r/TeslaCamping

Back on July 5th I started a 100 day roadtrip (roundtrip) with my 2022 Tesla Model Y from Denver, Colorado, USA to the Arctic Ocean in Tuktoyaktuk, NWT, Canada. I suspect at this point the trip will be closer to 120 days. I posted a few weeks ago about the journey from Denver, Colorado to Vancouver, BC, Canada. This is part two. Vancouver, BC >>> Dawson City, Yukon. British Columbia was absolutely stunning. Due to fires and road closures, I had to divert my travel route a bit from Pemberton to Kamloops and up through Clearwater connecting back to Prince George, but I was pleasantly surprised with the new route!

Charging notes
Up through Prince George Tesla Supercharging was available, but after that I have been using BC Hydro for fast charging. Fast charging can be anywhere from 24kW to 180kW. Charging in British Columbia has been significantly cheaper than anywhere in the US. Averaging about .21 CAD/ .15kW USD
The BC Hydro chargers require CCS or ChadEmo connectors.

Highlights of this section of my trip:

-Wells-Gray Provincial Park (over 40 named waterfalls in this park!)
-getting a hood wrap and decals on my Y in Prince George. Designed this logo myself. It matches stickers I had made for my trip. The shop did awesome!
-driving the Stewart-Cassiar Highway. Saw one of the biggest glaciers I’ve ever seen in my life
-saw many black bears and a few grizzlies
-Saw a mama Grizzly with 3 cubs on the side of the road
-very pretty campsites
-sunsets are around 10:30pm every night and light lingers until about midnight to 1:30AM
-have seen the milky way through my glass roof twice
-have driven over 10,000km!!
-made it to the Yukon
-Dawson City famous SourToe Whiskey cocktail (yes, it’s made with a real human toe). Rite of passage here in Dawson. Disgusting, but was something I promised I’d do if I made it to Dawson. They give you a certificate and you are part of the SourToe Whiskey Cocktail Club. Over 130,000+ have done it over the years. There’s an interesting history to this you can google and read the story.

This journey has been everything and so much more than I imagined. The moments I’ve experienced, the stories I’ve heard, the stories I’ve shared with others. The people. The kindness. The excitement. I’ve met people who had never seen a Tesla, they didn’t even know what a Tesla was! I’ve met people who drive all sorts of EVs and are fascinated and excited to see the Tesla making it this far. I’ve started tracking the number of teslas I’ve seen. There was a stretch of 8 days where I didn’t see any other Teslas or EVs.

In just ONE day, I will start my journey on the Dempster Highway. I’m nervous, a bit overwhelmed, and also feeling incredibly supported and inspired by all the other travelers making this journey. It’s not for the feint of heart. The week ahead shows 6 days of rain and very bleak conditions. I will share an update from the Dempster when I finish in about 10 days!

Any questions you may have about this trip, I would love to answer! Until then, happy camping and traveling, Tesla friends!

I got my camping fridge from CarFrozen. It is a $269 unit for the Model Y. It is in the car and plugged in. Set it to 37 F. Want to see how much it drains the battery on the car when it hits the desired temperature.

UPDATE: I ran the fridge for 14 hours and 41 minutes and the car only lost 4% of its charge. The fridge was at 82 degrees F when I plugged it in the rear 12 volt power source and went down to 30 F and then maintained at 35-37 F overnight.

Since these are relatively new i wanted to make a video of the unboxing, how it fits, talk about some of the camping stuff i had to move around, and general overall impressions.

https://youtu.be/p4cEAwbItNU

I have the tent. I have the mattress for sleeping inside the rear of the Y. I have a cot for my partner. I have a sub trunk fridge on order. Soon we will go camping.

Let's just get to tl;dr: I had a blast driving around in Norway!

And then the details: I'm a Norwegian. I kind of did not plan my vacation this year, I just knew that i was not going to cross my border. Vacation got close and i ended up deciding to carcamp, basically just set out into our country and take everyday as it precented itself and so I did.

Now it all started with buying a mattress, so i bought one from Tesla(Review coming in the bottom of this TL;WR), i ordered it kind of late(2 weeks before vacay ish) so I kind of paniced when vacay got close, but i got it before vacation.

I then set out with one goal, vising a mountain i used to visit several times with family as a child(se clip with snapchat caption in Norwegian). After that i just set of, some places are tourist traps others are recommendations from AI and such(pictures speak for themselves.)

I did not take alot of pictures of my camping setup, however my car and setup allowed for such a "wild trip". I did not do any test camps so i just went out and thought I'd figure it out.

Heres my setup:

Window blinds(ended up using 2 diffrent suppliers due to strengths and weaknesses)

Mattress from Tesla

Primus with accessories

Cheap 12v fridge i had in my subtrunk

Beer

Extra light

Pillow and a comforter(i realized this was heavy packing and i could use a blanket instead(wich i also brought and used instad))

Essentials water/food etc.

My first experience is that i overpacked by far, too much utencils, too much clothes, no need for that much stuff for my bed etc. However Aluminum foil is soo good for closing gaps in the shades here in the North where the sun rises early and goes down late.

I only did wild camping, so theres a shower issue at some point, pack extra water or dare into the 4 deg. C water of a Glacier.

I did not run into any issues with charging on my trip, but i had to plan well as i was deep into the mountains here in Norway, even with running camp mode etc. while watching Netflix and running refrigerator.

All in all, a comfy trip. I really enjoyed sleeping in my car. Temp set to 19 deg. C.

When it comes to the Official Tesla mattress it was pretty comfy, it not super thick but sufficient. Yes, theres the "slope issue", woke me 1 or 2 time a night where i had to addjust, but not a massive issue. What annoyed me the most was the fact that the pump pices didnt fit when i wanted to deflate the darned thing, felt like i lost hours deflating(probably a few seconds) but it's just a annoying design.

The really big drawback is that the mattress was leaking air and after 7 hours or so it was deflated and i woke with a sore hip or whatnot. This is causing me to send the mattress back, that beeing said i'm probably just unlucky. However i'm looking into getting a diffrent mattress for my next adventure next summer or maybe before that, who knows. Theres so much to explore, and this has been a lifechanger when it comes to how i can explore.

I hope the pictures and everything will help you get inspired! I'm really looking forward to my next trip!

Tesla air mattress, window shades, several Walmart pillows. Life’s good