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Yes, it's happened to me once.

Good post overall, but this part isn't really right. Rivians burn a lot of energy when they're on even without climate control. If you keep it in camp mode without climate control you'll probably lose 10%+ per day, which is unbelievably high for just keeping screens on, similar to my entire...

Stupid answer - you don’t! Even dumber, there’s no way to turn it on either. So if you have the doors open for a while because you're cleaning, camping, etc., the vehicle will randomly turn off on you after 10 minutes and the only way to turn it back on is to close and open a door. Music...

Our solar system doesn't seem to provide the full 11 kW to the car even when it's getting more sun than that. I'm not sure why, maybe it can only send so much power to the house and the rest has to go to the grid. Need to find out. Anyway I sometimes derate to 32A to avoid pulling from the grid...

Yeah, that chart is very limited. Actually, until a recent update, the highest it would go was about 4 mi/kWh even when the true number is . How much battery charge did you gain on the way down? I would think 6500 feet of pure downhill could gain +10% or more if not using the friction brake too...

Entry level wheels are MSW Type 52. Search forum for mentions.

I ran my winter tires on the MSW Type 52 and no complaints, they're great. However, for my summer spare I rotate it in with my tire rotations, so I got another OEM Dark to match.

OP, I'm going to need a video montage of you trying all of these methods in a row

There's no one answer for everyone. Since we know nothing about your use, there's no one answer for you!

Doesn't make sense to me to oversize a kinetic rope. In terms of effectiveness, the stretch won't be there. In terms of safety, get a rated rope from a reputable seller and use within spec. Don't go double full send. Finally, if I'm pulling anyone else, they're probably not heavier than the Rivian.

Curious if those brakes would allow smaller wheels, better for off roading. I assume not but worth an ask.

Agree with previous replies. The Goodyear set you linked is basically designed exactly for your use case. Price compare against buying them separately, MSW Type 52 wheels at 20", and TPMS along with getting them mounted and balanced. You could keep a 21" as a spare but why? You're going to sell...

The battery is 70% of your quad and the efficiency is just slightly better. Multiply your current range by 70% and it will be close.

Unfortunately, Rivian has not shown interest in anyone but Rivian modifying or repairing their vehicles. The most we can probably hope for is that right to repair legislation means Rivian can't stop you from making these swaps down the line.

Not sure if this is what you're saying, but according to the owner's guide, yes, the loops for safety chains are recovery points. Page 234. https://rivian.com/support/article/r1s-owners-guide

How steep? I would not be too surprised if this is just Rivian's standard limited regen on long hills. I've gotten it after only a couple minutes of downhill and a couple hundred feet of descent. 1/3 mile does seem very soon though.

I believe the conclusion was that regen is limited to protect the battery chemistry. It's like fast charging, Rivian doesn't want you to do it too much or too often.

I agree with you about forcing location tracking for unrelated features, that’s slimy. Not sure about the other parts.

Hope you get good replies here, but there are a lot of threads on this forum you might be able to find with a search - radio, lights, horn, etc.

Thanks for the data. Rivian's design is bleeding its customers for at least $10 million dollars per year in vampire drain. (100 dollars/year times 100,000 vehicles.) My understanding is that this deliberate design decision is related to telemetry, i.e. uploading surveillance data about us.