I wish I could say that my Can-Am Maverick X3 was a forever vehicle. I've spent years building it up to be perfect for what I love to do. It'll go fast, take names, and get me and my family deep into the backcountry for whatever we want to do, whether that's hunting, fishing, camping, snowboarding, or sledding. It's a Swiss Army Knife, which is exactly what I had planned to do with it.
But my kids, well, they're getting bigger. They seem to grow a couple inches each month, and my Maverick's jump seat is seemingly getting smaller and smaller. To the point where over the summer, I was considering whether or not the jump seat was even good enough to hold my youngest anymore. Luckily, we're still good. Yet, the time is coming when they won't be able to get in any longer.
Now, I could swap out the jump seat and both rear sport seats for a bench. That aftermarket accessory is available and not too expensive. But our dog likes to come on our adventures, too, and a sixth large mammal ain't gonna work even with a full backseat in the Maverick. That's why I was pleasantly surprised by the new Can-Am Defender HD11 when I tested it earlier this year, as it had more than enough space, prowess, and almost enough power to satiate my needs. If I'm gonna trade the Maverick in, it'd likely be for the Defender, as I thought I knew what it could do.
