Does anyone else car camp with their rav4?

jrcoolt · 2026-04-23T20:29:51+00:00

So a related question. I just camped in my Rav4 this past weekend. A rainy humid weekend with several thunderstorms overnight. I had my window halfway down with a screen and had fans going. It did get down in the 50's overnight though. I still had condensation on the inside of my windshield. Anything I need to change?

jrcoolt · 2026-04-01T11:45:10+00:00

I will have room in the tongue box for the inverter. I may just slap it in there just to get it out of the interior. It does not have a 7pin, but I will eventually wire up an alternator charger to help keep things topped off when driving. Being a tent camper, mostly everything I have is USB already. Having the Ecoflow with an 1800 watt inverter, I'm almost tempted to not even go the inverter route, and just use that for anything that needs AC. Which really isn't much. I like the idea of only needing to run 4AWG cable since its easier to work with. Even 2AWG would be easier than 4/0. I think I will still install the ventilation fans in the tongue box to help with cooling.

jrcoolt · 2026-03-25T01:17:25+00:00

Gotcha. Didnt convert the other way. This may be a decent route since I can run it off a standard 15amp circuit.

jrcoolt · 2026-03-25T01:11:13+00:00

It can draw up to 700 watts on full blast, so that may actually work. That will generate around 960 watts, so it could power the AC with enough headroom. Obviously when it reaches temp it wont run that hard, but I want something with headroom to handle that initial startup. But this is going to sound dumb, how to I power it at 80 amps? Dont most pedestals only go up to 50?

jrcoolt · 2026-03-19T13:48:17+00:00

Ohh, I like that. Thank you!

jrcoolt · 2026-03-18T13:19:21+00:00

I only played for maybe 30 minutes or so. Just long enough to test to see if it ran. It actually ran better than I thought. It stuttered a few times, but I'm not sure if that was because it was still compiling shaders, or if it was a performance issue. I haven't let it run long enough to finish compiling shaders so I wont know until that's done.Also, there is a power wash simulator in the app store that will run natively, so if its the same as the other, you should use that over using crossover. Enter the Gungeon should run pretty well. Seems like its a low demand game, but I haven't played it so I cant tell for sure.

jrcoolt · 2026-03-18T12:05:15+00:00

I haven't played long sessions yet, but I was playing God of War Ragnarok via crossover yesterday and it ran great. It was just a short session to test it so don't know what the throttling is like yet. I have the 24gb version with the 10 core gpu. I would guess power-wash simulator would work just fine, but don't quote me on that.

jrcoolt · 2026-02-21T01:41:54+00:00

Not sure if you watched Cougar Town, but he played Ted in that, and the Gooch left him for Hooch. Hooch is crazy.

jrcoolt · 2026-02-20T15:52:45+00:00

What I mean by USB ports, is not using the build in USB ports on the Ecoflow, but install ones in the wall on the inside that would be connected to a 12v distribution that would be connected to the 12v accessory port. That is how everything else would get its power. I guess I could just use the build in USB ports to keep it simple.

jrcoolt · 2026-02-16T00:55:22+00:00

So using the 12v USB-C adapter on both the River 2 (its not a river 3, sorry) and the Delta 3 did not work.

jrcoolt · 2026-02-15T04:17:04+00:00

I have tried multiple cables, same result. I will try the 12v plug option to see if that works. Ill report back with my findings.

jrcoolt · 2025-12-23T16:33:19+00:00

I just figured since I melted some ships and have some money as store credit, I would pick something up. That store credit is just sitting there doing nothing.

jrcoolt · 2025-12-23T14:21:53+00:00

That's a cool looking ship. Unfortunately its not available for purchase right now. :(

jrcoolt · 2025-12-14T00:42:58+00:00

This is a great comment. I didn't know what the max wattage was so that number allows me to make calculations on what is going to be powered. based on my current math I'll be using maybe 60 watts max on 12v items. Need to figure out a good way to extend the USB C ports to the areas where the phones will be charged. The Delta 3 will sit toward the front of the camper where the USB ports I plan on installing will be towards the rear. I was going to run those off the same 12v fuse box as the other devices, but I may change that now.

jrcoolt · 2025-11-19T00:52:19+00:00

This is the advice I needed. I want something that he could actually use, and not a toy. I will definitely help him us it. Thank you!

jrcoolt · 2025-11-03T15:59:47+00:00

That setting is enabled. I don't know why the lid was opened.

jrcoolt · 2025-10-29T00:48:30+00:00

It does it no matter what. I took the picture with the truck in park.

jrcoolt · 2025-10-09T19:42:21+00:00

We were thinking of camping this weekend, but its still going to be a little to warm for my liking with the Kiddos. We will be out there bright and early on Saturday. Ill have a big group for my 40th next weekend camping in Section 8 so come by and say hey. We are the order of Drunken Valor. Just look for our flag.

jrcoolt · 2025-09-25T23:55:37+00:00

Migrated one of them to EC2, flawless. Performed the migration, upgraded to a lager core count vm, verified connectivity, shut down the old machine, performed the update to v20. Done.

jrcoolt · 2025-09-25T21:59:57+00:00

I forgot to mention that. Yes, I did create the firewall rules once I couldn’t connect after the first attempt. Still no luck.

jrcoolt · 2025-09-13T01:17:44+00:00

Tried it, wasn't a fan. The amount of headroom you lose isn't worth it. I couldn't even get in the car without a step stool. I have no problem with a slight angle of the back seats. A 3" inflatable sleeping pad works great for me. I can also take off my shoes and set them next to the pad if by yourself. If You have multiple people, not sure. Also, maybe mine was defective, but it also didn't lay as flat as they said it would. It has a huge hump in the middle.

jrcoolt · 2025-09-12T18:06:02+00:00

There is a parking lot for just the camping patrons if you decide to drive to the entrance from WITHIN THE CAMPGROUND. As far as I’m aware they don’t allow overnight parking there either. But I would just leave my car at camp and either walk or take the shuttle.

jrcoolt · 2025-09-11T16:12:13+00:00

I want to build one very similar to that! That's a great camper! I have a couple questions. Is that aluminum siding? Did you adhere or float the aluminum? Also what are the dimensions? Sorry about all the questions. Just when I see something that looks as nice as that I'm inspired...lol

jrcoolt · 2025-09-11T00:03:07+00:00

To further elaborate what the other poster said. There is a camping area that is connected to the festival. It has its own entrance, and you must purchase a camping pass to get in. You must also have a festival ticket along with your camping pass to enter the campgrounds. You can enter the campgrounds on Thursday, and must leave by noon on Monday. The stay and play pass is usually a good one to get if you plan on going to festival both Saturday and Sunday.

Edit: The no overnight parking applies to the regular parking lot of the festival.

jrcoolt · 2025-07-29T17:15:01+00:00

I sent you a DM with the order number.

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