Recent content by Jim & Selma

Thanks… One year later and it’s still on the wall. Time flies when you have a CampInn !!

Those pictures were both taken in western Kansas at a place called Monument Rocks.

Back in 2022 we were lucky to get a Maverick order in through our small town Ford dealer. The 2023 price was up a bit. But, the “luxury package” was down a bit because Ford eliminated some stuff (constraints?) that we didn’t want anyways. We got the heated seats, and 360 safety features...

Thanks for the 2025 Maverick info Kevin. Seems like our next Maverick someday will have AWD, tow package, and a few more improvements and cost a little more too. It’s been a few years since I’ve watched any Maverick videos. I’m also not a fan of fake leather or the Lariat package. Ours is the...

$30,000 and 30 mpg…

^ Here is the opposing view ^ Cool spot for coffee and cereal

This is fun. Last year, Selma submitted some photos to “Cool Tears” for their calendar and we made it !!! Of course, we had to be the last month and of course we have turned the page over early

I made such a thing for the roof rack on our last Ford Escape before we got our Maverick. I just used a 1x12, some aluminum angle, and about the same angle as the front windshield had. I had to cope in the wood to the roof profile and even added weatherstripping. It’s a 40” spacing on the roof...

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...

Thanks Ken - Wow, best administrator yet!

Hello again… Thanks for the MotorTrend article Kevin. Good read. We continue to average about 42 mpg over 5000 miles (not pulling our camper). We live in the country, so mostly highway driving. City driving or slower speeds (30-40 mph) we usually get better. Some trips show up at 50-60 mpg. One...

Hello again… We finally got out on the road with our Hybrid Ford Maverick, pulling our 2012 CI 550. Fantastic fit! Definitely our best tow vehicle. Roughly 9-10 MPG better than our two Ford Escapes. It pulled like a champ. Temperature gauge needle was always at halfway. Our three week road...

Sure… the bike rack with the double hitch was a two week trial and error process. The double hitch was on Amazon and the Saris bike rack on Craigslist. I picked the KAIRAY double hitch because it was tall enough to clear the bumper and it had an anti-rattle bolt in each receiver. I had to keep...

Hi guys… We finally got our tiny truck for our tiny camper! We put in our order last September 15th and received it at the end of March this year. Lucky stars for sure, they are hard to get. Especially the hybrids. So far, so good. We love it so far. Somebody gets to be the guinea pigs...

Grasshopper- Thanks for sharing the MotorTrend articles comparing the Maverick options. From the beginning, they seem to be high on the hybrid version, even for towing. Like I said, the “upgrade” for 2.0L, AWD, and the 4K tow package is $4000. Of course, most of our miles are highway. Our...