We Towed an Airstream Down the Oregon Coast Using an Electric Truck. Here's What Happened.
About this episode
Aislyn Greene shares her experience of towing an Airstream down the Oregon coast with her wife, highlighting the challenges and lessons learned along the way.
What happens when the person who knows how to tow has to leave — and you're left with a 5,000-pound Airstream, an electric truck, and 800 miles of Oregon coast ahead of you? On this episode of Unpacked, host Aislyn Greene shares the story of the eight-day road trip she and her wife Jeannie took down the Oregon coast in August — towing an Airstream Basecamp 20 XE with a Rivian Tri-Motor R1T, with exactly zero towing experience between them. What was supposed to be a fully sustainable cycling-and-camping trip with friends became a crash course in trailer physics, EV charging, and the unexpected generosity of the RV community. In this episode you'll learn How Aislyn and her partner, Jeannie, went from zero towing experience to navigating a 5,000-pound Airstream down 500 miles of Oregon coast—and what actually made it possible The RV community secret nobody tells first-timers: once you've parked, everyone sits back and watches you do it Why the Rivian R1T's onboard charging calculator made range anxiety a non-issue, even towing a trailer across eight charging stops What Fort Stevens, Nehalem Bay, Cape Lookout, and Sunset Bay State Park each taught them about slowing down and asking…
People in this episode
Host: Aislyn Greene
Topics covered
- road trip
- towing experience
- electric vehicle
- RV community
- Oregon coast
- sustainability
Keywords
- Airstream
- Rivian
- towing
- Oregon coast
- RV community
- electric truck
- road trip
- sustainability
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Airstream Basecamp 20 XE, Rivian Tri-Motor R1T
Places: Oregon coast, Fort Stevens, Nehalem Bay, Cape Lookout, Sunset Bay State Park
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