My Cybertruck experience after 2 Weeks, +6400 Miles and over-landing adventure in Utah

[TesLatino]

Hello everyone,

I picked up my Cybertruck on March 4, and here are some of my thoughts.

After 15 days and driving 6,465 miles (drove it locally in the Miami area for about 300 miles and three days later I was on my way to Utah for an overlanding adventure) and with fresh BFG K02 tires, I had an unforgettable experience. The Cybertruck is both a large vehicle and nimble. It drives extremely comfortable but it is also very capable crawling over harsh terrain including very rugged rocky trails, dirt, mud, and sand.

Unfortunately for some people, if you are bothered by having others looking at you and approaching you to ask questions, you're in for a surprise. While we were in public transited areas, the attention was constant. We were only not getting photographed or recorded while we were out in the desert, forests or canyons. In the city the Cybertruck is a constant attention magnet. Even on the highway we noticed most people that had passengers and even some single drivers were constantly capturing images of the truck.

In our case, because of the things we do, this is ok. I am the founder and president of our local officially partnered Tesla owners club, and one of my main goals is to help educate people about all things EV and Tesla. So the attention demanded by the Cybertruck just makes our mission easier.

While on the trails, the truck demonstrated a lot of capability. We did green, blue and even some red trails in Moab. It was impressive to say the least. I would compare it gladly to my old 80s Jeep days without hesitation.

We also drove from Utah to Texas to visit friends near Starbase and did one round of driving around the rocket building facilities.

Overall it was a fantastic trip. But now I need to upgrade a few things to make my next trip even better. So I am seeking for some help or advice from someone that has already done the things I am trying to figure out.

I have two things that interest me the most. I was able to set my brand new Starlink High Performance dish on the Cybertruck dashboard as a test and I live-streamed several drives from the road and it was fantastic. But I want to install it on the roof using the wedge it comes with (similar to the way Tesla had them on the RC prototypes), which happens to make the dish be perfectly leveled. But the problem is that I can't find a way to leverage the roof rack mounting points. The studs are too short for anything other than the Tesla-branded racks which are out of stock. So I want to make my own. If anyone here has done a custom rack-like installation, let me know which stud extenders you used. I can't find any that fit.

I also need to leverage the frunk and roof wires for electric mods, and I don't know where to find a step-down device for the 48V wires. All the accessories I found that I want to use are 12V and the converters I have found so far, fall short. I will fry them as soon as I turn the power on. Anyone with details on how to use those electrical connections, please let me know. The information on the Cybertruck manual is vague to say the least.

One more thing if anyone has already purchased the following three things from Tesla (together). I want to make sure they all fit at the same time. The Tesla tent, the spare tire kit and a set of three storage bins (out of stock at the moment).

I may not get the tent and build my own camper kit, similar to what Space Campers is working on, but I am undecided. We did travel adventures even before having all our EVs (Teslas) so I have a lot of experience adventuring across the country. But the level of fun we have now has been multiplied. It's amazing, and I look forward to many years ahead of fun.

More details will be provided online as I download all the footage captured during this trip. Not sure if it is ok to mention my content channels here, but some of you may already know where I publish my content. If anyone that wants to know, asks, I can respond. But my handle is the same almost everywhere.

Cheers!

Your friend,

Rafael

Updated with spotted photos by @QuantumGlen

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[cyberstank]

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[Mdub]

Hello everyone,

I picked up my Cybertruck on March 4, and here are some of my thoughts.

After 15 days and driving 6,465 miles (drove it locally in the Miami area for about 300 miles and three days later I was on my way to Utah for an overlanding adventure) and with fresh BFG K02 tires, I had an unforgettable experience. The Cybertruck is both a large vehicle and nimble. It drives extremely comfortable but it is also very capable crawling over harsh terrain including very rugged rocky trails, dirt, mud, and sand.

