Raven reviews the e-trike from Mooncool in her off-grid forest
I was contemplating how to ready myself for old age, using the body wisely, and still attending to daily routines. Such was the state of inner asking when grace responded with the arrival of MoonCool, an e-trike. Silence is what I did not wish to disturb for me, the forest, and its creatures.
As mentioned in the first article, it arrived the day prior to snow arriving in northern Ontario, Canada. Testing was postponed till April. The main reason for this e-trike is to fetch Spring water in 3-gallon jugs from the Source. Riding on uneven ground thru forest.
I started with two jugs in the back carrier and one in the front carrier. I quickly forego the front one. It made the front wheel decide on its own accord which path to take. Not good.
Next was going further on the forest paths thru mud puddles and rocky terrain with cordless chainsaw. You definitely got to give it your full attention but the e-trike had plenty of power to tackle the terrain.
While learning the how-to’s I’ve had to email MoonCool Support a few times. What I liked was their visual response that came the next day. Even though the mistakes I made taught me, with the help of friends, whom could verify voltage in battery and in the process teach me the e-trike’s capabilities, I see these as hands-on ways to learning.
More like rewiring the brain.
What I thought were issues, was due to having touched all the buttons prior to knowing what I was doing.
Now I’ve added mirrors and a helmet to ride on dirt road primarily. This road has two major hills. Applying the back brakes puts power back in the battery. Yeah! There’s plenty of power just using the throttle to go up. Using the peddles is also an option and is definitely not tiring as the e-trike anticipates when to give a helping foot.
The only issue I’d love to master is backing up out of its shelter. Must be an easier way than my own strength to turn it around!
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