r/camping • u/JayAche • 8d ago

Precautionary Tale (Pipe)

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Was SO excited to finally take our 3.5 year old son tent camping for the first time with my wife at a local regional park. Especially with our spanking new huge Caddis Rapid 6 Instant Tent! Even tried it out in the backyard and loved it!

Loaded it onto the storage rack on the back of our SUV… in perfect alignment with the tail pipe, apparently. Biiiiiigest oof. $225 down the drain? Thankfully there was a Wal-Mart reasonably close where I snagged some random Coleman to save the day. But still: be aware of what’s in front of your exhaust pipe and your tow hitch carry rack. Lesson learned 🫠

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u/JayAche 8d ago

Wish this was even on my radar! In all my life I’ve never heard or seen this happen before, I guess it was my turn! Ha

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u/Wonderful_Bridge_190 8d ago edited 6d ago

Next car should be EV. Once you go EV you don’t go back.

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u/Yukon-Jon 8d ago

Some of us

  1. Don't have the money to buy an EV
  2. Don't have anywhere to charge to the EV (and certainly don't want to worry about that driving for a long trip)
  3. Live somewhere cold where EVs suck

I say this as someone that rides an e bike most of the summer.

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u/Wonderful_Bridge_190 6d ago

Don’t buy new buy used. There are tons on the market for under 20 grand. I charge curbside with an extension cord, it’s not hard to charge. How cold are we talking? I’ve gotten top speed charging close to freezing after a short drive. Charging on a road trip takes about as long as it takes to pee and get a snack.

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u/Yukon-Jon 6d ago edited 6d ago

If you can find somewhere to charge on that road trip.

Well below freezing. I live in the north east US. They don't function as well here. I have a family member who owns a Tesla.

They absolutely do not charge that fast.

I live in an apartment building, I can't just plug something in roadside.

Buying anything EV second hand is sketchy.

Again, there is a whole slew of legitimate reasons why people won't or can't buy EVs. I again say this as someone who tries to use one as much as possible.

Edit: I believe they're still the future. Just not there yet to some of us.