🎯 这趟旅程的样子
一个人、一台 Model Y、FSD 开路、Starlink 陪夜。去程走 I-70 中线（盐湖城 → 落基山 → 堪萨斯 → 圣路易斯 → 匹兹堡），回程走 I-40 南线 / 66号公路（纳什维尔 → 孟菲斯 → 新墨西哥 → 大峡谷 → 莫哈维）。你的老 Kia 走的是 I-90 北线——这次一去一回，把美国中部和南部补齐，三条大横线就全走过了。
模式就是卡车司机的模式，只是床更好：吃饭=超充、犯困=充电桩边打盹、过夜=休息站/沃尔玛/营地轮换。FSD 管大部分方向盘，你管清醒和决策。
📊 三个大问题的一句话答案（详见各页）
| 问题 | 答案 |
|---|---|
| 🚿 澡怎么洗？ | Planet Fitness Black Card（~$28/月，全国 2,600+ 家店无限次洗澡） + 卡车休息站淋浴（$16–20/次，干净到惊人）+ 带电营地夜自带澡。隔天一洗，全程无痛。 |
| 💰 多少钱？ | 全程 ~$1,500 ±300：充电 ~$780 + 吃 ~$290 + 睡 ~$200 + 过路费杂项 ~$150 + 洗澡 ~$100。（对比：单人往返机票 ~$300–450——多出来的钱买的是 6,600 英里的美国。） |
| 🤔 现实吗？ | 现实，且不用预订大部分晚上。热的问题靠选线（北中线+高原）+ 热夜睡带电营地开空调；睡的问题靠"卡车休息站/沃尔玛/营地"三级轮换——和卡车一起睡是完全正常、完全合法的美国传统。详见 ⚠️ 页。 |
🧭 一图流：三周结构
| 周 | 内容 | 里程 |
|---|---|---|
| 去程（8/9–~8/15） | I-70 盐湖城 · 博纳维尔盐滩 · Glenwood 峡谷温泉 · 落基山隧道(3,357m) · 堪萨斯巡航 · KC烤肉 · 圣路易斯拱门 → 纽约 | ~3,080 mi |
| NJ 驻扎（~8/15 → 9月中） | 🗽 陪 Cassie 数周 · 车停 Heights（停车方案见🛏️页）· 周末东岸露营（Hither Hills 海滩营 / Catskills / Assateague 野马滩） | 周末小游 |
| 回程（~9/15–9/22） | I-40 蓝岭山谷 · 纳什维尔乡村乐 · 孟菲斯猫王 · 66号公路 · 大峡谷南缘 · 夜穿莫哈维 → 9/24 前到家（10/1 入职前留一周缓冲） | ~3,400 mi |
9月返程比8月更凉：南线的"空调夜"到9月中基本消失——回程比去程还舒服。
📅 每日计划目录（每天一页 · 只增不删 · 实况在 行军日志）
| 天 | 路段 | 状态 |
|---|---|---|
| 🌵 回程 Day 10 · 9/11 周五 | Page 整天：Glen Canyon Dam · 下水 · 马蹄湾 · Sand Cave 银河 | 👉 今日 TODAY |
| 🌵 回程 Day 9 · 9/10 周四 | Flagstaff → 大峡谷南缘全天 → 连夜开到 Page | ✅ 已走完 |
| 🌵 回程 Day 8 · 9/9 周三 | ABQ → 石化林 → 陨石坑 → Flagstaff | ✅ 已走完 |
| 🌵 回程 Day 7 · 9/8 周二 | Palo Duro → Blue Hole → Sandia Crest → ABQ | ✅ 已走完 |
| 🌵 回程 Day 6 · 9/7 周一 | Elk City → Big Texan · Cadillac Ranch · Palo Duro 峡谷 | ✅ 已走完 |
| 🌵 回程 Day 5 · 9/6 周日 | Van Buren → OKC Riversport → Elk City | ✅ 已走完 |
| 🌵 回程 Day 4 · 9/5 周六 | Natchez Trace → Memphis 金字塔 · 密西西比 → Van Buren | ✅ 已走完 |
| 🌵 回程 Day 3 · 9/4 周五 | Bristol → Knoxville · Nashville → Natchez Trace SP | ✅ 已走完 |
| 🌵 回程 Day 2 · 9/3 周四 | Carlisle → 谢南多厄河谷 · Natural Bridge → Bristol | ✅ 已走完 |
| 🌵 回程 Day 1 · 9/2 周三 | Jersey City → Carlisle | ✅ 已走完 |
| Day 7 · 8/15 周六 | Triadelphia WV → Breezewood · 宾州隧道 → 🗽 Jersey City | ✅ 已到达 8/15 |
| Day 6 · 8/14 周五 | Oak Grove MO → 圣路易斯拱门 + 📞电话会议 · Effingham 十字架 · 印第/俄亥俄雷暴 → Dayton/Columbus | ✅ 已走完 |
| Day 5 · 8/13 周四 | Byers CO → 梵高向日葵 · Buffalo Bill · 堪萨斯极端高温 → Oak Grove MO（~620 mi） | ✅ 已走完 |
| Day 4 · 8/12 周三 | Palisade 桃镇 · Glenwood 温泉 · 泥石流改道 · Vail 彩虹 · 艾森豪威尔隧道 · In-N-Out 告别餐 → Byers | ✅ 已走完 |
| Day 3 · 8/11 周二 | SLC → US-6 峡谷 · Helper · 瓜镇+块冰 · Spotted Wolf · 洪水警报改道 → Grand Junction | ✅ 已走完 |
| Day 2 · 8/10 周一 | Winnemucca → 盐滩（Silver Island 意外线 + Speedway）→ SLC 首刷 PF | ✅ 已走完 |
| Day 1 · 8/9 周日 | Santa Clara → Donner → 148mi 大缺口 → Winnemucca | ✅ 已走完 |
新的一天在这里加一行、加一页；旧页永不删除。当天页顶部有 👉 TODAY 标。
🗺️ 两条路线全图
老 Kia 的 I-90 北线（黄石/Badlands/Crater Lake）这次完全不重叠。⚡ 超充覆盖已用实数验证（supercharge.info 全库 8/7 拉取）：两条走廊 15 英里内共 618 个超充站，全程 5,800 英里只有 6 段间距 >100mi，最长 148mi（Sparks→Winnemucca，第一天）——规则一条：下一段 >100mi 时，电量 <40% 不许路过充电站。车机导航实时排桩为准，本页只标"睡觉城市"。
去程 I-70 中线 · 7–8 天 · ~3,080 mi
| 天 | 开到哪睡 | 当日看点 | ~mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | Winnemucca, NV休息站/赌场停车场 | Donner 山口 · 内华达荒野巡航开场 | 400 |
| D2 | Salt Lake City, UT | 博纳维尔盐滩（I-80 旁直接开上去）· 大盐湖 | 380 |
| D3 | Grand Junction, CO 或 Glenwood | US-6 峡谷 → I-70 San Rafael Swell（全美最壮的免费露营区之一就在路边） | 290 |
