Maverick Camping near Pensacola FL this past weekend

[commadorebob]

Camping at Ft. Pickens near Pensacola this past weekend. Saw three other Mavericks, one of each trim and at least one obvious hybrid, in the same campground. (pics are all my truck)

Averaged just over 30mpg for the weekend with a full load of gear and scouts.

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[Hunters Edge]

Sounds and looks like a great time. Appreciate the pictures.

 

[RonR1959]

You're in my neck of the woods! We've lived in Pensacola since 1993. Were you staying at Ft. Pickens National Park's campground? Be careful of the rattle snakes there!! I used to bike ride from the Pensacola Beach Ball to Fort Pickens and back several times a week. I've seen many of rattlesnakes cross my path.

 

[Panther City Outdoors]

I wanted to come down there last week to go beach detecting, but the weather was not good. Love the beach and that blue you have is sweet lookin' too.

 

[JennyJoannSuebeeMcNash]

Pensacola is my next stop! Was in Port St. Joe/Cape San Blas camping in November. Gorgeous area!

 

[commadorebob]

Pensacola is my next stop! Was in Port St. Joe/Cape San Blas camping in November. Gorgeous area!

Love that area! The state park was hands down my favorite ever before Michael destroyed it. Need to go back now that it has reopened.

 

[commadorebob]

You're in my neck of the woods! We've lived in Pensacola since 1993. Were you staying at Ft. Pickens National Park's campground? Be careful of the rattle snakes there!! I used to bike ride from the Pensacola Beach Ball to Fort Pickens and back several times a week. I've seen many of rattlesnakes cross my path.

Yep. From Alabama, so snakes are always on the mind. But in the roughly annual trip the scouts make there, I've never seen one.

 

[Ford Motor Company]

Camping at Ft. Pickens near Pensacola this past weekend. Saw three other Mavericks, one of each trim and at least one obvious hybrid, in the same campground. (pics are all my truck)

Averaged just over 30mpg for the weekend with a full load of gear and scouts.

Awesome pics, glad you're enjoying your Maverick. Thanks for sharing!

 

[JennyJoannSuebeeMcNash]

Love that area! The state park was hands down my favorite ever before Michael destroyed it. Need to go back now that it has reopened.

I found the area to be very post-apocalyptic looking, but you're right - that park was amazing! The pine trees are pretty much naked except for some tufts here and there, and to see how close some of those newer homes are built on the beachfront (gulf side) makes me wonder if people are buying who are wealthy and have no issues paying exorbitant homeowners insurance rates, or simply don't carry insurance but have the financial means to rebuild if the SHTF. Beautiful for sure! Made me want to move there even with the inherent risk involved. However, I've lived beachside on the east coast of FL since 2013 and we have yet to evacuate for any hurricanes even though we only live 1/10th of a mile to the actual beach.

Check out some of the YouTube footage from when Michael rolled through. I noticed when we were in Port St. Joe that the Burger King never did get rebuilt.

 

[RonR1959]

I found the area to be very post-apocalyptic looking, but you're right - that park was amazing! The pine trees are pretty much naked except for some tufts here and there, and to see how close some of those newer homes are built on the beachfront (gulf side) makes me wonder if people are buying who are wealthy and have no issues paying exorbitant homeowners insurance rates, or simply don't carry insurance but have the financial means to rebuild if the SHTF. Beautiful for sure! Made me want to move there even with the inherent risk involved. However, I've lived beachside on the east coast of FL since 2013 and we have yet to evacuate for any hurricanes even though we only live 1/10th of a mile to the actual beach.

Check out some of the YouTube footage from when Michael rolled through. I noticed when we were in Port St. Joe that the Burger King never did get rebuilt.

Some of those homes were wiped out with hurricanes Ivan, Dennis, Sally,, Katrina, and a few others that hit us indirectly, or directly the past few decades. Some of the homes that are being built will be for AirBnB, rentals for tourism, and some are used to hold destination weddings and family reunions. Some will be a permanent residents for the rich and not so famous.

 

[JennyJoannSuebeeMcNash]

Some of those homes were wiped out with hurricanes Ivan, Dennis, Sally,, Katrina, and a few others that hit us indirectly, or directly the past few decades. Some of the homes that are being built will be for AirBnB, rentals for tourism, and some are used to hold destination weddings and family reunions. Some will be a permanent residents for the rich and not so famous.

I watched some of the YouTube videos after Michael blew through in 2018. Cape San Blas got leveled. Really sad to see.

 

[FischAutoTechGarten]

Man I love those 1st Edition Alloys. Trade you for my BAP wheels (same but flat powdercoat with no machine surfaces left unpainted)...

That's fantastic gas mileage. I seem to be pegged at about 28 mpg for my highway trips in Sonora Mexico at 75mph w/ a full box and passenger load. Of course highway driving in Mexico is constantly interrupted by super slow semis, towns, speed bumps, checkpoints, etc.. Once in Arizona USA and beating around the burbs I start to see 30+ mpg again.

Thanks for sharing those photos. Looks like y'all had an awesome time. We don't have campsites w/ good services in AZ like you folks have back east.

 

[LSchicago]

Had mine in that area 3 weeks ago. 36.4 MPG From Chitown to Pensacola and back average for the whole trip.

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