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Electric700
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This was my plan for travel; however, agree... bit bummed that the refreshed model S has seats that don't fold completely flat. I'm not sure how problematic it would be; however, I just went and laid in the back of mine and not too bad with head towards the back. Legs are elevated on flat ground, which might be an issue... I'm sure some closed foam could create a padded/raised platform in the back that would resolve this... just would rather not loose storage space to such a solution. But definitely not good with your head towards the front of the vehicle... bump hits right in my lower back.
Might just opt to bring a tent and camp next to my Model S. But figured with many RV campgrounds having NEMA 14-50 outlets, could charge & camp for far less than hotel/destination charges would cost to do the same thing.
Might just opt to bring a tent and camp next to my Model S. But figured with many RV campgrounds having NEMA 14-50 outlets, could charge & camp for far less than hotel/destination charges would cost to do the same thing.
I took some closed foam exercise squares I own to build up the floor in the back to make it flush... I'm 6'0" and will say with my head going towards the front, it sits on the headrest and lower than the rest of my body, which is not comfortable. So likely would camp with head towards the back of the car even if I raised the trunk space up with closed foam.
ecarfan
Well-Known Member
This idea was extensively discussed in 2013, see this very long thread Tent Camping in a Model S
For the refreshed Model S models, you could likely get 3" or 4" foam like from NSI: Bulk Mini Cell - North Shore Inc
And cut a 38"x42" square piece to make it nearly flush with the seats in the rear or the Tesla. It's about a 3.5" difference between the trunk and the top of the seats when folded down on the refreshed models.
And cut a 38"x42" square piece to make it nearly flush with the seats in the rear or the Tesla. It's about a 3.5" difference between the trunk and the top of the seats when folded down on the refreshed models.
Chopr147
Active Member
To be honest, what the campgrounds charge for 14-50 outlets is not that much cheaper than a budget hotel room. But, it IS pretty cool to do and at least know you can do it every now and then. Also great if the wife kicks you out of the house.
Huh. You haven't been watching enough Bjorn Nyland videos. You might consider a Bjorn Nyland marathon.One more thing I can do with my S that I did not know about yesterday
Polly Wog
Member
Interesting. How was the drive up to the summit in terms of your consumption and how much battery you had left to go "camping"?
Polly Wog
Member
I live in Kihei, so it's 52.5 miles from my place to the summit. It used 125 rated miles on the way up, but I gained 29 rated miles coming down, and then used 12 rated miles to get back to Kihei. The net, for driving, was 108 rated miles used to travel the 105 real miles. I only used about 6 rated miles during the night, as it was fairly comfortable (only got down to about 48 degrees, but didn't need to really use hardly any heat).
Lex
Member
This seems to be the freshest thread on Camper Mode, and so it seems 8.0 will formally give this to us, hopefully without having to run any exterior lights.
Has anyone on 8 tried out the Cabin Protect to make sure it's made our Model S Camper Mode official ?
Has anyone on 8 tried out the Cabin Protect to make sure it's made our Model S Camper Mode official ?
Lex
Member
I always figured they didn't want to do this to reduce 12V battery replacements (my understanding is the climate runs off 12V and can never directly pull from the traction pack, causing deep cycling of the 12V). But since it might just need to be a 1-2 year consumable for most folks anyway, they figured "why not" especially to promote the safety of the vehicle.
So we might have the tragic losses to thank, in a sad way.
So we might have the tragic losses to thank, in a sad way.
Its started cooling down here & I've managed to find shaded parking since I got V8.0, so I haven't seen the temp go above 105F yet. I'm not sure if this is due to the Cabin Protect or the drop in temp/parking in shade.
Lex
Member
Lex
Member
I thought you could just tap the panel and do whatever you wanted now, forever ? I might have read the release notes that were posted online wrong ...
I was figuring you just might have to put a napsack in the passenger seat or something now, instead of leaving the car "running".
I was figuring you just might have to put a napsack in the passenger seat or something now, instead of leaving the car "running".
