Father's day weekend trip to the mountains

[Gurule92]

So this last weekend we took out the popup camper for a quick camping trip out in the Conifer CO area. We found a good spot using hipcamp, it's like an airbnb type app for camping reservations, if that's something you're into, you can save $10 with my link.

Basically, we bought this little popup for under 2k and took some time spiffing it up. I had to fix a water line and make a water heater bypass but I got it together before we went out!

I charged up the R1T to full and pulled it out about an hour and a half away from the house. We were only up there one night but the truck powered the campsite (lights, griddle, water pump, etc.) I was a little worried about the griddle tripping the breaker, but it didnt so that's good.

It was also my first time using the camp speaker for real. Have to say, I'm not disappointed. Although i would still never buy it had it not came with the truck.

The next morning we had to pack up the site and decided to hit the river we saw on our way up. Let the kids play in it and i made burgers on the gear tunnel door while i pretended i had a real camp kitchen lol.

I fully expected to need to stop and charge on the way up there because I didnt know how much electricity i would use running the site, so I told the truck, if you cant get me there with more than 69% lets charge. But we made it lol

When I got back home i had like 40 miles left or something but I was pretty impressed. I left at 100% but towed my little popup for about 3 hours total.

A pretty sweet father's day weekend! My one regret though, I didn't bring enough bug spray lol we ran out immediately and had to try and rely on those little bracelets and a bug candle, but the mosquitos were next level!

Here are some pics

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[MountainBikeDude]

Nice setup!

On the camp speaker end of things, I really wish they would update it to have a lower initial volume for pairing etc. It can be startlingly loud. Aside from that, it is actually a decent overall speaker.

 

[Gurule92]

Nice setup!

On the camp speaker end of things, I really wish they would update it to have a lower initial volume for pairing etc. It can be startlingly loud. Aside from that, it is actually a decent overall speaker.

That's true, I hadn't even thought about it until you mentioned it. If I was like quietly trying to set it up while my kids slept in the room next to me or something I would've been out of luck! lol

 

[MountainBikeDude]

That's true, I hadn't even thought about it until you mentioned it. If I was like quietly trying to set it up while my kids slept in the room next to me or something I would've been out of luck! lol

I made this mistake once... only once. haha

 

[jplblue]

Great report -- thanks for sharing!

For bug/mosquito, I would recommend looking at Thermacell.

 

[Gurule92]

Great report -- thanks for sharing!

For bug/mosquito, I would recommend looking at Thermacell.

Thanks, I'll check it out

 

[KBabione]

Thanks for posting! I hope you're able to enjoy many more outings like that with the kids.

 

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Looks like fun. I'm jelly!

 

[COdogman]

 

[Cycliste]

I hope you told Dad Jokes! It’s all part of the Father’s Day celebration

 

[McLovin]

I made this mistake once... only once. haha

 

[Gurule92]

I hope you told Dad Jokes! It’s all part of the Father’s Day celebration

I hit them with at least one "Hi hungry, I'm dad". That might've been all lol

 

[CampfireWisdom]

Wow! You’re living your best life. That’s the exact setup I aspire to… my parents introduced us to camping with a Starcraft many years ago. I also took the family camping with our vehicles and I can’t wait to pull the trigger on an R1T.

I’ll check out that app, its been a bitch to find campsite reservations here in CA. Appreciate the tip.

Curious… what type of efficiency did you have towing your trailer? I’ve been pondering a RTT down the line but nostalgia keeps bringing me back to a popup.

Thanks for the pics. Here’s a few of ours…

 

[Gurule92]

Wow! You’re living your best life. That’s the exact setup I aspire to… my parents introduced us to camping with a Starcraft many years ago. I also took the family camping with our vehicles and I can’t wait to pull the trigger on an R1T.

I’ll check out that app, its been a bitch to find campsite reservations here in CA. Appreciate the tip.

Curious… what type of efficiency did you have towing your trailer? I’ve been pondering a RTT down the line but nostalgia keeps bringing me back to a popup.

Thanks for the pics. Here’s a few of ours…

Honestly it seemed like it was really high, I don't remember final numbers but in this screen grab from my video of the drive up you can see it's almost 2 miles per kwh still! It's pretty small so I'm thinking the aero Is pretty good

 

[Snowdog]

+ 1 on Hipcamp. Looks like a great time was had!

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