The Maelson Soft Kennel is a foldable dog crate for use at home or in a vehicle. It has a heavy-duty inner steel frame and a waterproof base. It has three openings, on the front, top and side. The frame has no protruding or sharp elements, and the corners are reinforced and rounded to protect furnishings and car interiors.
The doors and windows use tight-weave reinforced nylon mesh. Roll-down blinds on the rear window, side door and opposite side window can close out the surroundings. The front door has no blind, so air can circulate at all times. Velcro patches at the top of the front door let you attach a separate piece of fabric to cover it for short periods.
Nylon loops on the top and nylon straps on the bottom secure the kennel on a rear seat, or in the trunk using the vehicle's tethering points and bungee straps. The bungee straps are not supplied. A padded inner cushion is included. The nylon cover and the cushion liner are both machine washable.
- Frame
- Powder-coated steel tubing of uniform diameter, folds down
- Body fabric
- 600D nylon, with 900D nylon reinforcing the corners
- Base
- Waterproof fabric layer
- Mesh
- Tight-weave reinforced nylon on doors and windows
- Openings
- Front, top and side
- Zippers
- YKK zippers; front and side doors each have a zip lock to stop the zipper being opened from the inside
- Blinds
- Roll-down on the rear window, side door and opposite side window; none on the front door
- Vehicle fixing
- Nylon loops on top and nylon straps at the bottom for use with bungee straps (not supplied)
- Cushion
- Padded inner cushion with a removable liner on a YKK zipper
- Carry handles
- On sizes 52 and 62
- Safety testing
- Nylon fabric tested and approved by an independent certifying company as free of harmful softeners and similar chemical additives
- Care
- Nylon cover comes off by undoing the inner Velcro straps and is machine washable at 30°C; cushion liner is machine washable at 30°C