Recent content by kylealden

If you don't want to wait for the Rivian Treehouse, I'd probably go with one of the better in-market options like the iKamper SkyCamp Mini 3 or the Roofnest Condor Overland Mini. They're hard-shelled, come with more features, and (in the case of the Condor) support crossbars and mounted accessories.

To be honest, my takeaway here is that I wouldn't want to do business with either of you. MPP's last two responses were pretty unprofessional to be sure, but they were right that you never responded to confirm, and your communications were pretty brusque and hostile throughout. Treating people...

If Tesla hadn't opened up NACS, the inevitable outcome was that eventually (after a long, bitter standards war) CCS would have won by sheer scale; even with Tesla's huge first mover advantage, they'd never outcompete hundreds of millions of CCS vehicles. That would have taken probably a decade...

Here's how I see this: CCS is dead. I used to think it might win, and in that world I'd always bet Tesla would cave and switch to CCS the moment NACS became a liability - e.g., when they waging a losing war by investing on a proprietary standard against an (eventually) larger install base of...

I think this is unfortunately a good thing. Guides were an unnecessary and unscalable CS innovation which is not what Rivian should be focused on at this time. I loved the idea in theory but in principle it was a disaster that was bound to get worse over time.

Really bummed BuiltRight seems to have given up on this; I've never had problems with the fob but have never depended on the carabiner for anything serious.

Mine is the 6" too - it does decrease the theoretical departure angle but not in any way that would impact anything besides off-roading. And you could always flip it upside down if needed.

For this concern I've been happy with the Weigh-Safe hitch, it's incredibly easy to swap the balls and adjust drop. And there's a built-in tongue weight scale, which is really handy to have for loading trailers properly. Spendy though. Adjustable Drop Hitches | Tongue Weight Scale | Weigh Safe...

I think you're missing my point a bit - it's not that there's no such thing as "real overlanders," it's that the ones you're going to encounter organically are either from people directly in your orbit (friends, forum get togethers, etc.) or from aggressive self-promoters (youtubers and other...

Fully agreed on this - I really think they should enable adaptive cruise (with adjusted following distances) while towing. If anything it seems more dangerous to disable it because of potential mode confusion for drivers. (I don't think they need to enable the full Driver+ suite, just adaptive...

I'll just note that the speculation appears to have been kicked off by Gene Munster who is one of the most consistently wrong Apple analysts in history. I wouldn't get too excited. Apple ships when: They believe a step change in technology enables a dramatic shift in the customer experience...

I love the camp speaker in theory; in principle, it's just a hassle because the software and controls are unreliable and it has too many "automatic" features. My kingdom for an analog on/off slider on these damn things.

Two thoughts: I'm not super here for the "adventure" gatekeeping. I've towed an airstream to ski areas multiple times in feet of snow to camp out for fresh powder (just got back from a week at Bachelor, in fact). Is that an adventure, or do I have to pose on a rock? I've pulled trucks and vans...

R3 is the Model Y / Subie marriage I've been begging for since I got my first EV. Wish they'd shared price (sub-$40????), but hot damn the design is a slam dunk. Now they just have to survive long enough to sell some.