EV Car Camping: Essentials for the 2025 Camping Season?

"tis the season... for car camping?

Not quite yet, but as the snow descends upon North America, we take a look beyond the winter to sunnier months, when camping trips and EV adventures will begin again. Take a look at the car camping essentials that we've gathered over a few years in the Hyundai IONIQ 5, as well as items we'll be testing ahead of the 2025 season.

Chapters:
0:00 - Start
0:54 - Our Electric Car Camping Journey
2:32 - Making Hot Drinks via V2L
4:36 - Meal Time
6:55 - Keep Camp Cool
8:23 - Get a Good Night's Sleep
11:18 - Portable Power
13:55 - Charge Your EV at Camp
16:42 - Prep for Camping 2025

Review videos and product links below for everything we've tested, but we'd also love your recommendations. What should we add to our all-electric camping setup before the seasons change?

PRODUCTS & REVIEWS:

J+ Booster 2 Portable Charge Cord
Review:    • This is the Best Portable EV Charger ...  
Purchase: https://refer.link/g5Pw

SetPower PT30 Fridge-Freezer
Review:    • No More Ice Runs? SetPower PT30 Porta...  
Purchase: https://setpowerusa.com/discount/PPE1... (Use code "PPE12" for 12% discount)

VTOMAN Flashspeed 1500 Power Station
Review:    • EV Car Camping Essential? | VTOMAN Fl...  
Purchase: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C8T2C8DB/ (Try code LUS2OLB2 for potential discount)

Exped Megamat Auto
Purchase: https://www.exped.com/en/products/sle...

REI Camp X Chair:
Purchase: https://www.rei.com/product/847136/re...

Chefzilla Portable Induction Cooker
Purchase: https://www.amazon.com/Chefzilla-Elec...

AeroPress Go
Purchase: https://aeropress.com/products/aeropr...

Collapsible Travel Kettle
Purchase: https://www.amazon.com/Ultrathin-Upgr...

Collapsible Silicon Drinking Cups
Purchase: https://www.amazon.com/Geolinhome-Sil...

Send suggestions for electric car camping products to test via [email protected] or add a comment with your recommendations.

Here are our #IONIQ5 camping trips, broken out by year:

2022 (Midwest & Great Smoky Mountains)
   • Hyundai IONIQ 5: 4,000 Mile US Road T...  

2023 (Great Lakes & Minnesota)
   • IONIQ 5 EV Summer ROAD TRIP: 3.1K Mil...  
2024 (Cross Country US Trip)
   • Hyundai IONIQ 5 Road Trip | Cross-Cou...