Motorhome needed - Suitable (with modification) for pets

Must be something with correct door fitting. Is only so many ways to fit out a box after all.


A look here may helphttp://www.tradervs.com.au/search/type-rvs/subtype-motorhomes/region-nsw

Or a Google search as there are thousands for sale

Also better check the legality of leaving pets in unattended vehicles.

Phil,
Another aspect needs to be considered - that is how the cats are going to be exercised. Are they always going to be on leads when out of the van? Is there going to be a portable exercise yard?

If the van is always going to be in caravan parks then they will have to be controlled. If they are going to bush camp then the same is true. Cats are naturally good hunters and can do a lot of damage to the wildlife if allowed to roam.

regards

Hi Phil,

How's this for an idea?
Buy a motorhome with a bed that the top lifts up with a hinge.
Cut a hole in the front and make a mesh door. Cats would be under the bed,
you could also install a fan to help circulate the air for them.
There would be no cage to always be in the way.
You could get proper flash and add insulation on the floor with a stainless
or galv tray made up with a plug and drain pipe so you can hose it out.

Regards,
Dave

I find this very frustrating. Yes we need to look after the cats properly and responsibly. And I thank those who have mentioned some, but not all of the things to consider. The cats will be fine. We are responsible can do that okay.

What is needed is a motorhome in which they can be happily and safely carried.

So drives to see vans both near and far, using up heaps of fuel, have been fruitless.

Any ideas would be helpful. Not all vans in for sale advertisements include the floor plan.

Phil

How about one of these Phil?
Just throw a bit of meat in now and then to keep 'em happy.

If you want to travel Australia, carrying a sizeable number of animals with you, you'd better talk to the circus people.

Just my opinion - despite having owned quite a few cats and a number of dogs - I consider owning animals to be a real deterrent to extensive travelling.

Your travelling life would be consumed by animal care and you wouldn't be able to enjoy a lot of the important things to see and do, that take you away from your vehicle/motorhome for more than a few hours at a time.

In that case, I can't see a lot of point in travelling around Australia, if just about all you're doing, is looking after multiple animals.

Then there's the very likely possible scenario of a crash or rollover - something that happens to quite a few travellers.
Until you've been at the scene of a camper/motorhome crash/rollover (as I have, multiple times), it's only then you realise the utter devastation to travellers lives and plans.

Your entire home is destroyed within seconds, and if you're lucky, you're relatively uninjured - then you then have to try and salvage what you can from the wreckage - when you're 1000 or 2000 or 3000 kms from friends, family and your regular base.

I couldn't really imagine what the scenario would be if someone crashed their motorhome containing multiple pets in cages.
Then there's the possibility of animal injuries resulting in them being put down - or escaping into the wild.
All of this would create even greater distress for the owner, on top of losing their regular home.

Not trying to be a wet blanket, just looking at the realities and possibilities of being on the highways a lot, and knowing how high the chances are of crashes and rollovers, particularly when you're on unfamiliar roads.

Cheers, Ron.

Just thinking on this, have you had a look at a toy hauler/basestation type of motor home, it may be possible to do something with the garage area to accommodate the cats.

A door into the garage area accessible from inside may be doable with some makes.

I don't know if it possible but they do have a different floor layout, you may be able to change it to suit you.

Why not redesign one of the seat cavities? Put a cage with door on the front, a 12v fan, line appropriately. Leave the seat being able to be lifted so you can clean it out fairly easily.

Just a thought.