Truck Camper News

With great anticipation, NuCamp RV just announced the release of the all-new Cirrus 620, a lightweight, short-bed truck camper made specifically for half-ton trucks. The Ohio-based company says that the new short-bed camper will weigh [read more]

The year 2020 has been a crazy year with a worldwide pandemic, riots, fires, earthquakes, hurricanes, and flooding all taking place. With record numbers of RVs on the road due to the pandemic, it was [read more]

Our good friends at Four Wheel Campers (FWC), in conjunction with New Belgium Brewery, just announced the launch of an exciting five-episode video series devoted to capturing the Pop Up Life experience through the lens [read more]

In the early fall of 2019 Four Wheel Campers (FWC) planned to open a Southern California store and service center in February 2020. Fast forward to February and the facility was ready for prime time. [read more]

Oregon-based EarthCruiser, a globally recognized leader in global expedition travel vehicles, just announced the release of the EarthCruiser Terranova, an all-season, cabover expedition camper built on a 4×4 Ford, Chevy or Ram domestic one-ton chassis. [read more]

BundutecUSA, quality maker of truck campers, portable trailers and roof-top tents, just released a new hard-side truck camper called the Roadrunner. With a dry weight of only 2,450 pounds, the camper is a perfect match [read more]

Yakima, Washington-based Scout Campers, maker of lightweight, off-grid truck campers, launched its third and final model this week called the Kenai. Designed for today’s full-size, short-bed and long-bed trucks, the Kenai remains true to the [read more]

It was long overdue. After billions worth of undone maintenance across the national park system and federally managed public lands, on August 4, 2020, President Trump signed the Great American Outdoors Act into law. The [read more]

Fifty-two-year-old Marine veteran Sean Silvera was stoked when he completed work on his truck camper build in January. He purchased the best suspension upgrades for his Ram 2500 that money could buy, installed an imported [read more]

The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc with the US economy, yet the RV industry is one segment of the economy that appears to be untouched. In fact, with RV dealerships reporting record sales nationwide, the [read more]

Adventure Manufacturing, Scout Campers launched the second model of its fleet recently—the Yoho 6.0—designed specifically for the growing mid-size truck segment. According to the press release, the Scout Yoho is like a backpack for a [read more]

Lance Camper, the leading manufacturer of quality truck campers and travel trailers, has launched an all-new marketing campaign entitled “Now Boarding.” According to the press release, the campaign is designed to share with prospective buyers [read more]

Legendary Motorcar’s of Ontario, Canada, recently announced that Steve McQueen’s 1952 Chevrolet 3800 pickup truck and custom aluminum truck camper is now for sale. McQueen, who starred in a number of Hollywood classics like Bullitt, [read more]

It’s not everyday that one suffers a truck camper rollover on an outing, but this is exactly what happened to John and Kara Beh on a recent trip to Sedona, Arizona. Fortunately, the couple suffered [read more]

Washington-based Adventurer Manufacturing Ltd., quality maker of the Adventurer and Eagle Cap truck camper brands, just launched a smaller and lighter brand of truck camper called the Scout and its first model, the Scout Olympic [read more]

Be Change LLC has just relaunched XPCampers under the Nimbl Vehicles brand. According to the press release, the XPCamper V1 has been renamed the Evolution to reflect enhancements made to Steve Kozloff’s original 2007 design. [read more]

Following the successful launch of its revolutionary Trail Lodge Edition horse trailer, The KingStar Company is again blazing trails with a unique truck camper called the Camino 88. According to the press release, the Camino [read more]

Lance Camper just announced the release of its Live. Lance. Life. brand podcast. The audio is recorded, produced and hosted by Bob Rogers and Jim Waters of the Lance marketing team and is slated to [read more]

Northwood Manufacturing, maker of Arctic Fox and Wolf Creek truck campers, just announced that it is temporarily closing down its manufacturing facility in La Grande, Oregon until March 27. According to the press release, the [read more]

Ohio-based NuCamp RV, manufacturer of quality truck campers and teardrop-style trailers, recently announced the launch of its redesigned Cirrus 820 truck camper for 2021. According to the press release, the updated 820 will come with [read more]

Our 2015 Northstar 12STC truck camper, reviewed here on Truck Camper Adventure last year, learned a new aerial trick when one of the five tornadoes that touched down in Maryland on February 7, 2020 visited [read more]

Lance Camper has partnered with YouTube full-time RV influencers “Mortons on the Move” web series chronicling traveling through Canada to the Arctic Ocean in an 1172 Truck Camper. The series was announced in March of [read more]

RVBusiness just reported that Travel Lite RV is building truck campers and travel trailers again at its Syracuse, Indiana manufacturing plant. Travel Lite RV CEO, Dustin Johns, told the publisher that the company has hired [read more]

Truck Camper Adventure has just learned that Be Change LLC will relaunch XPCampers under a new company brand called Nimbl Vehicles that will include a new website, social media platforms, and a national marketing blitz [read more]

