Topic: 2022 F-150 Lightning

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This was one of the few sites without 50A outlet, and because the cabot trail loop has a low speed limit (for good reason!!!), didn't need to charge here.
We made it to the next campsite with 30% SOC.

https://campingcapebreton.com/

We took a day trip to "meat cove", which is a stunning drive to the top of the island:


The Lightning did the 140 km, two days of driving + towing and day trips without the trailer on a full charge with 30% to spare.

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We often stopped and enjoyed the view.   If you take your time and don't drive like a maniac, you might enjoy the scenery.

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Here we are fully connected, trailer on 30A, water and drain.
Truck parked next to 50A outlet, parked in a way to not "give away" that I was plugged in overnight.
I found that if you don't advertise you're charging, no one cares.

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Trailer was big, 27' and 9000 lb loaded.
Note how the F150 Lightning squats when towing, the weight distribution bars help minimize sway, and the independent rear suspension soaked up the road imperfections, which in some parts of the east coast were horrible, easily some of the worst paved roads I've experienced in Canada, and that's saying a lot as I grew up in rural Ontario. The top of the Cape Breton trail had bridge construction, and the trailer had literally a few inches on each side to make it through the one lane that was opened to traffic.

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Electrify Canada woodstock New Brunswick.   
This was the single "fast" 160 kW+ charge we did on the entire east coast, completed so quickly my wife wasn't done shopping for food.
I researched the locations to charge on plugshare to confirm the site had room for the trailer.
We never had to unhook to charge.




Whereas this charging stop was typical, 50 kW (some 70 kW) FLO site in the middle of no where, always far away from the busy parking spots at the gas bar site.

Note the F150 Lightning has a FRONT charge port location, which is absolutely necessary when towing or you will be forced to unhook!   The Cybertruck and Chevy have rear charge ports, which is dumb for a pickup truck in my opinion.

There were a handful of these charges required, as most days I planned 180 km maximum distance between sites, remember folks, we're retired, and enjoy the RV life, so we like to spend time at our destination instead of road road road.
This site was conveniently located and we used it twice on the trip, there and back.   
The maximum day we did was 300-400 km, and we did those longer legs twice, once from Frederickton NB to Elm River, and from Shediac NB to Frederickton NB.

[quadzilla]

Great posts and updates. Thanks for the honest towing distances and charging.

[OliverD]

The maximum day we did was 300-400 km, and we did those longer legs twice, once from Frederickton NB to Elm River, and from Shediac NB to Frederickton NB.

Fredericton (no K) to Shediac is only 200 km though.

[rrocket]

Where there ever charging sites where not unhooking the trailer would block the other chargers/parking?

Virtually every charger I've used in Ontario you'd be blocking something with a truck/trailer.

Sounds like it was a scenic, chill vacation.

[Guy]

Great report, thanks, Bye!

[WP v3.32]

Looks like a nice camping trip.  I miss the coast.

[Hannibalsmith]

Nice write up. I think I've been to some of those camping sites. I visited Meat Cove ~20 years ago in VW camper...wicked place.

[revalations]

As someone who’s never been east of Saskatchewan, a trip to the east coast is something I’ve always wanted to do. Looks beautiful!

[PJungnitsch]

I found northern Ontario to be the hard part. Once you get past that I found it all fascinating as a prairie kid