on the other side! It really works. It helps a lot to have leather seats.
Having a dog under total control, either by a leash or command is required. I have seen some bad incidents that could have been avoided with a little common sense. Hiking in the woods with a dog off leash is generally a bad idea unless the owner has total command control. They can easily get out of sight which means out of control of the owner. I was almost attacked by a pack of three dogs hiking on a wooded trail. Fortunately the owners came in sight at just the right time and I yelled for them to call off their dogs. They seemed irritated at me about the incident!
Dogs in packs can exhibit more aggressive behavior than when alone so that needs to be considered when the dogs are off leash. The Forest and BLM have leash rules not only for consideration to other people but for livestock well being. . Even in the middle of nowhere, it is important to make sure there are no other animals if a dog is off leash. Farmers and ranchers have a lot of leeway in what actions they can take to protect their livestock and there are game and fish rules concerning game animals.
One last comment is for anyone in a camp with a vehicle is to always, always, always, be sure to know where all pets and children are before moving the vehicle. I have a friend who lost her dog when her father was leaving camp and my brother came within a second of losing his shepherd when another camp member started to leave without saying anything or checking. Even if you know where they are at, ask the parent or owner to control them as you leave because they can easily move and not be seen, especially when around larger vehicles.
It is to bad not all pet owners are as responsible with their pets as shown in the video. Marc, you have two lucky dogs!
Thanks for your comments, Bruce -- great points all! It's funny, but while stopping for a moment while skiing, sitting in traffic, etc. I'll respond to most people's comments. But not yours! There's always so much to take in that I wait until I'm in front of a PC to digest yours. Thank you as always!
Thanks Marc. I get a lot out of your videos I think because we have similar camping styles and because they are so well done. Viewing them brings up a lot of thoughts and questions to post.
@@bruceh3786 and here you have reminded me that I forgot to respond to your earlier Post in detail. Of course, I am driving again to go skiing!
good job
Thank you!
Great video on the subject and you covered it very well!
I've shared it all over the place!
💖💖💖 Thank you so much!!!
We live in the Southwest and camp/hike a lot in rattlesnake country. We had our 50# Australian Cattle Dog go through rattlesnake avoidance training. Whether it works or not is hard to say since we haven't had a close call yet. It did seem to work during the training. My gut is that my dog is pretty smart and now recognizes the danger. Hopefully we won't have to find out. We take precautions like making sure one of us leads on the trail if there seems to be a high risk of snakes around.
It certainly can't hurt if you frequently camp in rattlesnake habitat. Thanks for sharing!
We just discovered your channel! We love the beautiful photography and camera work! We look forward to catching up on your content!
Thank you folks, we're thrilled to have you here!
For national parks, it depends. We use recreation.gov to find a lot of places and most of the ones we've been to allow pets.
In the campgrounds that's typically true, Darren. Our big beef with National Parks is that we're often extremely limited in where we can bring Zoe outside of the campground. We love to hike with our pooch, and that's typically verboten on most National Park trails.
Impressive presentation. Thank you.
Thank you Rue, and thanks for watching!
wow... this was a great video. thanks for all of the suggestions. safe travels. bg
Same to you, BG -- thank you, and thanks for watching!
thank you
You're welcome, David!
Loved your video and fur family. Great tips...
Doggie seat belt are important, they saved my dogs lives in a serious accident.!
Good point, Lorraine, although we'll confess that we haven't personally felt the need to resort to that yet. Despite Zoe standing on the center console in the video (we were just leaving camp on a rough dirt trail) they're both usually laying down well encased in that rear seat hammock. But we're not naive enough to believe that it'll prevent injury in a serious crash.
They become projectiles, that's what the police said to us. We not only saved them but prevented them from hitting us in the back of our necks. I love animals and your dogs are beautiful. I am sorry to sound pushy. Just letting you know from my sad experience. I almost died from my air bag that day.
