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Towing a 13’ Scamp vs 16’ Airstream Basecamp?

Discussion in 'Model Y: Driving Dynamics' started by Rdarcy, Aug 29, 2020.

  1. ohmman

    ohmman Plaid-ish Moderator

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    Ah, no, I'm an idiot. My Sport is an older, thinner model (87.25"), but your Scamp will be even narrower. So disregard my stupidity. To make it fully clear how dumb that was, I took the 6'8" measurement from their website, converted it to inches (80) and then converted that back to 8' in my head somehow. I think I need sleep...

    A rear camera is great to have. I installed one in my Airstream. The side mirrors provide some assistance with changing lanes on highways, but knowing whether there's someone on your tail is often impossible even with a narrower camper like your Scamp. You don't want to have to wait for a curve to figure out if there's a cop behind you with the lights on. I purchased a wireless aftermarket camera after having limited success with using a Tesla camera hooked up to the MCU display. Wireless works well, but $500 seems like a decent deal for a factory installed option.
     
  2. Zaxxon

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    No problem. I'm hoping that the thinner profile would also mean a bit less of an efficiency penalty than I've seen with some others here, but I am steeling myself for a max of 150 miles range (rated is 315ish).

    One more question: the X manual says that Autosteer 'may' not work in tow mode. What's the experience of those here? I'm not expecting NoA to function but it'd be nice if basic AP would work during long, slow stretches of interstate towing travel.
     
  3. ohmman

    ohmman Plaid-ish Moderator

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    Autosteer is disabled in tow mode. TACC works.
     
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  4. Zaxxon

    Zaxxon Supporting Member

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    Whelp, order placed. Should get our Scamp in about... 18 months.

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