Instead of taking their cooler, towels, and sunscreen to the pool, these guys take the pool with them — in the back of a Ford F-150.
Ford offers several features that make the F-150 more comfortable and relaxing. You can activate the seat and steering wheel heating on a cold day. When it’s hot outside, just crank up the seat ventilation to cool off. You can even get a rolling massage as you go to the office or job site bathed in the light shining through the giant panoramic sunroof. The guys in the back of the F-150 in this wildwestdieselInstagram video have taken their R&R to the next level with an in-bed pool.
A pair of hungry motorists in a new Land Rover is on their way to get some food when they make this odd discovery (that we don’t recommend recreating). They’re behind a black last-generation F-150 carrying a tarp that covers its entire bed and a man in sunglasses enjoying the afternoon sunshine.
All of a sudden, water splashes up and out of the bed, revealing another man, who appears to have previously submerged himself in the world’s shallowest pool. Refreshed by his time below the surface, he whips his head from side to side, flinging water out of his long hair.
It seems someone driving by honks approvingly at the sweet warm-weather setup he and his pal are indulging in, which causes him to shoot up his hands in an enthusiastic greeting to them.
As the F-150 makes a left at the light, you can see the water run to the back passenger-side corner of the bed and start to spill out onto the warm pavement below. Despite that loss, the two party animals in the back don’t seem to be fazed. That’s not going to stop them from having a good time (although a cop might shut down their mobile pool party). There’s still plenty of water left, lots more sun to soak up and additional opportunities to make nearby drivers wish they were by the beach instead of sitting in traffic.
Derek Shiekhi's father raised him on cars. As a boy, Derek accompanied his dad as he bought classics such as post-WWII GM trucks and early Ford Mustang convertibles.
After loving cars for years and getting a bachelor's degree in Business Management, Derek decided to get an associate degree in journalism. His networking put him in contact with the editor of the Austin-American Statesman newspaper, who hired him to write freelance about automotive culture and events in Austin, Texas in 2013. One particular story led to him getting a certificate for learning the foundations of road racing.
While watching TV with his parents one fateful evening, he saw a commercial that changed his life. In it, Jeep touted the Wrangler as the Texas Auto Writers Association's "SUV of Texas." Derek knew he had to join the organization if he was going to advance as an automotive writer. He joined the Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) in 2014 and was fortunate to meet several nice people who connected him to the representatives of several automakers and the people who could give him access to press vehicles (the first one he ever got the keys to was a Lexus LX 570). He's now a regular at TAWA's two main events: the Texas Auto Roundup in the spring and the Texas Truck Rodeo in the fall.
Over the past several years, Derek has learned how to drive off-road in various four-wheel-drive SUVs (he even camped out for two nights in a Land Rover), and driven around various tracks in hot hatches, muscle cars, and exotics. Several of his pieces, including his article about the 2015 Ford F-150 being crowned TAWA's 2014 "Truck of Texas" and his review of the Alfa Romeo 4C Spider, have won awards in TAWA's annual Excellence in Craft Competition. Last year, his JK Forum profile of Wagonmaster, a business that restores Jeep Wagoneers, won prizes in TAWA’s signature writing contest and its pickup- and SUV-focused Texas Truck Invitational.
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