Towing a teardrop camper.

[Avery53]

I am new to the MaverickTruckClub, and I was wondering what kind of experiences have others had towing a teardrop camper. Curious about gas mileage with the 2.0 eco-boost. I’m looking at possibly a 3000 to 3500 pound weight teardrop. Thanks.

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[MiMav]

Your mileage will largely depend on the camper profile and how much air you're pushing. I don't have a teardrop, but my camper at 7 feet tall is shorter than many and when loaded weighs just under 3000 lbs. I average 16 MPG at 65 MPH on flat land. 3000 to 3500 lbs for a teardrop sounds high unless it's something like a NuCamp.

 

[Fonz]

I am new to the MaverickTruckClub, and I was wondering what kind of experiences have others had towing a teardrop camper. Curious about gas mileage with the 2.0 eco-boost. I’m looking at possibly a 3000 to 3500 pound weight teardrop. Thanks.

3500 pounds too heavy. Don’t forget tongue weight

 

[ZABSMAV]

This must be a regional thing, because out in the western part of the U.S. a camper is what goes into the bed of a pickup truck and a trailer is what is towed behind the vehicle, also commonly referred to as a travel trailer. On the left is a camper, on the right is a trailer. If you said you added a hitch on the back of your vehicle to tow a camper, you'd confuse a lot of people out here in the west.

 

[Backin15]

You should be able to find a teardrop that weighs a lot less than 3000, which is the heaviest dry weight camper I would pull with a Maverick. Remember, you have to add in the weight of the batteries, propane, and all the gear, food and water. Most teardrops fall in the 1500 - 2500 pound range. The Maverick would pull it well as long as you have the 4K tow package.

 

[Joester]

The Maverick would pull it well as long as you have the 4K tow package.

Maybe its just me, but I would be hesitant to pull a 3500lb trailer without the tow package.

 

[Glen Baker LLC]

Maybe its just me, but I would be hesitant to pull a 3500lb trailer without the tow package.

Yeppers, brakes are important!
And it's the law at 1,500 lbs. in a few states.
It looks like the state of Washington requires brakes at 3,000 lb.

 

[ExpoGuy]

Have you seen the 2026 Ford RV & Trailer Towing Guide...

 

[Escapologist]

This must be a regional thing, because out in the western part of the U.S. a camper is what goes into the bed of a pickup truck and a trailer is what is towed behind the vehicle, also commonly referred to as a travel trailer. On the left is a camper, on the right is a trailer. If you said you added a hitch on the back of your vehicle to tow a camper, you'd confuse a lot of people out here in the west.

Yeah the nomenclature is all over the place. I used to think RV only meant self propelled motorhomes. Camper trailer is used, as is campING trailer and that could be intended to mean a right pic type, or solely a popup, or solely a trailer used to haul camping gear. Whereas hardtop trailer is also confusing, some people mean right pic, some people mean a popup with a hard road cover that makes the roof. Then we get to hard side, now that really means right pic only right???? No, there are popup trailers with rigid sides and tent ends, Apache trailers had both hardside tent end models and hard tent end models and soft side hard top, and soft top. Starcraft did one with hard folding sides too. You also hear "house trailer" and "canned ham" for the smaller ones, and "bumper pull camper" and all sorts of variations.

So look for all of these terms to find a nice trailer to buy right? Wrong. People list them by model, assuming you know what it is. For Sale, Kiwi 17ft. Sometimes you find yourself looking at a boat, sometimes a giant fibreglass Kiwi figure for birthday and event lawn ornaments, occasionally there's a trailer there.

Edit: oh yah, anything with canvas popouts might just get called a hybrid. Vaguely tempting to get a "Hybrid Escape" to go with my hybrid Escape.

Edit again: "Expandables" that's what several of the manufacturers call the hybrids BUT, people call the Hi-Lo and Trailmanor types expandables also, as well as hard popups and numerous other combos.

 

[Mavster Mechanic]

This must be a regional thing, because out in the western part of the U.S. a camper is what goes into the bed of a pickup truck and a trailer is what is towed behind the vehicle, also commonly referred to as a travel trailer. On the left is a camper, on the right is a trailer. If you said you added a hitch on the back of your vehicle to tow a camper, you'd confuse a lot of people out here in the west.

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This must be a regional thing, because out in the western part of the U.S. a camper is what goes into the bed of a pickup truck and a trailer is what is towed behind the vehicle, also commonly referred to as a travel trailer. On the left is a camper, on the right is a trailer. If you said you added a hitch on the back of your vehicle to tow a camper, you'd confuse a lot of people out here in the west.

no.
It's just a YOU thing. And we've been through this before.

And you don't speak for everyone in the west. 95% of people use the term "camper" for both. You are in the 5% who are confused. I guess.

Go to literally any website and search for "camper" and see what comes up.

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