Very great video! You answered all my questions 🤓 .. Question for ya! I have a 2019 Jeep renegade that can pull 2000pds, would the luna be to heavy to pull?
That is a tricky question. What I have learned is that often the engine is not the limiting factor when it comes to towing. It is the suspension and the control. Control is the biggest issue... Can you control what you are towing when things go wrong? The rule I have heard is that you should not tow more than 80% of what the vehicle is rated. For my Rubicon that can tow 3200lb, that is 2560lb. I know folks tow more than 3200 and get away with it. In my case, I would never want to know that I caused someone else harm (or worse) because I could not control what I was towing.
My wife and I have discovered that air matters are not for us. We are not a fan of the fact when one moves it moves the other one. When it is just me, I am find on one, but I do like this mattress a ton better! It is not all that different from the one we have at home.
It works wonderfully! We took the Luna out west for a 3 week trip last year and it was just wonderful! I think I mentioned this in the video, but you do need to make sure you lay it out correctly. The design of the trifold is that one one side they are connected on the top to fold face to face, on the other side they are connected at the bottom to fold bottom to bottom. The easy way to fold it up is with the bottom to bottom towards the top, but if you do that, you will be falling into the crack all the time. So I always make sure the top-to-top is towards the head, and then it is simply perfect!
@@escapingthenest2020 Thanks for the update! Did you end up using it as a couch as well? We're trying to decide if we want to get the futons or do our own thing. My husband is also a large guy!
@@drlizcarter Actually, we didn't spent much time in the Luna except for sleeping so we never had the need. There have been a few times I was working on a project in the Luna and I sat on it fully folded up, a little squishy, but it seemed to be comfortable.
I have a interesting experience to share with the portable generator: I purchased the Luna 2000 miles away from home from a gentleman who also sold us the generator he had purchased for the Luna. Our Luna does not have the toilet, so he placed the generator in that storage location. I left it there and drove home. On the final day of the drive home I hit a bump or something and the generator turned on it's side. Gas leaked out. It took us weeks to get the smell out! Ever since the generator is strapped down in the tow vehicle (TV), nice and secure! We keep our chairs strapped down in the TV, too. We transport light stuff in the main space of the Luna and things we can fit into a tub that is OK to move around a bit, because it will!
@@escapingthenest2020 I got a gas generator but I just purchased a solar Generator Bluetti AC50S. I will put the tv on it and the 12 volts fridge gonna be great. I will have enough power with this one.. it's a teardrop after all not a house loll Want to keep that feeling of living an adventure
@@papa54321 Before getting the Luna I had the GoalZero Yeti 200X. I don't have a solar panel, but I can charge it up on my tow vehicle (TV). On my 3 week trip out west last summer one night we boondocked. I moved the Dometic Powered Cooler to the TV and powered it off the Yeti 200X for the night, about 8 hours. The Yeti 200X started at 100% and when I got up and checked it, it was at 11%. In the same time the 55Ah SLA house battery dropped form 90% to 80% and was ONLY running the fan! In the morning I fired up the generator to charge both the Yeti 200X and the house battery, in about 90 minutes of running the house battery only went to 81%! My take away: the charger built into the all-in-one panel of the Luna isn't very good and the Yeti 200X is great for an overnight, but that is about it! It looks like the Generator Bluetti AC50S is two or three times bigger then my Yeti. It seems to me that it would be a great solution for my Dometic Powered Cooler if: I am moving daily to top off the battery with the TV or I have solar to top it off during the day. My long term goal is to add enough solar to the Luna to allow me to spend a week boondocking and working out of the Luna. We will see!
@@escapingthenest2020 Wile charging whole driving was charging at 113W better than trying to use an inverter to charge it on 120V I'm impressed... ruclips.net/video/dG6zetODc1M/видео.html
@@papa54321 sorry, I don't know French, so I am not sure what you said in the video, but I like the setup. My tow vehicle has a small inverter build in, so that is what I use to charge my Yeti 200X. Considering how small my Yeti is, it does just fine for my needs. GoalZero does make a 12v charger, if I had their larger battery I would get it because it will charge faster. It looks like Bluetti Power makes one for your unit, too, but it is very expensive. If I needed fast charging, I see it as a good option. I would be using this type of thing on long trips where I have more time in the vehicle to charge the battery, so it is more then I need. www.bluettipower.com/products/dc-charging-enhanncer-d050s
Thx we just got the Intech flyer a were thinking about getting these
Very great video! You answered all my questions 🤓 ..
Question for ya! I have a 2019 Jeep renegade that can pull 2000pds, would the luna be to heavy to pull?
