Bug Out Vehicle (BOV) Archives

Why the Truck Camper is the Best Bug-Out RV on the Planet

February 10, 2025

We didn’t think it would ever happen to us, but it did. After a six-week vacation last summer we came home to something for which we never had planned—a flood in our home. An RO [read more]

Building a Great Truck Camper Navigation and Reference Library

July 31, 2015

There’s no doubt about it. If you have a desire to explore previously unknown areas in your rig, good navigation aids are a must. These include navigating by the sun during the day and the [read more]

Top 10 Reasons to Buy a Truck Camper

November 11, 2013

For consumers looking to buy a new RV, most never consider a slide-in truck camper and we think that’s a serious mistake. Today’s truck campers possess the same accouterments as the finest motorhomes and fifth [read more]

Making Your Own Jeep Survival Kit

August 11, 2013

In August 2012, the Discovery Channel debuted a reality survival TV show titled One Car Too Far. The five-part series featured former British special forces operative Gary Humphrey, self-proclaimed gear-head Bill Wu, and a 2002 [read more]

Brian Brawdy Appears on Doomsday Preppers

February 8, 2013

Truck Camper enthusiast and Prepper Brian Brawdy appeared on this week’s episode of Doomsday Preppers on the National Geographic Channel. If you’re neither familiar with Brian nor his rig, you’ve got to see this episode. [read more]

Top 3 Bug Out RVs

November 14, 2011

It’s evident from watching the news, that far too many Americans rely on the government when disasters occur. Recent hurricanes, forest fires, and floods provide stark evidence of this fact. If you think the government [read more]