My first camper trailer tow (with Maverick Hybrid)

[Kingfish]

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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[Hunters Edge]

I don't know about that. Doggo looks likes he is enjoying it as well. Happy to read you enjoyed the camping trip.

 

[The Real Maverick]

Great starter camper to get used to towing, parking, backing up, and how your truck behaves.

 

[Ford Motor Company]

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.

We hope you had a wonderful camping trip and thanks for sharing your towing experience with us, Robert!

 

[Hot Runr Guy]

You must be a real-estate photographer! The pic w/the doggo makes the trailer look huge, compared to the entire rig pic.

Enjoy the camper, and welcome to the "drop it on the ball" club.

HRG

 

[vabchusa]

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

 

[FischAutoTechGarten]

That Trailer is a good match for the Maverick. Awesome that it exceeded your reasonable expectations. Nice to hear it did well on some of those carolina hills.

BTW, beautiful campsite. Sometimes I really miss the green woodlands back east.

 

[Bruce W]

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.

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!

 

[Kingfish]

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!

Agree!

I wanted a pickup for years but I refused to buy a full-size truck (they're great, but way more than I need). I was excited for the Ranger, but it's bigger than F-150s used to be. The Maverick is the perfect vehicle for me.

 

[Kingfish]

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

That's a good idea. There's a ton of mods I want to do and free-standing power (battery, etc.) is among them.

 

[Charles T.]

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.

 

[Superg0]

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.

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

 

[Hot Runr Guy]

Is that a New Wave?

HRG

 

[Kingfish]

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

It does. We keep it in our garage. It's about 73 inches at the roof mount (highest point).

 

[Kingfish]

Is that a New Wave?

HRG

It is. Good eye.

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