Unfortunately for some people, if you are bothered by having others looking at you and approaching you to ask questions, you're in for a surprise. While we were in public transited areas, the attention was constant. We were only not getting photographed or recorded while we were out in the desert, forests or canyons. In the city the Cybertruck is a constant attention magnet. Even on the highway we noticed most people that had passengers and even some single drivers were constantly capturing images of the truck.

In our case, because of the things we do, this is ok. I am the founder and president of our local officially partnered Tesla owners club, and one of my main goals is to help educate people about all things EV and Tesla. So the attention demanded by the Cybertruck just makes our mission easier.

While on the trails, the truck demonstrated a lot of capability. We did green, blue and even some red trails in Moab. It was impressive to say the least. I would compare it gladly to my old 80s Jeep days without hesitation.

We also drove from Utah to Texas to visit friends near Starbase and did one round of driving around the rocket building facilities.

Overall it was a fantastic trip. But now I need to upgrade a few things to make my next trip even better. So I am seeking for some help or advice from someone that has already done the things I am trying to figure out.

I have two things that interest me the most. I was able to set my brand new Starlink High Performance dish on the Cybertruck dashboard as a test and I live-streamed several drives from the road and it was fantastic. But I want to install it on the roof using the wedge it comes with (similar to the way Tesla had them on the RC prototypes), which happens to make the dish be perfectly leveled. But the problem is that I can't find a way to leverage the roof rack mounting points. The studs are too short for anything other than the Tesla-branded racks which are out of stock. So I want to make my own. If anyone here has done a custom rack-like installation, let me know which stud extenders you used. I can't find any that fit.

I also need to leverage the frunk and roof wires for electric mods, and I don't know where to find a step-down device for the 48V wires. All the accessories I found that I want to use are 12V and the converters I have found so far, fall short. I will fry them as soon as I turn the power on. Anyone with details on how to use those electrical connections, please let me know. The information on the Cybertruck manual is vague to say the least.

One more thing if anyone has already purchased the following three things from Tesla (together). I want to make sure they all fit at the same time. The Tesla tent, the spare tire kit and a set of three storage bins (out of stock at the moment).

I may not get the tent and build my own camper kit, similar to what Space Campers is working on, but I am undecided. We did travel adventures even before having all our EVs (Teslas) so I have a lot of experience adventuring across the country. But the level of fun we have now has been multiplied. It's amazing, and I look forward to many years ahead of fun.

More details will be provided online as I download all the footage captured during this trip. Not sure if it is ok to mention my content channels here, but some of you may already know where I publish my content. If anyone that wants to know, asks, I can respond. But my handle is the same almost everywhere.

Cheers!

Your friend,

Rafael

I'm extremely jealous. Thanks for sharing, as this is what I dream to do also with my CT. I have 60,000 people in front of me. Good luck on your future CT travels.

 

[Gigahorse]

Hello everyone,

I picked up my Cybertruck on March 4, and here are some of my thoughts.

After 15 days and driving 6,465 miles (drove it locally in the Miami area for about 300 miles and three days later I was on my way to Utah for an overlanding adventure) and with fresh BFG K02 tires, I had an unforgettable experience. The Cybertruck is both a large vehicle and nimble. It drives extremely comfortable but it is also very capable crawling over harsh terrain including very rugged rocky trails, dirt, mud, and sand.

Unfortunately for some people, if you are bothered by having others looking at you and approaching you to ask questions, you're in for a surprise. While we were in public transited areas, the attention was constant. We were only not getting photographed or recorded while we were out in the desert, forests or canyons. In the city the Cybertruck is a constant attention magnet. Even on the highway we noticed most people that had passengers and even some single drivers were constantly capturing images of the truck.

In our case, because of the things we do, this is ok. I am the founder and president of our local officially partnered Tesla owners club, and one of my main goals is to help educate people about all things EV and Tesla. So the attention demanded by the Cybertruck just makes our mission easier.

While on the trails, the truck demonstrated a lot of capability. We did green, blue and even some red trails in Moab. It was impressive to say the least. I would compare it gladly to my old 80s Jeep days without hesitation.

