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Will you leave your pets inside the RV all day, while you're out working?
If yes, then your RV must be set up for heating and cooling, which means you'll need the proper amperage every single time. An RV sitting in the sun on a 75 degree day, or wherever any day above 85 degrees, becomes an oven unless you're running the rooftop air conditioner.
You'll need a temperature monitor that can send you (or the campground hosts) a warning when the inside temps rise above or drop below a certain level. Then you or the hosts will have to hurry to the RV to ensure the pets inside don't suffer heat stroke or get too cold. How far away will you be when that monitor goes off?
You had mentioned not wanting to use propane. Consider this: a propane furnace is far safer to leave running than electric heaters that the pets could come into contact with and get hurt or set off a fire.
How many hours per day do you expect to be away from the RV working? That will determine how many piddle pads or litter boxes you'll need.
Will your pets be secure enough in these travels to not try to escape and get lost? No matter how many times people think their pets "would never run away," it happens. Frequently.
The safety of your pets has to be paramount when deciding if you'll RV or not.
If you decide not, look into short-term furnished rental apartments or extended stay units in the areas you'll be working. Many do allow pets.
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I'm SO glad my 'pets' prefer to stay home on the farm! They seem to prefer it that way!
They would be really bored traveling around in a confined space. *(our pets really dislike coming into the house)
They are good for about a month (or more) on their own, with neighbor's checking in once / week or so.
When we were gone for yr, they were all fine when we got home. But the 'pets' have a LOT to do (farm chores).
I see people bringing 'companion / emotional support' animals on airplanes and think... "How could they be so cruel and insensitive to their beloved pets to risk them being killed in an airplane crash!", BAD parents!
RV would be similar (to me). Small interior (and exterior) space and very disruptive to other campers (close qtrs).
Most refrigerators today are two way, but it's propane or 120v. Three ways add 12 volt, but are not as common as they once were.
Hot water heaters can also be both propane and 120 volt. Use both at the same time and you can significantly reduce your recovery time. I've never heard of them being 12 volt. You could never run one off of a battery, so your only realistic options are propane or 120 volt or both.
You shouldn't even be driving with the propane turned on. Most propane lines are exposed underneath and if any road debris hits a line and causes a leak you could easily have a fire that destroys your RV.
We have a compressor fridge in our pop up truck camper. It is 2 way: 120 and 12 volt, no propane. It uses less power than a 3 way.
Most refrigerators today are two way, but it's propane or 120v. Three ways add 12 volt, but are not as common as they once were.
Hot water heaters can also be both propane and 120 volt. Use both at the same time and you can significantly reduce your recovery time. I've never heard of them being 12 volt. You could never run one off of a battery, so your only realistic options are propane or 120 volt or both.
You shouldn't even be driving with the propane turned on. Most propane lines are exposed underneath and if any road debris hits a line and causes a leak you could easily have a fire that destroys your RV.
My propane fridge stays on for traveling. How else do you keep the food cold for cross country trips. That is what they are made for. Road debris could hit a brake line and cause brake failure or fuel line and I would run out of fuel also, guess we shouldn't travel at all.
Will you leave your pets inside the RV all day, while you're out working?
If yes, then your RV must be set up for heating and cooling, which means you'll need the proper amperage every single time. An RV sitting in the sun on a 75 degree day, or wherever any day above 85 degrees, becomes an oven unless you're running the rooftop air conditioner.
You'll need a temperature monitor that can send you (or the campground hosts) a warning when the inside temps rise above or drop below a certain level. Then you or the hosts will have to hurry to the RV to ensure the pets inside don't suffer heat stroke or get too cold. How far away will you be when that monitor goes off?
You had mentioned not wanting to use propane. Consider this: a propane furnace is far safer to leave running than electric heaters that the pets could come into contact with and get hurt or set off a fire.
How many hours per day do you expect to be away from the RV working? That will determine how many piddle pads or litter boxes you'll need.
Will your pets be secure enough in these travels to not try to escape and get lost? No matter how many times people think their pets "would never run away," it happens. Frequently.
The safety of your pets has to be paramount when deciding if you'll RV or not.
If you decide not, look into short-term furnished rental apartments or extended stay units in the areas you'll be working. Many do allow pets.
Many RVs with generators will have a feature called Automatic Generator Start (AGS). This will turn the generator on at a predetermined temperature so the heat or AC will run . The AGS will also start if battery voltage drops below a certain point.
Many RVs with generators will have a feature called Automatic Generator Start (AGS). This will turn the generator on at a predetermined temperature so the heat or AC will run . The AGS will also start if battery voltage drops below a certain point.
The OP has already said she wants a small trailer, not a drivable. How many small trailers have AGS, or even a built-in generator?
I see people bringing 'companion / emotional support' animals on airplanes and think... "How could they be so cruel and insensitive to their beloved pets to risk them being killed in an airplane crash!", BAD parents!
RV would be similar (to me). Small interior (and exterior) space and very disruptive to other campers (close qtrs).
May be cause they don't have anywhere to leave them at? May be because they're moving to a new location?
The CRUEL ones are those who let animals live unattended outdoors (they shouldn't be allowed to own any animals).
Other people's dogs are not disruptive usually (generators and big a** motorhomes are far more disruptive from all standpoints in natural environments, including polluting the air with diesel fumes, noise and ruining the view for everyone). People who complain about pets in campgrounds are usually the ones who'd whine about safety of their 500K RVs (or 150K, whatever they bring to ruin the nature's ambiance) if dogs didn't bark when thieves came or a bear decided to tear up their giant sardine cans full of expensive toxic junk.
A fridge is a problem? Really? I wonder how all the people managed to live in America for 100s and 1000s of years before last few decades.... good thing they didn't read city-data or they'd get stuck on the key question should they run their fridges off propane vs. hookup vs. generators or batteries. There're so many ways to avoid any need for refrigeration, for very long periods of time, while eating healthy.
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