Thermometer remote monitoring

We leave the fantastic fan on. The camper doesn't get any warmer than the outside temperature unless it's parked on open asphalt. It also helps that we usually stay in state parks with trees. The longest we've ever left the dog is about 3 hours.

My dog stays home 8 hours per day while I'm at work. He will also stay in the RV all day if we are out sightseeing.
I do not monitor the temperature in either case. I don't think he is going to perish if there is a power failure?
Does anyone personally know of a pet that perished at a CG in a hot RV?

saseals wrote:
I am new to the forum and just bought a travel trailer. I finished up a project last night that will do exactly what you want. We have 2 dogs that will travel with us, and I was also worried about the A/C stopping while we were out.

1. It requires 24v AC for the wifi module to work. My camper was only putting out 12v so I ran 2 new wires to the thermostat and bought a $15 120v to 24v AC adapter.

So in the case of a power failure how can you monitor or check the temperature? With no power you have no thermostat or router or wifi?

We've been leaving our dogs in our campers for the last 16 years with no issues at all. Even if the A/C goes out it will take some time for the TT to heat up inside. It's not like a car with all that glass. Try it sometimes and see how long it takes for things to heat up. I think you might be surprised.

Now, if you're going to leave them for many hours you might have a problem. I don't think we've ever left ours for more than 6-7 hours at a time. Any longer than that and the TT will begin to smell like urine anyway.

Thanks y'all. We are prepared for the negative comments but rest assured he will be checked on every few hours. I think he would be happier in the air of the camper verses the heat of Disney.

And great idea on the camper Thermostat upgrade! That would handle two problems with one repair seeing I hate the one in that came with the camper. I'll start on this project as soon as possible and post some pictures when I'm done!

I am new to the forum and just bought a travel trailer. I finished up a project last night that will do exactly what you want. We have 2 dogs that will travel with us, and I was also worried about the A/C stopping while we were out.

I have been wanting to convert my thermostat to a digital, and I remembered that I had an extra Filtrete Wifi Thermostat sitting around. It has an Android/iPhone app that lets you monitor the thermostat, adjust the temperature, and turn on/off the heat and A/C. I decided to try it out. It does have 2 downsides.

1. It requires 24v AC for the wifi module to work. My camper was only putting out 12v so I ran 2 new wires to the thermostat and bought a $15 120v to 24v AC adapter.

2. It's not easy to get the thermostat to switch what wifi is uses. So I purchased a portable wifi router that will always have the same Wifi name no matter where you go. When you get to where you are going, you log into the portable router and connect it to the campground wifi.

I haven't taken it camping yet, but I figure if the portable wifi idea doesn't work, I can always buy a 4g hotspot and bypass the campground wifi. I'm sure there is a cheaper and easier way, but I had the thermostat and am a computer nerd that had extra time on my hands.

Just an FYI, you'll probably be told you're a lousy pet owner for not taking your pet everywhere you go.

We personally leave our dogs on occasion in the camper, where we are allowed, and I think a monitoring system would be pretty neat to have. I have heard about some of them being out there, but not any specifics.