| D4 | Idaho Springs / Golden, CO | Glenwood 峡谷 · Glenwood Springs 温泉（泡澡=洗澡！） · Vail → Eisenhower 隧道 3,357m | 250 |
| D5 | Salina, KS热夜→带电营地 | 丹佛出城 · 大平原 FSD 巡航日（这就是 FSD 生来要干的路） | 440 |
| D6 | St. Louis, MO 外围热夜 | KC 烤肉午饭（Joe's/Gates）· 傍晚圣路易斯拱门 | 430 |
| D7 | Columbus, OH | 伊利诺伊/印第安纳巡航 · Indy 或 Columbus 晚饭 | 420 |
| D8 | 🗽 纽约（NJ侧） | 匹兹堡 · 宾州隧道群 · 曼哈顿天际线冲线 | 470 |
回程 I-40 南线 / Route 66 · 8 天 · ~3,400 mi
| 天 | 开到哪睡 | 当日看点 | ~mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | Roanoke, VA | I-78→I-81 蓝岭山谷（阿巴拉契亚一路作伴） | 430 |
| D2 | Nashville, TN 外围热夜 | 诺克斯维尔 → 纳什维尔 Broadway 现场乡村乐之夜 | 410 |
| D3 | Little Rock, AR热夜 | 孟菲斯：Beale St + Graceland 猫王故居午后 | 340 |
| D4 | Oklahoma City, OK热夜 | OKC 国家纪念地 · 正式并入 I-40 = 老 66号公路 | 340 |
| D5 | Tucumcari, NM高原凉夜开始 | Cadillac Ranch（阿马里洛，涂鸦车阵）· Tucumcari 66号公路霓虹夜 | 370 |
| D6 | Flagstaff, AZ（2,100m 夜10°C 👑） | 阿尔伯克基 · Petrified Forest 国家公园（就在 I-40 上）· 亚利桑那高原 | 470 |
| D7 | Williams / Tusayan, AZ | 🏜️ 大峡谷南缘一整个下午+日落——把去年推迟的行程顺路收了 | 200 |
| D8–9 | Tehachapi → 到家 | Kingman · 66号公路 Seligman · 17:00后夜穿莫哈维（Needles 白天 45°C，傍晚过=凉+省电）· 最后一段 I-5 冲刺 | 720 |
📅 标准的一天（复制 15 次就是整个旅程）
装车
超充#1
超充#2
超充#3
晚饭·睡点
绿=地面时间 · 蓝=FSD 巡航 · 紫=充电（全部叠在吃饭/打盹上，纯等充电时间≈0）。斜纹=睡。
🔄 每天的固定仪式（清单页可勾选）
| 时点 | 动作 |
|---|---|
| 前一晚 | 看明天路线：定 3 个超充点 + 睡点城市 + 备选睡点（iOverlander 上先看好）· 热夜？→ 预定带电营地 |
| 5:30 | 起床 · 昨晚洗漱袋归位 · 检查胎压警告 · 出发前给 Cassie 发定位 |
| 每次超充 | 吃/伸展/接水 · 犯困指数自评：≥3/10 就加 20 min Camp Mode 盹 |
| 15:00 左右 | 决定今晚睡点（不硬撑到天黑才找）· 顺手查 PF/澡的位置 |
| 19:30 | 停稳 · 晚饭 · 明日路线 5 分钟 · 给 Cassie 报平安定位 · 21:30 睡 |
🥡 吃饭系统：不做饭，全冷链+多线程（8/7 定案）
| 啥 | 怎么搞 |
|---|---|
| 🥚 出发前批量备餐 | 周六自己做：卤蛋/白煮蛋 ×12 · 卤鸡腿/卤味 · 洗好的水果 · 黄瓜胡萝卜条——周日装冷藏箱上冰 |
| 🍗 烤鸡神技 | 超充旁的 Walmart/Costco：$5–7 整只热烤鸡——当场吃一半，剩下进冷藏箱=明天午饭。每2天一只，零烹饪、真食物 |
| 🍜 保温杯替代炉子 | 早上在卡车站咖啡台免费灌开水→中午泡面随时开吃，无火无桌。两个保温杯=午饭+下午茶 |
| 🥜 常温底仓 | tortilla · 坚果酱 · 牛肉干 · 坚果 · 香蕉 · 泡面若干 |
| 🌡️ 安全线 | 熟食 3–4 天上限 · 带壳白煮蛋 ~1周 · 温度计 ≤4°C · 每 ~2 天补冰（=本来的采购节奏）· 热天后拿不准的直接扔 |
| 🚨 剩菜铁规（8/12 实战教训） | 外食剩菜：1 小时内进冷藏箱，否则当场别打包。车内常温 >2h（>32°C 时 >1h）＝进入危险区；金黄葡萄球菌/蜡样芽孢杆菌产耐热毒素，加热杀菌不解毒，且看闻尝均正常。单人+睡车里+要开山路＝食物中毒的代价被放大数倍，任何一份剩菜都不值。（当日 15–18 小时的 taco 已按此规则丢弃。） |
💻 副驾工作台（小桌板 + Claude Code）——一条硬线
安全版工作流（≈90% 产出，0% 风险）：每次充电停车（一天 3–4 次、每次 20–30 分钟）= 一次 standup：看 Claude 干完的活 → 派下一批长任务（重构/调研/构建/仓库杂活）→ 合盖上路。行驶中它在后台自己跑（车载热点/州际沿线信号很稳；Mini 行驶中收着别用）。桌板+笔记本要固定——急刹时松散的板子就是飞弹，安全带穿过桌腿绑住。
等效于每天和自己的 agent 开四场 25 分钟站会——说真的，比大多数 tech lead 的管理节奏都好。
🛏️ 睡觉的三级体系（15 晚 ≈ 10 免费 + 5 付费）
| 选项 | 价 | 怎么用 | 注意 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🚚 卡车休息站 Pilot / Love's / TA | 免费 | 就是你说的"和卡车一起睡"——完全正常，全美每晚几万人这么睡。停小车区（别占卡车位），buy点东西是礼貌。24h 灯光+人流+厕所+热食+淋浴就在楼里 | 冷藏卡车整夜嗡嗡——耳塞。挑边缘车位 |
| 🛒 沃尔玛停车场 | 免费 | 约一半门店允许过夜（经理裁量+城市法规）。问一句客服台/看 app。停场边、不外摆、晚到早走。店关了≠不能停：过夜本来就发生在闭店时段——看入口有无"No Overnight Parking"牌 + 场边有无别的房车/卡车在睡（有=默许）。最坏情况=被敲窗请走，说声抱歉换下家，仅此而已 | 被拒就换下一个选项，别硬睡；拿不准直接去卡车站（24h 永不关门=零悬念） |
| 🅿️ 州际休息区 | 免费 | NV/UT/CO/NM/AZ/KS/OK/MO 州普遍允许或默许"车内休息"；东部州多有时限 | 加州限 8h；"睡觉"OK、"露营"（外摆）不行 |
| 🌵 BLM/国家森林散营 | 免费+星空 | 西部专属彩蛋：NV 出口即是、UT San Rafael Swell（I-70 路边，全美顶级）、Flagstaff 周边 Coconino NF。iOverlander 找点 | 密西西比河以东基本没有 |
| 🏕️ 带电营地（30A） KOA/州立公园 | $30–50（现场价为准） | 每 2–3 晚一次的"满血夜"：TT-30 转接头整夜慢充满 + 热水澡 + 洗衣机 + 合法安静。热夜（≥22°C）优先安排在这——空调随便开，电是墙上的 | 工作日当天订都有位；周末提前1–2天 |
🚿 洗澡的完整答案
| 方案 | 价 | 说明 |
|---|---|---|
