Needs tow mirrors, Tritoon towing! 24 XL w/4K

[Beamcrazy]

the maverick gets more and more impressive everyday, put my grandparents tritoon in the water yesterday, no idea what the whole setup weighs, I imagine I was getting close to capacity, but I didn't really notice while driving.

chief complaint is that I couldn't see anything behind me, aside from a small window between the floats, we need a solution that isn't a crappy universal amazon set.

did about 20 miles with the boat, cruising backroads on mild hills and curves, had the cruise control at 52.
did a little city driving, I like the shorter wheelbase of the maverick I imagine trying to get around some of those corners would be harder in a longer truck.

I don't have much towing experience, definitely not with anything heavy. I can back a 4x8 up a hill though, so I'm pretty confident in my driving ability. I was a little nervous going in, but after 5ish miles things were going great.

I don't think we'll be using the maverick to get the boat out, as this particular ramp is very slick in the fall I guess, and I'm not confident that the maverick is heavy enough not to get dragged into the lake.

this whole experience gives me some confidence when I start camper shopping though, that was my goal going in!

if anyone knows of any fool proof options for mirrors, please let me know!

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[Johnny maverick]

Ya the aero dynamics of a tritoon realy had an affect the maverick. It's so small that it doesn't poke a big enough hole in the air. It does it but you can feel the parachute affect. Way worse with the shrinkwrap still on. But that doesn't stop me. I tow everything with my mav.

 

[Beamcrazy]

Ya the aero dynamics of a tritoon realy had an affect the maverick. It's so small that it doesn't poke a big enough hole in the air. It does it but you can feel the parachute affect. Way worse with the shrinkwrap still on. But that doesn't stop me. I tow everything with my mav.

I never felt like the wind resistance was a real issue with the tritoon, coupled with the weight, it felt normal. when I pull around my wire steel utility trailer with the ramp up, I can definitely feel the wind resistance in that thing, but the boat wasn't bad. I didn't push highway speeds though, didn't have to.

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