10 Tips for Camping with your Tesla!

One of the less obvious benefits of driving an all-electric vehicle like a Tesla is that you can run the HVAC system all the time without also having to run a gasoline or diesel engine to power it; you are not pumping fumes outside or even inside

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vehicle that could actually kill you in

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sleep, it does not have any noise associated with it that will bother you or the people around you, that is part of what makes Tesla vehicles so great For

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, of course, you can camp with your Tesla like you would with any gas-powered car, for example, where you set up a tent outside and sleep in the wild and there are many times when the weather is great or the place is so beautiful.

You'll want to do it anyway, but you can also camp in your Tesla with many of the amenities that people would spend six figures on an RV to have as much fun as it sounds. There are a few things you can do to get the most out of

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in or with your Tesla. The most important tip I can give you for camping with a Tesla is to get a site with electrical hookups instead of waking up to a loss of range from running the air conditioning system all night. You can wake up to a full charge at North Carolina state parks, RV sites with 50 amp hookups are usually just $10 at 10+ sites, and the parking spot is usually level for a better night's sleep.

Tent sites don't always have level parking and you generally can't drive your car to the level 4 10 of the area because you don't have to worry about using the stove as much as you can. You can precondition your Tesla to be exactly the temperature you want before you get in. You can have a warm bed and blankets in winter and a cool pillow and sheets in summer. However, waiting for your RV sites at private campgrounds can be quite expensive and can feel more like camping in a parking lot than a park. Some may be absolutely worth every penny, although they do have access to lap pools, playgrounds, outdoor movies, whether you're staying at a national or state park or a private campground, you really need to do your research and see the photos of the available sites before making your reservation so as not to get an unpleasant surprise.

Make sure you have the right adapters. for your mobile connector and of course make sure you don't forget them at home in the US which means having a nema 1450 for the 240 volt 50 amp outlets plus a tt30p adapter for the 120 volt 30 outlets amps commonly found at RV campgrounds. Keep in mind that having these adapters with you on any road trip turns RV sights into emergency charging sources, so I think it's wise for all Tesla owners to have them on hand, whether you're Whether or not you're thinking about camping, this is what a typical 50 amp is. The power box looks like one from an RV site, it has a nema 1450 on the left, a tt-30p in the middle and a nema 520 on the right, this means you can plug in your Tesla and still have standard 120 outlets volts available to power other things. such as electric lights or cookware, 30 amp rv sites usually look like this With just one tt30p outlet and nema 520 outlets, you will get twice the charging speed from the tt30p outlet than if you use the 120 volt plug that is provided. it comes with all the

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mobile connectors and that's why I have this adapter and it would go in like this and then I would plug my nema 1450 cable in there and as you can see it says manually set your Tesla charging limit to 24 amps you want to make sure you get an adapter that is specific to EVs because the ground connection is connected differently on the Tesla specific compared to the one seen on other RVs.

For some strange reason, Tesla doesn't offer a specific tt30p adapter for their mobile connector, so you have to purchase a third-party one. party minus from ac works probably the leading name not only in RV connectors but also strange adapters made specifically for electric vehicles. There are two types of nema 1450 to tt30p adapters so make sure you get the one that specifically says it is for

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s like the one you see here. I'll find a link to this in the video description, but I'll be using the 1450 directly to power my model three and it's very easy to plug in.

