Camping and sleeping in the R1S - a success story

[ChargeSetGo]

Hi all,

Picked up my R1S in early March and took it up the Sierra for a ski trip at my local resort. This time around I decided to test out sleeping in the cold and snow.

Some details first:
* 2024 R1S Dual Motor Large Pack 21"
* Start range/%: 340 miles/95%
* End range back at home: ~30 miles
* Elevation change: 6500'
* Total driven: ~100 miles each way
* All-Purpose on the highway, Snow mode in the mountains

The drive:
Drove up the mountain 6500' (100 miles, used ~170 miles). Gained some range downhill on the way home. Pleasantly surprised with 21" performance on fresh snow. Highway was well plowed.

Charging:
I am lucky that the places I frequent within ~200 miles from my home have pretty good charging infrastructure. There are Tesla superchargers with magic docks on this route as well. I'm happy to report that this trip gave me confidence about how far I can go up/down the mountain with 1 charge.

Some thoughts about sleeping in the R1S:

• Used around 25 miles overnight from keeping the AC around 70 degrees.
• We used a foam air mattress and a sleeping bag just in case. It was very cozy (almost too hot). We probably would bring a thin blanket instead of the sleeping bag next time.
• AC seemed to do a good job getting the moisture out.

Other thoughts:

• The flashlight was actually impressive. It was completely dark where we slept and that one flashlight was enough to illuminate trees/landscape all around us. But then again I never owned a real "good" flashlight.
• The Rivian crossbars arrived just before the trip so I was able to use it with my cargo box. Really easy to install the crossbars, except it really took some elbow grease to lock in 1 of the 4 mechanisms.
• My local resort has a Tesla HPWC, so as soon as Rivian sends out the adapters I really will have 0 range anxiety for this route! and the Lectron Tesla to J1772 adapter is on its way! I'll be trying this for my next trip. Look forward to that video!

Now the proof of concept is complete! Looking forward to camping in the warmer months.
I know snow season is almost over in most places, but I'd be happy to answer any specific questions about range, nuances of sleeping in the R1S, etc.

Here's a video of the trip if anyone is interested:

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[White Shadow]

How much energy was consumed overnight to keep the cabin warm? And what temperature did you set it to maintain?

 

[Glembi2]

Awesome post! Great to hear the overnight loss was so minimal.

 

[CaptainMRSir]

Great video, looks like a great trip. I also had a fresh snow experience w/my R1T shortly after picking it up in Fen 2023. 21" road tires did amazing in 12" new snow

 

[ChargeSetGo]

How much energy was consumed overnight to keep the cabin warm? And what temperature did you set it to maintain?

I wasn't quite prepared this time to record the details in terms of kWh, but when I woke up the range estimator dropped by ~20-25 miles. We started with setting the AC to 72 degrees, but it got pretty hot and we woke up in the middle of the night to change to 65.

 

[CaptainMRSir]

Great video, looks like a great trip. I also had a fresh snow experience w/my R1T shortly after picking it up in Fen 2023. 21" road tires did amazing in 12" new snow

Also bet you could have minimized overnight loss setting the temp lower, since you had sleeping bags anyway.

 

[ChargeSetGo]

Also bet you could have minimized overnight loss setting the temp lower, since you had sleeping bags anyway.

Yeah, we learned it the hard way waking up a little sweaty under the sleeping bag. Will lower temp next time and/or bring a thin blanket instead.

 

[jplblue]

• My local resort has a Tesla HPWC, so as soon as Rivian sends out the adapters I really will have 0 range anxiety for this route!

Thanks -- enjoyed the video! If you mean a Tesla level 2/destination charger, you will not get that adapter from Rivian. Rivian is only sending the NACS/CCS adapter, which will not work for level 2 chargers. So you can buy the level 2 adapter now without guilt .

 

[Arnie1]

Im doing cross country this summer with my R1S and would appreciate ant input.
What brand of air matress and do you recommend?
What brand of cooker for scrambled eggs w/ham and toast?
What brand of self heating hot pot?
What brand of roof top pod?
Any other road trip suggestions
Thanks

 

[Glembi2]

Yeah, we learned it the hard way waking up a little sweaty under the sleeping bag. Will lower temp next time and/or bring a thin blanket instead.

I would not recommend shutting off all heat in sub freezing temps. Trying it in the name of science while your wife is asleep was not my best moment.

 

[ChargeSetGo]

Thanks -- enjoyed the video! If you mean a Tesla level 2/destination charger, you will not get that adapter from Rivian. Rivian is only sending the NACS/CCS adapter, which will not work for level 2 chargers. So you can buy the level 2 adapter now without guilt .

I'll be honest, I am not too knowledgeable when it comes to the adapters and different chargers.

Picture below is the charger in question at the resort. Does this not use NACS? Thanks for the info!

 

[White Shadow]

I wasn't quite prepared this time to record the details in terms of kWh, but when I woke up the range estimator dropped by ~20-25 miles. We started with setting the AC to 72 degrees, but it got pretty hot and we woke up in the middle of the night to change to 65.

What was the ambient temp? Just curious what it really takes to maintain a comfortable temperature in sub-freezing outside temps.

 

[ChargeSetGo]

Im doing cross country this summer with my R1S and would appreciate ant input.
What brand of air matress and do you recommend?
What brand of cooker for scrambled eggs w/ham and toast?
What brand of self heating hot pot?
What brand of roof top pod?
Any other road trip suggestions
Thanks

What brand of air matress and do you recommend?

• I use Lost Horizon Model Y foam air mattress: https://amzn.to/43W87TS

What brand of cooker for scrambled eggs w/ham and toast?

• It's an old Insignia pressure cooker with sauté function. It was the only appliance at home collecting dust and also under 1500w. Probably updating to a single/dual hot plate or induction cooktop.

What brand of self heating hot pot?

• Honestly... not too sure. I just went to my local Chinese grocery store and picked up a couple they had.

What brand of roof top pod?

• It's a Rhino-Rack Masterfit 440L. Got it at Costco recently to upgrade from my 15+ yr old box.

Any other road trip suggestions

• I used PlugShare for general charging, and iOverlander for finding dispersed camping spots.

 

[ChargeSetGo]

What was the ambient temp? Just curious what it really takes to maintain a comfortable temperature in sub-freezing outside temps.

I wish I had better details, but this was my first try at recording footage and just forgot. It was snowing all night, so mid 20's would be my guess for overnight temp.

 

[jplblue]

I'll be honest, I am not too knowledgeable when it comes to the adapters and different chargers.

Picture below is the charger in question at the resort. Does this not use NACS? Thanks for the info!

That's a level 2/AC charger using the Tesla connector. You'll need an adapter like the one from TeslaTap or Lectron -- look for specific reference to "J1772".

NACS, as most are referring to it, is for DC fast charging at Tesla superchargers. These are the adapters that Rivian will provide.

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