Grand Canyon Camping Tesla Model Y - South Rim

[@Vintage_Dave_T]

I went to the south rim last week (6/16) in my MY. Just a day trip from Vegas where we were visiting friends. Drove to Vegas from our home in WA. Beautiful. Camping in my car next month. Thx for sharing. GC should be on everyone’s bucket list.

[@i1Tesla]

That is awesome!

[@senordockman1138]

We plan to try sleeping in our MY on short trips here in NC to get ready for our trip out West this winter. Gave up on the rooftop tent and opted for the rear hitch carrier. After watching your video, we will definitely not be going off roading!

[@tfishr]

We drove the Model Y from Florida out to the Tetons, Yellowstone, Rushmore & Badlands and back. Had a great time. Wish I had got the lift kit though. It would have been worth it. Bottomed out a couple of times. However, campsites are designed for either RVs or tents. Roof tents don't fit in anywhere. Also you can't leave the campsite in your Tesla without packing up the roof tent and everything in it first. So I'm not getting a roof tent.

[@DanFrederiksen]

Forest fires are actually very natural and vegetation bounces back quickly. Smarter every day did a video about a plant that only grows a tiny bit out of the ground and then pauses until a forest fire passes through and then grows further. We like to get all dramatic about it but it's very natural, long before us.

[@evanharris5088]

I like that you placed the camera in the coffee pot!

[@mitchellbarnow1709]

What an incredible trip, Brian & Karen! I love the southwest driving trips that we’ve been on, but we could never take advantage of those incredible driving trails around Moab and we didn’t have a rooftop tent. I hood that you share the drive home, too!

[@jonbiggs7582]

Yes, add the drive home please!

[@gyarmp]

Amazing landscapes, thank you for the video and Happy birthday to your brother!

[@nonyanks2510]

WOW, some seriously great stuff, good music too!

[@MarkXHolland]

Wild black sock!

[@senordockman1138]

Beautiful views!

[@jdudleyh]

Love virtual vacationing via KZbin. :) You need an accessory that can pipe the driver side air vent up and into your tent.

[@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461]

🤗 the canyon does not any different than when we were there in 1985 😉😂

[@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461]

GOOD ADVICE

[@geek2330]

Great video..!!

[@i1Tesla]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@TeslaRebuilders]

That was one hell of a trip Brian! So how many miles and time did you guys spend overall from home and back? Wondering if something like this would be doable for my family with a stock model 3, obviously not the trails. Thanks and take care, Casey

[@i1Tesla]

I drove about 8000 miles on my trip

[@BitJam]

Do you know of a source for rear skid plates for the Model Y?

[@glenanders8478]

I thought you were going to eat healthy until you added the hot dogs!

[@i1Tesla]

They where grass fed hotdogs

[@MarkXHolland]

@@i1Tesla Free range?

[@kpboix99]

Which Iceco model is that?

[@i1Tesla]

3 in 1

[@kpboix99]

@@i1Tesla Thank you, it looks like Amazon sells it for $559. The iceco JP42 3 -in-1 cooler looks like it also comes in light blue and white. I’ll buy it through your Amazon affiliate link 👍

[@lexbeats]

Whats on your hood?

[@i1Tesla]

Solar

[@kpboix99]

Neat, so that’s charging the Rockpals

[@diegoteixidor5769]

Nice Grand Canyon Tour! Off-road 18’s on a model Y(tits!) Love the nest tent too! 👍🏻

[@lexbeats]

She don't seem to happy. lol

[@Chrisb8s]

I live in Arizona a have been to the canyon a lot. There are 20 wildfires burning right now. Most caused by humans

[@i1Tesla]

That sucks

[@mumblinge5892]

Re forest fires: I'm not sure what kind of trees were in your video but I thought you might find this to be informative. I'm not posting this to justify people being negligent w.r.t. causing fires. Lodgepole Pine Trees Love Forest Fires indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/lodgepole-pine-trees-love-forest-fires.php When lodgepole pines grow, especially in areas that are prone to forest fires, their cones are tightly sealed. A layer of resin and woody tissue sticks the cones' scales together. The seeds are locked in tight, and the cones can't open unless they're exposed to VERY high temperatures like the type of temperatures that fire provides. "Serotinous" is a scientific term for a seed that requires an environmental trigger in order to be released. For the lodgepole pine, that trigger is heat. And since big fires don't come along very often (Note: this episode is a re-run that was written and produced in 2012, we know that wildfire season in parts of the United States has significantly changed in the intervening six years) those well-sealed pine cones have to be extremely patient. They can hang out on the tree branches for several years waiting for enough heat to open them up!

[@PKDN215]

Why are people looking at you funny? Dont they know who you are????

[@i1Tesla]

Nobody knows me

[@richardkule9384]

Maybe time to give your car a name. Calling it "that thing" is disrespectful.

[@i1Tesla]

It's name is Bobby