Rivian R1S at MERUS Adventure Park's TEST Track. 

Congratulations! I love my R1T quad (2 years and 40k miles on it). I haven’t had it rock crawling yet, but wonder why you think your rock crawling days are over? R1S did the full Rubicon Trail and I’ve seen a few R1T videos rock crawling. Preparing for a mountain west trip and just added some rock sliders to my R1T (I installed Megawatt’s fab and they’re really beefy).

Very cool! What's been the best thing about the change and also what's something unexpected that you're not thrilled about?

@johnkiefer1314 Thank you! I have the quad as well! It's awesome to see you still love yours after some serious time! Its only been 4 days, I love it so much I get sad when I'm not driving it! Lol! I was just looking at those sliders yesterday they look great! Was installation simple? My concern about rockcrawling; the entry and departure angle is far less than on my Jeep. In the Rivian I won't be able to nose up to something and grind up or out of obstacles... Maybe later when they start coming up with aftermarket bumpers with less plastic! Lol... I'm ok with moderate trails for now. Until I get some scratches in it. 😉

@merusadventure it has an insanely comfortable ride, the technology makes even a new JL jeep seem archaic. I drove my jeep to Witchita from Denver to trade it in. When I got to Witchita, I was tired and edgy because the jeep took effort and it is loud and I didn't realize how uncomfortable it was until I drove home in the R1T. Lol. Plus, in the Jeep it cost me $157 to get there, and $67 to get home in the Rivian. Win win if you ask me! Lol... In all honesty I don't see a downside yet. I am a little concerned about how range issues will impact my camping trips... That might be a big downside. I see people overlanding in them, but it looks like it takes more effort than in the Jeep due to charge points... I was thinking Merus would be a fun road trip this summer! Are there chargers near your location?

@@merusadventureit’s our first EV, so we had to rethink how to plan long road trips. Definitely can’t just hop into the truck and go, need to plan the route for charging. It takes a bit longer, but also makes for a more enjoyable trip - we eat better because we dine while we charge (no more drive through garbage). But charging logistics hasn’t stopped us from going anywhere we want. The best part the is the amazing design capabilities - they put the fun in function for sure. 0-60 3.5s. Air suspension with McClaren cross links (rides like a sports car in a trucks form). Gear tunnel. Onboard compressor. 120v and 12v outlets. Smart torque vectoring with sand mode, snow mode, rock mode, rally, and drift modes. Rally is unreal on rough two track - coupled with that suspension, it provides an insanely secure feel. R1T has highest safety/crash test rating in class. High resolution aerial maps on the navigation screen. It’s endless man. Best vehicle I’ve ever owned. American company, manufactured in America.

Thanks Bill! Hope to see you guys at the park soon!

Fully agree. I think it's an excellent choice for overlanding and will run 95% of all the trails out there with zero issues. It's not going to keep up with highly modded vehicles on very challenging trails but i think in the next 5 years we will see EV's that will start showing up traditional fuel vehicles off-road.

He was so chill, great guy

Hi Ted. - I noticed at one point in the video that you had the vehicle in Rock Crawl mode. Did you use this throughout the course? Also curious what tire pressure you were utilizing. Thanks. Nice video. And I approve your color choices!

@@douglaspierce7940 Yes, I kept it in Rock Crawl throughout the course. I'm not sure that was the only mode I could have used, but it worked well. FG/FE for the win!

Ted, thank you so much for doing this video with us! It was really fun and it amazed us to see what your R1S could do. We hope to have you back soon and hopefully with other Rivian peeps also.

It's definitely capable. We didn't use the cameras due to 2 things; 1) We wanted to see other data on the screens 2) I know the course like the back of my hand so didn't need any nav help.

🙌bring it to MERUS this year! We are working on something cool for Rivian owners for the Fall! Keep an eye on announcements!

@@merusadventure sweet! I’d definitely be down!

The R1S was so impressive. Thanks for Subscribing!! 👊

Same😂🤘🏼

Come on! Everything is greening up and and Spring is in full swing!

Thanks for that tip. Excited to be working with more Rivians at the park to keep testing them.

Mmm intereating. I did play with stability off for heavy mud and had a blast. Had a couple of toyotas stucks while I was jumping through mud like a gazelle. Still knowing how my R1S works. Will check that for articulation. Thanks

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You're welcome!

We've had 6-7 R1T's out. This was the first R1S but I should have mentioned the R1Ts! Would love to take an R1T out on the trails and do another review!

Interesting is the word. Lot's of new options coming out and that's great for the consumer.

So far none of that! Crazy

Bring it out!

On the down hill portion at 17:25 he says decent control lets the wheels go backwards to control the decent. On the first test I saw the wheels spin too. Not sure if decent was on during the first one and that is why it did that or by design in the rock control mode.

You are too kind, however I do need help, it's a time issue for the most part and I know there are many people that could film and edit way better than me.

Thank you! 1) He was at 24 psi. I think he could have easily gone down to 18ish. 2) It was set to 15 inch clearance (the highest setting)

We are working on solutions for that at MERUS. For now our 50 AMP RV outlets are the best option

hahahah, the EV's are changing the game for sure!

From what we've seen so fast I wouldn't count on the Cybertruck being able to do what the R1S did...

It dose not have locking diffs enable it but software up gonna fix that soon

Still a lot to be tested and the biggest test is time

We would love to test one here!