Rivian R1S Camping Experience: When Starlink Lets You Down!

[@elonrichardson1743]

I just purchased that exact kettle today lol

[@Billie4404]

Very peaceful and relaxing video. I really enjoyed it. I bought my first EV last year and absolutely love it. Already have 30k miles on my Tesla MYLR. Congrats on your Rivian. I am a day one shareholder. Took a beating on the stock but I believe in the company. Long hold for me

[@ElectroCamper2024]

Welcome to the club! We owned a Tesla M3LR since 2020 and drove it all around the country. I don’t see Rivian as a competitor to Tesla and admire its CEO. I bought a few shares a few days after getting the car! The future is bright!

[@dineshan]

I took my R1S camping the first day when I got it few weeks back. Love it.

[@ElectroCamper2024]

Haha We also wanted to go camping as soon as we got the car!

[@arunavoray]

loved watching the video. Keep posting. Congrats on the new car.

[@ElectroCamper2024]

Thank you for watching 😍

[@robp3431]

I love camping, especially up in the NC mountains. With the nice weather you had, I think a tent would be more comfortable and practical than in the SUV. That said if it's hot or cold, it's nice to have the interior climate of the SUV.

[@ElectroCamper2024]

I agree! We are planning to camp with a tent attached to the car in the future. Camping in the car also gives us the sense of security!

[@brita654]

Great that I found ev campers! Im getting a camper shell for my Lightning XLT and am planning my first camp trip sometime in December LOL. I see the electric capabilities as a HUGE deal. Heat and A/C are not an obstacle. We will see. I can sleep on the floor in the back with the seats up if im unsure of my surroundings or until I feel safe sleeping in the back. An electric heater running all nite is nothing on these batteries. And safe....within reason. Caps can be known to leak in heavy rain. This will be brand new.We will see. I have investigated the Rivian vs Lightning and Rivian is a very good vehicle. The lightning I have is affordable and also very good. They are both versatile and capable of camping adventures!!! Best wishes

[@ElectroCamper2024]

Welcome to the EV campers community! We started camping in our Tesla Model 3 and found it very convenient! We just didn’t have enough space. You are basically carrying a huge battery pack with you and having outlets will give you infinite possibilities! I am wondering, does Lightning have camping mode or similar feature to keep A/C or heater running during the night?

[@brita654]

@ it does not have the camping feature, but you can program it to keep the outlets on until the battery reaches a certain level and then it will shut them off to Save the battery from draining completely

[@brita654]

The lightning is definitely not as intuitive software wise as Tesla or Rivian. I am very surprised they don’t have the pet feature seeing his house so many people in pick up trucks have their dog with them lol

[@ElectroCamper2024]

They should collab with a bigger software company like Apple or Google or even Tesla! Ford makes awesome cars and software shouldn’t be a roadblock for them. Keep me posted on your camping experience!

[@ddamsrec]

한국에도 빨리 출시 되었으면 좋겠습니다. 주주로서 활용하시는게 너무 보기 좋아요! 새차 사신거 축하드립니다

[@ElectroCamper2024]

감사합니다! 한국인 주주가 꽤나 있는걸로 보이는데 하루 빨리 한국으로 출시되기를 기다리고 있습니다!

[@jessicabonifacio]

Hi there! Do you have the dual motor standard? If so, how many miles did you end up traveling and how often/long did you have to charge? I’ve also been looking into getting the Rivian R1S and haven’t seen much videos on how the dual standard holds up w/ camping road trips vs the larger battery packs. Thanks!

[@ElectroCamper2024]

@@jessicabonifacio Hi Jessica! Yes we do have the dual motor with standard battery (270 miles). We did a long road trip for about 600 miles (video coming soon!) driving on highways mostly. We mostly used Tesla Supercharger network as it was more accessible and reliable but a bit pricy! We stopped every ~150 miles and charged for about 30 minutes to get to 80% as full charge takes longer. We camped at an RV site with 50 amp electric hookup which helped us to charge up overnight. Overall having access to Tesla Supercharger network makes this one of the best EVs out there for road trips. Make sure to subscribe and watch our next video where we go through the whole road trip experience!

[@jessicabonifacio]

@@ElectroCamper2024 thank you so much for sharing!

[@NusinkisTV]

How do you like the base audio system?

[@ElectroCamper2024]

It’s impressive. I think it’s better than my Tesla Model 3 system!