My first camper trailer tow (with Maverick Hybrid)

Kingfish said:

My wife found a great deal on a small, used camper online a few months ago (about half price of new). I surprised her when she was out of town and bought it. It's something we both have wanted for years.

We took it out last weekend for the first time. It's the first time I've ever driven while towing, except for a few practice runs in the neighborhood.

I'm happy to report it went off without a hitch (my new favorite joke).

The Mav ('24 hybrid XLT Lux) did great. I only noticed the trailer on a few steeper hills, and even then I could still excelerate.

The trailer weighs about 1k lbs. We had about 500 lbs of people, dog, and gear in the truck. Another 100 lbs of gear in the trailer (I love having all this storage space).

I took it slow and steady. Mostly kept it at 60 to 65 on the highway. Rough calcs showed about 34 MPG for the 200-mile round trip.

Overall, we had a blast. The Mav's versatility was fantastic. It hauled our firewood, toted our gear, and was easy to drive through town when we made a coffee run (I'm still learning how the new coffee pot works and my first batch was... not great.).

We've already got a bunch more campsites we want to hit that'll let us get to mtn bike and hiking trails a bit too far away for day trips.

Doggo was a little scared, but he's learning it's his new den.

I can't wait to take it out again.

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Kingfish said:

My wife found a great deal on a small, used camper online a few months ago (about half price of new). I surprised her when she was out of town and bought it. It's something we both have wanted for years.

We took it out last weekend for the first time. It's the first time I've ever driven while towing, except for a few practice runs in the neighborhood.

I'm happy to report it went off without a hitch (my new favorite joke).

The Mav ('24 hybrid XLT Lux) did great. I only noticed the trailer on a few steeper hills, and even then I could still excelerate.

The trailer weighs about 1k lbs. We had about 500 lbs of people, dog, and gear in the truck. Another 100 lbs of gear in the trailer (I love having all this storage space).

I took it slow and steady. Mostly kept it at 60 to 65 on the highway. Rough calcs showed about 34 MPG for the 200-mile round trip.

Overall, we had a blast. The Mav's versatility was fantastic. It hauled our firewood, toted our gear, and was easy to drive through town when we made a coffee run (I'm still learning how the new coffee pot works and my first batch was... not great.).

We've already got a bunch more campsites we want to hit that'll let us get to mtn bike and hiking trails a bit too far away for day trips.

Doggo was a little scared, but he's learning it's his new den.

I can't wait to take it out again.

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Bruce W said:

Great to see. They really are a fantastic vehicle. It is so easy to nitpick items like shift knobs and such and forget what wonderful machine they are!

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vabchusa said:

Now drop 1 or 2 solar panels on the roof to keep the battery charged.

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Kingfish said:

My wife found a great deal on a small, used camper online a few months ago (about half price of new). I surprised her when she was out of town and bought it. It's something we both have wanted for years.

We took it out last weekend for the first time. It's the first time I've ever driven while towing, except for a few practice runs in the neighborhood.

I'm happy to report it went off without a hitch (my new favorite joke).

The Mav ('24 hybrid XLT Lux) did great. I only noticed the trailer on a few steeper hills, and even then I could still excelerate.

The trailer weighs about 1k lbs. We had about 500 lbs of people, dog, and gear in the truck. Another 100 lbs of gear in the trailer (I love having all this storage space).

I took it slow and steady. Mostly kept it at 60 to 65 on the highway. Rough calcs showed about 34 MPG for the 200-mile round trip.

Overall, we had a blast. The Mav's versatility was fantastic. It hauled our firewood, toted our gear, and was easy to drive through town when we made a coffee run (I'm still learning how the new coffee pot works and my first batch was... not great.).

We've already got a bunch more campsites we want to hit that'll let us get to mtn bike and hiking trails a bit too far away for day trips.

Doggo was a little scared, but he's learning it's his new den.

I can't wait to take it out again.

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Kingfish said:

My wife found a great deal on a small, used camper online a few months ago (about half price of new). I surprised her when she was out of town and bought it. It's something we both have wanted for years.

We took it out last weekend for the first time. It's the first time I've ever driven while towing, except for a few practice runs in the neighborhood.

I'm happy to report it went off without a hitch (my new favorite joke).

The Mav ('24 hybrid XLT Lux) did great. I only noticed the trailer on a few steeper hills, and even then I could still excelerate.

The trailer weighs about 1k lbs. We had about 500 lbs of people, dog, and gear in the truck. Another 100 lbs of gear in the trailer (I love having all this storage space).

I took it slow and steady. Mostly kept it at 60 to 65 on the highway. Rough calcs showed about 34 MPG for the 200-mile round trip.

Overall, we had a blast. The Mav's versatility was fantastic. It hauled our firewood, toted our gear, and was easy to drive through town when we made a coffee run (I'm still learning how the new coffee pot works and my first batch was... not great.).

We've already got a bunch more campsites we want to hit that'll let us get to mtn bike and hiking trails a bit too far away for day trips.

Doggo was a little scared, but he's learning it's his new den.

I can't wait to take it out again.

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Superg0 said:

Does this camper fit inside a standard height garage? What is the height at the highest point measure?

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Hot Runr Guy said:

Is that a New Wave?

HRG

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