Yes, the charger that comes with the Rivian plugs right in to the 50 amp outlet at RV parks
Thank you for the useful data and sharing your adventure. Looks great.Just spent three weeks and around 2,000 miles wandering down the Oregon coast and back up through the middle of Oregon from the Seattle area. I was towing an 20’ Airstream Basecamp. I had recently traded my 27’ Airstream in for the Basecamp. Now that my wife has passed I found the bigger Airstream to be too big, too heavy and not necessary for me and the three dogs.
I had no problems charging along the way using Rivian and Tesla chargers and, of course, the 50 amp outlets at campgrounds. I stayed mostly at Oregon State Parks. I don’t know how many have used them, but the state parks are just fantastic.
in a couple there were only 30 amp outlets and I didn’t have the proper adapter but I immediately bought one on my return. You have to get a specialized adapter and I got mine from EVSE Adapters.
i am one of those strange people who stick to the speed limit and try not to go over 60 when towing. I do keep an eye out and pull over for more hurried drivers. The efficiency was far better with the Basecamp and I got just over 1.3 as opposed to 1.1 with the larger Airstream.
I always set the ride height to medium and the ride feel to firm when towing. I have done 35,000 miles in my Rivian and still on original tires. They are at about 6/32 right now.
see below for some pictures.
I think it is a carryover from the 27’ Airstream which was about 8,000 lbs. I just found that everything was more stable on the road when set to firm. The car didn’t bounce around as much. I wonder if others have the same experience.
Excellent - thanks!!
Sorry for your loss and thanks for your post. This is my dream setup so I appreciate the info and great pics!Just spent three weeks and around 2,000 miles wandering down the Oregon coast and back up through the middle of Oregon from the Seattle area. I was towing an 20’ Airstream Basecamp. I had recently traded my 27’ Airstream in for the Basecamp. Now that my wife has passed I found the bigger Airstream to be too big, too heavy and not necessary for me and the three dogs.
I had no problems charging along the way using Rivian and Tesla chargers and, of course, the 50 amp outlets at campgrounds. I stayed mostly at Oregon State Parks. I don’t know how many have used them, but the state parks are just fantastic.
in a couple there were only 30 amp outlets and I didn’t have the proper adapter but I immediately bought one on my return. You have to get a specialized adapter and I got mine from EVSE Adapters.
i am one of those strange people who stick to the speed limit and try not to go over 60 when towing. I do keep an eye out and pull over for more hurried drivers. The efficiency was far better with the Basecamp and I got just over 1.3 as opposed to 1.1 with the larger Airstream.
I always set the ride height to medium and the ride feel to firm when towing. I have done 35,000 miles in my Rivian and still on original tires. They are at about 6/32 right now.
see below for some pictures.
I haven’t tried that yet. As long as 1500 watts will work for you, it should be fine.
I have run our small camper off the Rivian (lights, fan, and fridge). Usually, we cook outside so run the induction stove and water boiler separately off the truck bed outlets. But we have also plugged in the camper to help out the solar on cloudy days. Once, I even ran out of propane and was able to run the truma heater on all electric mode at its lowest setting entirely off the truck to keep us from freezing at night.
Condolences on your wife's passing. Thanks for sharing the details and pics. Looks like a great setup. Original tires? Wow. Nicely done.Just spent three weeks and around 2,000 miles wandering down the Oregon coast and back up through the middle of Oregon from the Seattle area. I was towing an 20’ Airstream Basecamp. I had recently traded my 27’ Airstream in for the Basecamp. Now that my wife has passed I found the bigger Airstream to be too big, too heavy and not necessary for me and the three dogs.
I had no problems charging along the way using Rivian and Tesla chargers and, of course, the 50 amp outlets at campgrounds. I stayed mostly at Oregon State Parks. I don’t know how many have used them, but the state parks are just fantastic.
in a couple there were only 30 amp outlets and I didn’t have the proper adapter but I immediately bought one on my return. You have to get a specialized adapter and I got mine from EVSE Adapters.
i am one of those strange people who stick to the speed limit and try not to go over 60 when towing. I do keep an eye out and pull over for more hurried drivers. The efficiency was far better with the Basecamp and I got just over 1.3 as opposed to 1.1 with the larger Airstream.
I always set the ride height to medium and the ride feel to firm when towing. I have done 35,000 miles in my Rivian and still on original tires. They are at about 6/32 right now.
see below for some pictures.
