Lightning towing teardrop trailer cross-country trip report series! [PITTSBURGH ➡️ SEATTLE]

ctuan13 · Jun 27, 2024

I'm sorry for being a bit MIA these past weeks, I've been on the road since early June, been hard to keep posting regularly while having to deal with constantly traveling. I'm doing my best to document my entire trip, here's Part one. Obviously there will be a decent delay between current travels and uploads as editing takes time. I will keep posting as I add additional videos!

My camper is a 2023 NuCamp Tab 320S with a tongue weight of around 326 pounds, a length of 15.5 feet and a total weight of about 2350 pounds. So far she tows like a dream and while towing my range from 90% is around 135 miles.

Feel free to comment!

Ecstatic · Jun 27, 2024

I’m curious what percentage of a range hit you get towing the teardrop on the interstate?

Randall Stephens · Jun 27, 2024

What kind of chicken is your pet?

The Weatherman · Jun 27, 2024

Really enjoyed Part One. Looking forward to the next installment.
One suggestion, if you’ll permit, is to allow the text to remain on the screen a little longer. I’m a slow reader.

The Weatherman · Jun 27, 2024

Randall Stephens said:
What kind of chicken is your pet?

Dove, I think.

Randall Stephens · Jun 27, 2024

The Weatherman said:
Dove, I think.

Ah. As an omnivore, every bird looks like a chicken

invertedspear · Jun 27, 2024

ctuan13 said:
while towing my range from 90% is around 135 miles.

In an SR, right?

Realtruck · Jun 27, 2024

The sites were worth seeing! Great trip report!

ctuan13 · Jun 27, 2024

invertedspear said:
In an SR, right?

No, ER Lariat.

ctuan13 · Jun 27, 2024

Randall Stephens said:
What kind of chicken is your pet?

She's a white ringneck dove

ctuan13 · Jun 27, 2024

The Weatherman said:
Really enjoyed Part One. Looking forward to the next installment.
One suggestion, if you’ll permit, is to allow the text to remain on the screen a little longer. I’m a slow reader.

Sorry about that, definitely will try to keep the captions on screen longer!

The Weatherman · Jun 27, 2024

ctuan13 said:
Sorry about that, definitely will try to keep the captions on screen longer!

Sorry to see about your trouble on the trip and the damage on your Lightning.

You will be quite the expert when you get back.

invertedspear · Jun 27, 2024

ctuan13 said:
No, ER Lariat.

Damn, that's a hell of a loss for such a light and low profile trailer. So you were estimating about 1.1 mi/kWh? I would think that setup would get closer to 1.5, but apparently I know squat about it. I wonder if the shape of the pickup truck, specifically the drop to the bed is part of it, maybe you'd have a better slipstream for the trailer if you had a camper shell?

Randall Stephens · Jun 27, 2024

invertedspear said:
Damn, that's a hell of a loss for such a light and low profile trailer. So you were estimating about 1.1 mi/kWh? I would think that setup would get closer to 1.5, but apparently I know squat about it. I wonder if the shape of the pickup truck, specifically the drop to the bed is part of it, maybe you'd have a better slipstream for the trailer if you had a camper shell?

I don’t think the trailer is really low profile though, seems to be a good size height wise.

ctuan13 · Jun 27, 2024

Randall Stephens said:
I don’t think the trailer is really low profile though, seems to be a good size height wise.

Yeah its several feet taller than the roof of the truck.

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