Gearing Kimbo Up for Travel

Kimbo has always been a good traveler. He's gone with us on several camping trips and even on a trip to Washington D.C. The only place he didn't like was the beach. His pink skin is prone to sunburn and I think the gritty, unstable sand interfered too much with his favorite pastime -- fetch.

Here's what we brought for Kimbo while we travel full time in an RV.

We adopted Kimbo from Town Lake Animal Center in Austin 6 years ago when he was about 10 months old. He's a pitbull mix, likely an American Staffordshire Terrier crossed with an American Bulldog. We attended Love-A-Bull's advanced obedience training where he mastered commands like "leave it" and "drop it." Read more about Kimbo.

Over the years we've amassed a lot of doggie gear, so when we started downsizing to travel full time in an RV, we did our best to keep only the things he'd need. OK, there are a few extras, too. We mostly got rid of some of this clothes and toys, but we did buy a few new items, like the shaded cot, a fluffy bed, and elder dog vitamins. Most of Kimbo's stuff fits inside a 10-gallon tote.

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Kimbo's Essential Gear:

1. Sneaky Snake squeaker made of fire hose fabric
2. Fetching ropes
3. Kong frisbee
4. Busy Buddy Bone
5. Jingle Ball
6. Classic Kong
7. Kong food dispenser
8. Gordian knot fetching ball
9. Poop bags
10. 20-foot training lead
11. 6-foot leash
12. 10-gallon tote
13. Cot with shade canopy
14. Quilted winter jacket
15. "Rescued" T-shirt
16. Halloween collar with neck tie
17. Bones and heart T-shirt
18. Skull and crossbones sweater
19. Christmas bone sweater
20. Stripey pajamas
21. Minties breath freshener
22. Elizabethan collar
23. Ear wash
24. Sun screen wipes
25. Tooth brushes and enzymatic toothpaste 
26. Brush and scented grooming mist
27. Nail clippers
28. No-spill water bowl
29. Stainless steel food bowl
30. Wet dog food for when we switch dog food brands
31. Travel dog dish and collapsible water dish
32. Outward Hound dog back pack
33. Water bottle
34. Martingale collar and 6-foot leash (not labeled because Kimbo's wearing it)
    

    Items not pictured

35. Soft doggie bed
36. 10-gallon dog food storage bin
37. NaturVet 4-in-1 Support (skin & coat, joint support, digestive enzymes, vitamins)
38. Trifexis 3-in-1 chewable tablet (flea, heart worm, intestinal parasite preventative)