Welcome! This channel is all about sharing EV powered adventures from camping, overlanding, off roading and roadtrips. You’ll find plenty of in-depth data and information as well as some beautiful places to travel with your EV. Thanks for watching ⚡️
Great review. I signed up to test drive one while I’m on vacation in a few days. There’s no centers in my area but I hope that changes in the next 2-3 yrs when I’m looking for another EV
Charge Overland's videos are truly Rivian Automotive LLC quality videos - the company is so lucky to have this channel in its ecosystem. The screen record embedded in a static image is such a classy way to deliver this content. Thanks again for sharing this content with the community! I found this so helpful, and shared with friends who also own Rivians.
The part is designed and I have a prototype on my truck but working through getting a consistent/reliable 3d printed part. Hope to have something soon here!
Extremely well made video, this should be the standard of these UI deep dives. This answered every question I had (needing to touch a screen for every action in the vehicle while it is moving with zero physical buttons, no carplay integration). Saves me a trip to even think about looking at Rivian.
Hey Stephen, very informative video! Looking forward to your next trip. I’m 8,000 miles into a 5 week road trip with my family in my Tesla Model Y. We drove from California to Florida. Headed home now.
I think with recirculate you can heat/cool the cabin faster but this will trap humidity so the windows can fog up a bit after awhile. I generally just use outside air most of the time👍🏻
Loving the videos man! Can’t wait to get an R1S myself. Some constructive criticism, I would play around with the music a little more. Although it’s good, it’s very “straight shooter”, I would try and add something more, maybe some more epic music on the awesome cinematic shots and maybe something a little different for the B roll/driving clips. Not that it’s a bad video, just that it’s missing a little something. Keep up the awesome content though!
Awesome deep dive on the new UI! Have you made any progress getting the roof “spoiler” (I think technically they are vectors) caps available to buy? Do you have 3D print files you would sell (I have a bambu X1 Carbon, not sure if that’s big enough)? I just picked up a lightly used iKamper Skycamp Mini 3.0 for my R1T, a goal I’ve had for a while in large part due to your content. I even had someone in a parking lot ask if the tent was made by Rivian because it fits so well on our trucks, and they wanted to recommend it to their friend with an R1T. Anyways, thanks for the thoughtful content you make, and hopefully these slick (niché) aero inserts will be available sometime soon!
Thanks Sid! The data for the spoiler closeouts is complete and I’m working with my friend James to get the them printed with his larger 3d printer(They are close to 400mm in length) Once we have something thats repeatable and reliable I’ll definitely be ready to start selling them👍🏻
@@ChargeOverland that’s awesome! I’ll definitely buy them when available, though honestly I haven’t noticed much of a range hit at all with the iKamper “backwards” (it just looks so much better, both aerodynamically and aesthetically, that it really seems like the right way if bed height mounting-on any truck, for that matter).
Long way away from my future lightly used R2 I plan on purchasing around 2028 (maybe buy new) but been looking at these tires for my current 2017 jeep Cherokee. Think I’m going Kumho at52 or I hear the Yokohama geo15 are very quiet. My #1 choice is Michelin Defender LTX platinums for the noise and gas mileage but the only make them for 20” rims. Really fascinated in the tires sidewall protection and hear it handles mud and snow well but find it a bit hard to believe Anyway really enjoy the channel! Be sure to check out Californias Lost Coast overland Trail (Usal Rd from Usal beach to kings peak rd over to mattole rd and come out near a rivian adventure network by the Safeway near hwy 101. Would have some AMAZING drone shots of the lost coast.
