Jax, sorry to hear about your friend. That must have been hard.
Thanks again for the input.
Jax, I could follow all those rules except for the cat, as that's the whole point basically. I guess she's a way bigger dealbreaker for the driveaway stuff than I ever imagined. (When I was younger and knew people with RV's, they all took their pets with them!)
Wayne, you seem knowledgeable about pets. I'll definitely not "jam" her anywhere! It's just how it *feels* with any carrier because she's quite big, but also she's a rescue from a bad home, so she has anxiety issues with the carrier. I'd rather put myself in debt with this RV thing than make any choice that could harm her.
If I totally eat the whole fuel cost, I might find something on uship, which would still be way cheaper than a rental-- which in itself isn't too bad but the mileage fees in addition to fuel is where it gets crazy. Uship is full of people lowballing RV offers in order to take a trip themselves, so I think I might have to accept/plan for that it's going to cost 3K if I'm lucky. A private shipper might accept the cat if it saves them a couple grand in fuel costs.
That's a big "might"!
