Kaylin Meyer
Kaylin Meyer shares backpacking, camping and van trips with Adventure Cat Max, and helps other cat parents get ready for the outdoors.
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Known for
ACH
Arizona PBSOverview
- Known as
- Always Choose Happy (@alwayschoosehappy)
- Work
- Outdoor content creator, adventure cat educator and ACH founder
- Trail companion
- Maxine, also known as Adventure Cat Max
- How it started
- Welcomed rescue kitten Max in June 2021 and began sharing their outdoor adventures.
Mini bio
How it started.
Kaylin was already an outdoor enthusiast when Max arrived in June 2021. In her Voyage Utah interview, she recalled welcoming a one-pound rescue kitten found in a shed in Sacramento. She began making the outdoors part of their life together and sharing those adventures as @alwayschoosehappy.
Finding her own pace.
Her work brings together backpacking, camping, part-time van life and solo travel with a cat. She told Astrid Wild that Suki Cat’s Instagram had inspired her to want an adventure cat of her own. Before her first fully solo overnight, she practiced by camping apart from her dad, close enough to have support while learning to sleep alone.
Reaching more people.
The BOLOTOR Podcast highlighted a widely shared backpacking trip with her 70-year-old father and Maxine as part of her growing audience. Her outdoor work has also taken her onto Arizona PBS’s Trail Mix’d, where she and Max hiked Watson Lake with host Jayarr.
Building ACH.
Kaylin says she began designing a harness because she could not find a secure fit for tiny Max. Her brand, ACH, takes its name from both Always Choose Happy and Adventure Cat Harness. Alongside the gear, she shares training resources and encourages people to build confidence outdoors with their cats.
Creditschronological, newest first
Gear and education
- 2026Adventure Cat Harness and Leash SetFounder and designer, ACH by @alwayschoosehappy
- 2026Outdoor Adventure Cat WorkshopListed host and adventure cat educator
Television and podcasts
- 2025KittyCatGO: Backpacking with CatsGuest
- 2025BOLOTOR Podcast: Kaylin MeyerGuest
- 2024Trail Mix’d: Hiking Arizona with Pets: Four-legged Trail BuddiesFeatured adventurer with Max, season 2 episode 8
Quotes
Hiking with a cat usually requires a different type of hike, often at a slower pace, where nature is being explored rather than raced through.Kaylin Meyer, CanvasRebel
In her April 2024 interview, Kaylin explained how adventuring with Max changes the pace of a hike.
Trivia
- She told Voyage Utah that she wears lipstick on hikes because it helps her feel confident.
- Maxine completed her first 25-mile backpacking trip at six months old, according to Kaylin’s CanvasRebel interview.
- ACH has two meanings: Adventure Cat Harness and Always Choose Happy.
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