thefsm93
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Hey everyone,
Typing this out from a pretty mediocre two-star motel in Cascade Locks — where I should be sleeping in right now. But of course, I can’t, because today kicks off a trip I’ve been planning for the last three months.(Man having a 3yo really slowed down my planning abilities
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When the Cybertruck was first announced years ago, I told all my friends that if I ever got one, I’d take it through the Washington Backcountry Discovery Route (WA-BDR). For anyone unfamiliar, the BDR is a multi-day off-road route that crosses Washington from Oregon to Canada, mostly via dirt and gravel forest roads — built for adventure bikes and overlanding rigs.
To my surprise, I couldn’t find any record of an EV completing it. The only attempt I found was a Rivian owner who broke down on day one. So… time to change that.
Here’s the plan: I’ve mapped out the full route. There are 6 sections, and I plan to complete a section per day. Sadly though we’ll likely need to skip all of section 3 and parts of section 4 due to active wildfires. Still, the goal is to make it as far as possible, fully electric, while avoiding highways.
I’m feeling optimistic — this should be doable. The big question is energy consumption. I’ve planned around 1,000 Wh/mile, but I’m hoping to do better. If it’s worse, well… I might be in trouble. My first leg is 119 miles, and with that estimate I’d get 123 miles of range — cutting it close. I’m charging to 100% in the morning and crossing my fingers.
This isn’t a solo trip either. My buddy’s riding a Yamaha WR250 and is attempting the BDR for the first time. The Cybertruck’s acting as his support vehicle. Another friend is joining in an ICE F-150 XLT — mostly I think so he can laugh at me if I run out of juice and he has to tow me to a charger.
The truck’s packed to the brim (the tonneau cover actually drags on a few things in the bed), and I’ve got it as ready as it’ll ever be. We are loaded up with all the gear we could possibly need (camping, tools, spare tire, etc). I have gone an additional step and mounted a Starlink to the roof, two action cameras running, and Tesla fleet telemetry configured to log real-time data.
I’ll be using this thread for daily updates as we make our way north. If the mods are cool with it, I’ll also drop a link to a live stream once we’re rolling — though the feed might get a bit choppy in the forest. This isn’t some big channel or promo thing — just a way for anyone interested to follow along with the adventure. My primary reason for doing the live stream is simply to document for proof that an EV can complete this.
Here’s to making a little Cybertruck history (or at least some good stories).
It's still dark out here so I can't get any photos of the crew right now, but here is one of Grimus loaded up.
Typing this out from a pretty mediocre two-star motel in Cascade Locks — where I should be sleeping in right now. But of course, I can’t, because today kicks off a trip I’ve been planning for the last three months.(Man having a 3yo really slowed down my planning abilities
)When the Cybertruck was first announced years ago, I told all my friends that if I ever got one, I’d take it through the Washington Backcountry Discovery Route (WA-BDR). For anyone unfamiliar, the BDR is a multi-day off-road route that crosses Washington from Oregon to Canada, mostly via dirt and gravel forest roads — built for adventure bikes and overlanding rigs.
To my surprise, I couldn’t find any record of an EV completing it. The only attempt I found was a Rivian owner who broke down on day one. So… time to change that.
Here’s the plan: I’ve mapped out the full route. There are 6 sections, and I plan to complete a section per day. Sadly though we’ll likely need to skip all of section 3 and parts of section 4 due to active wildfires. Still, the goal is to make it as far as possible, fully electric, while avoiding highways.
I’m feeling optimistic — this should be doable. The big question is energy consumption. I’ve planned around 1,000 Wh/mile, but I’m hoping to do better. If it’s worse, well… I might be in trouble. My first leg is 119 miles, and with that estimate I’d get 123 miles of range — cutting it close. I’m charging to 100% in the morning and crossing my fingers.
This isn’t a solo trip either. My buddy’s riding a Yamaha WR250 and is attempting the BDR for the first time. The Cybertruck’s acting as his support vehicle. Another friend is joining in an ICE F-150 XLT — mostly I think so he can laugh at me if I run out of juice and he has to tow me to a charger.
The truck’s packed to the brim (the tonneau cover actually drags on a few things in the bed), and I’ve got it as ready as it’ll ever be. We are loaded up with all the gear we could possibly need (camping, tools, spare tire, etc). I have gone an additional step and mounted a Starlink to the roof, two action cameras running, and Tesla fleet telemetry configured to log real-time data.
I’ll be using this thread for daily updates as we make our way north. If the mods are cool with it, I’ll also drop a link to a live stream once we’re rolling — though the feed might get a bit choppy in the forest
. This isn’t some big channel or promo thing — just a way for anyone interested to follow along with the adventure. My primary reason for doing the live stream is simply to document for proof that an EV can complete this.Here’s to making a little Cybertruck history (or at least some good stories).
It's still dark out here so I can't get any photos of the crew right now, but here is one of Grimus loaded up.
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Good luck!