{"id":3440,"date":"2018-08-01T17:02:44","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T21:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shaleewanders.com\/?p=3440"},"modified":"2024-08-08T23:18:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T03:18:53","slug":"a-guide-to-camping-with-cats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shaleewanders.com\/a-guide-to-camping-with-cats\/","title":{"rendered":"A Guide to Camping With Cats"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Shalee\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

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Updated: August 8th. 2024\u00a0<\/p>\n\t

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“Your cats actually camp?”<\/em><\/p>\n

Yes, yes they do.<\/p>\n

But camping with cats isn’t an overnight process, and a cat isn’t going to go from catnip and couches to a tent in the woods without proper training.\u00a0<\/p>\n

We’ve been camping with our cats since 2017. We’ve done tent camping, car camping, truck camper camping, and even backpacking.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The main question when hiking or camping with cats is a confused ‘how?’. We know it’s not something you see every day. In fact, it’s so uncommon nearly every person you pass will stop in their tracks, gasp, take photos, and ask how in the world a cat is following behind us on a trail. There were many times throughout the first years we had Maverick (orange) and Aspen (black and white) that I thought maybe we just got lucky and that training them was easy. But then, in 2024, we had a new shelter kitty named Tortilla join our family. THREE camping cats?<\/em> Yeah, now that seemed like an impossible dream.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But alas, all three travel, explore, camp, and stay with us while camping! And to even our surprise, all do very well off-leash. Here are all my biggest tips for camping with cats.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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How We Started Camping With Cats\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I began fostering a mom and her four kittens in 2017. We traveled far too often, and no matter how badly I wanted a pet, it just wasn’t the time or place. So, instead, I began volunteering at a local animal shelter. I could get my animal snuggles without the long-term commitment.<\/p>\n

But alas, two kittens never ended up leaving. We weren’t quite sure how we were going to make it work, but we knew these two cats were far too special to let go.<\/p>\n

So Maverick and Aspen’s cuteness and loveable attitude opted them in for a lifetime of adventure. And an adventure it has been.<\/p>\nSo, how do you start camping with cats?\u00a0 It’s a mixture of love, patience, and the appropriate gear. Here are the items I recommend to get started camping with cats:
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