EV Road Trip Essentials - Tips for what to pack in your frunk!
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- Опубликовано: 13 июл 2024
- We're going on a 2,300+ mile road trip and these are some of the essential items we are packing in our frunk! Let us know if we missed anything!
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0:00 Introduction
01:00 Camping chairs & Umbrella
01:26 NACS adapters
05:00 Destination charger adapter
06:15 Portable Charger
08:07 Jack Pads
09:36 Air Compressor
14:45 Portable Power
16:06 E-Scooter
15:56 Squeegee
17:36 Towels
18:51 Cleaning wipes
19:40 Parks Pass
21:04 Fancy Ponies
22:15 First Aid Kit
22:51 Car Go Kit
25:36 Our Frunk
26:07 Summary
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National Parks Pass info:
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Mach-E Jack Pads - amzn.to/3xyqH8Z
AstroAI jump starter & air compressor - amzn.to/3W8tPSk
Lasfit air compressor - amzn.to/3W89wEy
First aid kit - amzn.to/4cqXXhA
Eucerin moisturizer & sunscreen - amzn.to/4eKsQip
O'Keefe's Working Hands - amzn.to/3zvV9kD
Meguiar's glass towels - amzn.to/3Y7ChCX
Meguiar's microfiber - amzn.to/4bwANF0
Meguiar's wipes - amzn.to/4eLBb5z
Chemical Guys mitts - amzn.to/4bwajnp
Windshield squeegee - amzn.to/3zrnQix
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Caroma e-scooter - amzn.to/4byXV5Q
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Thanks for the video! Very helpful. A couple of additional ideas to consider. When a destination (or level 2) charging station or a non-standard plug (such as a 30-amp drier plug or a 30-amp camper hookup plug) is available, it may be useful to have a BEV-rated extension cord. This may be used in conjunction with the portable charging adapter you mentioned, which usually comes with the vehicle (for 110V and 220V plugs). Also, along the same lines, you may also want to consider BEV-rated adapters (called "dog-bones" by some) for the two different drier plug types here in the US and for the 30-amp camper hook-up plug. This way, you can charge at these odd places in a pinch, with the NEMA 14-50 adapter that comes with the portable charging kit that comes with your BEV. Sometimes these plugs (drier plugs and camper plugs) and destination charging access points can be difficult to get to with your vehicle--hence the suggestion for the extension cord to extend the reach of the portable charging kit that comes with your vehicle. Rock on, you road-tripping heroes!
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In my Model Y frunk, I carry a small tote with various cleaning microfiber cloths, a CCS to NACS adapter, a tire plug kit, and spray wax. Spray wax works great to clean bugs from the front windshield and front bumper. I keep these items in there, even for daily driving.
Have a great trip! I always have exterior and interior cleaners with microfiber towels in my frunk.
Fancy Pony! - I got mine, thanks Liz.
Yaaay! 💙⚡- Liv
Enjoyed the video. Just got back to Atlanta from FL (west palm) road trip in a Rivian R1S. I kept only suitcases with clothing in the front trunk. Any liquids (lotions or compressed containers), batteries (I have an ecoflow) I placed in the back behind the seats as I thought about the crazy high temps during the daytime driving would be an issue. I remember seeing temps 98 to >100F. On the return drive, my dad accidentally placed a cologne bottle in a suitcase which was then placed in the front trunk. It blew up...Couldn't tell it broke while we were driving but...that frunk smelled great when I was emptying it out when we got home....
Omg that's crazy. Does make me think that we may have a business idea here. FrunkFresh - Frunk Air freshener 😁 - Liv
I carry a floor jack, a spare, tire, first aid kit, reflective vest, and long heavy duty jumper cables in my Ford Fusion.
I am going to miss the tire well when I get my new car.
That air compressor looks really nice.
Developing my frunk survival kit is going to be a fun exercise.
Some additional things I keep in my Mini's boot/trunk are a small fire extinguisher, a Euro-style emergency triangle that the Mini has a dedicated slot for, some spray bottles w/ bug-off and ONR for spot cleans, and most recently a steering wheel tray for the occasional charging stop with a meal. To maximize space and keep things organized, I keep most items in a two-division trunk organizer, or velcro'ed to the sides via tactical pouches or Canopus straps.
I loved this! My frunk hasn’t arrived yet. Mach-Es are getting really popular in our part of Europe, and my Mach-E delivery date just got pushed another two months until the end of 2024. Happy travels!
What's in my frunk? My cleaning supplies and portable battery jumper for whatever reason I guess haha!
Great video. I carry a lot of the same stuff as you. The jump start box is really amazing. I haven’t used it much but it is nice to have when we need it. It is so much easier and safer than jumper cables. I also carry a power station and I use that all of the time. I sometimes use it in the car instead of the car’s built in usb outlets. In most cases, a 120v power outlet on the station will charge phones more quickly than the car but also it prevents the kids especially from accidentally hijacking the audio system in the car. Sometimes they would plug into the car to charge and the infotainment system would start playing music from their phones.