We also drove from Utah to Texas to visit friends near Starbase and did one round of driving around the rocket building facilities.

Overall it was a fantastic trip. But now I need to upgrade a few things to make my next trip even better. So I am seeking for some help or advice from someone that has already done the things I am trying to figure out.

I have two things that interest me the most. I was able to set my brand new Starlink High Performance dish on the Cybertruck dashboard as a test and I live-streamed several drives from the road and it was fantastic. But I want to install it on the roof using the wedge it comes with (similar to the way Tesla had them on the RC prototypes), which happens to make the dish be perfectly leveled. But the problem is that I can't find a way to leverage the roof rack mounting points. The studs are too short for anything other than the Tesla-branded racks which are out of stock. So I want to make my own. If anyone here has done a custom rack-like installation, let me know which stud extenders you used. I can't find any that fit.

I also need to leverage the frunk and roof wires for electric mods, and I don't know where to find a step-down device for the 48V wires. All the accessories I found that I want to use are 12V and the converters I have found so far, fall short. I will fry them as soon as I turn the power on. Anyone with details on how to use those electrical connections, please let me know. The information on the Cybertruck manual is vague to say the least.

One more thing if anyone has already purchased the following three things from Tesla (together). I want to make sure they all fit at the same time. The Tesla tent, the spare tire kit and a set of three storage bins (out of stock at the moment).

I may not get the tent and build my own camper kit, similar to what Space Campers is working on, but I am undecided. We did travel adventures even before having all our EVs (Teslas) so I have a lot of experience adventuring across the country. But the level of fun we have now has been multiplied. It's amazing, and I look forward to many years ahead of fun.

More details will be provided online as I download all the footage captured during this trip. Not sure if it is ok to mention my content channels here, but some of you may already know where I publish my content. If anyone that wants to know, asks, I can respond. But my handle is the same almost everywhere.

Cheers!

Your friend,

Rafael

Great report!
HOpe you got those hoodies for free at your delivery!
Mind posting your trip screen stats for an idea of wh/mile?

 

[JBerger]

How do you like the new tires you have? same ride and quietness as the stock tires? range?

 

[TesLatino]

Because I only had the original tires for about three days, I don't have a good personal comparison. But road noise is not excessive and I get about 345-350 Wh/mi in the city and about 500 Wh/mi at 75-80 Mph on the highway. I think I was able to drive about 260 mile on the highway with about 15% left leaving with about 90% so overall it's not terrible. I get far worse range with my Model Y LR on Nitto Ridge Grapplers and the 2" lift.

 

[UP_Frank]

Thanks for sharing this!! It is very cool to see some real world experiences, that many others with CT's can do. If you ever have any questions, I would be happy to answer them to the best of my ability! We have taken our CT through some fun times already.

 

[bcharleson]

Awesome review (Utah here)!

 

[cybertruckwaldo]

Amazing!!! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Tedacules]

I'm extremely jealous. Thanks for sharing, as this is what I dream to do also with my CT. I have 60,000 people in front of me. Good luck on your future CT travels.

I have 2.1 Million people in front of me. ?

 

[Teslajake]

Hello everyone,

I picked up my Cybertruck on March 4, and here are some of my thoughts.

After 15 days and driving 6,465 miles (drove it locally in the Miami area for about 300 miles and three days later I was on my way to Utah for an overlanding adventure) and with fresh BFG K02 tires, I had an unforgettable experience. The Cybertruck is both a large vehicle and nimble. It drives extremely comfortable but it is also very capable crawling over harsh terrain including very rugged rocky trails, dirt, mud, and sand.

Unfortunately for some people, if you are bothered by having others looking at you and approaching you to ask questions, you're in for a surprise. While we were in public transited areas, the attention was constant. We were only not getting photographed or recorded while we were out in the desert, forests or canyons. In the city the Cybertruck is a constant attention magnet. Even on the highway we noticed most people that had passengers and even some single drivers were constantly capturing images of the truck.

