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Nah, we’re all a part of the proving grounds! We pave the way so the whimps, ludites and ninnies can dip their toes in the water later and report to mommy that it’s not so bad!

Bringing a generator or a support vehicle would have spit in the face of what the vehicle is capable of. The concept was test proven last winter in the oylimpic mountains during temperatures hovering around 32. We did a 130 mile two night trip with 10k of elevation gain and got home with 9% I...

yes, I do use a fork truck to move the camper around. I built up the unit with 1 inch of insulation and a fork pocket that acts as storage when on the truck. They are still building Alaskans today.

That is a bear proof food and garbage locker. They are located in the state campgrounds around lake Shasta.

Well technically you are not in the backcountry, for the last 21 miles you are on highway 93 passing through Darby On route to Hamilton. So we were leaving the backcountry with around 35 miles of range, or somewhere around 23%.

Because the road is a single lane, steep, narrow and rocky the average speed is around 15 MPH, the average transit time is around 8 hours. wind resistance is not an issue at all but the elevation gain is. Additionally the KO3’s reduce range by around 8% with the added rolling resistance from...

We drove right up to the road closed barricades, turned around and drove to Nepenthe and had a beautiful birthday dinner for my wife! because of the crazy covid era booking system we were only able to stay in two state parks. I did not notice any level two EVSE‘s we only used NMEA 14-50 and...

Hello, we are fresh back from our Magruder corridor trip. For those that are not aware of the Magruder Corridore, it is the longest uninterrupted dirt road without services in the continental USA. The distance of the corridore is 113 miles over three mountain passes with a total elevation gain...

A couple of months ago we took our 23 SR XLT with our 1973, 1900 pound Alaskan Cabover camper on a 3100 mile trip from Port Townsend Washington to Big Sur California, and back, stayed on the coastal beaches the entire way down. 101 and HY 1 have maximum speeds of 55 along the route. We dry...

Ok, I have another one for you! I found the perfect little tandem axle, car hauler, utility trailer for moving the depleted core batteries from our shop to the recyclers. The trailer needed to be capable of moving around 6 months of cores or 7000lbs. The problem is that the trailer was in...

Thank you so much for this summery, particularly the thinking part. Bottom line, it adds entertainment to the monotony of driving long distance. It’s so much better then the alternative. I have traveled over 20000 miles on the electric carpet ride! cheers,

So often, traditional truck drivers opine about the short comings of the Lightning because it can’t tow 10000 pounds 750 miles non stop in a winter blizzard over mountain passes. Regardless of the fact that these are hypothetical benchmarks that statistically no truck or truck driver actually...

I have been getting to supercharger stations with 1-3% for years so when I get to chargers with 5% there’s no concern. Albeit when you’re summiting at 3700 feet, dropping down another 1000 and seeing only 30 miles left on the GOM with 50 actual miles to get back up and home it can be a bit...

Hello, I thought that there might be some interest in the numbers we recorded last weekend. In the Fall of 24, I am planing a West to East transit of the longest uninterrupted dirt road without services in the lower 48…. The 130 mile Magruder Corridor. Along the single lane MC there are no...

Here is the awning we are considering. https://www.eco-dynamic.tech/products/artpiece_for_rv_1000w

Well the Lightning squats too about level with the front trim and it has a noticeably higher center of gravity, but as you say the differences other than visibility disappear after about a day. As far as I can tell there is very little change in acceleration or breaking. We are averaging 1.9...

Awesome I actually talked with her about a year ago after leaving a note on your rig at the school before we got ours! what a small world. Cheers,

Hey Dennis, was that you driving through Poulsbo today? I think I was right behind you!

Hello there, 23 XLT, SR with a 1972 8’ Alaskan cab over. I’m working on a fairing idea that will actually bolt to the front of the camper top. To date we are averaging 2.4 MPKW over 700 miles W/O camper and 2.0 MPKW over 150 miles with camper. The 72 Alaskan was stripped of all batteries and...