That is a tricky question. What I have learned is that often the engine is not the limiting factor when it comes to towing. It is the suspension and the control. Control is the biggest issue... Can you control what you are towing when things go wrong?
The rule I have heard is that you should not tow more than 80% of what the vehicle is rated. For my Rubicon that can tow 3200lb, that is 2560lb. I know folks tow more than 3200 and get away with it. In my case, I would never want to know that I caused someone else harm (or worse) because I could not control what I was towing.
Didn't see this when we were looking. We ended up buying a hybrid futon and it actually fit perfect. It's heavy!
Thanks for the info. Could you be able to fit the king size millard trifold mattress? How many inches do you have left?
North-South no extra room, East-West about 6 inches
i put an air mattress in mine!!! but this would be the next go with finding out that they make a tri fold mattress now!
My wife and I have discovered that air matters are not for us. We are not a fan of the fact when one moves it moves the other one. When it is just me, I am find on one, but I do like this mattress a ton better! It is not all that different from the one we have at home.
Thanks for the trifold mattress idea! Any update on how it’s working out for you?
It works wonderfully! We took the Luna out west for a 3 week trip last year and it was just wonderful! I think I mentioned this in the video, but you do need to make sure you lay it out correctly. The design of the trifold is that one one side they are connected on the top to fold face to face, on the other side they are connected at the bottom to fold bottom to bottom. The easy way to fold it up is with the bottom to bottom towards the top, but if you do that, you will be falling into the crack all the time. So I always make sure the top-to-top is towards the head, and then it is simply perfect!
@@escapingthenest2020 Thanks for the update! Did you end up using it as a couch as well? We're trying to decide if we want to get the futons or do our own thing. My husband is also a large guy!
@@drlizcarter Actually, we didn't spent much time in the Luna except for sleeping so we never had the need. There have been a few times I was working on a project in the Luna and I sat on it fully folded up, a little squishy, but it seemed to be comfortable.
The space between the matress and the wall is perfect to put some stuff there as folding chairs or a portable generator
I have a interesting experience to share with the portable generator: I purchased the Luna 2000 miles away from home from a gentleman who also sold us the generator he had purchased for the Luna. Our Luna does not have the toilet, so he placed the generator in that storage location. I left it there and drove home. On the final day of the drive home I hit a bump or something and the generator turned on it's side. Gas leaked out. It took us weeks to get the smell out! Ever since the generator is strapped down in the tow vehicle (TV), nice and secure! We keep our chairs strapped down in the TV, too. We transport light stuff in the main space of the Luna and things we can fit into a tub that is OK to move around a bit, because it will!
@@escapingthenest2020 I got a gas generator but I just purchased a solar Generator Bluetti AC50S. I will put the tv on it and the 12 volts fridge gonna be great. I will have enough power with this one.. it's a teardrop after all not a house loll Want to keep that feeling of living an adventure
@@papa54321 Before getting the Luna I had the GoalZero Yeti 200X. I don't have a solar panel, but I can charge it up on my tow vehicle (TV). On my 3 week trip out west last summer one night we boondocked. I moved the Dometic Powered Cooler to the TV and powered it off the Yeti 200X for the night, about 8 hours. The Yeti 200X started at 100% and when I got up and checked it, it was at 11%. In the same time the 55Ah SLA house battery dropped form 90% to 80% and was ONLY running the fan! In the morning I fired up the generator to charge both the Yeti 200X and the house battery, in about 90 minutes of running the house battery only went to 81%! My take away: the charger built into the all-in-one panel of the Luna isn't very good and the Yeti 200X is great for an overnight, but that is about it!
It looks like the Generator Bluetti AC50S is two or three times bigger then my Yeti. It seems to me that it would be a great solution for my Dometic Powered Cooler if: I am moving daily to top off the battery with the TV or I have solar to top it off during the day.
My long term goal is to add enough solar to the Luna to allow me to spend a week boondocking and working out of the Luna. We will see!
@@escapingthenest2020 Wile charging whole driving was charging at 113W better than trying to use an inverter to charge it on 120V I'm impressed... ruclips.net/video/dG6zetODc1M/видео.html
@@papa54321 sorry, I don't know French, so I am not sure what you said in the video, but I like the setup. My tow vehicle has a small inverter build in, so that is what I use to charge my Yeti 200X. Considering how small my Yeti is, it does just fine for my needs. GoalZero does make a 12v charger, if I had their larger battery I would get it because it will charge faster.
It looks like Bluetti Power makes one for your unit, too, but it is very expensive. If I needed fast charging, I see it as a good option. I would be using this type of thing on long trips where I have more time in the vehicle to charge the battery, so it is more then I need. www.bluettipower.com/products/dc-charging-enhanncer-d050s