You can see I have a green light, so I have power. Everything is gold and I'm going to plug in my Tesla and that's not a bad setup. You have plenty of space with the mobile connector. You don't have to park too close, of course, it may look like I'm going to trip. that cable, but I'm not really going to walk on this side, this is the business side of the car and I like this type of setup because any RV parking spot is going to tilt one way or another and because the back seat when folded on the model 3 it's not perfectly flat, I like to park it nose down and it makes it like a hammock almost where when you're almost flat your head may be up a little bit, your feet may be up a little bit. a little bit, but it's certainly flatter than a hammock and that's why I'm nose in and I didn't back up and it's on the and the charging port is on this side of the parking spot and you can see I have 236 volts 32 amps, which is the most amps I'll get with the mobile connector which is good for about a 25 mile per hour charge even with camp mode on so I wouldn't have any problem completing it before I even go to bed. with most of my camping trips and I'm going to charge at 90 percent overnight and then as soon as I wake up I'll switch this to one hundred percent and top it off while I eat breakfast and pack that up. way I don't have the battery charged to 100 for a long time before I get in and drive away, you may have already noticed that I have the trunk mat sticking out from under one of the rear passenger doors, you will be more comfortable sleeping in your Tesla if you take off the trunk mat, if you have one and I can't recommend having one, place the trunk mat on the door you plan to use as an entrance so you can put on and take off your shoes without getting dirty.

All over your socks and feet, you won't damage any quality boot mat by stepping on it, even if there is sharp gravel underneath, just know that if it rains this could turn into a puddle quite quickly if you don't have it underneath. A canopy that slides completely under the car when not stationary can help with that, although set a driver profile like camping and then you can move the steering wheel and driver's seat out of the way to give you more room behind. To lower the seat and put the bed in place, the only thing you need to keep in mind is that every time you open the driver's door, it may change to the easy entry setting if you have it set, but the easy fix is Just get in and out of the front of your car through the passenger door and you don't have to worry about it.

Another minor convenience if you want to have a camping seat profile is that it will remember your preferred temperature for when you are camping. which may be different than driving, it's not a big deal to change the temperature to whatever you want at any time, but it's something to remember with the seat profile and seat position, plus getting a twin size camping pad . I'm using a test mat that was originally designed for the Model 3, but they now offer versions for other Tesla models as well. I have a full video detailing the test mat and how I'm using it, and I think it's worth the extra expense.

Simply using an air mattress is much more comfortable than a thin camping mattress alone and gives you much more room under the Model 3's trunk shelf than a cheap, fat inflatable mattress. You will bring your own pillows for convenience and keep them in a non-scented garbage bag so you can store them anywhere when packing without worrying about getting them dirty, in addition to this great mattress testing mat, it also makes this privacy screen that I recommend, whether you buy their mattress or not, it is attached using suction cups on the back. I actually tuck it in on the edge of the sides and then I just put my gear in that little bag that holds everything on the trunk shelf and then you can see on the front that it clips onto the visors and gives you perfect privacy.

Although it still allows you to see through the glass roof, now you might be thinking, "It's going to be wonderful to see the stars and everything at night, but no, the tint is so strong that you don't really see the stars at night, but it's still nice." ". great because you have all the privacy you need, you can see inside from the outside and at the same time get some ambient light. I haven't finished setting up yet, but I needed to videotape this. I'm no more than 30 minutes from my house, this isn't a road trip, it's just a camping trip to reset and break the routine and I think most people who come here probably live within a half hour of here, this is Jordan Lake State Campground and look.

In this, this is my own private boardwalk right here for thirty dollars a night. Thirty dollars a night gives me 50 amps of electricity, gives me water and gives me this view of this sunset and that's my place up there. I still have work to do, but you don't. You don't have to go on a giant road trip to have an excuse to camp in your Tesla, they are so much fun to just spend a night there to get out of your house and do something different and that's what I'm doing tonight if you can. Put it on your Tesla Get an easy-up canopy for the Model 3, which means folding one of the rear seats down, although you'll probably have better luck installing it on any of the other Tesla models without having to do that, everyone He has them in the camps.

Because they are great for keeping your table and other things dry in case we get a little rain, they are also great for providing shade, as some RV sites may lack it. Unfortunately, tree cover is something you may have to give up in exchange for electricity. I did it at this camp. The Easy Up brand is not the cheapest canopy you can find, but after purchasing two cheaper canopies that didn't last, the extra money for Easy Up is worth it for the quality and ease of use. Canopies are also great for hanging. LED lights and my favorite is the Luminoodle 10ft LED Rope Light.

