Friends maiden voyage ....TrailManor

jspringator wrote:
We have been transporting our dog in the trailer in his Kennel. He won't get in the Excursion. We just leave a couple of vents open, and the temps don't get that bad. We let im out for walk every stop.

Is there any way to do something like that with the Trailmanor or Aliner? I realize you would have to open it up to some extent to get him in and out.

Before we bought our TrailManor, we were hoping that we could put our cat in the trailer while traveling. I posted on the TrailManor Owners Board asking whether or not this was possible. The replies indicated that the carbon monoxide from the exhaust of the TV would most likely somehow make it into the TrailManor and because of the way it folds down, there wouldn't be enough ventilation to be sure that your pet would be safe.

On the other hand, while traveling, I've never pulled over and stopped with ours finding the CO alarm going off. The only time it ever went off was when one of our camping neighbors was idling his truck right next to us at the campground.

Still, with the 45 seconds or so it takes to open up the unit to just reach inside, in case something in there caught on fire, I wouldn't want my beloved pet inside there.

I just don't think having a pet alone in the TM closed down is a good idea. We always brought along a fabric folding carrier in the truck and let her out once we were on the road. She would just chill out in the back seat of the truck with the kids until we stopped, and then we'd put her back into the carrier.

Upon edit, I'm not sure if the CO detector is on the same circuit that shuts down when the trailer is folded down. I'll look into this and report back.