The favored Ford Maverick has turn into that rather more sensible for overlanding adventures, because of the launch of a brand new platform camper from aftermarket provider GFC.
The $7,700 platform camper has a 7.5-foot-tall pop-up residing area and a 50-inch x 90-inch sleeping floor. It comes with a two-layer foam mattress and might simply fold away.
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A light-weight and robust aluminum body is used for the camper and it sports activities three aspect panels that may be raised and locked. There’s additionally a modular ground with a detachable part that creates a pass-through, that means you possibly can stand within the truck mattress. Automotive and Driver notes that the camper’s roof can also be made out of a translucent composite materials to replicate the solar and diffuse gentle.
All up, the camper weighs 255 lbs (115 kg), only a fraction of the Maverick’s 1,500 lb (680 kg) payload ranking.
GFC says every of its platform campers for the Maverick is made to order and that it may be made in eight weeks. The usual camper has been designed to suit most midsize pickup vans, so it’s not simply Maverick homeowners that may take pleasure in it. Clients can set up the camper themselves or they’ll have it put in by GFC at its facility in Bozeman, Montana.
These not keen to spend $7,700 on the platform camper have the choice of the cheaper $3,900 platform rooftop tent from GFC that’s mentioned to be “thinner, lighter, and extra versatile” than a typical rooftop tent.