The American West has vast amounts of public land offering almost unlimited opportunities to explore off road often with free camping. Iconic trails such as the White Rim, Mojave Road, Bradshaw, Camino del Diablo, Moab, [read more]
Years ago I told my wife that somebody was going to build a solar awning for RVs one day. Well, that day has finally arrived. Xponent Power recently released the first retractable solar awning for [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]
Rita and I have explored southern Utah and northern Arizona on two extended trips last year. On these trips we visited over a dozen state and national parks, including the Grand Canyon, Zion National Park, [read more]
Mello Mike provides an update on the 2022 Truck Camper Adventure Rally in Quartzsite. The rally will be held at the Roadrunner Wash BLM Area, 10-13 February 2022. Over 210 campers and their owners have [read more]
I remember the day well. It was a cold March morning in Sisters, Oregon. My good friend Rick and I were enjoying a cup of coffee at a shop named after our town. That is [read more]
Everybody loves a hot shower. Even more so after a hike in the mountains or after 10 hours of driving in the hot desert. During a recent trip my wife, Julie, said that it would [read more]
“Vancouver! Vancouver! This is it!” These were the last words heard on the radio from Geologist, David A. Johnston, seconds before Mount St. Helens exploded in a massive eruption on Sunday, May 18, 1980. As [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]
In what is becoming more and more of an occurrence on public land, park officials in the state of Maine are closing Tumbledown Mountain to informal camping, saying that overnight partiers have been trashing the [read more]
The Tumco Historic Townsite is an abandoned gold mining district located near Yuma, Arizona on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land. The Tumco Townsite is one of the earliest gold mining areas in California, beginning [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]
Walmart is a popular overnight layover for road-weary, RV travelers. Affectionately known as Wallydocking, it’s a great way to rest without having to pay an exorbitant price to stay overnight at an RV park or [read more]
Americans have cabin fever and are looking for safe ways to vacation amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet many are leery of using public transportation now that restrictions are starting to lift. Why fly and stay [read more]
Hello, everyone. We are looking for reader feedback on your plans for getting away this summer amid the coronavirus pandemic. We realize that certain parts of the country have been hit harder by the virus [read more]
Back in 2015, Joe and Kait Russo sold their home, quit their jobs, bought an RV and left the safety and comfort of home for a new beginning—life on the road. What started as a [read more]
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]
We are all shaped by our own experience. My road less traveled for a then 23-year-old began in 1967 with a 1949 Willys Jeep Overland Utility Wagon with a tired Chevy 265 V8, 5.38 pigs, [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]
The lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) battery has revolutionized the way we camp and power our campers, especially for those who like to boondock. Not only does the lithium battery provide a much higher usable capacity [read more]
For those who love classic Airstreams and aluminum campers nothing beats an old Avion truck camper. It never fails, whenever we see an Avion along the side of a road we have to stop and [read more]
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]
Most of the us look forward to the summer when we can get out and camp in our RVs, but summertime invariably brings higher temperatures. Depending on the location, this can sometime bring temperatures in [read more]
Truck Camper Adventure is proud to present another interview with a full-timing couple, Lonnie and Guntars Asmanis-Graham. The couple met in New York City about six years ago, where they were both living. At the [read more]
Whew! We’ve been working overtime here at Truck Camper Adventure lately. As part of our recent Expion360 Viper lithium battery upgrade, we just installed a Go Power GP-SW1500TS Pure Sine Wave Inverter. Having a powerful, [read more]
Truck Camper Adventure is proud to present this interview with Rich and Liz Turner. The couple got married in January 2018 and immediately moved from Colorado to Tennessee. Rich works for Amazon.com as an operations [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]
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]
Interested in full-timing in a truck camper? More and more people are doing it though the reasons for doing it differ greatly from person to person. Some do it to get away and see the [read more]
Four Wheel Campers (FWC) just opened its first company-owned dealership in Rosenberg, Texas, a suburb of Houston, and celebrated the grand opening with an open house last weekend. Four Wheel Campers supported the open house [read more]
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]
Many truck camper owners dream of exploring Central and South America in their rigs, but for whatever reason never take the time to do it. Mike and Geneva Saint-Amour are making that dream a reality. [read more]
Many truck camper owners dream of exploring Central and South America in their rigs, but for whatever reason never take the time to do it. Mike and Geneva Saint-Amour are making that dream a reality. [read more]
The unexpected encounter early in the night left us rattled. It was around 9:30pm. We were boondocking in the Prescott National Forest a few miles outside of Mayer, a small town located in north central [read more]
Ah, boondocking. Just the thought of it evokes images of camping atop a remote, desert mesa or in a cool, heavily wooded mountain forest. If you enjoy beautiful vistas, peaceful solitude, and clean air when [read more]
Truck Camper Adventure is proud to present this interview with Matt Kasner. Matt grew up in the Midwest and is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys rock climbing, mountain biking, skiing, and, of course, truck camping. [read more]
After living in a truck camper full-time, we’ve come to appreciate the finer things in life like elbow room and storage space. In many truck campers being built today, these basics are lacking. Our camper [read more]
Boondocking can be a hit or miss affair. For us, it sometimes takes place in boring, entirely forgettable places. Sometimes, it’s just the opposite. Every once in a while we boondock in a location that [read more]
Truck Camper Adventure is proud to present this interview with Eagle Cap 850 owner, Anne Lewis. Anne was born and raised in Massachusetts and still makes that state her home. She started tent camping when [read more]
Every now and then, a technological breakthrough occurs that has a major impact on the RV industry. One that is creating a lot of buzz and excitement within the boondocking community is the lithium Iron [read more]
Truck Camper Adventure recently announced an exciting partnership with Zamp Solar, an American company based out of Bend, Oregon. With this partnership, we are planning several upgrades to the Truck Camper Adventure rig’s 240 watt [read more]
Did you know that it’s possible to drive to the bottom of the Grand Canyon in a truck camper or a Jeep? We didn’t know such a thing was possible until about six months ago [read more]
Truck Camper Adventure is proud to present this interview with fellow truck camper owner, David Kiel. Dave hails from Ohio, but due to his father’s work when he was a kid, he grew up overseas [read more]
I recently installed a battery monitor and a solar power system in my 25C9.4SB Bigfoot truck camper. There are many reviews of battery monitors and solar charge controllers on the Internet. What makes this particular [read more]
The EarthRoamer luxury expedition vehicle—everybody wants one, but at $438,000 for the “base model” few can afford it. If you’re not familiar with the EarthRoamer XV-LTS, it’s an amazing piece of engineering. Imagine a solar-powered, [read more]
Truck Camper Adventure is proud to present another truck camper review written by a guest author. In this insightful and informative piece, Don Nelson provides us a Review of the Capri Cowboy truck camper, a [read more]
Truck Camper Adventure is proud to announce that we’ll be attending the 2017 Overland Expo WEST in Flagstaff, Arizona. The event will run from May 12-14, 2017. This will be the fourth time that Truck [read more]
Boondocking in remote, hard to reach places is one of the benefits of owning a truck camper. In fact, it’s probably the primary reason why we all bought one. Getting to that remote spot, however, [read more]
Truck Camper Adventure is proud to officially announce the 2016 Truck Camper Adventure Photo Contest. Like last year’s Truck Camper Adventure photo contest, this will be an off-road truck camper photo contest, meaning that no [read more]
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