Road trips and overlanding

Adventure

I travel all over North America, constantly: to explore it, for work, and to share its grandeur with anyone who wants to come along. My biggest trips have run over 6,000 miles, and the long hauls land close to that: one cross-country trip covered 5,900 miles in 15 days. I’ve driven 70,000+ miles on the Cybertruck platform. Here’s where the truck has been, what I sleep in, and how the footage gets made.

Aerial view of the Pacific Coast Highway winding along the Big Sur cliffs

Adventures

North America, the long way.

More on the road →
Troy's Cybertruck on a gravel pullout in a foggy alpine forest

Michigan to Montana, camping and overlanding

4,500 miles in nine days to Glacier National Park, sleeping in the bed of the truck.

Read the trip log →Bixby Bridge arching over a canyon on the Big Sur coast with the Pacific behind it

Big Sur and the Pacific Coast Highway

Bixby Bridge, the cliffs, and the long way down the California coast.

Watch on YouTube →Two Cybertrucks parked in front of granite boulders in Joshua Tree

Joshua Tree

Two Cybertrucks, a pile of desert boulders, and a lot of sun.

See it on Instagram →Troy's Cybertruck parked in deep snow under a blue Michigan winter sky

Driving below 0°F

What a sub-zero Michigan winter does to range, charging, and door handles.

Read the guide →Close-up of a Cybertruck all-terrain tire and stainless fender on a gravel trail

Winter tire range test at 70 mph

Real highway numbers on winter tires, written down and compared.

Read the test →Cybertruck with a rooftop tent pitched at a campsite under a night sky

Starlink Mini on 48V power

Internet at a campsite with no bars, powered straight off the truck.

Read the install guide →Troy holding up a media badge in front of his Cybertruck's open bed

Silver Lake Dune Day (guide)

I led the Tesla Owners Club of Michigan's Cybertruck day on the Silver Lake dunes, October 2024.

See the event thread →

The film

Michigan to Montana, on film.

How it was made →
Play video: Driving Cybertruck from Michigan to Montana

Driving Cybertruck from Michigan to Montana

2,000 miles in two and a half days on the drive west. Premiered October 11, 2024.
Event coverage · XTesla Owners Club of Michigan Summer Meetup 2026Seventeen speakers, four cameras. My coverage of the club's summer meetup, where I also spoke.YouTubeMore trip films on @cybrtrkguyLong-form road trips and tests.

From the road

On Instagram

@cybrtrkguy15 days, 5,900 milesAcross the country in the Cybertruck.Watch on Instagram →@cybrtrkguyGroup camp at a British Columbia glacierA Cybertruck group camp in July 2026.Watch on Instagram →@troymeekhofSea-Doo dayA day on the water with the Sea-Doos.Watch on Instagram →

One trip: Michigan to Montana

One example of many: 4,500 miles in 9 days to Glacier National Park, no FSD.

I left Caledonia, Michigan, drove west, camped out of the truck, and came home with a film and a range spreadsheet. The trip became the most-read thing I’ve written and a full overlanding film on YouTube. It’s the reason people started calling me The Cybertruck Guy in a tone that wasn’t sarcastic.

Everything I learned about charging, camping, and keeping a camera battery alive in a truck bed is in the article: Driving Cybertruck from Michigan to Montana: 4,500 Miles in 9 Days.

Where else the truck has been

  • Silver Lake Sand Dunes, Michigan. I led the Tesla Owners Club of Michigan’s Silver Lake Cybertruck Dune Day on Oct 6, 2024. A line of stainless trucks on the only ORV dunes east of the Mississippi. Event thread.
  • Big Sur and the Pacific Coast Highway. Bixby Bridge, the cliffs, and a stainless truck that looks strangely at home next to the ocean.
  • Joshua Tree, California. Boulders, desert light, and two Cybertrucks parked where the rocks start.
  • Canadian Rockies. Lake Louise and the roads around it. Charging in Alberta is fine. The scenery is not fine. It’s unreasonable.
  • Ontario Crown land. Free camping, no reservations, no cell signal. See the Starlink note below.
  • Glacier National Park, Montana. The turnaround point on the Montana trip.
  • Michigan, constantly. Lake Michigan beaches, boat launches, two-tracks, and any cheap breakfast joint within range.