| 💪 Planet Fitness Black Card（主力） | ~$28/月（8/6查官网，以结账为准；可能有入会费，用完可取消） | 全美 2,600+ 家店随便进，无限次淋浴+顺便健身拉伸。I-70/I-40 沿线几乎每个睡觉城市都有。一个月会费 ≈ 1.5 次卡车站淋浴的钱——这是全美游民的标准答案 |
| 🚚 卡车站淋浴（补位） | $16–20/次 | 私人淋浴间、无限热水、毛巾管够、干净程度远超想象。app 可看排队。PF 覆盖不到的空档用 |
| 🏕️ 营地夜 | 含在营地费里 | 每 2–3 晚的带电营地夜自带澡+洗衣 |
| ♨️ 彩蛋 | ~$32（8/6查，现场为准） | Glenwood Springs 世界最大温泉泳池——D4 泡澡=洗澡=落基山搓背 |
节奏：隔天一洗（PF/卡车站/营地三选一），中间用湿巾。和 Tahoe 周一样，只是选择反而更多了。
🗽 纽约周：车停哪（Jersey City Heights = Zone 16）
| 停多久 | 方案 | 价 |
|---|---|---|
| 第一周 | 访客证 $5/24h（Parking Enforcement 办公室领）；周日免费。Zone 16 无证限停 4h、一周 6 天 24h 执法——Heights 是全 JC 最严的区，别裸停 | ~$30/周 |
| 住到 1–2 个月 | 打电话问居民证（$15/年！）——住在这就是居民，但 CA 车牌+短租要问清材料；不行→租私人车道（Spacer/Neighbor 类 app，~$100–200/月，优先挑带室外插座的：停车+涓流充电一次解决）；再不行→Journal Square 月租场 ~$150–250（步行10分钟） | $15–250/月 |
停放护理：Starlink/船/箱全搬上楼（空车=无聊的车）· 长停 Sentry 关（街停无电時 8–12%/天耗不起；吸血损耗仅 1–2%/天，满电躺 6 周+）· 需要补电：Newport Centre 超充 20 桩（30 Mall Dr W）· 每周 app 看一眼电量。价格均 8/7 查，现场为准。
🔐 单人过夜安全守则
- 直觉规则第一条：感觉不对就换地方——油门就是安全系统，永远还有下一个休息站。
- 停"有灯有人流但不刺眼"的位置；车头朝出口。
- 门锁死；钥匙/手机/水放床头；遮光帘照常拉（休息站里"有人在车里睡"是最正常的事，不用隐藏）。
- Sentry：睡在车里=关（你就是警报器，且冷藏卡车会让它叫一夜）；白天离车购物/景点=开。
- 每晚给 Cassie 发定位（固定仪式）；纽约时差正好：你 21:30 睡=她 00:30，早起互报。
- 现金 $100 分两处放；证件拍照存云端。
💰 全程预算（估算于 8/6 · 一切以现场/结账价为准）
~$1,500 ±300 · 6,600 mi · 21 天
悬停/长按条形看假设明细。充电是最大头也最可控：带电营地整夜慢充（电费含在营位里）每次能替掉 ~$25 的超充，5 晚 ≈ 省$100+。
⚡ 充电策略
- 白天：只用超充，10–60% 区间进出（最快段），每 180–250 mi 一停，全部叠在饭点/盹点上。
- 带电营地夜：TT-30 慢充——睡醒=100%，还免了第二天第一充。这是本行程最被低估的省钱+省时招。
- 沿线免费 L2（市政/图书馆/商场）用 J1772 转接头白嫖——顺路才用，不绕路。
- 高速 75–80 mph 实际能耗 ~0.28 kWh/mi（比 EPA 高——按你们 7 月实测口径）。顶风/爬山日多留 15% 余量。
- 老规矩不变：睡前 ≥40%（热夜空调按 10–18%/晚 预算）；莫哈维穿越前充到 90%。
✂️ 省钱模式：把 $780 砍到 ~$400–450
| 招 | 省多少 | 代价 |
|---|---|---|
| ⏰ 只在错峰时段大充：很多超充有分时价——早 9–10 点前 / 晚 9 点后 ~$0.25–0.30，白天 $0.45+（车机每站都标）。你 5:30 起床=天生错峰体质：早上大充、中午小补、晚上停桩边再补 | −$180–220 | 零 |
| 🐢 巡航 68–70 mph（代替 78–80）：能耗从 ~0.30 降到 ~0.23 kWh/mi | −$150–180 | 每天多 ~1h（挑平直无聊的大平原日用） |
| 🔌 白嫖电：PlugShare 开"免费"筛选（市政/图书馆/商场）· 赌场=免费L2+可过夜+便宜饭 · Cracker Barrel=充电+晚饭+过夜三合一——只叠在本来就要停的点上，绝不绕路 | −$80–120 | 零（J1772 转接头已随车） |
| 🌙 每晚都给车喂点电：带电营地夜=整夜满血（已含在营位费）· 纽约那周停墙插旁——110V 一周慢慢喂满一整包，回程第一充免了 | −$50–80 | 零 |
合计：充电 ~$780 → ~$400–450，全程总预算 → ~$1,100–1,150。不值得做的：为省钱买 CCS 转接头+第三方会员（单程回不了本）、为免费桩绕路（时间是车上最贵的东西）、砍掉热夜带电营地（那 $40 买的是睡眠质量=安全预算）。
🌡️ 八月热不热？——看夜温（睡觉才是问题，白天有空调）
8月平均夜低温（NOAA 气候基准，°C）。■ ≤21°C = Camp Mode 舒适区 · ■ >21°C = "空调夜"→安排带电营地/休息站
结论：15 晚里只有 ~6 晚是"空调夜"，全部有解（带电营地=无限空调，或休息站+Camp Mode 10–18%/晚预算）。真正 40°C+ 的地方（莫哈维/维加斯）压根不过夜，傍晚穿过去。
🚓 20州规则速查（查证 8/8 · 以现场标牌/最新州法为准）
| 问题 | 答案 |
|---|---|
| 碰车机屏幕？ | ✅ 全部合法（法条管的是"手持设备"）。论坛5年+零罚单记录；但盯着屏幕翻菜单可按"分心驾驶"兜底条款开罚+吃FSD strike——快速点击可以，菜单深潜留给充电停车 |
| 手机换播客？ | 车机媒体页✅ · 支架上单击✅（CA 23123.5 明文"单击/单划"）· 拿起来滑列表 ❌=15个州的罚单。歌单在充电时排好 |
| 红灯时拿手机？ | ❌ 等灯=在驾驶（最大误区，CHP 专蹲路口）。超充停好=随便用 |
| 车让发短信（eyes-off 功能）？ | ❌ 车允许≠法律允许，州法优先于特斯拉功能 |
州别热点：CO/PA=新法（PA 2025.6 生效，宽限期刚过=查得最勤）· NJ/NY=全国最狠电话执法 · NM 无州禁但 Albuquerque+Gallup 市禁——都在 I-40 上 · TX/OK/AR 学校/施工区禁手持 · KS 只禁打字但有兜底条款。其它四条真正重要的：① Move Over（全美50州：路肩有灯必须并道/重减速——游客第一大罚单）② 左道不许赖（KS/CO/NJ 抓）③ 限速带：NV/UT 有80mph段、平原/西南75、中西部东部70、NJ 65——FSD 设限速+5、施工区踩死限速 ④ 回加州过农检（Needles）：水果在亚利桑那吃完 😄。过路费：KS/PA/NJ 收费路按车牌寄账单（PA 牌付更贵，一次往返认了）。
⚖️ 诚实的风险清单
| 风险 | 真实程度 | 对策 |
|---|---|---|
| 😴 单人疲劳（最大的真风险） | 🔴 高——FSD 会让人低估它 | 三条铁律（节奏页）+ 固定午盹 + 犯困自评仪式。FSD 是"降疲劳"不是"替驾驶"——它盯你比你盯它还紧（墨镜下头姿追踪，8/2查） |
