What portable power station do you use when CT camping?

[EWELON]

the battery of the CT is huge.
things I will likely be powering when camping:
-starlink
-phones/ipad
-2 laptops
-induction range
-I dont (yet) have an electric cooler

was thinking that this was going be fine:
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thoughts? recs?

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[HaulingAss]

Like you said, the battery is huge. I have a 1.4 kWh power station that predates the Cybertruck but when I camp I just plug everything into the Cybertruck and leave the power station at home.

 

[Outdoors]

Why not do like most. Keep power for driving? Why I say most? Most of the camping and boondocking threads I read here. Most use a battery that they bring. Others bring generators. Why I don't know. Most bring another source of power.

I think somebody just wants to be snarky about the big battery, and trail off into the sunset.

A good ecoflow can power a tiny home for a weekend. So it can definitely power a boondock experience for a week or more. That's what I use mine for.

Also being tied to the truck ain't always fun. Camp for me isn't sucking on my truck all the time. Plus many sites are walk in. Truck might be a hundred yards away. Never fear. I am sure someone has a long extension cord.

Keep in mind. Many here shoot from the hip. Don't camp more than a weekend. Don't do much actually except provide keyboard advice.

 

[CyberT]

I had the same question last year when setting off on my first camping experience with the CT. Yes, the trucks battery is massive, and yes you could buy a separate battery to preserve the trucks battery for driving, but it comes down to a few simple questions.

1) Are you camping in or next to your truck?

2) How many days are you camping for?

3) What is the SOC when you arrive at the site?

4) Is there a nearby SC to top off at before setting up camp?

I went with an all-electric camping experience, Starlink, Induction stove, Electric blankets, coffee maker etc. and never used more than 12% of the trucks battery per day.

The longest camping trip I took this past year was 2 days, so I personally was never in danger of running out of battery. However, it all depends on the questions above, such as whether you need to preserve the truck's battery to get to and from your camping location.

 

[EWELON]

Why not do like most. Keep power for driving? Why I say most? Most of the camping and boondocking threads I read here. Most use a battery that they bring. Others bring generators. Why I don't know. Most bring another source of power.

I think somebody just wants to be snarky about the big battery, and trail off into the sunset.

A good ecoflow can power a tiny home for a weekend. So it can definitely power a boondock experience for a week or more. That's what I use mine for.

Also being tied to the truck ain't always fun. Camp for me isn't sucking on my truck all the time. Plus many sites are walk in. Truck might be a hundred yards away. Never fear. I am sure someone has a long extension cord.

Keep in mind. Many here shoot from the hip. Don't camp more than a weekend. Don't do much actually except provide keyboard advice.

i get it and am used to it! so how big of a battery does your ecoflow have? im mainly a weekend camper but sometimes do go for a week. im now going to try to avoid walk in sites for the extension cord reason. (I was an ICE camper for a long time). planning on having a full service tailgate kitchen workstation now haha.

 

[EWELON]

I had the same question last year when setting off on my first camping experience with the CT. Yes, the trucks battery is massive, and yes you could buy a separate battery to preserve the trucks battery for driving, but it comes down to a few simple questions.

1) Are you camping in or next to your truck?

2) How many days are you camping for?

3) What is the SOC when you arrive at the site?

4) Is there a nearby SC to top off at before setting up camp?

I went with an all-electric camping experience, Starlink, Induction stove, Electric blankets, coffee maker etc. and never used more than 12% of the trucks battery per day.

The longest camping trip I took this past year was 2 days, so I personally was never in danger of running out of battery. However, it all depends on the questions above, such as whether you need to preserve the truck's battery to get to and from your camping location.

I will probably have your exact same setup (without the electric blanket).

1-2 day camping mostly but occaisional week long stints at national or state parks. no more walk in spots for me.

taking a week long roadtrip from philly to wisconsin in april. stopping for a night at a time going there and coming back at places where ive reserved a 50a RV spot.

I have a hitch mounted tent (that ive gotten plenty of static about haha) that is a slight range drag but not really in chill fsd.

