FINALLY made it down to the stunning Newberry Volcano area in E. Oregon. Towed our 2024 "all-electric" Aliner AMP trailer from E. Washington to Oregon and back.
Towing miles 821, efficiency 1.34. Used some great charging locations (RAN, Tesla & EVConnect).
Sir Pentinite, our R1T, let us down...
FIRST CAMP WITH THE ALINER AMP!
We finally managed to get away in our new 2024 Aliner AMP. Had a great trip! Everything worked great, but I am disappointed with a few poor-quality build issues, but nothing that would keep me from buying it again. The EcoFlow system is stellar--800W solar panels...
I'm curious about how the Rivians handle charging a camping-trailer battery, if at all. ICE vehicles charge trailer batteries while driving through a connection to the alternator. EVs obviously don't have an alternator, so do they charge trailer batteries at all??
UPDATE INFO: 2023 May 24-26 PNW Rivian Camp-out/Meetup Adventure in E. Washington
It’s coming up next week!! Weather forecast looks perfect!! Wildflowers are blooming and there’s lots of green in the area!
Here are a few more details:
Place: Escure Ranch/Towell Falls Trail BLM...
UPDATE: 2023 May PNW Rivian Camp-out/Meetup Adventure in E. Washington INTERESTED?
DATES SET!! May 24-26, Wed-Thur
Looks like these days work best for those that are coming. See main post in "Location Section: Northwest" of forum for more info.
Our R1T, Sir Pentinite, helped us move some tree trimmings to a draw on our conservation land to create some habitat for the wildlife. Easy peasy with the Rivian. Look at that beautiful sky!! E. Washington State.
UPDATE: 2023 May PNW Rivian Camp-out/Meetup Adventure in E. Washington INTERESTED?
DATES SET!! May 24-26
We (Becky L. aka Lil’O Annie and Bruce C. aka DuckTruck) are organizing a Rivian camp-out and meetup at Escure Ranch in the E. Washington Scablands to explore and learn about the amazing Ice...
We've been thinking of small trailers for our R1T. Most small trailers don't have an inside kitchen or bathroom, which are two things I like to have, since most of the places we go are in mega-mosquito country. This little trailer might be a good option, but there's still that "range hit" issue...
There were 13 R1's that ran the Hood River loop trip, or parts of it, Oct. 23rd. A nice large group gathered with 12 R1Ts and 1 "Star-of-the-Show" GORGEOUS El Cap R1S. The highlight of the day was the beautiful fresh snow up at Mt. Hood. Was a great fun!!! Thanks to our intrepid leader, Bruce...
This event might be interesting and fun for Rivian owners. Thought I'd let you know about it. I know Tesla clubs have gone to these events in the past.
If you have traveled east to west on I-90 through Washington, you've certainly seen the big wind turbines up in the hills east of Ellensburg...
I named our R1T "Sir Pentinite" after a beautiful green rock-type called serpentinite. It was the first thing I thought of after seeing Launch Green for the first time. Love the color!! Yesterday, we took a special trip to find a nice sample for him. ? Looks like a perfect match to me, don't...
After calling Service twice, and being told I would hear back about our tonneau problem...then crickets and more crickets...I'm starting to feel like we're left to our own devices to get these "less major" things fixed in a timely manner. YES, I know they are swamped. YES, I know they are a new...
Went out on a beautiful Spring day (My 22, 2022) in the R1T to enjoy the back country of the E. Washington State Ice-Age Floods Scablands. The Escure Ranch is in the BLM Rock Creek Management area. This is why we got the R1T!! :clap:
We've had our R1T for a week now (delivery 5/11/22). Have probably opened and closed the tonneau cover 5-10 times at the most. As of yesterday, it will not retract completely and stops at around 3/4 retracted. Still closes, but will not open entirely.
We were concerned about this at delivery...
I put together a little video (drone) of our first adventure with our new baby. Nothing exciting, and a bit boring to most, but we really enjoyed where our R1T took us. Place that we hadn't been able to go before.
This is in the Channeled Scablands of E. WA where the huge Ice Age Floods (about...
We're considering looking at pop-up tent-trailers as a possible "lower wind-resistance" solution to help with the reduced range due to towing. We go to a lot of mega mosquito-infested ? areas, so cooking and eating outside would be a pain.
I got to wondering if the extended tail-gait of the...
There are a lot of Earth Day EV events going on now and through May. These are great fun for EV enthusiasts and I'm sure the Rivians would generate a lot of interest. I don't have mine yet, but I'd be going to a couple of these if I did. I've done them in the past with my Bolt EV (which I no...