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Ford F-Series Takes Best-Selling Truck Title for 47th Consecutive Year

December 29, 2023
Today, the Ford Motor Company, announced that it has sold more than 700,000 F-Series trucks in 2023, making it the best-selling truck in the United States for the 47th consecutive year. Moreover, the F-Series truck [read more]
Trucks

Addressing Ford 6.0L Power Stroke Diesel Engine Reliability Issues

August 28, 2023
Diesel powered pickup trucks started being produced in the 1980’s, but didn’t really get exciting until the growing pains in the 80’s were over and the venerable 7.3L by Ford and the 5.9L by Dodge [read more]
From the Editor

What’s Better Than One Truck and Camper? Two Trucks and Two Campers!

February 20, 2023
What’s better than one truck and one truck camper? TWO trucks and TWO campers! We revealed the “dynamic duo” at last week’s Truck Camper Adventure Quartzsite Rally. We were asked several times why we decided [read more]
Product News and Reviews

SuperSprings Releases New ‘Journey Better’ Leveling Kits for Hauling and Towing

December 29, 2022
California-based SuperSprings International, a leading manufacturing of suspension kits for vehicles and trucks, just released a new Journey Better Leveling Kit product line made especially for trucks, including the Ram 2500 and the Ford F150. [read more]
From the Editor

Hellwig’s New Hitched and Haulin Podcast Features Mello Mike of Truck Camper Adventure

December 24, 2022
Hellwig Product’s new Hitched and Haulin podcast, hosted by Mike Hallmark, features Michael Smith (Mello Mike) of Truck Camper Adventure (TCA), an online magazine focusing on overlanding and off-grid exploration in truck campers. In the [read more]
Blog

CAT Scale Shocker for New F250-Grandby Truck Camper Rig

November 25, 2022
It’s amazing what a few changes can make. After mounting our new Four Wheel Camper Grandby and upgrading the front bumper to a Buckstop TrailReady bumper, it was time to take the rig the local [read more]
Truck Camper Life

Taking Delivery of our Four Wheel Camper Grandby in a 2003 Ford F250 7.3L

November 21, 2022
California Dreamin’ It was 0400, Monday, November 7. Monday mornings are usually a drag—particularly before daybreak—but not this Monday. This Monday would be extra special. The destination would be Woodland California, home of Four Wheel [read more]
Trucks

Max Truck Camper Payload Ratings of the Ford F250 Super Duty

November 4, 2022
The Ford Super Duty lineup is an outstanding choice when it comes to hauling a large truck camper on a 3/4-ton pickup truck. In 2023, the Ford F250 Super Duty gets entirely new exterior and [read more]
Trucks

2023 Ford Super Duty Upgrades Include Pro Power Onboard and 5G

October 4, 2022
The Ford Motor Company recently introduced the all-new 2023 F-Series Super Duty lineup of pickup trucks and chassis cabs. Redesigned inside and out, every Super Duty will feature a number of upgrades and options like [read more]
Truck Camper News

Four Wheel Campers Announces Historic Sponsorship with Truck Camper Adventure

July 14, 2022
In a joint press release, Four Wheel Campers (FWC), the leading manufacturer of pop-up truck campers in America, just announced a historic sponsorship with Truck Camper Adventure (TCA), an online magazine specializing in overland truck [read more]
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US Top 10 for Catalytic Converter Theft Includes Ford and Chevy Trucks

July 7, 2022
  If you own a Ford F-series truck, you might want to keep a closer eye on it. Carfax recently published a nationwide top 10 list of vehicles targeted for catalytic converter theft and Ford [read more]
Restorations

Why the Venerable Ford 7.3L Diesel is Still Great for Truck Campers

June 27, 2022
When internationally-renowned explorer Gary Wescott recommended buying a used Ford with the legendary 7.3L Power Stoke Turbo Diesel in a recent interview, truck camper aficionados sat up and took notice. This is the engine Gary [read more]
Buyer Guides