 

[kpanda17]

the battery of the CT is huge.
things I will likely be powering when camping:
-starlink
-phones/ipad
-2 laptops
-induction range
-I dont (yet) have an electric cooler

was thinking that this was going be fine:
https://a.co/d/6a34XPj

thoughts? recs?

one day a portable battery that can take NACS DC level 2 or 3
Like the old gas can days

pull up
Charge the Cybertruck and portable battery at the same time
Boondoggling use the portable battery to charge the Cybertruck
Wow

 

[EWELON]

one day a portable battery that can take NACS DC level 2 or 3
Like the old gas can days

pull up
Charge the Cybertruck and portable battery at the same time
Boondoggling use the portable battery to charge the Cybertruck
Wow

i know - ive been looking for one of those, as far as I know one doesnt exist yet. you could keep it topped off at home or take it to an sc for a quick topoff if you have a poweroutage at home or fill it with the CT for a janky home powershare setup

 

[kpanda17]

i know - ive been looking for one of those, as far as I know one doesnt exist yet. you could keep it topped off at home or take it to an sc for a quick topoff if you have a poweroutage at home or fill it with the CT for a janky home powershare setup

There’s a market
Portable NACS battery, love it

 

[AverageLogic]

I bring the following:

BioLite BaseCharge 600+ battery
Renogy 200W solar panel array
100% satisfied with both products.

Strongly agree additional battery needed for anxiety free camping; save the electrons for driving. I use battery for phones, fridge, laptops/tablets, Starlink, etc.. Also, I shut down all truck phantom-drain systems overnight/when parked.

(BTW, even in cloudless SoCal sun, my 200W solar cells take several hours to recharge drained battery. 100W not adequate.)

Happy Trails!

 

[EWELON]

I bring the following:

BioLite BaseCharge 600+ battery
Renogy 200W solar panel array
100% satisfied with both products.

Strongly agree additional battery needed for anxiety free camping; save the electrons for driving. I use battery for phones, fridge, laptops/tablets, Starlink, etc.. Also, I shut down all truck phantom-drain systems overnight/when parked.

(BTW, even in cloudless SoCal sun, my 200W solar cells take several hours to recharge drained battery. 100W not adequate.)

Happy Trails!

excellent advice. I was wondering about 100w vs 200w panel. ill get the anker without the panel and then take a look at your 200w

edit: I did find this panel - https://a.co/d/3mP9Tq9

 

[Outdoors]

I use two different products.

Eco Flo Delta Pro and an Ecoflow Delta 3 Max not to add range, but not to use it from my truck for other purposes.

Delta Pro goes on long term boondocks in BLM or NF lands. So range is key for me to keep it all in the truck. I average about a week from last supercharger or charging. Allows me to run shower pumps, cook, starlink, work, cool my 100L Fridge. I sometimes purposely put the truck out of BT range so it stays undisturbed. A little cart with inflatable wheels carries most of what I need in about 10 minutes. Yet I have no defined campground in the places I stay.

I use the Delta 3 Max for other Bell Tent. So friends and guests can charge stuff.

All my batteries arrive full, and end up empty. So if one does the math. That equates to quite a bit of range lost. Which means places I can't go.

Weekend trip at local campground. Sure truck makes sense, yet for folks that the idea of camping isn't running into town each day or in remote areas, mine or similar solutions are a must in my thoughts.

In the summer I use the batteries as charging during the day that allows my tent users to stay charged up at night. That is my local use. Even works well in the winter.

 

[CyberGus]

Since keeping the truck outlets active takes several hundred watts, it makes sense to use a power station for small loads.

 

[EWELON]

Since keeping the truck outlets active takes several hundred watts, it makes sense to use a power station for small loads.

I think that ill use the CT battery for my induction range (chat gpt says use one of these:

https://a.co/d/aRb9GKu

and then an anker c800x for everything else (starlink, ipad, laptop, phone, coffee maker/water boiling) hopefully with a 50a RV pedestal and a 200w solar panel ill be fine.

 

[HaulingAss]

Why not do like most. Keep power for driving?

I don't camp for other's approval (so I don't care what you think most people do).

I was simply answering the question of what I use for portable power when I camp out of the Cybertruck. And the answer was, I use the truck battery and leave the Powerbank at home. It weighs 45 lbs! I also typically only charge the Cybertruck to 80%. I would charge to 90% if I needed more power. My Powerbank is barely 1% of the trucks battery capacity, insignificant really. I would charge to 100% before I would bring my portable 1.44 kWh power bank.

Going from 80% SOC in the truck to 100% is like bringing seventeen 1.44 kWh power banks, just like the one I have! If I needed more power, I would bring it (and I have nothing against those who bring a power bank). I shouldn't have to say that without being accused of being snarky, shooting from the hip, and providing "keyboard" advice to others. I was simply providing an honest answer as to how I camp from the Cybertruck. It's not advice, it's fact.

Comprende?

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