Tesla Van Life - Camp Mode?

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Жыл бұрын

This is the reason why I don't use the Tesla Camp Mode.
Teslas without ultrasonic (USS) sensors and relying solely on camera-based detection may require covering the internal camera when using this method. Though I haven't tried it myself, I have heard that even mosquitoes can trigger the alarm. Alternatively, you can use dog mode, as it now allows sentry mode to function alongside it.
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@dylanesparza2494 Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I’m about to go camping for the weekend for the first time in the Tesla, this helps so much!!

@LivinginTesla 20 күн бұрын

I hope it helps! I'm not sure if this still works with the vision-only Teslas nowadays.

@Zonser2go 10 ай бұрын

I've driven over 15,000 kilometers through Spain to Scandinavia. With a few exceptions, I've slept in the Tesla. Either at a campground or in the wilderness. I never used the Sentry Mode. Also, I always unlock the car using the app in the mornings without any problems

@clee1173 Жыл бұрын

Holy Moly!!! i was wondering about that! Thanx...this makes planning my camping road trip in CA much more safe and gives me peace of mind!!

@BitJam Жыл бұрын

Great tip! Thank you! And thanks for explaining the nitty gritty Bluetooth details.

@benevolent24 Жыл бұрын

Great Idea! I love this channel, I always learn a cool new thing about my Tesla!!

@DavidDrivesElectric Жыл бұрын

You can turn off the screens right away if you open the driver door and close it again. The car thinks you exited the car and will turn off the screens.

@ekrajb123 Жыл бұрын

Agreed, there has been times I have considered taking a month or two off from work and just driving around Europe living out of my car, but the fact that you cannot run Campmode along with Sentry is a dealbreaker for me. I want to stay at a comfortable 19c AND be kept watch over, is that too much to ask? Glad to see it IS actually possible, but annoying how many steps it takes. Still, thanks for showing the world how to get the best of both worlds!

@Nessal83 Жыл бұрын

Is it actually that dangerous in Europe?

@MapleJokerRofl Жыл бұрын

Why do you need sentry mode …. Wtf

@ekrajb123 Жыл бұрын

@@MapleJokerRofl Because if someone comes up to my car while I'm inside sleeping and scare the shit out of me (or something worse) I want to be able to go to the local police and say "this is the guy", rather than "there was some guy"

@hakambo1636 11 ай бұрын

@@ekrajb123 0,01% of that happening in EU if you are smart.

@ichosolemanuel6048 11 ай бұрын

Its a Software based issue so it could be fixed in future updates rigt?

@30AndAWakeUp Жыл бұрын

Really enjoying your vids. Thanks for sharing your life.

@LivinginTesla Жыл бұрын

Thank you Kevin!

@ryanstowe3208 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for making this video!

@williampisano7573 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for step by step

@danielledewitt Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@evechuy Жыл бұрын

Awesome video as always! That trick reminded me of that Model X guy from LA who lived in his car, he would wrap the Tesla key fob in foil paper so nobody could open it lol

@LivinginTesla Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I think I have seen that video, he could just use the phone key then.

@LightModeHelmets 25 күн бұрын

Wish i knew this hack when i was car camping in California last year!

@LivinginTesla 20 күн бұрын

California is such a wonderful place! I think this only works with the older Teslas with USS, not sure if it still works with the vision-only ones.

@Mr_Bo_x Жыл бұрын

Thanks👏

@goldbrick2751 3 ай бұрын

Love the video.

@LivinginTesla Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@louisstevens2136 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the information! I am thinking about traveling in my Y but FL heat is challenging without climate control

@KsazDFW Жыл бұрын

I heard someone raised this to Tesla and that they will enable sentry while on camp mode. I’ll keep watching for it…. However, very valuable information. Thank you!

@LivinginTesla Жыл бұрын

I hope they do that in the future! Thank you!

@heythave 2 ай бұрын

I think this is fixed already.

@jlm4836 3 ай бұрын

Good for City camping. A problem conserving your range, but likely close to chargers. Country camping - stay safe, close to others camping

@kevinlin052 Жыл бұрын

I think it will work well in the short term. Put most of your stuff in a storage unit and just have essentials for 2-3 days. Shower in the gym. The thing I worry about is the bathroom in the middle of the night.

