Year: 2016

Only two days are left to enter your photographs in the 2016 Truck Camper Adventure photo contest. Photos must be received by midnight, Dec. 17, 2016. Readers may submit up to three photographs. So far [read more]

Would you be surprised if I told you that the recently released Lance 650 is the second best-selling truck camper in the Lance truck camper lineup? It’s true. I was able to confirm this with [read more]

Already own a three-quarter-ton pickup truck and can’t afford to buy a one-ton truck to haul a truck camper? Then you’ll want to take a look at this article by reader Michael King. Michael lays [read more]

Just a reminder that only three weeks remain to enter your photographs in the 2016 Truck Camper Adventure photo contest. So far we’ve received some outstanding entries, but more are needed. So if you have [read more]

Boondocking in remote, hard to reach places is one of the benefits of owning a truck camper. In fact, it’s probably the primary reason why we all bought one. Getting to that remote spot, however, [read more]

Without a doubt, rear sag and sway are the most common suspension issues for trucks hauling truck campers. Rear sag occurs when a truck is either over matched or when a truck is hauling a [read more]

Truck Camper Adventure is proud to present this interview with Mike Cash, a long-time reader and follower of this website. Mike was born and raised in rural Indiana and now makes Arizona his home. He [read more]

Truck Camper Adventure recently received this email from Chris Heatherton about his 2015 Chevy Silverado 2500HD. His email provides serious food for thought for readers who are in the process of choosing a pickup truck [read more]

One of the great things about solar power is how easy it is to use. As long as the sun is out you’ll get a free and renewable source of energy that’s not only clean [read more]

Truck Camper Adventure will be attending the 2016 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas, NV. This year’s show will be held from Nov. 1-4. SEMA is an annual trade show that brings [read more]

Looking for an easier way to unplug and plug the rear camera connection on your pickup truck? Thomas Wilson provides us with a solution to this problem. Soon after purchasing a 2015 Chevy 2500 I [read more]

California resident and Bigfoot 10.6 Camper Owner Robert Adamis provides a chilling reminder how even routine things like refilling your truck camper’s propane tanks can result in a near disaster. Mike, Getting ready for a [read more]

Looking for a quick and easy way to improve the off-road performance of your truck camper rig? Try airing down your tires. Sure, you can spend big bucks on flashy, double barrel King Shocks, on [read more]

Truck Camper Adventure is proud to present, Feature in the Spotlight, a periodic look at a truck camper feature or option that is new and revolutionary or just plain cool. In this third installment, we [read more]

Lance Camper Manufacturing Corp. recently announced more than 50 standard and optional feature enhancements to its segment leading truck camper products. “Thanks to outstanding product and the dealers to represent and support them, our truck [read more]

Truck Camper Adventure is proud to present this article on a different kind of road and destination, historic Route 66. Even though this famous highway was decommissioned in 1985, it’s popularity continues to grow with [read more]

Dometic Group, global supplier of comfort and convenience products for the recreational vehicle (RV), automotive, truck, marine and lodging industries, announced recently that it will showcase its new Powered Vent at the 2016 Elkhart Open [read more]

RV water pumps are funny things. Sometimes they can last 10 years or longer; sometimes for just a few months. Usually when they fail it happens at the worst of times, like on a recent [read more]

Just a reminder to you, our readers, that we need your reviews. Lots of them. We’ve received several truck camper reviews in the past which we’ve published, but we need more to keep the Truck [read more]

Few things are more important to the safety of your family and your truck than your tires. The trouble is, there is a lot of misinformation and complacency out there. Few people really know the [read more]

Southeastern Utah’s Valley of the Gods is a great place to boondock. It’s one of my all-time favorite places to relax with the truck camper and take photographs. It’s very accessible for small RVs, like [read more]

Truck Camper Adventure is proud to officially announce the 2016 Truck Camper Adventure Photo Contest. Like last year’s Truck Camper Adventure photo contest, this will be an off-road truck camper photo contest, meaning that no [read more]

Have you ever been blown away by the natural beauty of a place that you totally underestimated beforehand? The Needles Highway (Route 87), located in the Black Hills of South Dakota, is one such place, [read more]

Hello, everyone! As we announced in late May, Truck Camper Adventure will be making some changes. In fact, most of those changes have already been made. This past weekend we changed our domain name. Instead [read more]

