Thanks everyone for your feedback. We plan to get everything started and set up this month and will take our first camping trip in March to learn the ropes
. The pups are challenged re: the steps (they both have weak rear ends, which is common for the breed) but they like us to boost their behinds. We have a ramp, but neither of them trust it--unlike 13 year old humans, they prefer to trust their parents.
When we got married 43 years ago this April we had a 1966 converted Chevy camping van, which we traveled in for six months before "settling down". We also had a German Shepherd we called Deja Vu. So, the idea is to eventually replicate much of that trip which will take us through the Western U.S. and Canada. Talk about Deja Vu.
This will be fun! Looking forward to your posts.