Truck Campers

As you know, we are always on the lookout for amazing DIY truck camper builds. Sometimes we come across these builds in our travels and sometimes on social media. Yet we occasionally come across one [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]

Ah, the truck camper. Everyone knows that the truck camper is easier to drive, offers better fuel economy, and can be taken far off the beaten path compared to other types of RVs. Yet, a [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 independent voice and that our reviews aren’t bought and paid for. [read more]

The DIY truck camper. Few things are more satisfying than building your own DIY camper. Most DIY builders start with a commercially produced camper shell, like those made by Total Composites and SpaceKap, but not [read more]

Overland Explorer Vehicles (OEV), premium builder of world-class composite truck campers, has been on a roll lately with several new offerings. The latest from the Canadian-based company is a hard-side model called the Hudson Bay. [read more]

Move over EarthRoamer, there’s a new expedition rig in town and it’s called Megatron. Built by our friends at Supertramp Campers, Megatron offers everything that the EarthRoamer does at half the cost. The world got [read more]

The 2024 Overland Expo West in Flagstaff, Arizona, May 17-19, was one for the ages with 29,500 attendees, 415 exhibitors, and 318 classes. Over 100 journalists covered the show, including yours truly, who often felt [read more]

What’s old is new again. Sometimes the solutions to problems can be found by turning to the past. When it comes to truck camper design, this old adage certainly applies. When Lance, the largest truck [read more]

There’s no doubt about it. Of the 403 truck campers present at the 2024 Truck Camper Adventure Quartzsite Rally, none got more attention than the Rugged Mountain Denali 3S. As a matter of fact, the [read more]

One of the many things that makes the Truck Camper Adventure Rally special are the new product displays. For German-based Hotomobil, the company revealed not only a new model—the Gladiator LB—but introduced an entirely new [read more]

Everyone loves the EarthRoamer LTi Xpedition Vehicle, but with a starting price of $750,000 few people can afford it. Yes, the EarthRoamer’s cost puts it out of reach from most, yet its still an marvel [read more]

With 20 entrants, the competition for the top rig award at the 2024 Truck Camper Adventure Quartzsite Rally was keen with rigs of all sizes. Yet, out of all of those one rig stood out [read more]

Looking for some inspiration for your very own DIY build? Then you’ve come to the right place. Truck Camper Adventure is always on the lookout for such builds. The latest DIY build comes from Arizona-native [read more]

The pop-up truck camper. Nothing beats having a purpose-built truck camper capable of tackling challenging terrain and 4×4 roads. The pop-up truck camper is lighter, offers a lower profile, and provides better fuel mileage compared [read more]

When it comes to luxury and features, the EarthRoamer LTi is hard to beat. It all starts with a Ford F-550 4WD chassis topped with a carbon fiber camper outfitted with first-rate cabinetry and components, [read more]

The word revolutionary gets thrown around a lot, but when the Scout camper was unveiled in 2020, it truly was. Today, the Scout brand is regarded as a huge success. Yet, the road to designing [read more]

For anyone with an affinity for classic aluminum campers and trailers, the Avion name has to rank near the top. Founded by Loren and Robert Cayo, Avion began building travel trailers in 1955, but didn’t [read more]

Arctic Trucks. The name fits. In support of an epic electric vehicle (EV) trip to the magnetic North Pole and back, the company recently converted two Ford F-350 chassis cab trucks into what the company [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 independent voice and that our reviews aren’t bought and paid for. [read more]

Ah, the Ram Power Wagon. When it comes to a full-size, purpose-built, off-road truck, there’s nothing like it. It comes with everything including front and rear lockers, electronic sway bar disconnects, skid plates, a winch, [read more]

Have you even seen an imported truck or vehicle that made you green with envy? For the Truck Camper Adventure team, the German-made Unimog is one such truck. When it comes to off-road prowess, there [read more]

Looking for some inspiration for your next truck camper build? Well, look no further. The Bowen Customs “Warthog” has it all including an Elevation Off-Grid Black Edition Ram 4500, a Bowen Customs truck bed, a [read more]