@LivinginTesla Жыл бұрын

I just keep a bottle in my car. Problem solved! haha..

@DesiTeslaDad Жыл бұрын

Those drone shots 👌🏽… so apart from sentry availability does it help with any battery savings as compared to camp mode?

@LivinginTesla Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Nope, just sentry.

@clee1173 Жыл бұрын

btw, i think in an older video you showed that you use a drape or curtain to cover the windows at night when you sleep. Can you share which one/ kind it is? ty

@SomeSillyMate Жыл бұрын

They most likey do that to save as much battery but there should atleast be a setting to change it.

@arp77vv 9 ай бұрын

What are suggested HVAC setting when you camp (sleep) in your Tesla? I have noticed a lot of noise in auto mode. On the other hand when I set manual and fan to minimum, switch off AC and turn on only down vents there is not so much noise but after some time windows are going to be foggy. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

@bonilla2022 Жыл бұрын

EXCELLENT video. Thank you and Happy Trails! 😎👍

@JohnMason-Hill Жыл бұрын

awesome

@LivinginTesla Жыл бұрын

Thanks John!

@bns663 9 ай бұрын

Hi Jimmy, do you think it's possible to live in tesla y completely about 2 months? I also need to work during weekdays from 9-5.

@mexicanfluency Жыл бұрын

Camp Mode + 9mm = problem solved 😅

@sapkra Жыл бұрын

US only solution

@rono33 11 ай бұрын

@@sapkra Yeah but if you shoot someone, it’s good to have had the cams recording the intrusive incident so the authorities or anyone cannot sue or prosecute you for acting in a non self defensive scenario. The cams can back up your story so long as you’re justified.

@audio3980 10 ай бұрын

I personally use a 10mm, and whomever is attacking me, show them one of the bullets about to be inside them. 😂

@rono33 10 ай бұрын

@@audio3980 real tough guy lol. Anyway I think the point of wanting sentry during camp mode is if you want to SLEEP with BOTH your eyes closed. You won’t put your bullet in anyone if you’re asleep and it’s their bullet going in you. The point is, Sentry mode to wake you, then comes your 10mm. Btw I don’t think anyone wants to have a +P 9mm round in them either. Personally, I’d rather carry +P 9 mm and have twice as many rounds, but to each his own.

@audio3980 10 ай бұрын

@@rono33 relax pal, I was being facetious. Thought it was obvious. 😁

@evechuy Жыл бұрын

What is your battery degradation after all those Kilometers and nights with the AC on? I've been wondering this for months now 😊

@LivinginTesla Жыл бұрын

I haven’t noticed any degradation just from driving, how does one find out? I’m sure there’s probably a little and very minor. However, I did have to replace my heat pump compressor once under warranty.

@zachlindsey4470 Жыл бұрын

⁠@@LivinginTesla when you had to get the heat pump compressor replaced, was the heat just not working at all? Wondering what types of HVAC repairs will pop up using it full time every night. My passenger fan makes a creaking noise when I first get in and I have to manually turn on the passenger fan in the screen to get it to stop creaking 🤷🏼‍♂️

@LivinginTesla Жыл бұрын

@@zachlindsey4470 Yeah, the heat just stopped working all of a sudden and won't allow any keep/dog/camp controls. Oh, that's so weird because I have the same issue with the passenger fan, sometimes it just keeps switching between on and off nonstop.

@freetrailer4poor Жыл бұрын

Digital nomad writes about low degradation. 200000 miles.

@johnmartinez5979 Жыл бұрын

I would love to see you camp one day in a cybertruck. Fingers cross for you man.

@LivinginTesla Жыл бұрын

Thank you John 🙏

@louisstevens2136 Жыл бұрын

Hmmm, this is interesting. So Tesla could update the software, no? Such that sentry and camp mode can run simultaneously?

@LivinginTesla Жыл бұрын

Yes, they can do a software update. Dog mode used to be without sentry, now it does.

@sapkra Жыл бұрын

Without camp mode the car triggered the alarm when I was just sitting in the drivers seat. Additionally when you lock the car from the screen the bluetooth unlock feature from outside is turned off. Nobody can unlock the car from outside.

@LivinginTesla Жыл бұрын

Hmmm, good to know. I wonder if it will work by covering the interior camera. For research purposes: which model, factory, USS/Vision, is your tesla?