Lots of good tire choices out there for sure! Thanks for the recommendation on the Lost Coast trail I’ll have to add it to my list of spots to check out🤘🏻
@@ChargeOverland Just saw a rivian out here driving on the beach, tried to tell them take Usal but doubt they did, they were legitimately interested tho. Ended up with the Yokohama Geolander GO15 which heard are very quiet but off-roading could be better. One review said “Better than A/T tire on the highway, Better than a H/T off-road”. Oh yeah you can drive in the beach here in shelter cove after usal. Locals maybe a bit odd though an actually off-roading Rivian and not a mall crawling family 😂
The charging amperage setting is good for when you're using a non-dedicated circuit to charge, or an older outlet. If you're on a circuit that's powering other things, using a lower amperage will ensure you don't trip a breaker. If the outlet is old, and not super trustworthy, a lower amperage will help ensure that the outlet doesn't get too hot and/or catch fire/melt. I've had to use that setting when charging on a 30A outlet with an EVSE that could draw 40A and didn't know have any setting to lower the amperage for the EVSE itself.
Hi, just one question ; for the music, is it possible, when you connect your phone via Bluetooth, to access your music library and play music without directly using your phone ?
Hi All! I've created a new video that is updated with all the new features/screens that have been added since I filmed this original video. I'd recommend heading over to that video for a more up to date walkthrough. Thanks for watching! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yxv3MkxvOUo.htmlsi=JnaPPUvDE1x31sTG
Couple of questions/suggestions. Most HVAC in houses have a 80/20 ratio of recirculated air/outdoor air. Unfortunately outdoor air is very inefficient to cool due to moisture and typically much higher temperatures. But fresh air is needed for obvious reasons. Does the cars “recirculate” button follow this same ratio? Either way, I would suggest “recirculate air” be “on”. Also, I would suggest keeping the other vents open slightly (or maybe one at the front and one at the rear). The cross section of the ducting is probably much smaller than the sum of all the vents cross section in the car. As you already discovered, it’s less efficient to blast the A/c through a much smaller hole than what was intended. So closing all the vents not attached to the ducting is sort of knee capping your cars A/c unit. You probably won’t get much better efficiency than what you saw in the desert at 73 degrees F. But for those who live in Texas (like myself) with temps around 85 degrees at night with high humidity, these suggestions may help. Another thing that may help keep the tent cool/hot (depending on what you need). Insulation in home walls essentially uses tiny pockets of air to slow energy transfer (I.e. fiberglass). Thin camping air mattresses (like the self inflating type) would theoretically be great at insulating if you could find a way to line the tent walls/ceiling. The ceiling alone would dramatically aid in your attempt at cooling. I know this was a test of the system “as is” so 140 degrees F was a good performance benchmark. But there is always room for improvement, and I’m sure this device can work even better once all the data has been analyzed. Once my family and I get a rivian we will definitely be interested in this device. Just find a better mounting solution for the tent side….. I hate bugs 😂 One last suggestion, if you use this. open a slit in one of the other tent windows. If the tent is completely sealed then the cars AC system will struggle to get air to the tent. In a house, there a push/pull of air between the return and supply vents. By routing ac outside of the “System” (the car) you are removing the “pull” of the return portion of an AC system. Allowing some of the air to escape (preferably at the top of the tent) reduces the static pressure in the tent.
does the Rivian R1t come with a camera system to where you can see behind you because how is it legal to drive with that obstructing your back window an rearview mirror
Dude, I hope you're not done making youtube videos. That would be a great shame. The last one is already three months old, so I'm getting a little worried.
Your videos are great! Appreciate you taking the time to show everything about the truck. Can’t wait to get in mine and hit the road. Ordered a R1T Dual Motor Max Pack that arrives in Sep/ Oct. Keep it up!!! 😊
Thanks! The phone mount is a couple products actually - details are in this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZegZxXjkNJ8.htmlsi=2wNmW9LLtzmRnCwL
Hi Steven, do you still have the wildpeaks on your rivian? I completed 33k on the wildpeaks on my Model Y. Rotated every 10k miles. Now with even the slightest rain, i loose traction on turns in street and have to take turns very slow not to skid out of control. Not sure if its cos of the weight of EVs. Just a heads up.
I still have them on my truck yes👍🏻 Tires definitely wear quicker with EVs. I would check your tread depth it sounds like you might be towards the end of the tire life