| 🥵 热夜睡不好 | 🟡 中——集中在 STL/TN/AR/OK 6晚 | 上图方案：带电营地空调夜 + 高原夜恢复 |
| 🏕️ 订不到营地 | 🟢 低 | 只有大峡谷夜+周末需要提前；其余当天定，且免费选项永远兜底 |
| ⚡ 充电排队/坏桩 | 🟢 低（I-70/I-40 干线 2026 密度高） | 车机实时改道；CCS 转接头（$180，可选）再加一层保险 |
| 🚗 爆胎/机械 | 🟡 中低 | 补胎液+气泵随车；Tesla 道路救援全美覆盖；胎压每晨看一眼 |
| 😢 一个人无聊/想家 | 🟡 真实存在 | 播客/有声书排满 · 每晚 Cassie 定位仪式 · Starlink 晚上视频 · 以及：任何一天不想玩了，掉头就是回家路——没有沉没成本 |
点一下划掉；存在本机浏览器。
🛠️ 出发前（本周）
- 💪 办 Planet Fitness Black Card（任意店都能进的那档）——顺手下载 app 收藏沿线门店
- 🔌 确认 TT-30 转接头在车上（带电营地夜的钥匙）+ J1772 转接头
- 🗺️ 手机装 iOverlander + Campendium（睡点）· Trucker Path（全美卡车站+车位实时满员度+哪家有淋浴）· AllStays Walmart Overnight（~$3，哪家沃尔玛允许过夜的权威库）· Pilot/Love's app（淋浴排队/手机付）· PlugShare（备用桩）
- 🧊 冷藏箱重新出山：温度计还在 · 第一天的冰出发时买
- 📦 Tahoe 装备做减法：赶海袋/双人冗余留家里——单人巡航要的是空旷后备箱和一张好床
- 🛞 胎压/胎纹检查 · 补胎液+气泵确认 · 雨刮水加满
- 💵 现金 ~$100（小营地/洗衣机仍然吃现金）+ quarters 一把
- 🛰️ Starlink Mini：白桶遮阳罩方案带上（晚上营地追剧/视频 Cassie 用）
- 📅 大峡谷那晚（回程 D7）提前 2 天订 Williams/Tusayan——全程唯一必订
- 🚗 FSD 版本更新到最新 · 行前 Service 自检一轮
- 🥚 周六批量备餐：卤蛋/白煮蛋 ×12 · 卤鸡腿 · 水果洗好切好 · 保温杯 ×2（开水=无火泡面炉）
- 💻 副驾桌板+笔记本固定方案试一次（安全带穿桌腿）· 手机热点确认能带动笔记本
📦 装车分区（原则：床永远铺好，床上永远没东西）
| 区 | 放啥 |
|---|---|
| 🧳 前备箱 | 充电三件套（Mobile Connector/TT-30/J1772）· 补胎液+气泵 · 工具卷 · 玻璃水——重、少用、不怕热 |
| 🕳️ 下备舱（床脚下） | 周访问级：卡式炉（空炉——气罐到 NJ 亚超再买 $2/罐，别带着过沙漠）· 船+泵+救生衣 · 洗衣袋。每天要碰的东西禁止入内 |
| 👣 后排脚坑（床头下的空洞） | 软袋衣物（垫平床头）+ 7gal 水桶（26kg 最低点居中卡死） |
| 🦶 副驾脚坑 | 冷藏箱——每天3次开箱全在停车时从副驾门拿；行车时空调风顺带保冰 |
| 💺 副驾座 | 桌板+笔记本（安全带绑死）+ 随身包（护照/重要证件/现金一半——每次离车必背走） |
| 🚪 门袋/中控 | 线材 · PD车充 · 湿巾 · 头灯 · quarters |
| 🎒 驾驶座椅背袋 | Starlink Mini + 白桶罩——晚上部署不用翻任何东西 |
| 🛏️ 床面 | 永远空——急刹/碰撞时床上任何东西都是冲着后脑勺来的 |
🦀 赶海工具带小核心（桶/网/手耙/手套，塞下备舱）——东岸的玩法是蓝蟹（8–9月正当季！鸡脖子+绳子+网，Barnegat Bay/Sandy Hook 湾侧）+ 挖蛤（NJ 贝类执照 ~$10–20，只在 DEP 开放水域，NY 是镇级居民证别碰）。西岸特有装备留家。
🌅 每天出发前 60 秒
- 🔋 电量 vs 今天第一段 ✓ · 胎压无警告 ✓
- 🗺️ 今天 3 个超充 + 睡点城市 + 备选睡点，说得出口
- 🌡️ 今晚热夜？→ 15:00 前订带电营地
- 📍 给 Cassie 发出发定位
- 💧 水 ≥2L 在手边 · 零食补位 · 咖啡因库存
🔐 安全铁律（背下来）
- 犯困 = 下一个出口，无条件
- 20:30 后不开车（除计划内莫哈维段）
- 睡前 ≥40% 电 · 热夜按 -15% 预算
- 感觉不对的停车场 = 立刻换
- 每晚定位给 Cassie · 早起回报
估算与查证日期 2026-08-06；所有价格以现场/结账/车机为准：
[1] 超充价：全美 $0.35–0.55/kWh 区间（时段/站点浮动），预算取 ~$0.42 均值——车机屏幕是唯一真价。能耗 0.28 kWh/mi 按你们 7月+Tahoe 实测口径外推到 75–80 mph。
[2] Planet Fitness：Black Card（多店通行档）~$26–30/月+可能的入会费，官网 8/6 查——结账页为准；全美 2,600+ 门店口径为其官网公开数。卡车站淋浴 $16–20 为 Pilot/Love's 2026 挂牌区间。
[3] 过夜规则：卡车休息站=行业惯例欢迎；沃尔玛=门店经理+城市法规裁量（约半数允许，AllStays/app 口径）；州休息区=各州 DOT 规定（CA 限 8h、多数西部州允许车内过夜）。以现场标牌为准。
[4] 夜温：NOAA 8月气候基准（城市均值，°C 四舍五入）——出发前每晚看真实预报替换。
[5] 营地：KOA/州立公园 $30–50 挂牌区间（30A 位）；工作日可当日订为中部/南部普遍情况，大峡谷门户例外。
[6] 路线里程：Google Maps 8/6 拉取，四舍五入到 10mi；老 Kia I-90 北线图（11天/~3,100mi/48h）为 Ray 提供的行程图，本计划两条线与其零重叠。超充覆盖：supercharge.info 全库（10,850站/美国开放3,188站）8/7 拉取，走廊15mi缓冲带做间距分析——去程361站/最大间距148mi，回程257站/最大123mi。
[7] FSD 墨镜/注意力监控：2026.14.6.7 改进 eyewear 处理（8/2 查证，见 Tahoe 周记录）——太阳镜可用，但瞌睡检测弱化，铁律因此存在。
🧭 相关页：大峡谷原计划（回程 D7 顺路收编）· 装备清单（做单人减法）· Tahoe 周行军日志（这套系统的实战记录）。
🎯 The shape of the trip
One person, one Model Y, FSD on the wheel, Starlink for the evenings. Out on the I-70 central line (Salt Lake → the Rockies → Kansas → St. Louis → Pittsburgh), back on the I-40 southern line / Route 66 (Nashville → Memphis → New Mexico → the Grand Canyon → the Mojave). The old Kia did the I-90 northern line — after this loop, all three great crossings are yours, nothing repeated.
