Truck Campers

There are places where paved roads disappear, cell signals fade away, and the only sounds are the wind through the pines and a crackling campfire beneath a sky filled with stars. Those are the places [read more]

Some truck campers spend more time plugged into campground power pedestals than exploring the backroads they were designed to conquer. Gary and Gretchen Matos think that’s a shame. Over the past 15 years, the Oregon [read more]

There’s something refreshing about a truck camper that doesn’t try to be everything to everybody. At a time when new truck campers routinely arrive loaded with touchscreens, massive lithium battery banks, elaborate entertainment systems, and [read more]

After owning two Toyota Tacomas carrying Four Wheel Campers, my wife and I decided it was time to move up. We had logged thousands of miles exploring backroads, mountain trails, and remote campsites, and while [read more]

If you’ve spent any time around the truck camper world, you know that the best designs rarely happen overnight. They evolve. Every camping trip uncovers a better way to organize gear, make the bed more [read more]

Truck camping has always been about freedom. It’s about turning down that lonely Forest Service road simply because you’re curious where it goes. It’s waking up beside a mountain lake, brewing coffee as the sun [read more]

For years, Rugged Mountain RV has built a reputation by thinking big. Really big. The Idaho-based manufacturer has become synonymous with luxurious composite flatbed campers featuring expansive interiors, residential finishes, massive battery banks, and enough [read more]

There’s a new Outpost in town—and this one comes with a bathroom. Outpost Campers has officially unveiled the 2027 Outpost 8.0, a bigger, roomier, and considerably more capable sibling to the popular Outpost 6.5. The [read more]

Six hundred campers. For a small, independent manufacturer building handcrafted aluminum truck campers in Bellingham, Washington, that’s an impressive milestone considering the company was founded in 2016. When Kimbo Campers recently rolled out its 600th [read more]

Every now and then, a product comes along that makes you stop and ask, “Why didn’t someone think of this years ago?” That was exactly the reaction many outdoor enthusiasts had when they first laid [read more]

When Supertramp Campers unveiled the Paragon early this year, it immediately caught the attention of truck camper enthusiasts looking for something different. Built on a Ford F-350 4×4 platform, the chassis-mounted composite camper packs expedition-level [read more]

Walk through any campground, Overland Expo, or backcountry trailhead and you’re almost guaranteed to overhear one of truck camping’s oldest debates: hard-side or pop-up? Hard-side owners will tell you nothing beats solid walls, roomy interiors, [read more]

Walking through the Four Wheel Campers factory showroom in Woodland, California, it’s immediately clear which camper is attracting the most attention. Positioned prominently on the showroom floor is the Hawk+, a side-entry flatbed pop-up camper [read more]

As truck camper enthusiasts, we’re always on the lookout for exceptional DIY builds. Sometimes we discover them while traveling. Other times they pop up on social media. And every now and then, a true gem [read more]

In Search of a Four Season Truck Camper COVID-19 was disruptive to everybody and everyone. Canada, where we live, was no different. During the lockdown, traveling was limited unless you had your own camping setup. [read more]

For decades, truck camper buyers have faced a familiar dilemma. Do you choose a lightweight pop-up that can follow your truck deep into the backcountry, or a hard-side camper that offers better insulation, more storage, [read more]

Attend any Overland Expo and you’ll quickly discover just how diverse the truck camper market has become. From traditional slide-in campers and chassis-mounted expedition vehicles to lightweight pop-ups, truck toppers, and fully featured hard-side models, [read more]

In the world of premium non-slide truck campers, Kingstar has quickly carved out a reputation as one of the industry’s top manufacturers. The company’s success, however, hasn’t come from chasing trends or building campers designed [read more]

Interested in building a Ford F-550 super single monster rig using a Bigfoot camper? You’ve come to the right place. Bob Eckert has built what is probably the best looking Bigfoot rig we’ve ever seen, [read more]

A major highlight of the annual Truck Camper Adventure Quartzsite Rally is the top rig contest. In it, the best rig of the entire event is chosen. With an average attendance of 400 rigs, choosing [read more]

One of the things that makes Truck Camper Adventure different from the competition is our preference for owner reviews. This approach helps ensure an unbiased and independent voice in the industry. The latest review comes [read more]

From time to time, we like to shine the spotlight on restored truck campers. This time we spotlight a 1973 no-frills model made by a little-known company called Custom Covers and Campers. To tell us [read more]

A major highlight of the annual Truck Camper Adventure Quartzsite Rally is the top rig contest. In it, the best rig of the entire event is chosen. With an average attendance of 400 rigs, choosing [read more]

A major highlight of the annual Truck Camper Adventure Quartzsite Rally is the top rig contest. In it, the best rig of the entire event is chosen. With an average attendance of 400 rigs, choosing [read more]

