Hi Violet, You are probably all set up and on your way by now. I have done trips of 3 to 4 weeks at a time with my dogs and found that it all works out well with practice. I have an 18ft van and set it up with the annex at a spot. I have dog crates that I set up in the annex for some of them tp sleep in and I took them in the station wagon when I went out. It is very easy to go shopping etc with the dogs and NO ONE will try to steal the car! You do get a great feeling of security and friendship with your four legged family. I find having the seperate vehicle/van system is good as I can get into undercover carparks where the dogs have plenty of shade, I can travel quickly and 'duck' into places that would be difficult otherwise. Then I can go 'home' where my van is set up with the dinner cooked in the slow cooker while we have been out. There is a good book called 'camps 5', you can get it from the NRMA, that has a list of camp sites and ticks the ones that are dog friendly. I am still waiting for my new vehicle so I can take off on longer jaunts befor the big one. Cheers Allara