Off Grid Tesla Model Y Camping | Camp Mode Explained

We are camping without power in the Austrian Alps in a Tesla Model Y. See what it's like to camp in your Tesla in Europe and how we handle Camp Mode and not being able to plug in the car.

Chapters:
0:00 Camping In Europe
0:35 Plug In... If you can.
1:12 Store your luggage.
2:08 Tesla Model Y Mattress
4:33 Window Covers
5:16 Camping Driver Profile
6:25 Camp Mode Explained
7:39 European Bathrooms Are Next Level
8:20 Inside the Car
8:52 Next Day & Battery Drain
9:55 Window Cover Word of Warning
10:43 Breaking Down Mattress
11:33 Final Thoughts

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Interior Accessories

Exterior

Travel/Camping:

Car Mount Setup

[andreasdamm]

I prefer the campsites in Austria. They are much better than in Germany plus electricity is included. Have a pleasant trip. Unfortunately I can’t talk my wife into a camping trip in our Tesla Model Y.

[brianriebedriveselectric]

Looks like a beautiful setting before & after the rain!

[GustavusA]

Thanks for the mattress recommendation. It is awesome. We have the older version of their pump, also great, deflates quickly.

[mikhaildavidenko]

If you lock your car from the screen it will not unlock from the outside, no need to kill Bluetooth

[SwtBabyRays]

If you lock your car from the tesla screen someone won't be able to open it from the outside even with Bluetooth on.

[youdidntbuildthat]

I like how the Lost Horizons mattress is shaped - just wondering how comfortable it is given the thickness of it.

[melanieballecer]

No one ever talks about how to turn off the hatchback light on the model Y while you're trying to sleep. I've seen people use a metal rod to "fake" the hatchback locking, but what do you do?

[rono]

Much prefer inside window shades only, in case I need to see what's happening outside if something goes bump in the night without opening a window to move the shade, not to mention if it's pouring and time to drive, open windows and bring in soaking wet shades? They are compact tho :) Thx but no thx :) I forgot about disabling bluetooth during camp mode, important tip!! omg Thx!!

[cydrezz]

lol how is 37€ reasonable for a parkingspot overnight...

[jeffpicken]

We use two individual sleeping bag mattresses, which seem to work OK. The main problem is the gap between the folded down rear seats and the backs of the front seats. How does this mattress work for that or what have you done to alleviate that issue. We have the rear area cover and usually throw that down where our heads are to fill the gap. We found that if we flip it upside down so the square end is agains the backs of the front seats and it’s curled up against the seats, that works pretty well. Having most of our luggage in that gap also helps.

EDIT: I just read a review of this matress and the person said they remove the seat cushion from the rear seat and put that behind the front seat in that gap. It’s the correct height and fills the gap and extends your sleeping area. I ‘m guesing it might also lower the head area so you’re not on so much of a slant down to your feet.

EDIT UPDATE: The rear seat cushion has a wire harness for the heated seats. I don’t think I want to disconnect and reconnect that over and over again, but others may see no issues with it.

[MilhouseBS]

Thanks for the video. I’m in Nebraska Tesla Y guy. I’ll be driving through Iowa next week probably not gonna camp in at this time but I thought about it.

[SemperTech]

Any word on whether that mattress would work on a model x or not?