🇨🇦 4000 km BC to Vegas roadtrip while sleeping on cab floor

[KorKi]

I just completed a 5 Day Road trip from British Columbia to Las Vegas and back. Made it down in 2 days and back in 2.

Slept in the cab of the truck. I had a small mattress that fit perfectly across the floor with the back seats folded up. I’m 5‘9“ tall so it was doable but not perfect. However, I managed to sleep well with camp mode, a couple pillows and a duvet.

This is my first Tesla and I was completely blown away by how well the truck handled this trip. This thing is an incredible road tripping vehicle. FSD is a game changer! Being able to turn it on, recline the seat a bit and stretch your legs while listening to podcasts made the time go by and the drive effortless. Also being able to use the outlets in the back to boil water, make fresh coffee, and grill some snacks was awesome! To be fair, it isn’t necessary as there are coffee shops and restaurants all along the highway. For me it was great, as I was cutting weight to compete in a jiu-jitsu tournament.

The roads were bare all the way down and most of the way back. I did encounter a bit of snow on the way home and I feel like the DRL was impeding visibility by lighting up the snowflakes similar to having high beams on. I still need to test this by driving in the snow with duct tape over the DRL and without to confirm, but I’m pretty sure the DRL is not helping in snowy conditions. I think we really need an option to be able to turn this off! I didn’t experience any snow buildup on the bumper around the headlights.

I’ll definitely be doing more road tripping with this thing, although I would much prefer to sleep in the back.

What I’d like to see available is a good canopy so I can outfit a full-size mattress in the back. Also a way to feed heat and air conditioning through camp mode into this area. I saw there’s a new window replacement with a grill, which could work. As I was driving and designing in my head, I was thinking even just a 4 inch hole cut into the back glass where you can attach a hose and also screw a cap back over it when not in use.

Also, I never once felt range anxiety. The truck tells you where and when to stop and that coincides pretty well with bathroom breaks and getting out to stretch your legs.

I didn’t really keep track of my kilowatt hours but when I did check, it I seemed to be running 400 to 600, give or take. The entire trip there and back cost me $740 Canadian (about $500 US).

I think I covered everything but let me know if you have any questions. After one month of ownership, I’ve put 6800 km on this thing… And loving it!

I removed the front seat on my recent trip from the Seattle area to San Jose. Check out this YouTube video for steps -

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[noobla3]

I removed the front seat on my recent trip from the Seattle area to San Jose. Check out this YouTube video for steps -

I would be nice if some aftermarket made a swivel for the passenger seat so that you can swivel the seat to face the back and just fill the space with a plank like you did. That way you don’t need to remove the seat and still use it to carry passenger up front as normal.