The four season truck camper. Who makes the best? What does the big label by the door really mean? These are important questions that deserve a good answer. While there isn’t an industry-wide standard or [read more]

There’s no doubt about it, our friends at Elevation Off Grid (EOG), Bowen Customs, and Kingstar Campers are on a roll. It seems like new truck camper rig rigs featuring all three of these three [read more]

When it comes to pairing a lightweight, low-profile camper with a mid-size truck like the Toyota Tacoma, the options are surprisingly limited. Many campers exceed the Tacoma’s modest payload, while others lack the comfort and [read more]

The Outpost 6.5 has been chosen as the 2026 Truck Camper of the Year by Truck Camper Adventure. The one thing that really sets this camper apart from the competition is the electrical system. The [read more]

The word revolutionary gets thrown around a lot, but when it comes to Camp365’s T Model expandable truck camper it truly is. Traditional pop-up truck campers use a fabric or canvas that allows the top [read more]

In just five years, Supertramp Campers (STC) has gone from an ambitious startup to one of the truck camper industry’s fastest-rising manufacturers, with more than 200 campers now exploring backroads across North America. That’s impressive [read more]

Truck Camper Adventure is proud to announce our brand new rig and its our biggest one yet. The new rig consists of a 2025 Elevation Off Grid (EOG) Black Edition Ford F-550 with 42-inch super [read more]

Rock crawling in a truck camper can be a tricky proposition, but not when you marry a Jeep Gladiator with a truck topper like Four Wheel Camper’s Project M. Face it, the Gladiator doesn’t have [read more]

The 2025 Overland Expo Mountain West is now in the record books with over 20,000 attendees. Events during the three-day expo included demos, food, music, displays, classes and workshops, and more. One thing that really [read more]

When it comes to building custom truck campers, very few companies do it. As a matter of fact, we can count the number of companies on one hand. BundutecUSA is one such company that is [read more]

The Ford Mustang is, without a doubt, one of the most iconic cars ever made. When it was released in 1964 the sporty, two-door sedan sold like hot cakes. The company planned on selling 100,000 [read more]

When it comes to the truck camper industry, the EarthRoamer is considered the pinnacle of truck camper design. Unfortunately, at 1 million dollars, the chassis-mounted monster rig is also the most expensive. Aside from its [read more]

Whether it’s big or small, a pop-up or a hard-side, we love truck campers here at Truck Camper Adventure. We also love DIY truck campers. For sure, buying a factory, name-brand truck camper has its [read more]

There’s no doubt about it. Today’s truck camper is far more capable than they use to be. Indeed, compare a truck camper from the 1990s to a truck camper from today and the differences are [read more]

Judging the top rig at the 2025 Truck Camper Adventure Quartzsite Rally wasn’t easy. In fact, it was kind of hard. For the 2025 rally, we had 20 entries. That’s a lot of rigs, and [read more]

Our good friends at Adventurer Manufacturing just released the Scout Kenai Pop-Up, an innovative, lightweight camper for long-bed pickup trucks. The new release also marks a milestone for Scout’s catalog that now includes a triumvirate [read more]

We remember that day well. It was in the spring of 2021. Kingstar co-owner and CEO, Marcus Niemla, visited the TCA HQ to give us a personal tour of his Camino 88. We loved everything [read more]

If you attended the recent Truck Camper Adventure Quartzsite Rally you probably toured David and Jenney Kiel’s Phoenix flatbed camper during the truck camper open house. You probably also attended Jenney’s superb truck camper cooking [read more]

Looking for inspiration on an Arctic Fox truck camper build? You’ve come to the right place. John and Jennifer Schraidel, who roll under the Teton Family Adventures banner, have built what we can only describe [read more]

One of the great things about attending one of our annual Truck Camper Adventure rallies is that you can tour and see hundreds of truck campers. These run the gamut from old and new, to [read more]

Whether on the road or through social media, Truck Camper Adventure is always on the lookout for inspirational DIY truck camper builds. One such build that caught our eye was an all-wood, nautically-inspired camper built [read more]

Looking for an expandable, lightweight truck camper that won’t break the bank? Then Jack Younkins’ new truck camper hybrid should fit the bill. Jack’s unique and patended design bridges the gap between a topper shell [read more]

The 21st century has witnessed a renaissance in truck camper design. From the 1960s to the late 1990s, everything had pretty much been designed before with hard-side and pop-up layouts and materials being pretty much [read more]

A short-bed truck camper model by Kingstar has long been in the making and it’s finally here. We got our first look of the new Kingstar KRUZR 6 at the 2024 Overland Expo Mountain West [read more]