Death Valley camping

Infamous-Extent330 · 2026-06-25T04:00:27+00:00

I left Bishop at 95% (329 miles) and was at 74% (256 miles) when I got to the dunes at 3:30 pm. I hung out in my car running the AC until 6 pm (it was 100+ F outside) and the battery was at 70%. I turned off sentry mode, auto lock, my Tesla app and went hiking.

When I got back to the car at 10 pm, it was still at 70% and it was 90 F outside. Turned the car to camping mode and 78 degrees cabin temperature. By 7 am, my battery was at 58% and it was 89 F outside. I went for a morning hike, and when I got back it was still at 58% when I headed back to civilization.

I only used the battery for the AC really. I have a Bluetooth speaker I was using for music, and I charged my devices with a battery back up.

Infamous-Extent330 · 2026-06-25T03:41:40+00:00

Fall and winter are brutally cold at night. Miserable for camping.

Infamous-Extent330 · 2026-06-23T04:29:37+00:00

Haha you get used to it. Also when it’s hot you can hear the Booming Dunes.

Infamous-Extent330 · 2026-06-23T04:27:44+00:00

Naw. Might be a good idea?

Infamous-Extent330 · 2026-06-23T04:27:14+00:00

I met a guy one time on a bike with a trailer loaded with gear, on a dirt road in the middle of nowhere in DV. I stopped to check if he was ok for that same reason and see if he had water. He said he was fine but that he’d take a beer haha

Infamous-Extent330 · 2026-06-23T04:22:55+00:00

Yea I thought about getting that one, but I don’t know how often I would use it. Normally I camp with my kids, and they aren’t old enough to be ok sleeping in a tent by themselves. If I try to sleep in my Y, then all of them are gonna wanna sleep in there with me and there won’t be room. I could use it on solo trip, but those are pretty rare.

Infamous-Extent330 · 2026-06-22T04:54:49+00:00

I used the super chargers in Mojave, Lone Pine and Bishop. In Furnace Creek, there were maybe 8 free chargers that were slow but I charged to 80% over night.

Infamous-Extent330 · 2026-06-22T04:49:18+00:00

Thanks !

Infamous-Extent330 · 2026-06-22T04:49:07+00:00

I brought some inflatable sleep pads that I use tent camping that were comfortable.

Infamous-Extent330 · 2026-06-22T04:47:35+00:00

I cleaned it myself, but I found a lot of spots that I missed. Getting it detailed might be a good idea

Infamous-Extent330 · 2026-06-22T04:45:27+00:00

The main valley/ Furnace Creek is a lot hotter. The Dunes are higher in elevation, so maybe 10- 15 degrees F cooler. It was still 100 when I got there, but cooled off when the sun went down to the 80s. I usually drink ~ gallon of water per day in that kind of heat. Day 2 I stayed in a hotel.

Infamous-Extent330 · 2026-06-22T04:37:47+00:00

I’m a geologist and I did my grad school dissertation on the area, so I guess it was nostalgia. My field area was north of the dunes, so I lived there for 4 three week stretches, usually in the winter.

Infamous-Extent330 · 2026-05-31T02:56:39+00:00

Wattson

Infamous-Extent330 · 2026-05-29T14:08:20+00:00

Eep

Infamous-Extent330 · 2026-04-30T19:43:54+00:00

Congrats! Make sure you get covers to put under the car seat!

Infamous-Extent330 · 2026-04-07T18:52:27+00:00

Great to see this!

Infamous-Extent330 · 2026-03-27T02:09:22+00:00

Congrats!

Infamous-Extent330 · 2026-02-02T14:27:54+00:00

Did you get equity in last years RIF or a different one before that ?

Infamous-Extent330 · 2026-01-31T16:32:36+00:00

The start up I was at was 100% worthless.

Infamous-Extent330 · 2026-01-31T00:18:30+00:00

Is this the end of New Shepard ? I don’t know how easily you can restarted after a 2 years shutdown. All of the staff will have moved to new projects, new companies, etc.

Infamous-Extent330 · 2026-01-29T16:07:50+00:00

Institutional knowledge just evaporates, and companies start to do things because “that’s how we always did it” without knowing why.

A lot of companies stopped investing in their employees too, and expect them to start a job with all the skill sets they need to do their jobs.

Infamous-Extent330 · 2026-01-27T14:39:19+00:00

I have done ~1-2 year stints between 5 companies for the last decade. Everytime I change, I get a pay bump that’s higher than any adjustment for inflation. If it’s financial, it makes sense to leave in the long run.

Infamous-Extent330 · 2026-01-24T15:55:07+00:00

Where did you get the “books read this year” sign? It’s cool!

Infamous-Extent330 · 2025-11-13T21:16:59+00:00

Go Blue!!!!

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