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Last week I took a short vacation and I, my wife, 2 kids, sister in law and her husband went to Yosemite National Park. I've been itching to off-road so I found a very nice trail leading to Shuteye Peak in Sierra National Forest.
The reason I am posting this, is to share my impressions doing some pretty decent off-road with the basic R1S (Dual Standard) with 22" Range wheels but upgraded tires to Pirelli XTM AT. Before this experience I thought that I'd need a Tri or a Quad to go where we went but I was wrong. The cheapest R1S will take you through places you couldn't believe to be traversable. Unfortunately I do not have any photos from those places because one of these 2 was happening every time:
* We were in a tight spot on both sides, so tight that nobody could exit the car to take photos
* Everyone was screaming "Oh my god, oh my god, we're going to die"
So we only had some photos & videos at the easy stuff.
With that said, here is what our journey was like...for reference this is the trail:
https://www.trailsoffroad.com/US/california/trails/2170-6s59-shuteye-peak
1. We had an Airbnb in Oakhurst, CA. All 6 of us left in our R1S at 9am in the morning with 92% charge (just FYI my mileage is rated at 270miles but that's with the Pirelli ZERO which I ditched, so in reality it's less but I don't know how much less). For the record, our elevation at Oakhurst was around 2200ft. The distance to the trailhead was about 31 miles.
2. Stopped somewhere in the mountains for a quick stretch
2. After driving for longer than expected, we realized we were on the wrong path and had to go back. At that point we were at around 7000ft elevation. It was beautiful but everyone got worried that we may run out of juice prematurely.
3. We eventually found our way to the entrance of the trail and I deflated the tires to 42psi (from 48psi). It was around 10.30am at that time.
4. Then off we went on the trail...it starts pretty smooth with some rocks but nothing more than just vibrations and such. Nothing difficult.
5. Making it past waypoint 2 you cross some water, which was my wife's main prerequisite to go off-roading (water crossing)...easy breezy even though it was pretty rocky under that water
6. After some 30min of driving with various obstacles we decided to take a lunch break...luckily the Rivian is so big and functional that it was carrying 6 people, large cooler, food, clothes, tons of water, some recovery equipment and what not.
7. After that break, we were at waypoint 4 heading towards waypoint 5 and in between there the terrain became insane. I don't know the off-road lingo but to the best of my ability I will describe - there were big rocks and fallen trees. On multiple occasions you'd have 2 big rocks close to each other in a way that your front wheels haven't cleared the front rock and the rears are already trying to climb the rear rock. On a few occasions we had a wheel in the air. Incline went to 30 degree at one point, funny enough at that same spot there were rocks on one side and fallen trees on the other with only about half a foot clearance on each side. No way for anyone to get out of the car to spot for me, so we had our windows rolled down to watch.
After we cleared some hard core obstacles there was a small turn around point and very shortly after that there was a fallen tree that was cut but the opening was not wide enough for us to pass so we decided to go back, turn around and just call it a day. So we made it somewhere between waypoint 5 and 6. I am still beating myself for being too panicked (I am new at off-roading) to even think of taking photos but it is what it is...next time.
8. On our way back once we cleared the tough terrain between waypoints 5 and 4, everyone had a sense of relief. I was doing 10-15mph and at some point my wife said "Step on it"...I thought she was joking or just really wanted us to upgrade to the Quad if we destroyed ours, but I've decided do oblige. Turned off All Terrain mode which is limited to 20mph and we were doing 30-35mph for the rest of the way back. Funny enough, going that fast was actually a smoother experience than going slow. On multiple occasions there were loud bangs that I thought surely destroyed something but to my surprise - we have 0 damage, 0 new rattles. Just dirt (which took me hours to clean but we're back looking like new now).
9. Once done it was time to re-inflate just before we hit the road. Everyone was happy, excited and relieved. Just when we let our guards down, my daughter got stung by a wasp. I jumped in to help and got stung by 2 wasps....fun ending!
10. At around 4pm we were back at our Airbnb with 51% charge even though we went to over 7000ft elevation.
11. We're now back home from our vacation and I spent a few hours cleaning my R1S...it looks like new thanks to the PPF. Otherwise that paint would've been a goner.
A few notes in closing:
* The 22" Pirelli XTM AT were AMAZING! Notice that I got the AT which are E1 rated (i.e. higher rating than the stock).
* After this I can totally see the need for a MAX pack but other than the fun component and bragging rights I don't see the need for a Quad...perhaps in even more hardcore conditions it would be worth it, but knowing what this Dual Standard did on that trail, at least for myself I can tell this - I don't have the
to go to places where the Dual will fail and I'd need the Quad.
* Overall I am out of words for how impressively the Rivian performed!!!!!!!
* The PPF wrap got scratched a lot at the tight places... to my relief once I washed it and gave it a day of sunlight to heal, it's back to its former glory looking like new. Did I mention you can get your own Rivian pre-cut wrap from us (developed by me!) in over 300 colors (or clear gloss/stealth)? https://twraps.com/rivian
On several occasions someone was shooting a video so my video editor put it together....here it is:
Last week I took a short vacation and I, my wife, 2 kids, sister in law and her husband went to Yosemite National Park. I've been itching to off-road so I found a very nice trail leading to Shuteye Peak in Sierra National Forest.
