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.

  • totallynotarobot@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    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?

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      1 year ago

      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. 💯

      • totallynotarobot@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        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.