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Powered opening and closing tailgate.

I also had the pleasure of meeting Alex Breitbart, Lead Charging Infrastructure Rivian at a miserable EA station in Green River UT. We discussed station locations and the need for trailer friendly layouts. Good news🙂 He was in Green River planning a new RAN!

We enjoyed two new RMP EA installations during our recent 1300 mile trip towing our 28’ Airstream. A beautiful installation with trailer lane in MOAB, right in the riverside park. Also one off of I40 in Ivey Creek Rest Area. Both with new generation 350kW EA chargers. Great to see and use!

I had a similar experience at the Walmart EA in Gallup NM a couple of days ago. After failing to initiate charging via the app, the EA rep tried to initiate on my account from her end. Failed - unplug and try again. Would not unplug! R1T screen did not show “stop charging” option. Rivian...

28’ Airstream, 7000-7500 lbs, 900 lb hitch weight, Equalizer hitch.

With rooftop solar and net metering, it behoves me to charge our two EVs when my solar production exceeds my household consumption. This means midday. Fortunately, I am retired and don’t commute to a job, so I have this option.

Easy access from I40 and a trailer lane!

Good job. I took a simpler approach, attaching velcro directly to my tailgate lid to mate with the Flated rear window flap. This works just fine, and with black on black, it is not obvious. I also added 1” neoprene weatherstripping along the front and side mating surfaces of the Flated, which...

Hardly a must. Just a polluting complication. I have over 8000 miles towing a 28’ Airstream, and no desire for a range extender.

Twas a rainy winter night on the interstate, towing Airstream, estimated range hit 0 (first long tow, learning curve in effect - adverse wind, temp.) Fast Charger station 2 miles ahead on opposite side of hwy, in Travel Plaza with attached RV park. R1T goes into reduced power as I hit the off...

We tow a 28’ Airstream with our Dual, Max, Performance R1T. The 8000 lb (fully loaded) trailer tows beautifully, with about a 50% range hit. Our previous 23’ Airstream would be easier in many charging locations, but in over 8000 miles of travel last year, we had to unhitch only three times. At...

Hate to shock you, but some males such as myself carry their phones in the back pocket of their jeans. If thy Rivian ignores you, turn the other cheek.

I have a Furrion continuous observation rear camera on the Airstream.

That is our major concern as well, which I’ve expressed to Pebble. We won’t make our final decision until we physically see a production unit and assess that bed. We’ve had boats and trailers which lacked access on both sides of the bed, and don’t care to get into such a situation again. We...

Yes, we enjoyed the new R1T on two major cross country trips last year. Towing with our R1T (dual motor performance max pack) is just a lot more fun than using our RAM 2500. As far as trailer friendly charging sites, I find such pretty scarce with a 28 footer in tow , but I’m happy with...

Good travels. We have over 8000 miles towing our 28’ Airstream, with very few inconveniences in charging. Using the NEMA 50 pedestal in campgrounds for an overnight charge is super convenient. Here we were at a RAN in Forks, WA.

Can you support that opinion with data? My experience informs me otherwise.

Reality is that I still have freedom of choice. Such is not guaranteed and should not be taken lightly.

I will use a Tesla Supercharger only as a last resort, and with over 19,000 miles (8000 miles of cross country towing an 8000 lb Airstream) I’ve done just fine without Tesla. As you said, my ‘vote with my wallet’ may not affect the grand scheme, but it does affect my sense of morality. What...

I’ll just say that Discount Tire managed to find a set of the 21” Michelins for me back at the end of November, and I’ve been very pleased with them. Better ride, great traction in snow, the same qualities that I’ve enjoyed with LTX M/S 2 on my other trucks. I was prepared to extend the...