Truck Campers

We love truck campers that break the mold. The Outfitter Juno 8.5 is one such camper. It’s not everyday that you see a standard slide-in pop-up with a side-door, a tip-out tent, a north-south bed, [read more]

The demand for truck campers is at a record high across the globe. One of the better-known brands in Europe is Bimobil-Von Liebe GmbH. This brand, founded in 1977 by Raimund von Liebe, is based [read more]

Six weeks of dirt, dust and dog food has been cleaned from our camper. We brought home enough of the Southwest, Midwest and Utah to amend a garden. It was a very successful and memorable [read more]

One thing that has plagued the truck camper industry recently—and the RV industry as a whole—is the cookie-cutter approach to construction. If you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all. Not every company is guilty of [read more]

Introduction The Palomino SS-1200 is a pop-up camper that is one of the most affordable campers you can buy new. My partner and I bought a new one in November 2020 and have been traveling [read more]

One thing readily apparent to anyone on social media is the growing popularity of truck campers. Skyrocketing sales nationwide provide ample evidence of this fact. Fortunately, when it comes to truck campers, consumers have a [read more]

As a former Marine I take a lot of pride in getting by with the bare necessities. We’re known for a lot of things in the Marine Corps, but having an abundance of gear is [read more]

There’s no doubt about it, Instagram is a mixed bag when it comes to content. Much of its content is superficial, yet you can still find Instagram feeds that are both inspirational and educational. Corey [read more]

It’s no secret that we are fans of the new Scout Olympic truck camper by Adventure Manufacturing. We were able to see one in person recently at Tom’s Camperland in Avondale and we were very [read more]

Truck Campers come in all shapes and sizes. From the stately hard-side to the nimble pop-up, you’ll probably find a truck camper that will suit most if not all of your needs. Of course, everything [read more]

The pop-up truck camper offers numerous advantages over the hard-side. The pop-up is not only lighter, thus allowing lower-rated trucks to carry it, but is also more nimble off-road. Couple these capabilities with a quality [read more]

All of us were horrified when we read about Sean Silvera’s 300-foot vehicle roll over and fall in the northern California mountains last year. Miraculously, Sean walked away from the accident without injury, but the [read more]

Just one look at an EarthRoamer and you’re hooked. That’s because the EarthRoamer XV-LTS is pretty amazing. Imagine a solar-powered, 4×4, luxury truck camper rig on steroids and you’ve got the EarthRoamer. The company calls [read more]

For years, Truck Camper Adventure readers have been enthralled with the off-road exploits of Jeff Reynolds. Also known as El Jefe (The Boss) on Internet forums, he’s been off-roading since the 1960s in just about [read more]

When one hears the words “American classic” one usually conjures-up images of a ’64 Ford Mustang, a Willy’s Jeep, or a ’59 Airstream Overlander. For truck campers two classics immediately come to mind: the Avions [read more]

When it comes to truck camper construction, wood gets a bad rap. That’s too bad because when it comes to wood nothing is more beautiful. The key to wood construction, of course, is doing it [read more]

The truck camper industry has experienced a Renaissance lately with several companies starting-up. Tulsa, Oklahoma-based Bison Overland is one such company. In fact, the fledgling company just released an aluminum, flatbed pop-up called the Space [read more]

It’s no secret that Northern Lite makes a very popular truck camper. The quality interiors plus the long-lasting, fiberglass shell makes Northern Lite campers a hot commodity. Northern Lite builds several short-bed and long-bed models [read more]

One of the things we love about this hobby is getting away. There’s no better way to do that than doing it in a truck camper. Another thing we love is that you can build [read more]

The 2019 SEMA show in Las Vegas was one for the ages. It was probably the largest SEMA show ever and was the first to feature an Overland Experience area showcasing rigs of all types [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]

Looking for some inspiration for a one-of-a-kind, chassis-mounted truck camper? Then you’ll love this custom rig built built by our friends at Phoenix Pop Up Campers. Affectionately called Crazy Build, this pop-up truck camper, owned [read more]

They go by several names—truck bodies, flatbeds, service bodies, utility beds—but for today’s truck camper rig, they all do the same thing, increase storage, and in many cases, provide additional capability. Michael Nyholm of California [read more]

First impressions are everlasting. They say you can never change them. When we arrived in Raymond, Iowa to pick up our new Bundutec Roadrunner truck camper last week we were thrilled. We were like two [read more]