For a road trip we put whatever we do not need (clothes, shoes, etc.) for the drive in our Mach E frunk. When the weather is cool enough I have put refrigerated/frozen grocery items in there.
Thanks for the video. Some very good ideas. I still have the dividers in my 2021 Mach-E. I keep the Ford Mobile charger in the back center partition. A 25 foot heavy duty 120 Volt extension cord that is cold rated (so far only used at home with the power supply for updating the car). A tool to easily pop up the round covers for the battery posts.
I got a case for my Ford NACS adapter from Amazon and also keep it in the frunk or the driver's door. It is the Maoershan EVA Hard Protective Travel case. I think it is originally for the Tesla CCS1 to Tesla adapter, but the NACS adapter also fits. I also carry a TeslaTap in the frunk which has a very short cable so it will not fit in the case.
I got the senior parks pass ($20 a year or $80 lifetime). It really saved money on my Florida trip going to Everglades National Park and other parks in Florida.
Some of the motels I visit have 120 volt outlets for block heaters. I found even Level 1 charging overnight gets you around a 10 to 12% SOC boost. Really useful in the case of staying multiple days with just local area travel during the day.
Great & fun video! Happy trails!
thanks Brian! Happy driving! - Liv
19:45 There is also a deal for Seniors, I believe my husband paid $20 for a lifetime pass. But this was about 10 years ago.
Yes! Thank you for the reminder! I love this so much! Such a lovely thing to make accessible for people! - Liv
I have a lot of the same items (still waiting for my converter), but I also have an ever important blanket. Picnic with it in the summer, and good for winter emergencies!
Ooh good addition. Kind of like the Douglas Adams towel. Always good to have a blanket! - Liv
@@MachE_VLOG exactly like that… Except we actually carry towels too! LOL
I have a roll of blue painter's tape in the center console of my Mach-E. The car wash likes to open the charging door so I tape it shut just before driving thru.
Welp… one shortcoming of my I5 is that the frunk is so small. The only paraphenalia I have in there are all the cables, adapters, V2L device, portable charger, etc. The only one lacking is a J3400 adapter -which I have already ordered, even though I won't be able to use it for a l-o-n-g time. Nothing else would fit! I just might take you up on the July 21 meetup in Las Vegas!
omg seriously?! Would love to meet you finally! - Liv
You can get a free Lifetime America the Beautiful pass if you are a veteran. It is free if you get it from a National Park (most Parks can issue them), or you can get it online for a $10 processing fee.
The odd thing is that active military can only get the annual pass, they aren't eligible for the Lifetime pass.
Love the video who makes the Jack pads that you showed
Good stuff guys. In our frunk we have a Grizzl-E Mini portable charger (L1 and L2 + multiple plug adapters), Lectron Tesla destination charger adapter, a blanket (mostly for protecting the seat backs when we haul stuff), a sun shade (front windshield), a bottle of glass cleaner and a roll of paper towels.
We haven't gotten our Ford / Tesla supercharger adapter yet, but that will go in as well. We tried an A2Z but couldn't get it to lock so we just returned it. Might try the Lectron version as a backup.
Thanks for sharing! Sucks your A2Z wouldnt work! - Liv
@@MachE_VLOG Yeah, it's highly recommended so that's a surprise to us. Interestingly, when we were testing our A2Z, we ran into another Mach-E owner who had all three main adapters, and he said he likes the Lectron the best (even over the Ford / Tesla one). The good news is he let us try his Ford / Tesla adapter and it works perfectly...huzzah!
The A2Z Typhoon Pro isn't available to order right now. I went ahead and ordered the Lectron version so we have it for our upcoming roadtrip. See you in Vegas on the 21st!
Ah yay see you then Annette!! 💙⚡ - Liv
Hey, another great video! We've already done two in-california road trips in our Mach-e and will head out this month on another. It would have been nice to have the Tesla adapter, which we do now with the A2Z. I expect our Ford NACS adapter will arrive Septober 32nd. Our son has a plug-in Prius so we stole his Level 1 charger. Unfortunately, I do not own a hula hoop. Safe travels!
If I see you, you can borrow my hula hoop! 😀 love that you're having awesome Mach-E road trips! I hope your adapter arrives on a non-imaginary date! - Liv
@@MachE_VLOG I wish! Drove to Mammoth and arrived with about 15% SoC. Mammoth Lakes ONLY has Tesla superchargers. My A2Z adapter did NOT work at all. We were very annoyed and disappointed. I had tested it in Los Angeles, but was unable to get it to work in Mammoth. Our only saving grace was that the supercharging station was less than a mile from our condo and had level 2 charging. I simply plugged my Mach-e into one of the free the L2 chargers in the evening and was able to get a full charge by morning. We had to walk our 14-year-old dog anyway, so just made it a point to walk to the Supercharging station. I did meet a guy with an F150 Lightning, who had no issues with his adapter.
