Rallies and Shows

Aside from our very own Truck Camper Rally in Quartzsite, the Overland Expo West in Flagstaff, Arizona is the one event we look forward to covering each year. Why? The sheer volume of rigs, vendors, [read more]

The Bowen Customs Warthog took home first place at the 2023 Overland Expo West in Flagstaff, Arizona. The award was given by Truck Camper Adventure, a web magazine for off-road, off-grid truck camper enthusiasts. As [read more]

Austin Smart’s Ford F550-Northern Lite Rig took home top honors at the 2023 Truck Camper Adventure Quartzsite Rally. As a matter of fact, his rig, consisting of a 2022 Ford F550, a Northern Lite 10-2, [read more]

The dates for the 2024 Truck Camper Adventure Quartzsite Rally have now been set. The rally will take place February 14-18, 2024, with check-in scheduled Wednesday, February 14 at noon. Due to the delay in [read more]

The 4th Annual Truck Camper Adventure (TCA) Quartzsite Rally is now in the books with a record 332 truck camper rigs counted at the big, four-day event. A total of 592 owners from 46 states [read more]

My, how time flies. It’s already mid-January and the 2023 Truck Camper Adventure Quartzsite Rally is less than a month away. At present, we have nearly 800 people and 410 truck campers enrolled in the [read more]

The 2023 Truck Camper Adventure Quartzsite Rally is now SOLD OUT. With 400 truck campers, this will be largest truck camper rally ever held, surpassing last year’s record of 240 campers. If you missed out [read more]

Tickets are going fast for the 2023 Truck Camper Adventure Quartzsite Rally with 300 of the 400 tickets having already been sold [Update: 373 tickets have been sold as of Nov 6]. If you’re thinking [read more]

This was Truck Camper Adventure’s first time covering the Overland Expo Mountain West and the 1,800-mile round trip from Kingman, Arizona to Loveland, Colorado was well worth it. We camped in the “Weekend Pass” camping [read more]

The 2023 Truck Camper Adventure Quartzsite Rally is now SOLD OUT. The rally will be held in Quartzsite, Arizona, February 9-12, 2023. If you missed out on getting tickets to this BIG outdoor event, don’t [read more]

Truck Camper Adventure is proud to announce that we will be covering the 2022 Overland Expo Mountain West in Loveland, Colorado, 26-28 August. Over 290 exhibitors of Overland, Adventure Travel, Outdoor, Camping and Motorcycle Gear [read more]

We love the Overland Expo West. New truck campers and expedition rigs are rolled out for this big show every year, and if there’s anything we love here at Truck Camper Adventure, it’s new truck [read more]

When it comes to RV shows and truck campers, nothing beats the Overland Expo West in Flagstaff. Sure, you can find a handful of truck campers at the Elkhart RV Show and perhaps six or [read more]

Rossmönster Overland will be launching its brand-new Lagom Series truck topper at the Overland Expo West, 20-22 May in Flagstaff, Arizona. According to the press release, the Lagom will be Rossmönster Overland’s most compact and [read more]

Nimbl Vehicles will reveal its new carbon fiber Evolution camper at the 2022 Overland Expo West, 20-22 May. To celebrate the big change, the company will be displaying the updated camper on a new platform, [read more]

The 2022 Truck Camper Adventure Rally in Quartzsite was the best one yet with a record 245 truck campers present, including an excellent mix of hard-sides and pop-ups. As expected, industry heavyweight, Lance Campers, led [read more]

It’s no secret that we love classic trucks and campers here at Truck Camper Adventure. Over the years, we’ve published several stories featuring restored Avions and Alaskans. We’ve also published stories on newer rigs using [read more]

The 3rd Annual Truck Camper Adventure Boondocking in the Desert Rally in Quartzsite, Arizona is now in the books with a record 245 truck campers attending the four-day event. The rally drew 411 truck camper [read more]

Truck Camper Adventure (TCA) is holding its 3rd annual Boondocking in the Desert Rally this week in Quartzsite, Arizona. The owners of 300 campers, from all over the United States and Canada, have enrolled in [read more]

For the first time in two years, Four Wheel Campers held a truck camper owner’s rally. The rally took place in Southern California’s beautiful Anza Borrego desert with a record-setting 130 Four Wheel Campers and [read more]

D&H Truck Camper Emporium, one of the top truck camper dealerships in the country, will be showcasing several Northern Lite, Host Campers, and KingStar truck campers at the upcoming 2022 Florida RV Supershow in Tampa. [read more]

