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I just found this sub from a comment on the main ev sub. I left Sunday and returned Thursday from a solo EV camping road trip from Snohomish County, North of Seattle WA, to the Sonoma Coast CA and back, around 1,900 miles total in my 2020 Kia Niro EV. I visited some great breweries along the way and some nice hikes. It was my first time using ABRP with live data. First time using Ionna. Not the first time I've camped in the Niro. Last time I used a 120v inverter attached to the 12v battery. This time I have a homemade battery bank (white box in photos). I used the bank for induction cooking, charging electronics and CPAP during 2 nights. The other 2 nights I had 50a charging at a State Park and ran my cpap on the Niro 12v while charging and using AC. I'm not sure if I'll bring it next time, it's big and heavy.
I'm 6'1" and sometimes I leave the hatch open a couple inches for foot room, but the last night of the trip, I slept inside with the AC on and the hatch closed, no length issues. My cot pad wasn't quite thick enough for my heaviness, so my hips got sore from sleeping in my sides. Last time I had double thickness, but it just takes up so much room when traveling.
Sierra Nevada Brewing had TONS of solar panels on the buildings and a solar canopy with free L2 charging (photo), unfortunately their enelx DC charger didn't work.
Russian River brewing's production facility also had free L2 charging (photo).
Fort Ross on California highway 1 had 1 of 2 working J1772. (Photo)
I brought the tent just in case and for storage while away from camp. I used a regular cooler. Just a reminder you don't have to get too fancy to get out there and have fun.
I'm hoping to buy a used ioniq 5 AWD in the next 12 months. V2L will replace the battery bank and be better for camping, maybe a teardrop trailer. Then my teen gets our '13 leaf and we'll be a 3 EV family.