I always take a small cooler with a couple waters and sandwiches. In case of a breakdown, especially during the summer. If you have to wait a while for a tow. Also, could you explain the jacks again? You don't have a spare so that confused me.
Thanks for the very helpful suggestions! Are you guys going to the Electrify expo in Seattle?
We're not sure yet. Are you? - Liv
@@MachE_VLOG If you guys are going to be going, my wife and I would seriously consider it.
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Window cleaner and paper towels. Because if we are ever out and charging publicly, we are never where there are such amenities.
Zu Glück brauchen wir in Europa keine Adapter um bei Tesla laden zu können. Eine Frage: könnt ihr an jeder Tesla Ladestation laden? In Germany kann man nicht an jeder Station laden, aber an sehr vielen. Grüße aus Germany, ich sehe euere Beiträge sehr gerne. Thanks!
Greetings in Germany! I so hope we are able to come there and experience your EV charging for ourselves! We hear such amazing things. We cannot charge at all Superchargers. Basically only V3 and V4. And no stations that combine V2 and V3. - Liv
@@MachE_VLOG Danke für deine Antwort. In Deutschland gibt es 2581 Tesla Ladestationen. 2557 sind für Fremdfahrzeuge freigegeben. (Stand 12/2023). Adapter wird nicht benötigt. Zugang über Tesla App nach Anmeldung und Kontohinterlegung. In der App muß vor dem Laden die Nummer der Ladesäule angegeben werden. Dann kann geladen werden und die Abrechnung erfolgt über das Konto. Bei IONITY kann über Plug and Charge geladen werden, ohne Karte und App. Eine Anmeldung ist erforderlich. Ein anderer Anbieter ENBW hat seine Säulen nach Anmeldung ebenfalls nur einstecken und Laden freigeschaltet. Es ist Mode geworden, monatliche Beiträge zu bezahlen und dadurch einen günstigen Tarif zu bekommen. Tesla verlangt € 9,99, dann kostet die kWh zwischen 30 und 44 Cent.
Fire extiinguisher for chemical fires should be in every car.
You guys going Coast to coast? How many miles on your car at this point?
Coast to coast would be epic! We're just doing SoCal to Denver. On the cusp of 20k miles right now. How about you? - Liv
@@MachE_VLOG I put about 32k miles across a couple Mach-Es that I owned over 3 years. It's truly a great car, I still recommend it to people as a great entry point into EVs especially how it's now priced. I recently upgraded to a Rivian R1S.
Why not an apple or sugar cube instead of the plastic fancy pony? Surely we can find a more environmentally friendly exchange.
I love that you're thinking of environmentalism. Unfortunately we couldn't use a food or degradable item for multiple reasons.
We carry the Fancy Ponies with us in our car always, so that we have them when we see another Mach-E. I even carry multiple Fancy Ponies in my purse at all times. We could not do this with something that would rot/spoil.
Same goes for placing an item on someone's car. Sometimes the Fancy Ponies sit on that person's car for hours in the heat. If it was a food item, it would spoil and be awful. Additionally it could invite birds or animals to clamber onto the vehicle to eat the item. We like that the Fancy Pony has pertinence to the vehicle. We give a Fancy Pony because we love our Fancy Pony.
We've talked about 3D printing our own Fancy Ponies and that could allow for the potential to use recycled filament. Perhaps we could even cast or mold with a recycled substance.
I appreciate the sentiment and we will definitely think of ways to make it more sustainable in the future!
Maybe you can start a cool, sustainable EV trinket trend! - Liv
Duct tape, a knife, gloves, unfortunately that looks like a murder kit so throw in a wrench for the 12-volt battery. I make my own first aid kit, the pre-made ones usually suck, they have aspirin, which is useless to me, I would inculude an ace bandage, tums, anti-gas, I like to have antibiotic ointment also.
You could have extra fun and add in a shovel to the murder kit😆 Antibiotic ointment is a great kit addition. And yes Im with you on the tums! Just added some to the Go Bag and maybe I should have put that in the video! - Liv
@@MachE_VLOGfunny!
Weirdest thing? Probably zip ties. If I need to secure something I have zip ties.
Good addition. Also maybe we will have to do a "What's the weirdest thing in your Frunk?" 😆 Years ago we did a "Testing the trunk" video and someone reached out to see if it could fit a harp. At the time, that was the most fun thing we'd heard. Frunks seem to get all the extra fun stuff. Like puppies! - Liv
I had zip ties and bungee cords in the back of my Subaru for years. Surprisingly useful.