The model is the trucker's model with a better bed: meals = Supercharging, drowsiness = naps at the plug, nights = truck stop / Walmart / campground rotation. FSD holds the wheel; you hold the judgment.
📊 The three big questions, one line each (details per tab)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 🚿 Showers? | Planet Fitness Black Card (~$28/mo, 2,600+ clubs, unlimited showers) + truck-stop showers ($16–20, shockingly clean) + powered-camp nights include them. Every other day, painless. |
| 💰 Cost? | ~$1,500 ±300 total: charging ~$780 + food ~$290 + sleep ~$200 + tolls/misc ~$150 + showers ~$100. (A round-trip flight is ~$300–450 — the difference buys 6,600 miles of America.) |
| 🤔 Realistic? | Yes — and most nights need no booking at all. Heat is solved by routing (central out, high plateau back) + AC nights at powered camps; sleeping is the truck-stop/Walmart/campground rotation — sleeping with the trucks is a completely normal, legal American institution. See ⚠️. |
🧭 The three-week structure
| Week | What | Miles |
|---|---|---|
| Outbound (8/9–~8/15) | I-70 Salt Lake · Bonneville Salt Flats · Glenwood Canyon hot springs · the 3,357 m Eisenhower Tunnel · Kansas cruise · KC BBQ · the Gateway Arch → NYC | ~3,080 |
| NJ residency (~8/15 → mid-Sept) | 🗽 Weeks with Cassie · car parks in the Heights (see 🛏️ tab) · east-coast weekend camping (Hither Hills ocean sites / Catskills / Assateague wild-horse beach) | weekend hops |
| Return (~9/15–9/22) | I-40 Blue Ridge · Nashville honky-tonks · Memphis & Elvis · Route 66 · Grand Canyon South Rim · the evening Mojave crossing → home by Sep 24 (a week's buffer before the Oct 1 start) | ~3,400 |
A September return runs cooler than August: the southern line's "AC nights" mostly vanish by mid-month — the ride home is comfier than the ride out.
📅 Daily plans — table of contents (one page per day · append-only · reality lives in the road log)
| Day | Leg | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 🌵 Return Day 10 · Fri 9/11 | A full day in Page: Glen Canyon Dam · swim · Horseshoe Bend · Sand Cave Milky Way | 👉 TODAY |
| 🌵 Return Day 9 · Thu 9/10 | Flagstaff → Grand Canyon South Rim, full day → pushed on to Page overnight | ✅ done |
| 🌵 Return Day 8 · Wed 9/9 | ABQ → Petrified Forest → Meteor Crater → Flagstaff | ✅ done |
| 🌵 Return Day 7 · Tue 9/8 | Palo Duro → Blue Hole → Sandia Crest → ABQ | ✅ done |
| 🌵 Return Day 6 · Mon 9/7 | Elk City → Big Texan · Cadillac Ranch · Palo Duro Canyon | ✅ done |
| 🌵 Return Day 5 · Sun 9/6 | Van Buren → OKC Riversport → Elk City | ✅ done |
| 🌵 Return Day 4 · Sat 9/5 | Natchez Trace → the Memphis Pyramid · the Mississippi → Van Buren | ✅ done |
| 🌵 Return Day 3 · Fri 9/4 | Bristol → Knoxville · Nashville → Natchez Trace SP | ✅ done |
| 🌵 Return Day 2 · Thu 9/3 | Carlisle → Shenandoah Valley · Natural Bridge → Bristol | ✅ done |
| 🌵 Return Day 1 · Wed 9/2 | Jersey City → Carlisle | ✅ done |
| Day 7 · Sat 8/15 | Triadelphia WV → Breezewood · the Turnpike tunnels → 🗽 Jersey City | ✅ ARRIVED 8/15 |
| Day 6 · Fri 8/14 | Oak Grove MO → the Gateway Arch + 📞 the call · Effingham cross · Indiana/Ohio storms → Dayton/Columbus | ✅ done |
| Day 5 · Thu 8/13 | Byers CO → Van Gogh's Sunflowers · Buffalo Bill · Kansas extreme heat → Oak Grove MO (~620 mi) | ✅ done |
| Day 4 · Wed 8/12 | Palisade peaches · Glenwood springs · mudslide reroute · the Vail rainbow · Eisenhower Tunnel · the In-N-Out farewell → Byers | ✅ done |
| Day 3 · Tue 8/11 | SLC → US-6 canyon · Helper · melons + block ice · Spotted Wolf · flash-flood reroute → Grand Junction | ✅ done |
| Day 2 · Mon 8/10 | Winnemucca → the salt (Silver Island detour + Speedway) → SLC, first PF scan | ✅ done |
| Day 1 · Sun 8/9 | Santa Clara → Donner → the 148-mi gap → Winnemucca | ✅ done |
Each new day adds a row here and a page of its own; old pages are never deleted. The current page carries the 👉 TODAY tag.
🗺️ Both routes, one map
The old Kia's I-90 line (Yellowstone/Badlands/Crater Lake) is untouched — zero overlap. ⚡ Charging coverage verified with real data (full supercharge.info DB pulled 8/7): 618 Superchargers within 15 mi of the two corridors; across all 5,800 mi only 6 segments exceed 100 mi, the longest 148 mi (Sparks→Winnemucca, Day 1) — one rule covers it all: never pass a charger under 40% when the next segment is 100+ mi. The car's nav slots stalls live; this page marks only the sleeping towns.
