Winter or summer, it doesn't matter--the air is always bone dry. One of the advantages of living in a high desert.

Vince

Ah yes, that's right... I forgot where you're located. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

JohnN::

The light weight folding luggage carts they make nowadays collapse into such a small package as to be unobtrusive in most environments.

Just stay away from the small-wheeled versions as they are only useful on evenly paved surfaces.

In previous posts, I have stated a preference for external frame backpacks for myself as you could always add an axle, extendable rigid handle, and wheel setup to them if carrying them on your back becomes a problem.

Bountyhunter

How do you get the Gas-X into the dogs stomach?

Is it a liquid, tablet, or powder, and will the dog swallow it willingly?

Bountyhunter

I have only seen Gas-X as a tablet. The way I give my dog pills is to shove them down her throat. I've tried mashing them up in food but she is too sharp for that.

Norad45:

In addition to the already mentioned vacumn packing or waterproof packing, you might want to consider CO2 saturation to exclude air before sealing it in the packing of your choice.

Bountyhunter

Brian:

Is there any special method to shoving it down her throat so as to not gag her or shove it into her airpipe?

Bountyhunter

Well I guess "shove" isnt really an accurate description. The way the vet taught me to do it, it is more like placing it on the very back of her tongue then holding her mouth closed and chin up for about 5 seconds.

Back when I used to hunt regularly, I would just take my hat off, dust it off, press the top down into a bowl shape, and pour water into that for my dog to drink. Winter or summer, the hat never had enough time to get seriously saturated and I never treated the hat with waterproofing material. I started my dogs this way when they were young and would dump the water when they stopped drinking so that they would learn not to stop until they were full.

Bountyhunter

Excuse my ignorance here, as I don't keep a dog...but why cans of dogfood? Wouldn't a bag of doggy biscuits, vacuum packed with a few dessicant tabs inside be more practical in terms of bulk,weight, longevity and accidental spoiling through contact with moisture.
If its only for a few days..