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rsmithey

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  1. Well said Pete & Pat! However many pet policies are vague ("Pets permitted"). Species, breed and number are omitted. I'm finding in my hoteling/RV/camping travels that the pet policy is flexible, as I politely inquire prior to each stay, and demonstrate my commitment. I also write a "many thanks" follow-up to each campground and establishment we visit, thanking them for being pet-friendly. From my experience, hotels have a flexible 2-pet limit (yes, I hotel'ed with the pets - back in the days of traveling with my [late] Mom). I once paid for two rooms in Medford OR because of the third dog. However en route to OR, stopping overnight in Elk Grove CA , a hotelier said "you're the only customer not asking for a discount of some kind - I'm somehow not seeing the third dog." It was all well worth it for the family stories!! I am learning not to be deterred by "pet policy." Simply ask in advance, always be respectful of your neighbors, and always be kind to the staff.
  2. Just sharing my recent experience (August 2015) RVing with my three rescue dogs and my rescue cat (it sounds crazy even to me, but we did it and had a blast!!!) I'm a boat liveaboard, so the fur kids (and I ;-) : (1) have learned to be on our best behavior around others; (2) are accustomed to enjoying lots of walkies (yes, even my cat walks on a leash :-) So there's no way to be stealth - we are extremely quiet (I'm a retired librarian - shhh!) but we are very visible! During our two-week RV trip from Southern California to Southern Oregon and back, I encountered absolutely no issues whatsoever regarding the number of pets. I informed each campground/RV park in advance of the species/number/breed/size/weight of my pets, and my pets were entirely welcome at all of them. I even visited several breweries (Lagunitas in Petaluma CA, Chetco Brewing Company in Brookings OR, and Arch Rock Brewing Company in Gold Beach OR) and my pets were welcome at all of them! I found that most campers seemed to be good about cleaning up after their dogs, but at off-leash areas there was random poop. I always maximize bag space and pick up whatever I find. I hope this is helpful to anyone concerned with finding camping/RV parks while traveling with multiple pets: (1) inquire in advance; (2) be a good citizen :-)
  3. Sorry for the delayed response - hopefully these links will assist prospective (or current) Roadtrek owners. I've listed the URLs as text rather than links for security reasons (I'm a web manager / database analyst) - anyone interested can copy/paste these links into their favorite web browser. VanTramps: www.vantramps.com Red Rover Roadtrek: www.redroverroadtrek.com Roadtrek 190 Popular: roadtrek190popular.blogspot.com Roadtrek Life: roadtreklife.blogspot.com ...and my just-now-updated, hopefully-useful-blog: Roadtrek Mods: rsmithey.wordpress.com/2009/12/07/roadtrek-mods/ (I retained the original, filed under 12/07/09, but I updated it today 06/28/15 so visitors can see what I acquired/kept/removed over the past 6 years) Hope this helps, and enjoy!!
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