Camping with the truck

I sleep in the bed. The tonneau makes it a hard-shell tent. The 48V system and the outlets in the bed run the essentials, and I installed a Starlink Mini on the truck using that 48V power so I can upload from a Crown land site with no bars. The install guide is here: Install a Starlink Mini on a Cybertruck Using 48V Power.

Winter is its own sport. I’ve driven the truck below 0°F and documented what that does to range, charging, and the door handles: Guide to Driving Cybertruck in Extreme Cold. If you want the numbers instead of the narrative: Winter Tire Range Test at 70 MPH.

How the footage gets made

I’m a filmmaker first. I’ve filmed 200+ weddings since 2017, ran production at a credit union with a team of 35+, and hold an FAA Part 107 drone certificate. That last part matters: the aerial shots on this channel are flown legally, with the paperwork, in places where the paperwork is required.

What that means for you: the trip films look like films. Trucks on dunes, alpine lakes from 400 feet, campsites at blue hour. I cut everything in DaVinci Resolve. No stock footage. No “cinematic” preset packs.

Gear: tested, not sponsored

I buy most of what I use. When a brand sends something, I say so on the post. If it doesn’t survive a trip, it doesn’t get a recommendation. Ambassador relationships (Evotrex is one) don’t change the rule; they just mean I’ve used the product long enough to have an opinion.

Full gear list and current referral links are on the Cybertruck page.

Proof

Newsweek, Nov 29, 2024, “Tesla’s Cybertruck Revolution: A Year of Fame, Flaws, and Fan Frenzy.” I’m quoted as “a Cybertruck owner and videographer who blogs at The Cybertruck Guy”:

“When the Cybertruck was first unveiled in 2019, I had a feeling it would be huge. I figured it was too crazy to fail, and I loved it.”

“Its power and acceleration are addicting. It’s like a roller coaster on tap.”

“I always say its exterior is the least crazy part about it.”

Read it on Newsweek

Evotrex brand ambassador: “Troy Meekhof, better known as The Cybertruck Guy, is a Cybertruck owner, content creator, and adventurer who’s captivated with Tesla’s boldest electric vehicle.” Evotrex

Tesla Owners Club of Michigan. Guide, Silver Lake Cybertruck Dune Day, Oct 6, 2024. Speaker, Summer Meetup, June 2026 (reel).

X, @cybrtrkguy, last 12 months: 26.8K followers. 50M impressions. 642.8K engagements.

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FAQ

Can a Cybertruck really do a long road trip?

Yes. My biggest trips have run over 6,000 miles, and I’ve put 70,000+ miles on the Cybertruck platform. Michigan to Glacier National Park and back took 9 days, camping in the bed. The constraint is charger spacing in Montana and the Dakotas, not the truck. The article has the route and the charging stops.

Do you camp in the truck or tow a trailer?

In the truck. Bed, tonneau closed, 48V power for Starlink and lights. No trailer. Range matters more than square footage.

Is your drone footage legal in national parks?

Drones are banned inside national parks, so no. Everything you see near Glacier was flown outside park boundaries under Part 107 rules. Dunes, Crown land, and Michigan beaches are a different story, and I fly where it’s allowed.

Come along

Trip films go up on YouTube @cybrtrkguy. Live updates, charging stops, and the mistakes as they happen are on X @cybrtrkguy.

Troy sitting under a camp canopy at a campground, a pickup and trailer behind him
Troy taking a selfie on a forest trail with a backpack on
Cybertruck on a rutted dirt trail between tall red pines