Shakedown
I felt cool telling people I was shaking down my R1T with a trip to Minnesota. Even though, deep down, I knew they weren’t impressed or really even cared. And when I say shake down it doesn’t mean to rob or con. It means testing systems, properly equipping and setting up, and learning how to operate.
So I chose an over night trip to Lanesboro, MN to fish the driftless area, a 6 hour drive. I learned to do a high speed charging pit stop in Madison, WI and an overnight slow charge at a Lanesboro public charger. I felt range anxiety and learned about losing range by driving 80 mph. I was missing a tool to set up my rod racks to hold fishing rods. I learned and tested settings for mud and rocks and sand. I worked with entertainment, navigation, and storage. All systems are operational. My range anxiety is slightly diminished. And I am more confident in taking the R1T on a longer trip.
By the way, the trip was pretty good as well. Lanesboro is a cool town and the fishing is pretty good as well, wild brown trout in beautiful spring creeks.
Got to do a lot of other fun stuff in October. Slide show below.
Getting a new complicated thing then shaking it down is very satisfying. After spending to acquire the investment feels worthwhile post shakedown, unless it doesn’t. Luckily the R1T post shake down is a significant improvement over the Ridgeline is almost every way.
R1T Tour 