Kneubuehl
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- First Name
- Stephen
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- Denver, CO
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The tech from Tesla and SpaceX are making so many incredible experiences possible. I left Denver two weeks again in the afternoon, headed southbound towards Colorado Springs. I was set to meet up with another Cybertruck owner, Clinton (@Our cyber weekend ), for a first overnight camping trip since purchasing the truck a year ago.
Tesla's FSD drove my Cybertruck practically the entire way to the trail start point, a 1.5 hr drive covering everything from city, to freeway, to winding dirt mountain roads. Along the way I stopped at Home Depot to pick up a Starlink Mini kit which had just gone on sale. I was headed to an area that would be mostly without cell signal.
The kit has an antenna and a power plug. I plug it into my standard outlet inside the truck, put the antenna by the windshield, and activate my account in a minute on the app. With a few steps, I have 130+ mbps internet, much more than I even need for emails and streaming.
I finally meet Clinton at the trail head. With a few taps of the truck's screen, we're in offroad mode and the suspension raises several inches. The intermediate trail has large divits, steep inclines, and boulders sprinkled throughout. We tap to engage the differential lock for a few 20+ degree inclines, no problem. Trail assist lets us roll up and down inclines controllably with constant speed. Awesome.
Being an electric truck, we're running so quietly that we startle a large moose around one corner. We're getting deeper into the wilderness.
Finally we find a turnout leading up a steep incline to a campsite. We back both trucks up to stunning views of Pikes Peak. This is what we came for.
Clinton gets to work with his homebuilt Cyberkitchen, with a griddle and hot plate that plug into the bed outlets. I grab a few drinks from my truck's built-in rear storage bay filled with ice, which is no problem thanks to the drain plug at the bottom of it.
I setup the Cybertent (Basecamp tent) which fits neatly inside an elevated, compact box inside the truck bed. It extends out over the tailgate and is elevated along the L-track, leaving access to the rear storage trunk and plenty of storage space under the tent platform. Setup takes less than 10 minutes when you know what you're doing.
We have fresh cooked burgers. Skies are clear enough to see some stars while we hang out. We look up and see a stream of more than 40 satellites crossing our view. SpaceX was just making another deployment. No joke, we couldn't believe it!
I head to bed in the Cybertent and finish a few emails to customers from earlier in the day. My laptop and phone plug into the truck bed outlets, which are easily accessible through a zip in the tent built for that purpose.
I shut off the bed lights with a tap in the Tesla app. The tent was super comfortable. With its extension over the tailgate, I can fit comfortably at 6' 1" with room to spare. Two adults can fit easily, maybe even a third or two small kids. Very roomy for myself.
Thanks to Cybertent mode, the truck self-leveled the suspension for the night, so no uncomfortable angles or pressure. Some typical mountain weather hits with wind and sleet. But no problem inside the Cybertent. Its multiple vents fully shut to keep the precip out.
Skies clear for a beautiful morning, Pikes Peak gleaming as I open the tent entrance. Clinton works up some fresh pancakes, eggs, and bacon. And of course a hot coffee. We grab the drone from Clinton's frunk kit, fully charged since he's run a cool power setup off the front power feed.
When it's time to pack up, everything folds away nice and neat. Less than 10 minutes to pack the Cybertent back in.
We finish up another offroading session, stretching the suspension in a few fun moments. But the Cybertruck handles it all very easily and comfortably. We blast around flat sections smoothly, feeling like a go cart with instant torque.
The whole offroad of a 10 mile out-and-back (20 total), with overnight spent less than 20% of the charge. We get back to the highway and push a button to return to normal driving mode. I'm now back to a smooth sedan-like ride, FSD doing all the work while I reflect on the amazing camping experience and look out the window as Pikes Peak fades away.
We rendezvous one last time at a Supercharger station. While we grab a milkshake, Clinton's dogs stay in the truck, but they stay perfectly cool on this sunny Colorado day thanks to Tesla's Dog Mode.