We’ve been long-time admirers of the Nimbl Evolution. Steve Kozloff’s telescoping clamshell design was unique when it was first introduced in 2007 and remains so to this day. Of course, it originally was sold under [read more]

Remember this inspirational Jeep TJ Brute-Four Wheel Camper Sparrow Rig built over 10 years ago? We never forgot about it and vowed that one day we would build something similar. Well, that day has finally [read more]

Outfitter Manufacturing, quality maker of pop-up truck campers, just released a brand-new slide-in model called the Spire 8. Built for full-size trucks and available in two lengths—the Spire 8 for short-bed trucks, and the Spire [read more]

There’s a growing trend in the red-hot truck camper marketplace and Canadian-based Total Composites started it all—DIY interior design and construction using a camper shell as the starting point. The trend started in 2021 when [read more]

We love truck campers here at Truck Camper Adventure, especially new ones and existing models with new floor plans. One rig that caught our eye at the recent 2023 Overland Expo West was the KingStar [read more]

Looking for some inspiration for your next truck camper build? Or looking for ways to improve your current truck camper setup with a higher-rated chassis and a custom truck bed? You’ve come to the right [read more]

In this week’s feature article, we shine the spotlight on another DIY build, this time by the talented Ben Bloom who built a Redwood “Road Boat” Truck Topper for his 2017 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck. [read more]

Looking for some inspiration on how to build your solar power system for your truck camper rig? Look no further. At a whopping 1,720 watts, Lance Wende, and his wife, Flo, have built what is [read more]

Providing even more evidence that the truck camper industry is vibrant and strong, yet another company, called Cube Series RV, is manufacturing lightweight truck campers, this time with a twist. The Cube Series camper is [read more]

One of the things that makes Truck Camper Adventure different from the competition is the preference for owner reviews. This approach helps ensure that our reviews aren’t bought and paid for. The latest owner review [read more]

Every once in a while we come across a rig for sale that is worthy of being promoted as more than a simple classified ad. This is one such rig. Owned by Thomas Shadd, this [read more]

Is the Eagle Cap 1165 truck camper too big and heavy for a one-ton dually? After surveying several Eagle Cap 1165 owners at last month’s Truck Camper Adventure Quartzsite Rally, the answer might surprise you. [read more]

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]

There’s no doubt about it. The truck camper overland industry is healthy and strong. Evidence of this health comes in the form of not only sales, but new companies. The newest company to throw its [read more]

There’s no doubt about it, building a truck camper rig can be a lot of fun. Most relish the opportunity to build a rig, but it can also a lot of work. The time and [read more]

Fellow reader Michael Nyholm recently reached out to us about a German couple, Torsten and Avena Rathjen, who they met last summer while vacationing in Wyoming. Michael was excited to tell us about this couple’s [read more]

The Toyota Tacoma has proven to be, without a doubt, a very popular platform not only for truck toppers and small truck campers, but also DIY builders. In this week’ feature article, we shine the [read more]

Last year, Truck Camper Adventure announced the release of the Rossmönster Overland Baja. Off all the releases in 2021 and 2022, this is one that really got us excited. Unlike the majority of chassis-mounted expedition [read more]

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]

Their motto is “one life, live it.” We couldn’t agree more. Stephy and Leigh, who travel and live full-time in a Land Rover Defender 130 and Four Wheel Camper Grizzly rig, have explored 36 countries [read more]

Few people in overlanding are more recognizable than AT Overland founder, Mario Donovan. He’s been involved in the hobby and industry since 2000 and founded AT Overland soon after that. If you know anything about [read more]

One thing we can count on from Rory Willett at BundutecUSA is a new truck camper. Rory is always looking for ways to push the truck camper envelope further with new and exciting designs. Most [read more]

The undisputed heavyweight of the industry, Lance Campers continues to sell more truck campers than any other company in the world. They also offer more floor plans for a wide variety of trucks than any [read more]

This was Truck Camper Adventure’s first time covering the Overland Expo Mountain West and the 1,800-mile round trip from Kingman, Arizona to Loveland, Colorado was well worth it. We camped in the “Weekend Pass” camping [read more]