Are you a Rivian Club Member?

[Thunderbolt Adventure]

We here at Thunderbolt Adventure Supply are proud supporters of Rivian Clubs of America and the local Rivian Clubs - especially our own Bay Area Rivian Club. And I'm always surprised that so many people don't know about the clubs and what they do.

I'm frequently surprised that folks don't know about all of the great events hosted by the clubs or the benefits offered to paying club members. As you may know, we here at Thunderbolt Adventure Supply only run one sale a year - our Anniversary Sale - and it just ended. But, paid members of the Rivian Club of America and the local chapters get 10% off our gear. There are a bunch of other vendors that also offer discounts. And, your Rivian Club membership includes a membership to Tread Lightly, an organization dedicated to responsible off-road recreation.

The Clubs are also always holding great events. The Bay Area Club has at least 10 events ranging from an e-waste recycling event to a campout with bonus restoration project. The SoCal groups hosted a guided stargazing night in Joshua Tree and plan more education events in the future. And a club on the East Coast just held an off-road weekend.

The folks who volunteer their time to run the club, it's communications channels and to organize events are a dedicated and really fun group of people. Join and get to know them!

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[JM.]

I was given a free membership and will let it lapse. I have seen zero benefit. Most of the discounts are available in many other ways, not exclusive to RCA. None of the events I've attended were exclusive to RCA, just all around Rivian or EV events. Their discussion "forum" is run on Whatsapp, which is absolutely ridiculous to start with, and they rule it with a heavy hand. One guy who posted about a service center issue, with video as evidence, was immediately censored and told that they need to "keep the peace" with their Rivian corporate masters.

100% do not recommend and will not renew.

 

[Thunderbolt Adventure]

I was given a free membership and will let it lapse. I have seen zero benefit. Most of the discounts are available in many other ways, not exclusive to RCA. None of the events I've attended were exclusive to RCA, just all around Rivian or EV events. Their discussion "forum" is run on Whatsapp, which is absolutely ridiculous to start with, and they rule it with a heavy hand. One guy who posted about a service center issue, with video as evidence, was immediately censored and told that they need to "keep the peace" with their Rivian corporate masters.

100% do not recommend and will not renew.

I'm sorry you didn't have a good experience. I will say, all of the forums have moved to Haylo off of WhatsApp and I see a lot of lively conversations on there. Our local club runs lots of events and is generally a really fun community.

 

[JM.]

Our local club runs lots of events and is generally a really fun community.

Ours too. Membership not required.

Curing the Whatsapp problem is one step. Wonder if they still censor based on exposing Rivian's problems?

 

[JM.]

BTW, for anyone who is not a member and wants a discount on Overland Expo, just use this link and say you're a member. They have no way to check.

https://overlandexpo.regfox.com/2025-overland-expo-west?registrants.source=RivianClubWPC

Nearly all club discounts are fake.

 

[JM.]

Shockingly, Heylo appears to be a clone of Whatsapp, just slightly worse. The only real difference is the background color.

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