Winnebago Minnie Winnie Nubee

toedtoes wrote:
I camp with an Amazon parrot and 2 large (85lb) dogs.

I have a dedicated "RV cage" cage that I use when we are stationary. During travel (and between house and RV), I use a regular plastic cat carrier for the bird. I place it on the passenger seat in the cab so I can watch him during the drive. He's at least 31 and only started traveling in the past year (spent most of his time before in a cage sedentary). I have found that he wants to be able to see EVERYTHING going on. If I don't place the carrier just right, he can't see his dogs in the back and throws a fit.

The RV cage is stored in the cabover bunk during the drive. Once we get to our destination, I move it to the dinette table. The size is perfect in that if I set it up sideways on the table, I still have 1/2 of the table for me. He likes that he can see out all the windows. It's a heavy cage which is nice because it doesn't move around on the table. He isn't a holdable bird (there are rules), so I don't let him out of the cage when we're on trips. It makes me feel safer that he won't get himself in trouble with the dogs, etc.

The dogs and I sleep up on the cabover bunk. I got a set of dog steps that work perfectly - I set them on the sofa up against the bunk bed and the dogs climb up to go to bed.

Things work well even in the tight space. The dogs have gotten used to being so close to the bird (at home the bird's cage is higher up and out of reach), and the bird has really adapted to the camping life.

The cat stays home - he is a runner (has never walked in his life - it's run and jump like Tigger), so I don't chance it. He gets nervous easily, so it's probably just as well.