Rivian R1T Simple Tarp Cover/Awning For Shade Installed: Microkitchen also gets a roof

Morgan · 2024-12-22T17:10:59+00:00

Now that I've installed the SnapPlate front license plate holder, I finally filled out the EveryAmp review. Here it is. Hope it helps others: Shipped promptly, so the license plate holder arrived well before we picked up the car. Engineered and built VERY precisely to hold the plate very close to the front bumper without scraping. Installation instructions were clear, would have benefited from one more picture showing how to find the center slots in the grille. Grille Depth Adjustment instructions were also clear; with one half-turn adjustment of three screws, the license plate holder fit PERFECTLY in place. Check the EveryAmp web site for photographs of how much their product blocks the front camera image at every setting. After reviewing the photos, I chose the center setting. I find the camera interference at that setting is trivial for me. There's a lot of competition for the front-of-R1 real estate. My understanding is that Rivian's front plate holder requires drilling a hole in a perfectly good vehicle, and can also block a small part of the camera image. Tow hook mounts take a tow hook out of commission, and can block a sensor. EveryAmp's mount is designed to protect the grille by snapping off when attacked by a car-wash brush, so you have to dismount it (relatively easy to do) and remount it before washing. I'm still happy with the EveryAmp product, which we have installed in our R1S and now R1T. Very best wishes!

Vincent

Member

Dec 11, 2024

Nobody likes to cook in the rain or under a hot scorching sun. So for anyone who has a camp kitchen, you could get a tarp cover such as this for shade. It's a simple tarp cover for shade and rain protection that can come in very handy a day the weather might decide to not be too friendly.

How to attach it to the truck is both simple and complex. Fortunately, Rivian installed two roof brackets to which one can mount cross bars for a roof rack.

There is some 5” x 1” angle iron and two u-bolts and fashioned a means of attaching an expandable tent pole to the roof, and using some shower curtain rings, The 6’ x 8’ tarp was attached to the truck. One side is silver while the other is black. We chose to put the silver side up.

Two expandable tent poles were put in the far outer corners (kept apart with a 3/4" conduit pipe) and a third pole was put in the center to create a bit more headroom & water drainage.

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It's a pretty simple fix and one you can do by yourself or with maybe the help of a friend just so the process could be faster. It's not a must to have this tarp cover, as I know some people do enjoy feeling the weather on their skin, but if you're not such a person, then getting this would be good especially if you've got the camp kitchen and you make use of it a lot whole on trips.

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