Overlanding with Dogs

[WildHorses27]

Hey there,

Wasn’t sure where to post this. Anticipating the arrival of my 4Dr bronco in about a month and am starting to make a gear list. One thing that’s very important to us is bringing our golden retriever. Wanted to know what/if anyone has any cool dog setups for their back seat/trunk area and anything for getting them into a rooftop tent or other options?

Thanks!

 

[DirtyPawz]

Hey there,

Wasn’t sure where to post this. Anticipating the arrival of my 4Dr bronco in about a month and am starting to make a gear list. One thing that’s very important to us is bringing our golden retriever. Wanted to know what/if anyone has any cool dog setups for their back seat/trunk area and anything for getting them into a rooftop tent or other options?

Thanks!

I’m heading out to Colorado from Virginia in July for two weeks. Right now she will be sleeping on the truck bench seat next to me. At night I have an elevated dog bed for sleeping in the truck. I’m still trying to figure out food because she eats the Farmers Dog fresh food

 

[PickUpYourTrash]

Depends on what type of trip. Campsite? Stealth? Pup can sleep in the front seat and bring puppy bags. Dog poop isn’t fertilizer.
Out in the boondoggle? Mine still likes the front seat unless it’s cold, then I’ll carry that trashpanda to stay warm.

 

[PickUpYourTrash]

Whatever you do, don’t bag up your dogs poop and leave it on the trail. That’s the worst thing you could ever do.

 

[PickUpYourTrash]

Hey there,

Wasn’t sure where to post this. Anticipating the arrival of my 4Dr bronco in about a month and am starting to make a gear list. One thing that’s very important to us is bringing our golden retriever. Wanted to know what/if anyone has any cool dog setups for their back seat/trunk area and anything for getting them into a rooftop tent or other options?

Thanks!

I’m heading out to Colorado from Virginia in July for two weeks. Right now she will be sleeping on the truck bench seat next to me. At night I have an elevated dog bed for sleeping in the truck. I’m still trying to figure out food because she eats the Farmers Dog fresh food

Just fill up a gallon zip lock. Fill it with your feeding scoop and count the portions you carry. Mine eats a ton and feel like I always bring to much.

 

[Walkers]

Consider skipping the RTT in favor of a ground tent to make life easier with a dog that size.

As far as dealing with dog waste just use this and forget about it.

 

[WildHorses27]

All great advice, thank you. What I’m thinking is a raised dog bed in the back seat where I’m thinking about a goosegear seat delete.

As for the tents we will likely have a RTT with an Annex like the new ones from Ikamper.

 

[ruralpunk]

Consider skipping the RTT in favor of a ground tent to make life easier with a dog that size.

I gotta second this. One might be able to argue that RTT's have a use-case, but not if you add a large breed dog to the equation. Your back and your dog will hate it.

 

[Sylvester]

I would like to try and Train a Dog to climb the Ladder, Can be done and I think it will be a Fun challenge

 

[greentrbo95gst]

We travel with two smaller dogs and the annex from ikamper has been a nice chill out spot for our dogs

 

[lhoffm4]

That's a big dog to wrestle up into a roof tent. My lab is 10, and about 70 lbs, so I don't want to risk injury, so he has the annex as his domain, with his kennel he has slept in since he was a pup. For traveling, he gets the back seat of the truck with a doggy-hammock to keep him comfy and the truck dog hair free. He also has a doggy ramp to get in and out of the truck, tho he rarely uses it to get down. Like me, down is easier than up on the knees.

 

[Sparksalot]

Overlanding with a hound, no way!

Last winter in Big Bend. She gave her opinion of the Rio Grande.

 

[Sparksalot]

Last week in Cloudcroft. We brought the teardrop instead of the ground tent. She’s 110# so a RTT isn’t in the cards.


She made sure the fire was dead out.

 

[archer75]

I'd add the annex to the RTT and the dog can sleep there. We don't allow dogs in our bed. Or just a ground tent. But we do have their beds we bring.