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Ford Maverick Truck!!

Jim & Selma said:
Hi guys……. one year later.
We still love the Maverick-550 setup and have had two great trips this year.
From Wisconsin down to the Total Solar Eclipse in southern Illinois. We went a week early and explored the Shawnee National Forest. Totality is an awesome experience.
From there we went to New Orleans for French Quarter Fest (4 days of free music on the banks of the Mississippi)
We camped at Bayou Segnette State Park and drove to the ferry to get to the city.
Our second trip was out west on back roads to the Black Hills for a week and up into North Dakota for another week.
In the Hills, we drove into Castle Creek Campground and back out. 10-12 miles of rough, rocky, rutted roads.
We took it slow and our front wheel drive was fine. Beautiful camping on the creek.
Anyways, the Maverick is working as expected.
** Bonus: I figured out a use for the AC plug in the truck bed….I can charge our extra deep cycle battery while we drive !!
That way we have two charged batteries ready when we don’t have plug in power.
The Dometic runs separately from the camper system with the extra battery on the ground off of an alligator clips adapter.
Definitely doubling up on beating the system !!
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My Brother in law has one and loves it -- he's also got an F250 Dually with the big Powerstroke diesel. Different missions. He's been really happy with the Maverick. Having a rav4, I wish I had chosen differently but Maverick wasn't available when I got mine.

My only worry is batter replacement --- but thats the same with any hybrid or electric.
 
I’m now pulling with a Transit T150 AWD with the factory tow package. Its towing is rated at 6,500 pounds and the 560 is barely noticeable. It has more than enough brakes to stop the 560. The trailer brakes only keeps the trailer from jackknifing under severe braking. It’s not activated during moderate braking.

My previous TV was a 2017 Outback with the boxer six. It had enough power but the transmission failed after 55K miles. Subaru replaced it for free even though it was out of warranty.

My Outback gets 29 mpg in mixed driving without and 19 with pulling. The Transit gets about 21 with or without in pure highway. It may be hard to believe the Transit gets better mileage pulling on the highway but it does. Mixed driving it gets about 19.

Thanks for the info on the Maverick.
 
Cary Winch said:
I have always related it to being like the tail cone that was placed on the space shuttle when it was being piggy back transported on top of a 747. Cleans up the aero coming off the back of the van.

Cary
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Funny -- while I don't think you've ever said anything like that to me in our interaction, this is exactly the image I have pulling behind my jeep cherokee with the flat back hatch...
 
Tour 931 said:
I’ve thought that might be the case.
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Similar to the fiberglas fairings that one sees on some long distance haulers.

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I've idly thought about an extension on my itty bitty Alltrack roof rack but it seems its close enough linked to create some laminar flow from wagon roof to the trailer, at least judging by the amount of crud NOT deposited on rear hatch, when towing.

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