https://www.motortrend.com/news/2025-rivian-adventure-van-electric-off-road-overland-camper-rv/

 

 

35 minutes ago, Rigid1 said:

https://www.motortrend.com/news/2025-rivian-adventure-van-electric-off-road-overland-camper-rv/

 

FUCK,,,,, it ain't me. Was hoping for some quality spank bank material

2 hours ago, Cold War said:

Most people are too weak and fearful to do the overlanding. 

I’d never own an electric vehicle. Even though I think that they’re cool. 

"Weak , Fearful" 

Avoiding property tax and not maintaining a House/property is all a sudden so hard 

10 hours ago, spin_dry said:

I’d never own an electric vehicle. Even though I think that they’re cool. 

Come on, having an EV adventure van to go off grid sounds like an excellent idea...

9 minutes ago, Rigid1 said:

Come on, having an EV adventure van to go off grid sounds like an excellent idea...

With Solar Panels so you never have to come back to Civilization to fuel up! 

20 minutes ago, EvilBird said:

With Solar Panels so you never have to come back to Civilization to fuel up! 

It's perfect!

1 hour ago, Rigid1 said:

Come on, having an EV adventure van to go off grid sounds like an excellent idea...

 

1 hour ago, EvilBird said:

With Solar Panels so you never have to come back to Civilization to fuel up! 

56 minutes ago, Rigid1 said:

It's perfect!

I have questions about this van/truck life........

What happens especially now a days if you breakdown and replacement parts a weeks or months away because of supply chain Issues?

What happens if you're in an accident and the vehicle needs to be in the shop for a month or two?

What happens if someone steals your vehicle and destroys it, is your insurance company going to replace your custom home/camper? And if so is there a replacement vehicle even available because of new and used vehicle shortages???

Just a couple questions for now...... 

15 hours ago, Jerry 976 said:

 

Kind of a butterface. 

27 minutes ago, Jerry 976 said:

I have questions about this van/truck life........

What happens especially now a days if you breakdown and replacement parts a weeks or months away because of supply chain Issues?

What happens if you're in an accident and the vehicle needs to be in the shop for a month or two?

What happens if someone steals your vehicle and destroys it, is your insurance company going to replace your custom home/camper? And if so is there a replacement vehicle even available because of new and used vehicle shortages???

Just a couple questions for now...... 

what happens if you become ill, get a kidney stone, covid, etc

22 minutes ago, sleepybrew said:

what happens if you become ill, get a kidney stone, covid, etc

Your dog eats your face off .  

52 minutes ago, Jerry 976 said:

I have questions about this van/truck life........

What happens especially now a days if you breakdown and replacement parts a weeks or months away because of supply chain Issues?

What happens if you're in an accident and the vehicle needs to be in the shop for a month or two?

What happens if someone steals your vehicle and destroys it, is your insurance company going to replace your custom home/camper? And if so is there a replacement vehicle even available because of new and used vehicle shortages???

Just a couple questions for now...... 

what happens if your sewer backs up and there’s no plumbers available for a 4 days? What happens if a tornado blows your fucking house down. What happens if someone smashes out all the windows of your house and lights the bitch on fire? You improvise. 

5 minutes ago, spin_dry said:

what happens if your sewer backs up and there’s no plumbers available for a 4 days? What happens if a tornado blows your fucking house down. What happens if someone smashes out all the windows of your house and lights the bitch on fire? You improvise. 

You've got a good thing going imo and as long as you're happy who is anyone to judge.

Edited July 27, 20222 yr by Steve753

6 minutes ago, spin_dry said:

what happens if your sewer backs up and there’s no plumbers available for a 4 days? What happens if a tornado blows your fucking house down. What happens if someone smashes out all the windows of your house and lights the bitch on fire? You improvise. 

No, you call your home insurance company and they put you up in a hotel, give you money for food and clothes. Now when you bang your oil pan off a rock 100mi in the middle of nowhere and have no cell service what do you do?