@@lorrainedeveau7706 I hope that I didn't seem dismissive, for that's hardly the case. We're grateful that on your day those belts did exactly what they were intended to do!
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Great vid for wannabes like us!
Thank you Benjamin!
Just wanted to come back & tell you that after watching your video, I bought one of the WaterBoy travel bowls (we'd been looking for a better solution for in the car) and it's been a big hit. The dogs took to it right away. The only downside? After setting it up next to their regular water bowl in the house to "try it out" - one of our dogs will ONLY drink from the WaterBoy now. Go figure!
LOL! Dogs can be so peculiar sometimes. Glad that it worked out as well for you as it has for us, Lauren. It's an incredibly simple design, yet it works so well.
Very interested in the dog park Dog Town mentioned in southern Utah! We found a great dog park in Colorado Springs!! ~ Diana
Diana, we use the website bringfido.com which provides not only details and reviews of dog parks geographically, but also dog-friendly attractions in the area.
Your dogs are beautiful
Great video as always Marc! How about a video about home prep prior to extended trips? If you do so, pease include home security. Thank you!
Great idea, although we pretty much just lock and go.
Makes sense, Marc. A bit different story out here in California, from a crime perspective. Stopping mail, dogs and video that streams to our smart devices is probably how we will go about it.
we have the 4kinines cover for our yellow lab. works great.
We love ours too, Joe. We looked for a new cover/hammock as we were preparing to hit the road for the entire summer, and were surprised to find that very, very few covered the entire bench seat in our Tundra -- nearly all were too small. That's how we arrived at the 4Knines cover, and it worked out wonderfully. Thanks for commenting!
@@GrandAdventure same with us. and the company is very nice to work with. i bought one of the first versions and the strap broke. it was out of warranty so i bought another one. the new one was designed much better so i reached out to them in case they had a recall. they didnt but they offered to send me a new one free of charge. now i have a spare. great service!
Great video! I would like to see rving dog care in action and the challenges or daily care of both dog and rig.
Love it ... Man I’m jealous 😁🙌👍
No need for jealousy, c'mon out! We'll share our dogs.
Great vid. You've just solved two issues we have with the dogs and that is appreciated. Also I love cats, I just can't eat a whole one by myself. For you sensitive folks please know that was a joke........sorta
Happy to have helped, Sandy!
Great video! Have you ever encountered foxtails with your fur babies? We will be heading out this summer (first timers) to Montana with our Setter.
We've only minimally encountered them, Angie. We've never really had much of an issue. Have a wonderful trip to Montana!
Went back into your video vault to find this one now that I'm introducing my new pup to taking a road trip with me to Colorado this summer. A "shakedown cruise" to the Smokies earlier this spring went well. Thanks for confirming a few things I did and showing me some tips I hadn't considered. Any experience with the Bouge portable a/c? My fridge is still going strong based on one of your evaluations.
Congrats on the new pup! We haven't used their A/C, John. The only portable A/C we have tried is the one from Zero breeze.
I like the reference to Critters in your movie 😀 it’s a great word , I was going to ask about rattlesnakes on how you deal with a bite particularly in dogs does the anti venom work? And does it worry you , but what a great informative film not just for dog owners but I think those considering buying a four legged friend too , well done G&Z
Thanks G&Z! Our dogs have not received the anti-venom vaccine, so we can't speak to its efficacy. Our method of dealing with rattlesnakes boils down to avoidance in the first place. In 15 years living in Utah I've seen precisely one rattlesnake, and that was while hiking in on the approach to a climb in Big Cottonwood Canyon near our home. It was sunning itself on a small concrete dam we had to cross. I personally don't do snakes of any kind, even harmless ones. When our veterinarian asked us about the vaccine, I replied that I try to avoid snake habitat whenever possible, and he suggested that we therefore not have the dogs vaccinated.
Mark, we sure enjoy your videos and look forward to them each week!
We live in SC but traveled with our dog in Sept and Oct last year out west, and loved your beautiful Utah.