Downsizing’s popularity created the tiny house craze. Toyota has taken the craze one step further with its brand-new Tacozilla Tacoma Truck Camper, an overlanding-ready, “micro-house” 4×4 rig that pays tribute to the original Toyota Chinook [read more]

Toyota is building what promises to be an amazing chassis-mounted truck camper for the 2021 SEMA show in Las Vegas. Called “Tacozilla,” the Inspiration for the build was provided by the 1976 Toyota Chinook pop-up [read more]

Enrollment in the third annual, 2022 Truck Camper Adventure Boondocking in the Desert Rally is now closed. The rally will be held in Quartzsite, Arizona, February 10-13, 2022. The owners of 300 campers have enrolled. [read more]

After a 16-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Truck Camper Adventure is happy to report that the 2021 Overland Expo West in Flagstaff, Arizona, went off without a hitch with over 30,000 people attending. [read more]

In exclusive breaking news, Truck Camper Adventure has just learned that Alaskan Campers will be launching its new Sportsman truck camper at the 2021 Overland Expo West. Designed with the minimalist in mind, the non-cabover [read more]

AT Overland will be debuting the new Aterra XL flatbed camper at the 2021 Overland Expo West in Flagstaff, Arizona, 24-26 September 2021. Engineered by David Soza of Tern Overland and collaboratively built with AT [read more]

Truck Camper Adventure’s very own 2021 Bundutec Roadrunner will be on display at the 2021 Overland Expo West at the Ft. Tuthill County Park in Flagstaff, Arizona, 24-26 September 2021. The truck camper rig will [read more]

BundutecUSA just relaunched the Topi, a rugged, pop-up truck camper made for mid-size trucks. Originally released in 2019, the relaunched Topi features a redesigned floorplan with the refrigerator and all of the camper’s storage compartments [read more]

The 2021 Truck Camper Adventure Boondocking in the Desert Rally in Quartzsite, Arizona enjoyed a record showing in what was probably the largest truck camper rally ever held. Consisting of 173 attendees and 107 campers [read more]

Enrollment in the 2021 Truck Camper Adventure Rally is now open, but will close on February 5 for name tag processing. To date, over 160 campers and their owners have enrolled in what will probably [read more]

The following note was recently received from Lodestone Events, owner and organizer of the annual Overland Expo. It is with a heavy heart that we announce all in-person Overland Expo events have been postponed for [read more]

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Loadstone Events just announced that it will be rescheduling the Overland Expo West from May 15-17 to July 24-26, 2020. “Self-sufficiency, fortitude and stewardship are at the core of the [read more]

Truck Camper Adventure’s inaugural “Boondocking in the Desert” truck camper rally, held February 7-9 in Quartzsite, Arizona, was by all accounts a big success. A total of 98 people from 21 states, the Netherlands, and [read more]

WE HAVE A FEW OPENINGS. CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY! Due to a few late cancellations, we have a few openings to attend our “Boondocking in the Desert Rally.” This free, inaugural rally will be held at [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]

In an effort to keep up with the explosive growth and popularity of overlanding, Lodestone Events just announced that they will be holding its first Overland Expo Mountain West in 2020. The second of three [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]

Truck Camper Adventure will be holding it’s first ever truck camper rally near Quartzsite, Arizona, February 7-9, 2020. The event will be held at the Roadrunner Wash BLM area (signs identifying the specific location will [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]

The ninth annual Northwest Overland Rally has just been completed and by all accounts the show was a big success. Over 130 vendors and 2,500 overlanders of all stripes attended the big, four-day event. Truck [read more]

It quickly becomes apparent after surveying the hundreds of vehicles at the Overland Expo West that overland rigs come in all shapes and sizes. At the show, you’ll see everything from motorcycles, Land Rovers, and [read more]

Mary Ashley Krough and Owen Chikazawa were awarded top honors in last week’s 2019 Overland Expo West “Cool Ride” Photo Contest. The winning photo, taken by Owen, features a 2018 Four Wheel Camper Flatbed Hawk [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]

After months of development, Ohio-based NuCamp RV unveiled the final prototype of the Cirrus 670 short-bed truck camper at the Florida RV Supershow and reported that the camper is now in production. Touted as NuCamp’s [read more]

It quickly becomes apparent after surveying the hundreds of vehicles at the Overland Expo that overland rigs come in all shapes and sizes. At the show, you’ll see everything from motorcycles, Land Rovers, and Jeeps [read more]

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

EarthCruiser USA LLC, manufacturing leader of overland expedition vehicles designed for world travel, showcased a prototype of its new modular pop-up truck camper at the recently completed 2018 Overland Expo. Called the MOD, the sleek [read more]