Buying a new or used truck camper for the first time can be pretty exciting. The comfort that your new home-on-wheels provides makes long-distance travel and camping a pleasure. If you bought your camper new, [read more]

There always seems to be an air of excitement around a new release, whether it’s a new truck, a new toy, or a new model of truck camper. This is especially true at the annual [read more]

No tour of the American west would be complete without a stop at Monument Valley. Few places are more striking, more iconic, and more well known than Monument Valley’s massive red buttes and mesas. Indeed, [read more]

Truck Camper Adventure is proud to present, Feature in the Spotlight, a periodic look at a truck camper feature or option that is new and revolutionary or just plain cool. In this second installment, we [read more]

First, you might be wondering why we’d go back to the Northstar factory after just visiting there last September. Well, we began our two month-long summer adventure with no intention of traveling to Iowa, but [read more]

Airing down our tires when we go off-road is a truck camper ritual that happens more often than not. The improvement that it makes to ride quality and performance is so significant, it’s silly not [read more]

Hello, from the mountains of southern Utah. One of the advantages of being able to work from home is being able to work on the road. That’s a great thing if you own a truck [read more]

Truck Camper Adventure is proud to present this interview with Derek Parent and Nikki de Courval. Derek, who goes by the moniker “Silversand” on the Internet forums, is a geospatial analyst with a focus on [read more]

The All-Terrain Landing Gear from Torklift International is now available for all GlowStep applications including the GlowStep Original designed for truck campers. The All-Terrain Landing Gear comes standard with the GlowStep Revolution for towable applications, [read more]

If you’ve been following our Instagram feed this is one modification that will come as no surprise. This quick and easy modification will not only protect your kitchen walls, but will also add a touch [read more]

Each May thousands of overland enthusiasts gather near Flagstaff, Arizona for the Overland Expo West. The event, which showcases hundreds of overland vehicles and products as well as an impressive schedule of workshops and classes, [read more]

Every once in a while, I come across a new RV product that is simple in concept yet meets an important need. The Plug Saver from GR Innovations is one such product. Indeed, the concept [read more]

Each year thousands of overland enthusiasts gather near Flagstaff, Arizona, for the Overland Expo West. The event, which showcases hundreds of overland vehicles and products as well as an impressive schedule of workshops and classes, [read more]

Truck Camper Adventure will probably have a new domain name in the near future and quite possibly a new name. We’re doing this in order to better identify and brand who we are. For the [read more]

Along with the Grand Canyon, Sedona is one of Arizona’s most popular tourist attractions. The reason lies with Sedona’s towering buttes, canyons, and spires. Simply put, there are few places in the American west more [read more]

You can tell a lot about a company by not only meeting and talking with the people who own it, but also by meeting and talking with those who work for it. We met Rex [read more]

Lancaster, California – Lance Camper Mfg. Corp. has entered into a marketing partnership with Shimano American Corp. based in Irvine, CA. As part of the agreement, Lance has loaned a truck camper and toy hauler [read more]

Truck Camper Adventure is proud to present this interview with Nolan Sturgeon. Known on the truck camper forums as “Anutami,” Nolan works as a regional sales manager for a plumbing manufacturer and currently makes San [read more]

Truck Camper Adventure is proud to announce that we’ll be attending the 2016 Overland Expo West in Flagstaff, Arizona. The event runs from May 20-22, 2016. This will be the third time that Truck Camper [read more]

Truck Camper Adventure is proud to present, The Climb Up Murphy Hogsback (Part II). Part I of this epic climb was posted last week and has been a big hit with readers and viewers. Unlike [read more]

Ignore the advice, pay the price. This isn’t always the case, but it was for me during a recent three-day trek on the White Rim Trail at Canyonlands National Park. I’d been advised by the [read more]

If you’re like me, you have a bucket list, a lifetime wish list of things to do and places to see. My bucket list is pretty extensive. It includes destinations and 4×4 roads from Alaska [read more]

During our recent three-day trek on the White Rim Trail, the climb up the Murphy Hogback was one of the highlights. The climb is fairly steep and requires 4×4 low to get to the top. [read more]

Truck Camper Adventure is pleased to present this interview with Steve Blackman. Known on the truck camper forums as “Sabconsulting,” Steve lives in England and has worked on financial computer systems for 20 years. Steve [read more]