Best 3/4-Ton F250/2500HD Trucks for Max Camper Payload

March 7, 2022
Remember when the payload rating of the 3/4-ton truck was only 1,500 pounds? Well, those days are long gone with the payload rating of some 3/4-ton trucks exceeding 4,000 pounds in 2022. This is good [read more]
Overlanding

Alaska: Exploring the Last Frontier Via Truck Camper

December 6, 2021
My wife, Lindsay, and I were pretty naive when we set off to visit Alaska in our customized flatbed truck camper. Ok, we were incredibly naive. We had never camped in our rig before the [read more]
Trucks

Truck Owners Win $15,000 from Barricade Off-Road

March 4, 2020
Ford F-150, F-250, Chevy Silverado, GMC Sierra, and RAM owners—this is your chance to take home AmericanTrucks’ biggest giveaway of the year! Sponsored by Barricade Off-Road, the AmericanTrucks $15,000 Giveaway is an enter-daily sweepstakes giving [read more]
Trucks

Ford Now Offering Integrated Winch for 2020 Super Duty Tremor

February 19, 2020
The Ford Motor Company just announced that an integrated electric winch will be available as either a factory-orderable option or a dealer-installed after-sale accessory on a 2020 F-Series Super Duty with the Tremor Off-Road Package. [read more]
Trucks

Ford SEMA Builds Include Overland Rig

October 25, 2019
The Ford Motor Company’s five Super Duty SEMA builds include a special Overland Rig called the Go Beyond. The Super Duty trucks modified for the show include three F-250s, one F-350, and one F-450. “Super [read more]
Trucks

Ford to Release Super Duty Tremor Godzilla Off-Road Truck in 2020

July 1, 2019
Inspired by the increasing popularity of the Ram 2500 Power Wagon, the Ford Motor Company just announced that its releasing an off-road package in 2020 for its F-250 and F-350 Super Duty trucks called the [read more]
Product News and Reviews

Torklift Releases SuperHitch Cannon Receiver Extension For Ford Trucks

March 22, 2019
Washington-based Torklift International just announced the release of the newest edition to its heavy-duty towing line—the SuperHitch Cannon, the only receiver extension for new Ford trucks. “Since 2017 Ford Motor Company has been producing Super-Duty [read more]
Trucks

2018 Ford F-Series Super Duty to Deliver More Torque and Power

December 5, 2017
Ford Motor Company just announced that their 2018 lineup of F-Series Super Duty pickup trucks will be more capable than ever—thanks to a newly upgraded 6.7-liter Power Stroke diesel engine. “Super Duty customers expect the [read more]
Truck Camper News

Ford Issues Safety Recall for 2015-17 F-150 and 2017 Super Duty Trucks

October 23, 2017
Ford Motor Company just issued a safety recall in North America. The recall affects approximately 1.3 million 2015-17 F-150 and 2017 Super Duty vehicles in North America to add a water shield to side door [read more]
Truck Camper Life

The Mehaffey’s Truck Camper Journey From Old to New

June 19, 2017
Over the last 35 or so years, my wife and I have pretty much been in the camper that other people try not to stare at as they pass on their evening walk or while [read more]
Trucks

Ford Issues Safety Recall for 2017 F-250 Pickup Truck

April 3, 2017
Ford Motor Company has just issued a safety compliance recall for approximately 52,000 2017 Ford F-250 gasoline-powered 6.2-liter vehicles for unintended vehicle movement while in park. The recall affects only the 2017 F-250 truck with [read more]
Blog

Time for an Upgrade

December 22, 2013
It’s time for an upgrade. Yep, this long-time Ford guy is considering a Dodge Ram. This time I have my sights set on a 4×4, one-ton, SRW. Why a Dodge? Because I can simply get [read more]
Blog

Taking My Wolf Creek Truck Camper To The Scales

August 8, 2012
Payload, payload, payload! You’ll hear this term used quite a bit on the truck camper forums. It’s important because the payload of a truck basically tells you how much camper you can buy in order [read more]
Trucks

Review of the 2011 Ford F-250 Pickup Truck

June 20, 2012
I considered myself pretty fortunate to be in the market for a new Ford F-250 in September 2011 to haul around my new camper. Not only were the 2012 models coming out soon, which motivated [read more]

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