My very FIRST offroading (in general and in a Cybertruck)

[Leo Snow]

Took a scenic drive along the Okanagan in mid-April, and it was... awesome

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[J.Graham]

Nice Leo! That’s the route I take to K-Town quite often. It becomes pretty much impassible in the height of winter. Chute Lake Lodge is a hidden gem. Few photos around Christmas when I took the family out for dinner.

 

[Leo Snow]

Hey Jody, it is an amazing road and the place indeed, thank you for recommending it !

 

[HaulingAss]

Thanks for the video, I love exploring off the beaten path in my Cybertruck. It really clears the brain to get out away from people.

Navigation hack:

For good reasons the Tesla Navigation avoids routing on backcountry roads. People have died by following their GPS under the wrong conditions. But, if the road is displayed on the map when you zoom in far enough, in my experience, you can drop a waypoint somewhere on the road and add it to your route. There are a few ways to do this, and a few tricks to get it to route as desired, but it's pretty straightforward once you understand how it works.

 

[HaulingAss]

Nice Leo! That’s the route I take to K-Town quite often. It becomes pretty much impassible in the height of winter.

Don't the snowmobiles take it over in the winter?

 

[cyberville]

Enjoyed riding along virtually! Thanks OP!

 

[Leo Snow]

Thanks for the video, I love exploring off the beaten path in my Cybertruck. It really clears the brain to get out away from people.

Navigation hack:

For good reasons the Tesla Navigation avoids routing on backcountry roads. People have died by following their GPS under the wrong conditions. But, if the road is displayed on the map when you zoom in far enough, in my experience, you can drop a waypoint somewhere on the road and add it to your route. There are a few ways to do this, and a few tricks to get it to route as desired, but it's pretty straightforward once you understand how it works.

I got a bit nervous when the cellular connection dropped, and if I needed to change the destination, there was a chance it wouldn’t be able to set a new one. I should start bringing my Starlink Mini in the truck for peace of mind.

 

[J.Graham]

Don't the snowmobiles take it over in the winter?

? lots of sleds around in the winter.
Funny not so funny story… Got stuck up there in the snow about 10 years ago in the old 4Runner when our kids were really little.. with no cell reception! I managed to get us out by wedging big tree branches under the wheels and bouncing up and down on the back bumper hanging onto the rear hatch through the window, while she got in the drivers seat. Couple hours of drama and a good team building exercise ?. Wifey was not impressed and hates travelling over that road to this day.

 

[HaulingAss]

I got a bit nervous when the cellular connection dropped, and if I needed to change the destination, there was a chance it wouldn’t be able to set a new one. I should start bringing my Starlink Mini in the truck for peace of mind.

More lessons learned. You can set it before you drive out of cellular reception but, if I recall, it will still route to a pin without cellular (and it warns you it's routing without cellular).

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