Out I-70 central · 7–8 days · ~3,080 mi
| Day | Sleep at | The day's prize | ~mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | Winnemucca, NV rest stop/casino lot | Donner Pass · the Nevada emptiness opener | 400 |
| D2 | Salt Lake City, UT | Bonneville Salt Flats (drive onto them, right off I-80) · Great Salt Lake | 380 |
| D3 | Grand Junction / Glenwood, CO | US-6 canyons → I-70's San Rafael Swell (one of America's great free-camping zones, roadside) | 290 |
| D4 | Idaho Springs / Golden, CO | Glenwood Canyon · Glenwood hot springs (the soak IS the shower) · Vail → Eisenhower Tunnel 3,357 m | 250 |
| D5 | Salina, KS hot night→hookup | Great Plains FSD cruise day (this road is what FSD was born for) | 440 |
| D6 | outside St. Louis, MO hot night | KC BBQ lunch (Joe's/Gates) · the Gateway Arch at dusk | 430 |
| D7 | Columbus, OH | Illinois/Indiana cruise · Indy or Columbus dinner | 420 |
| D8 | 🗽 NYC (NJ side) | Pittsburgh · the PA tunnels · the skyline finish | 470 |
Back I-40 / Route 66 · 8 days · ~3,400 mi
| Day | Sleep at | The day's prize | ~mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | Roanoke, VA | I-78→I-81 down the Blue Ridge valley | 430 |
| D2 | outside Nashville, TN hot night | Knoxville → a live-music night on Nashville's Broadway | 410 |
| D3 | Little Rock, AR hot night | Memphis: Beale Street + Graceland in the afternoon | 340 |
| D4 | Oklahoma City, OK hot night | OKC National Memorial · officially onto I-40 = old Route 66 | 340 |
| D5 | Tucumcari, NM cool plateau begins | Cadillac Ranch (Amarillo) · Tucumcari's Route 66 neon night | 370 |
| D6 | Flagstaff, AZ (2,100 m, 9°C nights 👑) | Albuquerque · Petrified Forest NP (it sits ON I-40) · the Arizona high country | 470 |
| D7 | Williams / Tusayan, AZ | 🏜️ Grand Canyon South Rim — a full afternoon + sunset; the postponed trip, finally collected | 200 |
| D8–9 | Tehachapi → home | Kingman · Route 66 Seligman · the Mojave after 17:00 (Needles is 45°C at noon; evening = cool + efficient) · the last I-5 sprint | 720 |
📅 The standard day (copy 15 times = the whole trip)
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SC #1
SC #2
SC #3
dinner·spot
Green = ground time · blue = FSD cruise · purple = charging (all stacked on meals/naps — pure waiting-for-electrons time ≈ 0). Hatched = sleep.
🔄 The daily ritual (checklist tab has the tappable version)
| When | Do |
|---|---|
| Night before | Tomorrow's line: 3 Superchargers + sleep town + backup spot (scouted on iOverlander) · hot night forecast? → book a hookup site |
| 5:30 | Up · kit stowed · tire-pressure glance · location pin to Cassie |
| Every charge | Eat / stretch / refill water · drowsiness self-score: ≥3/10 → add a 20-min Camp Mode nap |
| ~15:00 | Lock tonight's sleep spot (never hunt in the dark) · check where the shower is |
| 19:30 | Parked · dinner · 5 min on tomorrow · goodnight pin to Cassie · asleep 21:30 |
🥡 The food system: no cooking — cold chain + multithreading (settled 8/7)
| What | How |
|---|---|
| 🥚 Pre-departure batch prep | Saturday's own kitchen: braised/boiled eggs ×12 · braised chicken thighs / 卤味 · washed fruit · cucumber-carrot sticks — onto fresh ice Sunday morning |
| 🍗 The rotisserie move | Walmart/Costco beside the Supercharger: a $5–7 hot whole chicken — eat half on the spot, box the rest = tomorrow's lunch. One every 2 days: zero cooking, real food |
| 🍜 The thermos replaces the stove | Free boiling water at any truck-stop coffee counter in the morning → hot cup noodles at noon, no flame, no table. Two thermoses = lunch + afternoon tea |
| 🥜 The ambient base layer | Tortillas · nut butter · jerky · nuts · bananas · a brick of instant noodles |
| 🌡️ Safety lines | Cooked food 3–4 days max · unpeeled boiled eggs ~1 week · thermometer ≤4°C · re-ice every ~2 days (= the grocery cadence anyway) · post-hot-day doubts go in the trash |
| 🚨 The leftovers rule (learned 8/12) | Restaurant leftovers go into the cooler within the hour — or don't box them at all. Over 2 h in a warm car (1 h above 32°C) is the danger zone; S. aureus / B. cereus make heat-stable toxins — reheating kills bacteria, not poison, and the food looks, smells and tastes fine. Solo + sleeping in the car + mountain passes multiplies the cost of one bad meal beyond any leftover's worth. (A 15–18-hour taco was binned under this rule.) |
💻 The passenger-seat workstation (lap table + Claude Code) — one hard line
The safe workflow (~90% of the output, 0% of the risk): every charge stop (3–4×/day, 20–30 min) = a standup: review what Claude finished → assign the next batch of long-running tasks (refactors, research, builds, repo chores) → lid closed, roll. It grinds in the background while you drive (tethered hotspot works fine along the interstates; the Mini stays packed in motion). Strap the table + laptop down — a loose slab is a projectile under hard braking; a seatbelt through the table legs does it.
Effectively four 25-minute standups a day with your agent — frankly a better management cadence than most tech leads keep.
🛏️ The three-tier sleep system (15 nights ≈ 10 free + 5 paid)
| Option | Cost | How | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🚚 Truck stops Pilot / Love's / TA | FREE | Exactly your "sleeping with the trucks" — normal, welcomed, tens of thousands do it nightly. Park the car section (never a truck bay), buying a snack is the etiquette. 24 h lights + people + restrooms + hot food + showers in the building | Reefer trucks hum all night — earplugs. Take an edge spot |
| 🛒 Walmart lots | FREE | Roughly half allow overnighting (manager + city ordinance). Ask at the service desk / check the app. Park the perimeter, nothing outside the car, in late out early. Store closed ≠ lot closed: overnighting happens during closed hours by definition — read the driveway signs ("No Overnight Parking" placards) + whether other RVs/rigs are already sleeping at the edge (present = tolerated). Worst case ever = a knock and a polite move-along | Refused = next tier, never squat; uncertain = go straight to the truck stop (24/7, never closes, zero ambiguity) |
| 🅿️ Interstate rest areas | FREE | NV/UT/CO/NM/AZ/KS/OK/MO broadly allow or tolerate in-vehicle rest; eastern states often time-limited | CA caps at 8 h; "sleeping" OK, "camping" (stuff outside) not |
| 🌵 BLM / NF dispersed | FREE + stars | The western bonus: NV exits, Utah's San Rafael Swell (roadside on I-70, world-class), Coconino NF around Flagstaff. Find via iOverlander | Basically nonexistent east of the Mississippi |
| 🏕️ Powered campgrounds (30A) KOA / state parks | $30–50 (posted price is truth) | The every-2–3-nights "full-restore night": TT-30 trickle to 100% overnight + hot shower + laundry + legal quiet. Hot nights (≥22°C) go here by design — the AC runs on shore power, not your pack | Weekdays book same-day easily; weekends 1–2 days ahead |
🚿 The complete shower answer
| Method | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 💪 Planet Fitness Black Card (primary) | ~$28/mo (checked 8/6; checkout page is truth; possible join fee; cancel after the trip) | 2,600+ clubs nationwide, unlimited showers + a stretch/workout when you want it. Nearly every sleep town on I-70/I-40 has one. One month ≈ the price of 1.5 truck-stop showers — the standard nomad answer |
| 🚚 Truck-stop showers (gap filler) | $16–20 each | Private room, unlimited hot water, towels included, cleaner than you can believe. Queue shown in the Pilot/Love's apps |
| 🏕️ Campground nights | included | The every-2–3-night hookup nights come with showers + laundry |
| ♨️ Bonus | ~$32 (checked 8/6, gate price is truth) | Glenwood Springs — the world's largest hot-springs pool — D4's soak doubles as the Rockies' best bath |
Cadence: a real shower every other day (PF / truck stop / camp), wipes between. Same system as the Tahoe week — just with more options, not fewer.