This truck is so adaptable. The tech and ecosystem that Tesla has developed make an extremely convenient experience. Combined with SpaceX's Starlink, we are fully connected in the most remote places. I can now truly "work remote" from time to time. Thanks to the Tesla and SpaceX teams that have made this all possible. Many more experiences to come. And it will only get better from here!
Tesla's FSD drove my Cybertruck practically the entire way to the trail start point, a 1.5 hr drive covering everything from city, to freeway, to winding dirt mountain roads. Along the way I stopped at Home Depot to pick up a Starlink Mini kit which had just gone on sale. I was headed to an area that would be mostly without cell signal.
The kit has an antenna and a power plug. I plug it into my standard outlet inside the truck, put the antenna by the windshield, and activate my account in a minute on the app. With a few steps, I have 130+ mbps internet, much more than I even need for emails and streaming.
I finally meet Clinton at the trail head. With a few taps of the truck's screen, we're in offroad mode and the suspension raises several inches. The intermediate trail has large divits, steep inclines, and boulders sprinkled throughout. We tap to engage the differential lock for a few 20+ degree inclines, no problem. Trail assist lets us roll up and down inclines controllably with constant speed. Awesome.
Being an electric truck, we're running so quietly that we startle a large moose around one corner. We're getting deeper into the wilderness.
Finally we find a turnout leading up a steep incline to a campsite. We back both trucks up to stunning views of Pikes Peak. This is what we came for.
Clinton gets to work with his homebuilt Cyberkitchen, with a griddle and hot plate that plug into the bed outlets. I grab a few drinks from my truck's built-in rear storage bay filled with ice, which is no problem thanks to the drain plug at the bottom of it.
I setup the Cybertent (Basecamp tent) which fits neatly inside an elevated, compact box inside the truck bed. It extends out over the tailgate and is elevated along the L-track, leaving access to the rear storage trunk and plenty of storage space under the tent platform. Setup takes less than 10 minutes when you know what you're doing.
We have fresh cooked burgers. Skies are clear enough to see some stars while we hang out. We look up and see a stream of more than 40 satellites crossing our view. SpaceX was just making another deployment. No joke, we couldn't believe it!
I head to bed in the Cybertent and finish a few emails to customers from earlier in the day. My laptop and phone plug into the truck bed outlets, which are easily accessible through a zip in the tent built for that purpose.
I shut off the bed lights with a tap in the Tesla app. The tent was super comfortable. With its extension over the tailgate, I can fit comfortably at 6' 1" with room to spare. Two adults can fit easily, maybe even a third or two small kids. Very roomy for myself.
Thanks to Cybertent mode, the truck self-leveled the suspension for the night, so no uncomfortable angles or pressure. Some typical mountain weather hits with wind and sleet. But no problem inside the Cybertent. Its multiple vents fully shut to keep the precip out.
Skies clear for a beautiful morning, Pikes Peak gleaming as I open the tent entrance. Clinton works up some fresh pancakes, eggs, and bacon. And of course a hot coffee. We grab the drone from Clinton's frunk kit, fully charged since he's run a cool power setup off the front power feed.
When it's time to pack up, everything folds away nice and neat. Less than 10 minutes to pack the Cybertent back in.
We finish up another offroading session, stretching the suspension in a few fun moments. But the Cybertruck handles it all very easily and comfortably. We blast around flat sections smoothly, feeling like a go cart with instant torque.
The whole offroad of a 10 mile out-and-back (20 total), with overnight spent less than 20% of the charge. We get back to the highway and push a button to return to normal driving mode. I'm now back to a smooth sedan-like ride, FSD doing all the work while I reflect on the amazing camping experience and look out the window as Pikes Peak fades away.
We rendezvous one last time at a Supercharger station. While we grab a milkshake, Clinton's dogs stay in the truck, but they stay perfectly cool on this sunny Colorado day thanks to Tesla's Dog Mode.
This truck is so adaptable. The tech and ecosystem that Tesla has developed make an extremely convenient experience. Combined with SpaceX's Starlink, we are fully connected in the most remote places. I can now truly "work remote" from time to time. Thanks to the Tesla and SpaceX teams that have made this all possible. Many more experiences to come. And it will only get better from here!
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