I'm back from 5 day camping trip towing 17' Casita Freedom Deluxe Travel Trailer (3200 lbs weight)

[65SoYoLO]

Went to Otter Lake PA for a 5 day camping trip towing my 17' Casita Freedom Deluxe which weighs about 3200 lbs.
Towing was about 280 miles out of the total of 438 in the pics.
I am very happy and very impressed with that distance.

Went 102 miles on less than 50% of the battery. Woo. Hoo.

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[KuMX]

Thanks for sharing the positive towing results! Any trip photos of CT + RV?

 

[65SoYoLO]

Thanks for sharing the positive towing results! Any trip photos of CT + RV?

Argh! I only have one of me hogging all he charging spots (NO ONE tried to charge) but maybe my woman has more.

 

[HaulingAss]

Argh! I only have one of me hogging all he charging spots (NO ONE tried to charge) but maybe my woman has more.

Thanks for sharing. Just curious if you ran the recommended 65 psi in your tires while towing?

 

[65SoYoLO]

Thanks for sharing. Just curious if you ran the recommended 65 psi in your tires while towing?

not with this trailer since it is very light, I had them set at 55. I also tow an 8000lbs trailer and i increase the pressure to 60. It felt very squirrely.

 

[fritter63]

Argh! I only have one of me hogging all he charging spots (NO ONE tried to charge) but maybe my woman has more.

It's ok, you can use the karma points from the model Y jerk I saw using the only pull through spot in Inyo-kern last week (no, he didn't have a trailer and everything else was empty).

 

[charliemagpie]

In Australia, Telsa charging stations are approx 150-200km apart... this gap seems to be the rollout gap across the national highway. I guess one day once the highways are connected they will infill to 100km gaps etc.

Your range is great, but I could not hop across 2 charging stations without risk,, I would still need to charge at every opportunity. A pain if travelling 1000's of km regularly.

Down under, imo we are still at least 2+ years from comfortable towing, more range in the CT would be handy, we need most charging stations 50-80km apart.

 

[Nice2CTu]

not with this trailer since it is very light, I had them set at 55. I also tow an 8000lbs trailer and i increase the pressure to 60. It felt very squirrely.

Curious if regen braking works well when towing or do you need to combine with pedal brakes when going down a mountain, or freeway exuts, etc.? Nice post

 

[CyberTruckeeTheOne]

Went to Otter Lake PA for a 5 day camping trip towing my 17' Casita Freedom Deluxe which weighs about 3200 lbs.
Towing was about 280 miles out of the total of 438 in the pics.
I am very happy and very impressed with that distance.

Went 102 miles on less than 50% of the battery. Woo. Hoo.

Lucky for you.

This is mine on 4,200 lbs RV.

100% when left home.

And got scared shitless I might run out of juice before reaching my campsite less than 100 miles away.

 

[65SoYoLO]

Curious if regen braking works well when towing or do you need to combine with pedal brakes when going down a mountain, or freeway exuts, etc.? Nice post

yes it worked great but I also account for the trailer so I leave more space so I don't have to use the brakes. I did, a few times, mostly when going down a hill and coming to a light or stop sign. And there were plenty of all three, lights, stop signs and hills!

 

[CarMan ElecTruck]

Bravo!!.. this seems promising for my towing needs.

 

[65SoYoLO]

Lucky for you.

This is mine on 4,200 lbs RV.

100% when left home.

And got scared shitless I might run out of juice before reaching my campsite less than 100 miles away.

I was also only going 30-45 for 15 miles and then 55-65 mph for the rest of the trip depending on traffic and road conditions... NJ and NY are not known for their smooth roads.

 

[RoboTaxi]

Great RV for the Cybertruck.

 

[Cybertruck 1974]

Very cool. I was getting about the same with my 3600lb airstream on a trip through Oregon down the coast and back home in Bay Area California. A lot of mixed driving, mountains, flat lands, windy coast. Max miles at 100% charge I was getting 180 but only drove about 150 miles to each charge station which Oregon and California have a lot of so no worries there. Want to do more and more this truck tows easily.

 

[Ri22]

So is this showing the drive time (~45Mph for 102 @ 2:24) or does that include the charging stop(s)?

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