@sapkra Жыл бұрын

@@LivinginTesla I have a Tesla Model 3 SR+ 2021 MiC with an older software version 2022.20.8

@kevinr8431 4 ай бұрын

By not using camping mode at night, how much extra drain are you putting on the battery?

@LivinginTesla Ай бұрын

I have not done side by side comparison but I don't see any noticeable differences. It's still roughly 1% drain in a normal weather condition

@ChrisJWinn Жыл бұрын

Does the air conditioning stay loud? Camp mode was too loud for me, I assume "Keep" does the same? Do you use ear plugs?

@LivinginTesla Жыл бұрын

Yeah, the fan sometimes is loud relative to the outside and inside temperatures. I don't use ear plugs as it doesn't bother me.

@Rebelbexski 11 ай бұрын

Turn the fan down to 1. I've not found the need for anything higher in the UK.

@user-fi5ve8qc9v Жыл бұрын

Is dog mode any use as an alternative to camper mode? (Sorry if this seems a dumb question or has already been answered)

@LivinginTesla Жыл бұрын

Yes! Dog mode is great too :) you’ll just need to cover the screen with a shirt or something as it’s super bright.

@lavanyalea 11 ай бұрын

Hi Jimmy, when I tried the keep mode (sentry on), the car alarm is triggered when I moved inside. Even minimal movements. Somehow in dog mode the sentry is also off… so both dog and camp mode, sentry off

@ooglek Жыл бұрын

Are you not able to turn it on Camp Mode, then turn on Sentry Mode and lock the doors? I swear I've done that using the app.

@LivinginTesla Жыл бұрын

I don't think it's possible with the current software

@Baculatu5 Жыл бұрын

Why are you turning BT off? You can‘t open the Car from the outside, if you locked it through the In-Car-Screen.

@LivinginTesla Жыл бұрын

I haven’t tried to open it from the outside nor anyone else yet, but I’m assuming the following: Once the car times out (when the screen turns off itself), the car will assume no one is inside and it’ll be ready to be unlocked if phone is nearby. I don’t know how the BT proximity works in details, but I’m going to think that if BT is turned on and the phone is inside, it’s going to be close enough for others to open the door from the outside.

@rossblanco7782 2 ай бұрын

Does it use more charge than camp mode? Can you quantify?

@LivinginTesla Ай бұрын

I have not done a side by side comparison, but I'm guessing it's basically the same energy usage.

@MrErebusDarkness Жыл бұрын

Wont there be a risk of triggering the alarm if you move inside the car?

@LivinginTesla Жыл бұрын

Based on my experience, I haven't had issues moving around in my car, just not making any wild movements.

@MrErebusDarkness Жыл бұрын

@@LivinginTesla I tired it in my model 3 and had the alarm go off, could have been due to moving a bit to much, did not feel like I moved a lot though. But do you have so sentry mode uses the cameras for threat detection? (it was added a couple of versions ago I believe), maybe it uses the internal camera as well and that was what triggered it.

@LivinginTesla Жыл бұрын

@@MrErebusDarkness hmmm that is very much possible. I have heard that even mosquito can trigger sentry. I have vision detection turned on but my car also has USS sensors. Perhaps try covering the internal camera when camping?

@MrErebusDarkness Жыл бұрын

@@LivinginTesla I also have the USS sensors, covering the camera might work, I will try to turn off the camera based detection and see what that does. Btw it is nice to see new videos coming on the channel, good work.

@DarkEyes_Camping 2 ай бұрын

Tesla Camp Mode very good!!!!!!!!!!

@LivinginTesla Ай бұрын

It is! 💯

@AntoineThisdale 23 күн бұрын

Hey, how relevant is this information today? (a year later?)

@LivinginTesla 20 күн бұрын

I think there are some differences with the vision-only Teslas now.

@csmert 3 ай бұрын

I would like to buy your product. But 1600€+300€ delivery to europe = 1800€ is expensive. Can you do a discount on that ? Or, Can’t you sell the how to build it in case ? :) Thank you for all your videos.

@LivinginTesla Ай бұрын

I just launched the Camper Kit Lite version that is around 1000€! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ft6gjMqQx7jVqZs.htmlsi=R9hJTfRTuhAlsfPF