Camping and first impressions

[Bartron]

We have had the Maverick for over 3 weeks and absolutely love it! It does everything we need it to do and more! However, i have two complaints: 1. The sunglasses holder is garbage. The plastic lid catches and its a two stage process to open it. 2. towing mileage is terrible. 24 l per 100km. Of course that was with some strong headwinds. Also, I never felt the brake controller do much even though the gain was set to 5.5. First time towing caused it to smell like melting plastic and It downshifted a lot. Mileage empty is excellent. I was getting 7.1l per 100 km. Here are some pictures that show what we were towing.

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[MaverickGal]

Thanks for sharing your real world experience ….nice trailer btw

 

[dxpedition13]

Cool stuff! What's the overall weight of your camper? Headwind would def make it a little rough for the truck.

 

[UpNorthBuckeye]

I routinely get 21 mpg in my 6-cyl Expedition, but when I pull my camper I drop to 10 or 11. It's all about wind resistance. So I'm not surprised your mpl dropped.
Is that camper a little heavy for the maverick? I thought the tow max was 2,000 lb or something....

I am pretty sure that's a 3200 pound trailer, right????

 

[Bartron]

Cool stuff! What's the overall weight of your camper? Headwind would def make it a little rough for the truck.

I have the 4 k tow package. Trailer is roughly 2900

 

[Nw_adventure]

That frontal load looks to be more than the 40/42 suggests ? Thx for the update

 

[Bartron]

That frontal load looks to be more than the 40/42 suggests ? Thx for the update

Yeah I didn't know about that. It would be 48.

 

[Bartron]

I routinely get 21 mpg in my 6-cyl Expedition, but when I pull my camper I drop to 10 or 11. It's all about wind resistance. So I'm not surprised your mpl dropped.
Is that camper a little heavy for the maverick? I thought the tow max was 2,000 lb or something....

I am pretty sure that's a 3200 pound trailer, right????

4k tow package/awd. Trailer is 2900

 

[Bartron]

That frontal load looks to be more than the 40/42 suggests ? Thx for the update

There is pamphlet that suggests 40 square feet but it's not in the manual. Do I am probably not voiding the warranty right?

 

[Nw_adventure]

There is pamphlet that suggests 40 square feet but it's not in the manual. Do I am probably not voiding the warranty right?

Have no idea but doubt towing that would affect warranty on anything. Cheers -

 

[pndwind]

There is pamphlet that suggests 40 square feet but it's not in the manual. Do I am probably not voiding the warranty right?

What happens in the trailer stays in the trailer… or something like that. Don’t go volunteering information. Stealerships will sometimes use any excuse.

 

[dalola]

Is that 2900 empty? And with the wind drag that profile will produce, you will absolutely tank your FE, especially in a strong head wind.

Given all that, I'd say 24l/100km was pretty good.

 

[UpNorthBuckeye]

I have the 4 k tow package. Trailer is roughly 2900

Oops sorry, I thought you had the hybrid. Yeah, ECO with tow package should handle that okay.

Having said that, I have found I really have to drive like an old man to get anywhere decent mileage when I'm towing a camper with a high profile like that.

 

[RogueCheddar]

I've done 3 trips now with our 2700lb trailer and the worst economy I've seen is 12.8l/100km into a headwind and that included a 12.5 km climb of 8% gradient.
Also, if you haven't done so already check with your dealer about the recall on the brake controller.

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