🗽 The NY week: where the car lives (Jersey City Heights = Zone 16)
| Duration | Plan | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Week one | Guest passes, $5/24 h (Parking Enforcement office); Sundays free. Zone 16 caps unpermitted cars at 4 h, enforced 24 h × 6 days — the strictest zone in JC; never park naked | ~$30/wk |
| Staying 1–2 months | Call about the resident permit ($15/YEAR!) — living there is residency, but CA plates + a sublet = ask what docs they'll take; if no → rent a private driveway (Spacer/Neighbor-type apps, ~$100–200/mo, prioritize listings with an outdoor outlet: parking + trickle charging solved in one); else → Journal Square monthly lot ~$150–250 (10-min walk) | $15–250/mo |
Parked-car care: Starlink/boat/cooler all move upstairs (an empty car is a boring car) · long stays run Sentry OFF (8–12%/day is unpayable without a plug; vampire-only is 1–2%/day = a full pack coasts 6+ weeks) · top-ups: Newport Centre Supercharger, 20 stalls (30 Mall Dr W) · glance at the app weekly. Prices checked 8/7; posted/checkout is truth.
🔐 Solo overnight safety rules
- Gut rule #1: feels wrong = drive on — the accelerator is the security system; there is always another stop.
- Park lit-but-not-floodlit, nose toward the exit.
- Doors locked; keys/phone/water at the bed; shades up as usual (an occupied car at a truck stop is the most normal thing in America — no need to hide).
- Sentry: OFF while sleeping inside (you are the alarm, and reefer trucks would fire it all night); ON when away at stores/sights by day.
- Nightly pin to Cassie (fixed ritual); the time zones cooperate: your 21:30 = her 00:30, morning check-ins align.
- $100 cash split in two places; documents photographed to the cloud.
💰 Trip budget (estimated 8/6 · every price defers to the pump/checkout/car screen)
~$1,500 ±300 · 6,600 mi · 21 days
Hover/long-press bars for the assumptions. Charging is the biggest and most steerable line: every hookup night's overnight trickle (bundled in the site fee) replaces ~$25 of Supercharging — 5 nights ≈ $100+ saved.
⚡ Charging strategy
- Daytime: Superchargers only, riding the 10–60% fast band, every 180–250 mi, all stacked on meals/naps.
- Hookup nights: TT-30 trickle — wake at 100% and skip the day's first stop. The most underrated money-and-time move of the trip.
- Free municipal L2 (libraries/malls) via the J1772 adapter — only when it's already where you are; never detour for slow electrons.
- Real-world 75–80 mph consumption ~0.28 kWh/mi (your own July telemetry, interstate-adjusted). Headwind/climb days: +15% margin.
- The old iron rule stands: ≥40% at bedtime (hot AC nights budgeted at 10–18%); charge to 90% before the Mojave.
✂️ Cheap mode: cutting $780 to ~$400–450
| Move | Saves | Costs |
|---|---|---|
| ⏰ Big charges off-peak only: many Superchargers price by time — ~$0.25–0.30 before 9–10 AM / after 9 PM vs $0.45+ midday (per-site on the car screen). A 5:30 wake-up = born off-peak: big morning charge, midday splash, evening top-up if parked near stalls | −$180–220 | nothing |
| 🐢 Cruise 68–70 mph (vs 78–80): consumption drops ~0.30 → ~0.23 kWh/mi | −$150–180 | ~1 h/day (spend it on the flat boring Plains days) |
| 🔌 Free-electron scavenging: PlugShare's "free" filter (municipal/libraries/malls) · casinos = free L2 + overnight + cheap food · Cracker Barrel = charger + dinner + overnight in one — stacked only on stops already happening; never a detour | −$80–120 | nothing (J1772 adapter aboard) |
| 🌙 Feed the car every night: hookup nights = full pack bundled in the site fee · the NY week parks near a wall outlet — 110 V quietly fills the whole pack over six days; the return's first charge is free | −$50–80 | nothing |
Net: charging ~$780 → ~$400–450; trip total → ~$1,100–1,150. Not worth doing: CCS adapter + third-party memberships for the rates (won't break even in one trip), detours for free plugs (time is the scarcest thing aboard), or cutting the hot-night hookup camps (that $40 buys sleep quality = the actual safety budget).
🌡️ How hot is August really? — night lows are what matter (days have AC)
Average August night lows (NOAA climate normals, °C). ■ ≤21°C = comfortable Camp Mode · ■ >21°C = "AC night" → hookup camp / truck stop
Verdict: only ~6 of 15 nights are "AC nights," all solvable (hookup camp = unlimited AC, or truck stop + a budgeted 10–18% Camp Mode night). The genuinely 40°C+ places (Mojave/Vegas) are never slept in at all — crossed in the evening.
🚓 20-state rules cheat sheet (checked 8/8 · posted signs / current statutes are the truth)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Touch the car's screen? | ✅ Legal in all 20 (laws target handheld portables). Forums: ~zero tickets in 5+ years; but visibly menu-diving can draw careless-driving catch-alls + FSD strikes — quick taps yes, deep menus wait for charge stops |
| Switch podcasts? | Car media tab ✅ · mounted phone single tap ✅ (CA 23123.5's explicit rule) · picking it up to scroll ❌ = a ticket in 15 states. Queue playlists while charging |
| Phone at red lights? | ❌ stopped in traffic = still driving (the #1 misconception; CHP stakes out intersections). Parked at a Supercharger = free use |
| Tesla "eyes-off" texting features? | ❌ the car allowing it ≠ the law allowing it — state statutes outrank Tesla software |
State hot spots: CO/PA = brand-new laws (PA's grace period just ended = eager enforcement) · NJ/NY = the country's heaviest phone enforcement · NM has no state ban BUT Albuquerque + Gallup city bans — both ON I-40 · TX/OK/AR ban handheld in school/work zones · KS is texting-only but keeps catch-alls. The other four rules that matter: ① Move Over (all 50 states: lights on the shoulder = change lanes or slow hard — the #1 tourist ticket) ② no left-lane camping (KS/CO/NJ enforce) ③ speed bands: 80 mph zones in NV/UT, 75 Plains/Southwest, 70 Midwest/East, 65 NJ — FSD at limit+5, exact limit in work zones ④ CA agricultural inspection coming home (Needles): finish the fruit in Arizona 😄. Tolls: KS/PA/NJ bill the plate by mail (PA's plate rate stings; one round trip, accept it).
