This is for Lydia (congrats on having the stamina to take your buds with you!) We took ours on a cross country trip and here is what we did. We took two cars, so that they could have their entire cage in the back of our Explorer. We took along the following: Bottled water (in cooler). Litter, Bandit snacks, yogies, fresh food in a ziploc bag (made it easier to get at), ferravite (for the kids to reach over the seat and treat with), a small battery operated fan, a small battery operated light, extra "socks" for them to mangle along the way, a ferret "nap sack with velcro" - to sneak into hotels (grins), leashes for walks along the way, extra collars. We stopped quite a bit, along the way - to enable them to get out of the cage and "stretch". At alot of the rest stops along the way - they had hand pumps (water). The kids really enjoyed getting a little "splash and dash". We kept all their food and treats in ziploc baggies - to keep em fresh and be readily handy. Hope this helps and that your guys do as wonderful as ours did! Kimberly Gorman [Posted in FML issue 3849]