To explain my question, and why I’m asking it:
I’ve had this debate in the past with someone who was anti-car but didn’t really know why other than that it was popular in his social circle.
I’m distinctly curious what a solution for unusual travel habits would be without cars.
My situation is thus; I rather frequently do cross-country, round trips. Simple enough, right? Well, it gets more complicated than that. I show dogs. I need to take myself, potentially a friend or two, and on average 4 dogs several hundred miles, along with all the equipment.
For a fun experiment, this is the details of the show that I’m currently planning this month:
- 4 hours from my house by car
- 2 humans, 4 dogs
- 10 36" dog crates
- 1 36" folding grooming table
- Extra equipment that would fill a large suitcase, roughly speaking.
- two small containers of clothing
- cooler of dog food (frozen)
- vault of dog food (kibble)
I drive a Honda CRV for reference, 31mpg average.
As someone whose country takes way more than 4 hours to cross, I was expecting something way more heavy than this. I’m not really sure what your question is; you seem to have a system. Are you asking if you should stick them in a motorcycle sidecar instead? Because obviously yes. With little goggles on.
What was your anti-car friend’s solution to getting you and your dogs to the shows?
His solution was to stop going if I had to use a car.
This show is the shortest distance I drive… I’ve done 2000 miles in one day and that’s not unusual. I’m thankful this one is only a few hundred. 💯
Meh. Minimize your car use as you can and you and doggos go on epic road trips and live your best lives, guilt-free.
I still vote bike and sidecar with wee goggles tho. Probably more fuel efficient than a car.