We did have one unexpected problem in Utah and surrounding areas with regards to our pup.
There are "Goat Heads" or "Ninja Stars" out there! We had to google to find out what the prickly awful things were! Our poor dog kept getting them in his paws and fur!! We had to get them out. He didn't even want to walk on the ground after a few episodes of this. He was so very relieved to return to real grass.
We LOVE it out there and will return as soon as we possible. But can you give any advise on how to protect our dogs from these painful sticky things?
Keep up the good work!
Thanks,
Ray and Jennifer
Aaaahhh...prickly things. Yep, the desert areas out here are full of things with needles, thorns, spikes, etc. Apparently evolution has decided that life is hard enough out there without getting eaten by critters. It seems like everything in the desert has a pain factor associated with it.
How about booties? We have no relationship with Ruffwear, other than that we're a devoted consumer of their products. Ruffwear is expensive compared to its competitors but with some things in life, you actually get what you pay for. Ruffwear makes some dog booties that I'm guessing would do the trick:
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Also, things like goat heads tend to grow in patches, so perhaps if you find a campsite that has them around, maybe find a different site nearby that doesn't? Sometimes just a few feet of elevation, or a slightly different sun angle changes everything.
Now, just wait until you discover "stinging nettles"! ;)
Thanks for the advice. I wonder, have you encountered any bears with the pooches?
Our pleasure Bella. We've fortunately never had that encounter, although while camping in bear country we're extremely careful to not provide any attractants.
Watching this video 2 years after it was produced. Can't find the product links now, ie the 500# paracord for a "zip-line" type tie-out. It's a kinda long video too....
Yep, that happens on older video content. Products disappear. This is the zip-line tie-out we now use: czcams.com/video/k5NvP0nw0wY/video.html
Dog restrictions at RV parks are due to insurance policies . Even home owners have restrictions, if a restricted dog bites someone insurance won’t pay, not worth being sued and loosing everything.
Mark, with all due respect, as a career insurance claim professional for the past 30 years I need to clarify. Only if your homeowners' policy lists restricted breeds, which I've never seen, then the homeowners policy won't pay. Usually that stuff is weeded out at the time of underwriting. The industry standard ISO series of homeowners policies (HO-1, HO-2, HO-3, HO-4, HO-5 & HO-6) doesn't have any breed restrictions. If an insurer refuses to cover a specific dog at the time of underwriting, the HO 24 77, Canine Liability Exclusion Endorsement, is added to the policy specifically identifying that dog which would not be covered. If that happens, a policyholder may still obtain a separate animal liability policy from an excess and surplus lines insurer.
Likewise, a Commercial Liability policy issued to an RV park is extremely unlikely to have breed restrictions, especially as a guest's dog isn't owned by the RV park and thus the park has little control of what dogs a guest may bring or sneak in. Unless it's some wacky manuscript policy like none I've ever seen, the policy does indeed step in to defend and indemnify its RV park policyholder in the event of a dog bite, regardless of breed.
What are your favorite places to boondock so your dogs can swim off leash?
Pretty much any body of water on BLM or Forest Service land. We're not too picky.
Hey Marc, Love your channel. Could you tell me where you were camping at on that picture in your intro 56 seconds in? It just looks amazing.
Thank you Steve! That would be Telluride: czcams.com/video/j9QOblwaNcw/video.html
Wow thank you. Safe Travels
Dogs must be well trained and respond to voice commands if you intend to allow them to run off leash.
We completely agree, Charles, which is why our dogs are only off leash if there's no one else for miles around -- which can frequently be the case out here.
Excellent video .... but what do mean not everyone enjoys my dog as much as I do? How dare they! Hrumpf. Some great ideas and thank you for the various links to items. This video is getting saved and shared. Now if I could just get my Golden to enjoy car rides ::::sigh:::: but, she doesn't want to get left behind so she suffers through it and is thrilled at the end of the trip.
Thank you for watching, Lida! So happy that it helps. But wait, a dog that doesn't like car rides? 😯
Gorgeous locations! Where are these camping spots?