⚖️ The honest risk table
| Risk | How real | Counter |
|---|---|---|
| 😴 Solo fatigue (the one big real risk) | 🔴 High — FSD makes it easy to underestimate | The three iron laws + the fixed afternoon nap + the drowsiness self-score. FSD reduces fatigue; it does not replace a driver — and it watches you as hard as you watch it (head-pose tracking works behind sunglasses; checked 8/2) |
| 🥵 Hot sticky nights | 🟡 Medium — concentrated in STL/TN/AR/OK, ~6 nights | The chart above: hookup-camp AC nights + plateau-recovery nights |
| 🏕️ Can't book camps | 🟢 Low | Only the Canyon night + weekends need lead time; everything else same-day, with free tiers as the permanent floor |
| ⚡ Charger queues / dead stalls | 🟢 Low (I-70/I-40 trunk density is high in 2026) | Car reroutes live; the optional $180 CCS adapter adds another layer |
| 🚗 Flat / mechanical | 🟡 Low-medium | Sealant + pump aboard; Tesla roadside covers the whole country; morning tire-pressure glance |
| 😢 Loneliness / missing her | 🟡 Genuinely real | Podcasts/audiobooks queued deep · the nightly pin ritual · Starlink video calls from camp · and: any day it stops being fun, the road home is the same road — zero sunk cost |
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🛠️ Before departure (this week)
- 💪 Join Planet Fitness Black Card (the any-club tier) — and star the clubs along both routes in the app
- 🔌 Confirm the TT-30 adapter is aboard (the key to hookup nights) + the J1772 adapter
- 🗺️ Install iOverlander + Campendium (sleep spots) · Trucker Path (every US truck stop + live lot fullness + which have showers) · AllStays Walmart Overnight (~$3, the authoritative which-Walmarts-allow-it database) · Pilot/Love's apps (shower queues / pay by phone) · PlugShare (backup plugs)
- 🧊 The cooler returns to duty: thermometer still inside · day-1 ice bought at departure
- 📦 Subtract from the Tahoe loadout: tide kit / two-person redundancy stays home — a solo cruise wants an empty trunk and a good bed
- 🛞 Tires: pressure + tread check · sealant + pump confirmed · washer fluid full
- 💵 ~$100 cash (small camps/laundry still eat it) + a fistful of quarters
- 🛰️ Starlink Mini + the white-bucket shade rig (evening camp entertainment / video calls)
- 📅 Book the Grand Canyon night (return D7, Williams/Tusayan) ~2 days out — the trip's only mandatory booking
- 🚗 FSD updated to latest · a pre-trip Service self-check pass
- 🥚 Saturday batch prep: braised/boiled eggs ×12 · braised chicken thighs · fruit washed & cut · thermoses ×2 (boiling water = the flameless noodle stove)
- 💻 Test the lap-table + laptop tie-down once (seatbelt through the legs) · confirm the phone hotspot carries the laptop
📦 Load zones (principle: the bed stays made, and stays empty)
| Zone | Contents |
|---|---|
| 🧳 Frunk | Charging trio (Mobile Connector/TT-30/J1772) · sealant + compressor · tool roll · washer fluid — heavy, rare, heat-proof |
| 🕳️ Sub-trunk (under the bed's foot) | Weekly-access tier: cassette stove (empty — buy canisters at an NJ Asian market, $2/can; never ferry butane across the desert) · boat + pump + PFDs · laundry bag. Daily items banned |
| 👣 Rear footwells (the void under the bed's head) | Soft clothing duffels (they level the bed) + the 7-gal water jug (26 kg: lowest point, centered, wedged) |
| 🦶 Front passenger footwell | The cooler — 3 daily openings all happen from the passenger door at stops; AC wash helps the ice while driving |
| 💺 Passenger seat | Lap table + laptop (belted) + the day bag (passport/immigration docs/half the cash — it walks with you EVERY time you leave the car) |
| 🚪 Doors/console | Cables · PD charger · wipes · headlamp · quarters |
| 🎒 Driver seat-back pocket | Starlink Mini + bucket shade — evening deploy without unpacking anything |
| 🛏️ The bed | Always empty — under hard braking, anything on the bed is aimed at the back of your head |
🦀 Tide-foraging kit: bring the small core (bucket/net/hand rake/gloves — fits the well). The East's version is blue crabbing (peak season Aug–Sep! chicken neck + string + net, Barnegat Bay / Sandy Hook bayside) + clamming (NJ shellfish license ~$10–20, approved DEP waters only; NY is town-resident permits — skip). West-specific gear stays home.
🌅 60 seconds before rolling, daily
- 🔋 Charge vs first leg ✓ · no tire warnings ✓
- 🗺️ Can name today's 3 Superchargers + sleep town + backup spot
- 🌡️ Hot night tonight? → hookup site booked by 15:00
- 📍 Departure pin sent to Cassie
- 💧 ≥2 L water in reach · snacks · caffeine inventory
🔐 Iron laws (memorize)
- Drowsy = next exit, unconditionally
- No driving after 20:30 (except the planned Mojave leg)
- ≥40% at bedtime · hot nights budgeted at −15%
- A lot that feels wrong = leave immediately
- Nightly pin to Cassie · morning check-in back
Estimates and checks dated 2026-08-06; every price defers to the pump/checkout/car screen:
[1] Supercharger pricing: $0.35–0.55/kWh across the country (site/time varies); budget uses ~$0.42 — the car's screen is the only real price. Consumption 0.28 kWh/mi extrapolated from your own July/Tahoe telemetry to 75–80 mph.
[2] Planet Fitness: Black Card (any-club tier) ~$26–30/mo + possible join fee, site checked 8/6 — checkout page is truth; 2,600+ clubs per their public count. Truck-stop showers $16–20 = posted Pilot/Love's 2026 range.
[3] Overnighting: truck stops = industry-standard welcome; Walmart = manager + city-ordinance discretion (~half allow; AllStays-app consensus); rest areas = each state DOT's rules (CA caps 8 h; most western states allow in-vehicle rest). Posted signs are the truth on the ground.
[4] Night temps: NOAA August climate normals (city means, rounded °C) — replace with real forecasts nightly en route.
[5] Camps: KOA/state-park $30–50 posted range (30A sites); same-day weekday availability is the norm mid-country; Canyon gateways excepted.
[6] Mileage: Google Maps pulls 8/6, rounded to 10 mi; the old Kia I-90 map (11 days / ~3,100 mi / 48 h) is Ray's own itinerary graphic — both new lines share zero overlap with it. Charger coverage: full supercharge.info DB (10,850 sites / 3,188 open US) pulled 8/7, gap analysis on a 15-mi corridor buffer — outbound 361 sites / max gap 148 mi, return 257 sites / max 123 mi.
[7] FSD sunglasses/attention: 2026.14.6.7 improved eyewear handling (checked 8/2, see the Tahoe log) — sunglasses fine, drowsiness detection weakened, hence the iron laws.
🧭 Related pages: the original Grand Canyon plan (absorbed by return D7) · the packing list (run the solo subtraction) · the Tahoe field log (this system's combat record).