7 minutes ago, spin_dry said:

what happens if your sewer backs up and there’s no plumbers available for a 4 days? What happens if a tornado blows your fucking house down. What happens if someone smashes out all the windows of your house and lights the bitch on fire? You improvise. 

Not picking on you, honest questions, what is your back up/ improvise plans for things I asked about. Basically your day to day life is screwed for a while are you getting a hotel room somewhere or staying at a camp ground in a tent or cabin??

21 minutes ago, Jerry 976 said:

Not picking on you, honest questions, what is your back up/ improvise plans for things I asked about. Basically your day to day life is screwed for a while are you getting a hotel room somewhere or staying at a camp ground in a tent or cabin??

Or Couch Surf with family or friends.

I guess thats the part where he thinks people are "too weak and fearful" for Van life. 

Edited July 27, 20222 yr by EvilBird

1 minute ago, EvilBird said:

Or Couch Surf with family or friends.

I guess thats the part where he thinks people are "too weak and fearful" for Van life. 

Some of the Y.T. videos I watch they have a net work of Y.T. friends and followers that help them out or family. I've watched videos of people in cars, trucks, campers and so on but always wonder what their plans are if something goes wrong and your hundreds or thousands of miles away from your home. Basically you have your life packed in a vehicle on the road so if something goes wrong what's then what. I enjoy watching some of the places people show on their journey, not sure it would be for me year round but still neat to view things thru someone else eyes and life style...... 

33 minutes ago, Rigid1 said:

No, you call your home insurance company and they put you up in a hotel, give you money for food and clothes. Now when you bang your oil pan off a rock 100mi in the middle of nowhere and have no cell service what do you do?

You die a slow death.

4 minutes ago, Jerry 976 said:

Some of the Y.T. videos I watch they have a net work of Y.T. friends and followers that help them out or family. I've watched videos of people in cars, trucks, campers and so on but always wonder what their plans are if something goes wrong and your hundreds or thousands of miles away from your home. Basically you have your life packed in a vehicle on the road so if something goes wrong what's then what. I enjoy watching some of the places people show on their journey, not sure it would be for me year round but still neat to view things thru someone else eyes and life style...... 

If I had no kids, plenty of cash saved up and no job commitments I could easily live on the road. 

Personally id rather live on a Boat instead and travel , thats actually my retirement dream with the Wife. 

But a nice RV with a couple Harleys on the back would work also. 

 

Just now, EvilBird said:

If I had no kids, plenty of cash saved up and no job commitments I could easily live on the road. 

Personally id rather live on a Boat instead and travel , thats actually my retirement dream with the Wife. 

But a nice RV with a couple Harleys on the back would work also. 

 

My mom and dad did this for 3-10 weeks at a time all year round pulling ATV's.  Saw a lot of the country, rode in some really neat places out west, put on a TON of miles in the motor home.

One year crossing Oklahoma, they had a rear wheel bearing go out about 15 miles outside of a small town that took out the axle when it failed at 70mph.  My dad was VERY mechanically inclined and had all necessary tools to do any job with him.  He could fix anything, that was his career working on heavy equipment.  Their motor home was small cheese in his mind.

Regardless of his skills, they spent the next 10 days in a motel waiting for parts to show up for the repair.  

This was 10+ years ago.  Not sure how that would go today.

1 hour ago, Rigid1 said:

No, you call your home insurance company and they put you up in a hotel, give you money for food and clothes. Now when you bang your oil pan off a rock 100mi in the middle of nowhere and have no cell service what do you do?

Same can be said when you break down sledding. You can find a negative anywhere if you look hard enough.

Just now, Steve753 said:

Same can be said when you break down sledding. You can find a negative anywhere if you look hard enough.

Yeah, sort of, I know if I break down on the Tug Hill or old forge I got about a 20min wait till another sledder rides by or a short walk to a road, camp, or a bar.. And I'm usually with one or two other people,..Spinner goes way out in BLM land alone only with his dogs, where there isn't anything at all for 100's of miles..At least that's what he claims, but also post pics of him in a driveway on a concrete pad with green grass in AZ...Not exactly roughing it.........