Oregon-based SherpTek revealed a truck camper combo that created a big stir on social media recently. This mid-size rig, consisting of a stock 2019 Toyota Tacoma, a 2019 Kimbo 6 aluminum truck camper, and a [read more]

The Perfect Compromise Everything you need, nothing you don’t. For overland travel that sentence is key. The balance of weight versus necessity that establishes what is or is not going to make your vehicle work [read more]

Interested in building a truck camper rig using a classic truck? Mark Cymbaluk, owner of Overland Explorer Vehicles, did just that using a 1965 Chevy C30 and one of his Summit chassis-mounted campers. Here’s how [read more]

The comparison can’t be helped. When we first saw this rig on Instagram we couldn’t help but compare it to an EarthCruiser. Built by Orios Zavros, of Perth, Australia, this homemade truck and camper incorporates [read more]

Progress is being made on our new Bundutec Roadrunner. Offering the latest technology, this custom, all-new camper will feature the same general layout as our old Northstar Laredo SC truck camper, yet will offer several [read more]

I purchased my new Hallmark Milner pop-up truck camper in 2009 after many months of research. At that time there were only two pop-up truck campers available with a power lift top, Hallmark was one [read more]

One of the great things about social media is the exposure to a wide variety of truck camper rigs that have either been built or are in the process of being built. One that we [read more]

Truck Camper Adventure had the pleasure of getting a tour recently of the Host Campers factory in Bend, Oregon. The tour was provided courtesy of Randall Pozzi, Host Industries General Manager, who showed us everything. [read more]

The Six-Pac truck camper—a terrific, little camper for sure. Unfortunately, the last Six-Pac was made in 2009 when the California-based company decided to close its doors for good. Due to its rugged construction, you can [read more]

Rig building is one trend that’s definitely on the rise in the truck camper community. But this process is so much more than properly matching a truck camper with a truck—as critically important as that [read more]

Few couples are more recognizable in the overland community than Gary and Monika Wescott. In fact, you can even say they’re living legends. For more than 48 years, the couple has explored the world from [read more]

This is a review of the Bundutec Odyssey flatbed truck camper. This flatbed camper build was the culmination of a long journey that started with backpacking and progressed through car camping, first in a Honda [read more]

Several months ago, our competitor, Truck Camper Magazine (TCM), issued a “Triple Dog Dare Challenge” to all truck camper companies to objectively use their campers for a weekend and report back to TCM with the [read more]

Truck Camper Adventure recently had the pleasure of getting a tour of the Alaskan Camper factory in Winlock, Washington. We always enjoy such tours because it lets us see how the campers are built and [read more]

Looking for some inspiration on how to build a great overland truck camper rig? Then look no further. The good folks at Mule Expedition Outfitters have built what has become one of the top rigs [read more]

Introduction Our Outfitter Caribou Lite 6.5 pop-up truck camper was purchased new in May, 2015. Mated to a 2015 GMC Sierra 1500 Crew Cab, 5.3 V8 gasoline engine, over the past four years we have [read more]

Looking for a custom, elite-quality truck camper that rivals the quality and appearance of an EarthRoamer? Then look no further than Bahn Camper Works. Founded in 2017, the Oregon-based manufacture builds one of the best [read more]

We picked up our Northstar 12STC long-bed camper, SN#2 of the model, in February 2015. This is a “user perspective” review, four years and well more than 60,000 miles later, along with the backstory of [read more]

Well, it’s done. After months of extensive development, NuCamp finally unveiled the Cirrus 720 at the 2019 RVX Show in Salt Lake City last month. Launched with today’s 3/4-ton truck in mind, the Cirrus 720 [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]

Often neglected by pundits and recreational websites, the chassis-mounted truck camper has, nevertheless, grown in popularity over the last 20 years. One of the benefits of a chassis-mounted camper is that it’s a full-time, fully-integrated [read more]

When it comes to camping, my wife and three boys have just about done it all. We’ve had a travel trailer and a Class C RV. We’ve owned and used several different types of tents [read more]

My wife, Yoly and I retired over 12 years ago with a penchant and budget to travel. We had been traveling previously in a Ram 1500 with an A.R.E. shell on the back. We made [read more]

Oregon-based EarthCruiser has been on a tear lately with several new offerings. Last year the company released its first slide-in truck camper called the GZL, a high-end, pop-up for mid-size and full-size trucks, and this [read more]