Washington-based Torklift International, quality manufacturer of factory and aftermarket parts for truck campers, has released a long-term storage solution for slide-in truck campers called the Camper Packer. According to the press release, the product is [read more]

Washington-based Hiatus Campers, manufacturer of lightweight pop-up campers, has released an innovative hard-sided pop-up truck topper that’s starting to make waves in the industry. According to the press release, the low-profile topper is manufactured out [read more]

A record number of truck campers and overland rigs were on display at the recently completed 2019 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Previous SEMA shows had one, maybe two truck [read more]

Lancaster, California-based Lance Campers, quality maker of ultra-light travel trailers and truck campers, just launched a new and improved website. According to the press release, Lance’s new website features: 2020 product enhancements and the addition [read more]

Oregon-based EarthCruiser Overland Vehicles just announced big changes for its 2020 EXP and FX models, making them even more capable and reliable off-road. According to the press release, a drivetrain consisting of a Vortec 6.0L [read more]

Lance Camper just announced that it will be participating in the 2019 SEMA show. This year the company will be showcasing the “Altimeter,” a rig built explicitly for the overlanding customer. The truck and camper [read more]

Canadian-based Northern Lite Truck Campers recently announced that it will be showcasing two Limited Edition truck campers at the 2019 SEMA Show, November 5-8, in Las Vegas, Nevada. For the first time ever, buyers at [read more]

Prescott, Arizona-based AT Overland recently released a Summit truck topper for the Jeep Gladiator, the first enclosed camping solution for the popular 4WD pickup truck. With a base weight of only 350 pounds, no other [read more]

Woodland, California-based Four Wheel Campers, the leading manufacturer of lightweight, aluminum pop-up truck campers, is complementing its extensive pop-up truck camper lineup with a yet-to-be-named (“Project M” is the placeholder name) truck camper product that [read more]

Lancaster, California-based Lance Camper Manufacturing Corp. recently announced several product enhancements for their 2020 Ultra-Light Travel Trailer and Truck Camper model lines and will launch an all-new brand logo. Along with a new “Driftwood” (gray [read more]

On September 5, Truck Camper Adventure reported that Travel Lite RV had closed its doors permanently. This information was obtained from several sources including dealers and suppliers. Word of layoffs, and numerous calls to the [read more]

T.R. Arnold and Associates Certification, a leading independent certification agency, just announced that Lance Camper has been awarded the Certified Green designation. According to the press release, Lance travel trailers and truck campers have both [read more]

Lance Camper Mfg. Corp. recently announced the addition of the ReviewsMax digital marketing tool to its vast network of dealers. “ReviewsMax is a straightforward user-based app that allows our dealers to survey their customers about [read more]

The 2019 North American Truck Camper Owner’s Association (NATCOA) Rally was completed last week and by all accounts was a big hit. A total of 68 persons from 11 states and Canada attended the four-day [read more]

Torklift International just announced the release of several new truck camper products. These include an improved version of the company’s Glowstep, called the GlowStep Revolution Uprising, the Cannon trailer hitch receiver for 2017-2019 Ford Super [read more]

One thing we really like about Host Industries is how it’s always looking for ways to improve its product. These improvements occur not only through customer and dealer feedback, but also through improvements in technology. [read more]

Oregon-based SherpTek, quality manufacturer of custom aluminum truck beds, just launched a smaller, overland-style truck bed ideal for today’s pop-up truck camper. Not only is this new aluminum bed more compact and more capable off-road, [read more]

As part of its continuing effort in create branded video content, Lance Campers has partnered with Lippert Components/HappiJac to create two new videos. The first and longer of the two is an educational overview on [read more]

We love aluminum here at Truck Camper Adventure. As former Airstream travel trailer owners, we’ve always had an affinity for aluminum construction. Raw aluminum not only looks good, but is more durable and longer lasting. [read more]

Torklift International just released a stainless steel version of its popular StableLoad upgrade for 3/4-ton and one-ton trucks equipped with leaf spring rear axle suspensions. The StableLoad works by “pre-activating” the stabilizing effect already designed [read more]

After months of development, NuCamp RV showcased its brand new Cirrus 720 truck camper at the 2019 RVX Show, March 12-14, in Salt Lake City. Designed originally as the Cirrus 670 for half-ton trucks, NuCamp [read more]

Lance Camper showcased four truck campers at the 2019 RVX Show, March 12-14, in Salt Lake City, including a new truck camper rig the company is calling the “Altimeter.” Built on the popular Lance 855s [read more]

Last month, Outfitting Manufacturing was acquired by Monarch Crest Capital, Inc., a group led by Colorado entrepreneur, Scott Mavis. When we get word of a truck camper manufacturer being sold, we often get an uneasy [read more]

Four Wheel Campers (FWC) will be holding a grand opening for its new showroom at the FWC factory in Woodland, California, on Saturday, March 2, 2019 from 10am to 4pm. The grand opening will include [read more]