Depends on which one you're asking about? The thumbnail was at Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. If there's another one you're curious about, let me know which particular one.
great tips...thanks marc. now....hopefully i can get my irish setter to like water! any ideas?
Well, Catherine, Irish setters are normally water dogs, so it shouldn't be too hard. In our experience, most important is to bring along another dog that loves the water. Do it at a nice, soft beachy area with a very gradual bottom. Most of all don't force the dog; let your dog play with and learn by watching the other dog. It shouldn't take long, but it may take a few repeat exercises to reinforce the behavior. Good luck!
Where were those beautiful shots taken?......I will check past videos....this is my first time on your site. Thx
Suzie, they're from all over. Most were from our 2018 videos, so I'm sure that you'll recognize many of them once you look around the channel. Each travel video has the campsite listed in the video's description. The thumbnail cover shot is an exception; that was boondocking in the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area in 2016.
Love the episodes dedicated to dog stuff and we don't even have a dog! I saw that Zoe got booties, but will she wear her booties? Seems like they'd help with foxtails and pad cuts. As disciplined as your dogs are, how do you keep them from running off and chasing a squirrel, bunny, or even a deer - then never to be seen again? Are there GPS tags that an owner can use to help find the pet? Nitty-gritty question for you; while boondocking do you pick up their poops and bury them or put them in your toilet? As I said, we don't have a dog (obviously) but I'm interested in the details.
Zoe will wear the booties, Karla. She's not happy about them, but she won't try to remove them, either -- she'll just lick them to death. We only use them when necessary. Regarding wildlife she'll just stand there and growl. She'll run forward about 10 yards and stop. Yesterday in North Dakota she saw deer, elk, bison and a prairie dog town. 😎 There are GPS collars available, but they're pricey and we've never felt the need to get one. We'll pick up her waste, even when boondocking, although true confession we don't always know when/where she went.
If you don't mind sharing, what was the campsite with the rushing water (2:43 of the video)? That place looks amazing, so I won't be offended if you want to keep the location to yourself.
Thanks for the video.
Don't mind at all, Erich! In fact, I'd wager that we get asked about that spot more than any other as it appears in our intro sequence on each video, on our CZcams page header, etc. The truth is that we've already given it away. It's along the North Fork of the Big Wood River, within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area north of Sun Valley, Idaho. We did a Kitchen Table Trips episode early on in Grand Adventure's development, covering that location: czcams.com/video/pgGQd9ggLYU/video.html The Google Maps coordinates of the site are in that video's description goo.gl/maps/q11tqdVEYst .
Thank you so much! I just came across your channel this week, so I'll be sure to check out more of your Kitchen Table Trips to find some more great locations.
OK, Erich -- it's confession time! The KTT series was really meant as filler. We started Grand Adventure in late September/early October 2017. By that point the camping season was nearly over for us, but we wanted to get the channel going anyway. Unfortunately, on all of our outings prior to the start of Grand Adventure we shot lots of stills, but hardly any video at all. So, KTT allowed us to use our still images to create destination videos to get Grand Adventure through the winter of 2017/18. What I'm trying to say is that while useful, those episodes aren't up to the quality of what we were producing during the summer and fall of 2018. Hope this helps!
It's all the same to me, every little bit helps. I'm just now getting into RVing (well, I have a van, not an RV) so I am trying to learn as much as I can about boondocking and finding new sites.
I really appreciate you taking the time to reply to my questions.
Our pleasure. And vanlife, RVlife...it's all the same, we're out looking for the same things out of life.
Hi Mark! Thanks for the informative video! My husband and I are looking to use an RV for the first time and everything in the video is so helpful. We’re planning a trip with our Shepherdor and Pomeranian, but our Shepherdor is still quite young and untrained, he’s harmless but gets very excited when other dogs or larger animals are around. Any sites you would suggest that would allow him to be a little isolated so to speak? Thanks! Also what is the located in the your video at 9:50? That looks amazing. Thank you!!