You want some kind of proper lighting for your campsite so you're not shining flashlights in everyone's faces and the Luminoodle rope light provides plenty of light without being obnoxious to you or your neighbors, plus they have built-in magnetic sliders specifically so you can place them quickly in easy access. These work with any USB power source and I just use one of my own mini power banks. Of course, they will also work with your Tesla's USB ports. Camp mode is on, although a USB extension cable helps you keep the lights where they will work best. Get a Coleman camping chair.

This is probably the best value for money on camping chairs on Amazon, which is why we bought one for each of us. Sturdy, they are comfortable and weigh around 35 each, although most campsites will have some type of picnic table. You want a more comfortable chair to relax in, especially one you can move next to the campfire if you're already thinking about camping. with your tesla then you are probably already familiar with camp mode, you will find it in the settings of your climate system, but it does much more than simply keep the climate system on, whether or not it detects someone in the vehicle, deactivates Auto-lock so you can get in and out more easily, turns off sentry mode so you don't constantly activate it walking around your campsite, and keeps all of your USB ports on so you can run and charge your mobile devices while you sleep - you really don't need to plug it in. to power to use it, the amount of range you lose will depend on the difference in air temperature and set temperature along with the sunlight hitting your Tesla, but plan for a worst case range loss of 30 if it is not plugged in during this time. pretty quick i have to keep turning it on whether i'm cooling or heating my model 3 i put the floor vents in the front and turn on the rear seat vents the floor vents won't be blocked by the screen privacy I use, even though it means I lose the passenger floor as a place to store gear.

The rear seat vents blow into the sleeping area very well. What do you want to do while you pre-condition the car before going to bed? I leave them. on all nightbut I like the air to move around my face when I sleep, it's pretty easy to turn them off again if you can't find a rear seat vent position you're happy with use your app to control the settings in your car now you can't activate camp mode using that, but you can turn it off of course, you can change the temperature to whatever you want and most importantly you can close the doors using the app, that's one of the things about camp mode that a lot of people forget that It is a useful feature that the camp mode disables the automatic locking when you walk away or when you enter the vehicle, so if you want to have security when you are inside the vehicle, you must lock the vehicle manually, which also means that you need to unlock it if you want to allow for someone to enter from outside, but also if you have it in camp mode when you walk away, you need to make sure you manually lock your tesla, otherwise someone who wanted to could get in now that most campsites are available.

They're actually pretty safe places, but it's smart to have all your valuables and your vehicle locked up when you leave it. However, it is important to note that sentry mode does not work in camp mode, you cannot turn it on, so if you are going to be away from your vehicle for a considerable amount of time and want sentry mode to be active, you will have to disable the camp mode, although if you are not in the car you don't need camp mode, you could actually keep the air conditioning system running but not have it in camp mode.

You still have the option to have the HVAC system keep the air at the level you want while you are away from your vehicle without it being in camping mode, but you need to keep this in mind that soft coolers are all the rage because you can get them stuck around. of your other things, but Evie Secretary actually makes one that fits exactly on your forehead. It's a budget cooler that works quite well and is my preference for short trips, but it's not as efficient as the higher end soft coolers like the one you can get in Tasmania.

This will fit in the front of every Tesla but the Model 3 was filled but otherwise fits perfectly in the secondary trunk. Which cooler is best for you depends on your budget and needs. In fact, I have a whole video comparing the two. It is linked. In the video description below, by purchasing a cooler for your frunk, you can keep your food protected from bugs without taking up space you need to sleep in or use to keep your other stuff out of the rain, like I said, you don't have to. take a road trip to give yourself an excuse to spend the night in your tesla, it's very easy to do, I don't care what part of the country you are in, you can probably find a place that is easy to drive so you can get something done. like what I'm doing here, it takes you away from whatever routine it is, it can be done away from all the other people, there is a lot of distance between you and everyone else and you are taking advantage of the fact that your car runs on batteries and not on burning fossil fuels if you don't have a tesla yet but want to get one of your own so you can experience things like this make sure to use the my tesla owner referral link when you place your order you will get a free super charge if you can find all the details of the program reference for Tesla owners at the link.

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