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Crazy Build Ford F450 Phoenix Camper is Built for Adventure

September 7, 2020

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]

From the Editor

A Question About Lithium and Solar

April 15, 2020

We recently received this question from Lucas Ginter of Bozeman, Montana about lithium batteries and solar power system sizing. Hi Mike, I recently bought a 2004 Bigfoot 2500 10.6E truck camper and I am working [read more]

Truck Camper News

New KingStar Truck Camper Targets Wide Demographic

April 6, 2020

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]

Truck Camper Life

Making Trax in an Alaskan Truck Camper

August 26, 2019

Truck Camper Adventure is proud to present another interview with a truck camping couple, Pres and Janice Meyers. Pres retired last summer from the California Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation as the plant manager and [read more]

Truck Camper News

AM Solar Now Offering Solar Packages For Truck Campers

August 2, 2019

AM Solar, located in Springfield, Oregon, has made it easy for truck camper owners to go solar by just announcing the release of three solar power packages built specifically for truck campers. Called The Ranger, [read more]

Blog

Going Lithium: LiFePO4 Batteries For the Truck Camper Adventure Rig

April 5, 2019

Yep, we did it. We finally swapped out our old Lifeline GC AGMs for a pair of Expion360 VPR PowerMod 120 amp hour lithium (LiFePO4) batteries. Why go through the trouble and expense? Because the [read more]

Truck Camper Mods

Yet Another Supplemental Charging System for Camper Batteries

December 17, 2018

Managing your camper power consumption can be a bit challenging if you’re generally not plugged into shore power, especially with hungry loads like the compressor refrigerators we’ve had in our last two campers. Keeping the [read more]

Technology

A Mad Scientist’s Take on the Ultimate Electrical System (Part 2)

August 22, 2018

In the previous article, we got the fluff.  Now it’s time to get into the weeds.  First though, I need to make a disclaimer. I am not a Licensed Master Electrician, nor am I a [read more]

Technology

A Mad Scientist’s Take on the Ultimate Electrical System (Part 1)

July 20, 2018

In previous electrical and solar power articles published by Truck Camper Adventure, we purposely simplified the systems and terminology to make it easier for novices to understand. In this article, written by Pat Davitt, we’ve [read more]

Truck Campers

In the Spotlight: The Unimog U500 and Phoenix Flatbed Pop-Up

October 6, 2015

This is the second in a series of “in the spotlight” articles that profiles a head-turning truck and truck camper combo. In this article, Truck Camper Adventure takes a look at an unconventional yet extremely [read more]

Boondocking

Bryan Appleby’s Tips on Truck Camper Full-Timing

August 15, 2014

When it comes to truck campers and extreme boondocking, few people have gained more knowledge and experience than Bryan Appleby. Known on the Internet forums as “bka0712,” Bryan has been a full-time RV’er since 2009. [read more]

Technology

Happy Campers After Going Solar

May 7, 2014

I admit it. I’m a huge convert to solar power. Since we sold our Honda EU2000i generator and began using solar on our outings two years ago we have been happy campers. Our three solar [read more]

Technology

Building a Low-Cost RV Solar Power System

April 13, 2014

If you’re thinking about going solar, you need to stop thinking about it and do it. Solar is easy to install, is practically maintenance free, and doesn’t take up valuable storage space inside your RV. [read more]

Technology

Wolf Creek 850 Lifeline Battery Upgrade

May 10, 2012

Yesterday I upgraded the 12 volt electrical system in my Wolf Creek truck camper from two Interstate Group-24 RV/Marine wet cell batteries to two 6 volt Golf Cart Lifeline AGM batteries. I’m really thrilled with [read more]

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