In our case, because of the things we do, this is ok. I am the founder and president of our local officially partnered Tesla owners club, and one of my main goals is to help educate people about all things EV and Tesla. So the attention demanded by the Cybertruck just makes our mission easier.

While on the trails, the truck demonstrated a lot of capability. We did green, blue and even some red trails in Moab. It was impressive to say the least. I would compare it gladly to my old 80s Jeep days without hesitation.

We also drove from Utah to Texas to visit friends near Starbase and did one round of driving around the rocket building facilities.

Overall it was a fantastic trip. But now I need to upgrade a few things to make my next trip even better. So I am seeking for some help or advice from someone that has already done the things I am trying to figure out.

I have two things that interest me the most. I was able to set my brand new Starlink High Performance dish on the Cybertruck dashboard as a test and I live-streamed several drives from the road and it was fantastic. But I want to install it on the roof using the wedge it comes with (similar to the way Tesla had them on the RC prototypes), which happens to make the dish be perfectly leveled. But the problem is that I can't find a way to leverage the roof rack mounting points. The studs are too short for anything other than the Tesla-branded racks which are out of stock. So I want to make my own. If anyone here has done a custom rack-like installation, let me know which stud extenders you used. I can't find any that fit.

I also need to leverage the frunk and roof wires for electric mods, and I don't know where to find a step-down device for the 48V wires. All the accessories I found that I want to use are 12V and the converters I have found so far, fall short. I will fry them as soon as I turn the power on. Anyone with details on how to use those electrical connections, please let me know. The information on the Cybertruck manual is vague to say the least.

One more thing if anyone has already purchased the following three things from Tesla (together). I want to make sure they all fit at the same time. The Tesla tent, the spare tire kit and a set of three storage bins (out of stock at the moment).

I may not get the tent and build my own camper kit, similar to what Space Campers is working on, but I am undecided. We did travel adventures even before having all our EVs (Teslas) so I have a lot of experience adventuring across the country. But the level of fun we have now has been multiplied. It's amazing, and I look forward to many years ahead of fun.

More details will be provided online as I download all the footage captured during this trip. Not sure if it is ok to mention my content channels here, but some of you may already know where I publish my content. If anyone that wants to know, asks, I can respond. But my handle is the same almost everywhere.

Cheers!

Your friend,

Rafael

Glad you are enjoying it! Can’t wait to get my ct and will see you on 4/27 for our event in Delray Beach!

 

[BengalBoy]

Congrats! Love the photos of CyberTruck in the Desert ?​

 

[Trekboy]

Because I only had the original tires for about three days, I don't have a good personal comparison. But road noise is not excessive and I get about 345-350 Wh/mi in the city and about 500 Wh/mi at 75-80 Mph on the highway. I think I was able to drive about 260 mile on the highway with about 15% left leaving with about 90% so overall it's not terrible. I get far worse range with my Model Y LR on Nitto Ridge Grapplers and the 2" lift.

Hmmm... Those BFG K02 tires have been my goto for years. On my 4Runner, I'll air down to 15psi for normal slow roads and rocks, and 10psi for sand. Cybertruck is MUCH heavier, so I'm sure those numbers will go way up. Did you air down at all?

 

[emu]

Hmmm... Those BFG K02 tires have been my goto for years. On my 4Runner, I'll air down to 15psi for normal slow roads and rocks, and 10psi for sand. Cybertruck is MUCH heavier, so I'm sure those numbers will go way up. Did you air down at all?

can’t remember where but 32 psi was thrown around as being minimum. May have been a tweet from Wes on twitter

 

[FL370]

Great writeup. I only have 1700 miles on my truck but can attest to all the things you mentioned. Death Valley, Sequoia, Borrego, all great rides with tons of attention. Quick charging at superchargers too. At home, the biggest surprise was ot being able to charge from 20 to 80% in six hours (low cost period from midnight to six am.) I guess I need to up the CB from 50 to 60 amps.

I too am looking for a good camp setup and can't wait to see what you come up with.

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