The reason I am posting this, is to share my impressions doing some pretty decent off-road with the basic R1S (Dual Standard) with 22" Range wheels but upgraded tires to Pirelli XTM AT. Before this experience I thought that I'd need a Tri or a Quad to go where we went but I was wrong. The cheapest R1S will take you through places you couldn't believe to be traversable. Unfortunately I do not have any photos from those places because one of these 2 was happening every time:
* We were in a tight spot on both sides, so tight that nobody could exit the car to take photos
* Everyone was screaming "Oh my god, oh my god, we're going to die"
So we only had some photos & videos at the easy stuff.
With that said, here is what our journey was like...for reference this is the trail:
https://www.trailsoffroad.com/US/california/trails/2170-6s59-shuteye-peak
1. We had an Airbnb in Oakhurst, CA. All 6 of us left in our R1S at 9am in the morning with 92% charge (just FYI my mileage is rated at 270miles but that's with the Pirelli ZERO which I ditched, so in reality it's less but I don't know how much less). For the record, our elevation at Oakhurst was around 2200ft. The distance to the trailhead was about 31 miles.
2. Stopped somewhere in the mountains for a quick stretch
2. After driving for longer than expected, we realized we were on the wrong path and had to go back. At that point we were at around 7000ft elevation. It was beautiful but everyone got worried that we may run out of juice prematurely.
3. We eventually found our way to the entrance of the trail and I deflated the tires to 42psi (from 48psi). It was around 10.30am at that time.
4. Then off we went on the trail...it starts pretty smooth with some rocks but nothing more than just vibrations and such. Nothing difficult.
5. Making it past waypoint 2 you cross some water, which was my wife's main prerequisite to go off-roading (water crossing)...easy breezy even though it was pretty rocky under that water
6. After some 30min of driving with various obstacles we decided to take a lunch break...luckily the Rivian is so big and functional that it was carrying 6 people, large cooler, food, clothes, tons of water, some recovery equipment and what not.
7. After that break, we were at waypoint 4 heading towards waypoint 5 and in between there the terrain became insane. I don't know the off-road lingo but to the best of my ability I will describe - there were big rocks and fallen trees. On multiple occasions you'd have 2 big rocks close to each other in a way that your front wheels haven't cleared the front rock and the rears are already trying to climb the rear rock. On a few occasions we had a wheel in the air. Incline went to 30 degree at one point, funny enough at that same spot there were rocks on one side and fallen trees on the other with only about half a foot clearance on each side. No way for anyone to get out of the car to spot for me, so we had our windows rolled down to watch.
After we cleared some hard core obstacles there was a small turn around point and very shortly after that there was a fallen tree that was cut but the opening was not wide enough for us to pass so we decided to go back, turn around and just call it a day. So we made it somewhere between waypoint 5 and 6. I am still beating myself for being too panicked (I am new at off-roading) to even think of taking photos but it is what it is...next time.
8. On our way back once we cleared the tough terrain between waypoints 5 and 4, everyone had a sense of relief. I was doing 10-15mph and at some point my wife said "Step on it"...I thought she was joking or just really wanted us to upgrade to the Quad if we destroyed ours, but I've decided do oblige. Turned off All Terrain mode which is limited to 20mph and we were doing 30-35mph for the rest of the way back. Funny enough, going that fast was actually a smoother experience than going slow. On multiple occasions there were loud bangs that I thought surely destroyed something but to my surprise - we have 0 damage, 0 new rattles. Just dirt (which took me hours to clean but we're back looking like new now).
9. Once done it was time to re-inflate just before we hit the road. Everyone was happy, excited and relieved. Just when we let our guards down, my daughter got stung by a wasp. I jumped in to help and got stung by 2 wasps....fun ending!
10. At around 4pm we were back at our Airbnb with 51% charge even though we went to over 7000ft elevation.
11. We're now back home from our vacation and I spent a few hours cleaning my R1S...it looks like new thanks to the PPF. Otherwise that paint would've been a goner.
A few notes in closing:
* The 22" Pirelli XTM AT were AMAZING! Notice that I got the AT which are E1 rated (i.e. higher rating than the stock).
* After this I can totally see the need for a MAX pack but other than the fun component and bragging rights I don't see the need for a Quad...perhaps in even more hardcore conditions it would be worth it, but knowing what this Dual Standard did on that trail, at least for myself I can tell this - I don't have the
to go to places where the Dual will fail and I'd need the Quad.* Overall I am out of words for how impressively the Rivian performed!!!!!!!
* The PPF wrap got scratched a lot at the tight places... to my relief once I washed it and gave it a day of sunlight to heal, it's back to its former glory looking like new. Did I mention you can get your own Rivian pre-cut wrap from us (developed by me!) in over 300 colors (or clear gloss/stealth)? https://twraps.com/rivian
On several occasions someone was shooting a video so my video editor put it together....here it is:
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If I am to upgrade to the Quad tomorrow , I am either keeping these tires or just buying them again as soon as I take delivery. I'd also need the tent upgrade as I don't anticipate being welcome back in the house for a while if I throw another $100k on a car this year 