Never mind! Found it on ep. 75! These videos are great!
I know this is an older video, but curious if you leave your dogs in the RV while you go away for a few hours? If so, are they crated or just let them roam inside?
Well, since this video was made David it's now "dog" for us rather than "dogs". However, yes, they have free roam when we have to leave them behind for a bit. We now use RV Whisper to keep remote track of the temperature and power in the rig while we're away, and we have a remote security camera set up inside to be able to get eyes on the dog, too.
Where were you boondocking by that stream? It looked beautiful
Hi great tips, we have 2 big dogs, is there an application for camps dogs restriction? Thank you
I'm not entirely sure what you're asking for, Eli. Can you clarify?
A phone app with the camps info about dogs
Thank you
@@elir2041 aaahhh, got it. We haven't found one yet.
Another excellent video Marc. What mount do you use to attach the GoPro to your 4 leg hiking partners?
Thanks guys! We use a cheap foreign knockoff of the GoPro Fetch dog harness -- here's an example: amzn.to/2X3qNOx
New to be full timer , two dogs one 9 the other a puppy I’ll be getting August 4th . Some time at home first but on the road mid September . So I’ll be pretty much raising a pup in a 40’ 5th wheel ..... any thoughts
I'm assuming that the 9-year-old is already used to the 5'er? If not, spend some time in it together while you're still at home, in increasing increments -- it'll make the trailer familiar to the dog. Do that with the puppy, too, once he/she is home with you. That way hanging out in the trailer will feel like home to the dog. Be sure to bring familiar items from home, too -- a particular toy, dog bed, etc. Anything that gives the dog a sense of continuity from one home to another. Dogs are animals of routine, so it helps the to have familiarity and consistency to make them less anxious. Best of all, have fun together!
Grand Adventure no she’ll be a newbie too , not only do I have to deal with raising a puppy in the RV whole new dog in the family will be an adjustment as well for my 9yr old Goldendoodle she’s been by my side for all 9 except for two overnighters with friends and she was miserable. I’m so hoping the mother instincts kick in and she helps me with the puppy
@@davidbiddick7182 that's actually likely. When we brought our golden retriever Maggie home for adoption she was ~8 or 9 years old -- we're not really sure -- and Zoe (our lab) was only around 11 weeks old. Maggie was extremely maternal and protective of Zoe. Just make them comfortable with the RV while you're still at home, so that it feels like home already when you hit the road. Chances are that they'll love it. When it gets to be ~ 9 p.m. Zoe actually asks to go inside for bed time. Recall that dogs, as ancient descendants of wolves, like cave-like protective spaces. That's why many dogs actually like a crate. For Zoe, our RV is her "cave" of security.
How do u go RVing with a dog that doesn’t like other dogs ?
Boondock very remotely? 😁 I think you might have better success trying to resolve your dog's behavioral issue, there are some wonderful books on that subject.
what kind of chairs do you have
David, those are "club" or "moon" chairs. We got ours at Camping World, but we have a link to an equivalent from Amazon in the description of each video. They're incredibly comfy!
Yes... I’ve been looking for two of these.
One for DUKE and one for me.
Wow, dogs aren't aloud in any National Parks!?😔😟
You'll have to as the National Park Service that one, Jessica. However, we may have misled slightly -- they're usually allowed in cars, parking areas, etc., but if they're allowed on any trails at all it's usually only one or two paved paths that are uninteresting and aren't really "trails" at all. So you can't truly explore the park with dogs.
Can you just give the info? No one cares about your specific dog that much
Nice to hear from you, too.
What a good commercial for dog products. Nice to get a cut. Also, WAY too many pics of your trips that have ZERO to do with pets in RV traveling. Get to the point and don't make it so F'ing obvious you're getting kick backs and not mentioning it.
Video unnecessarily long. Cut out all the unnecessary footage of dogs being cute while camping. We have dos we already know.