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HomeTruck Mods

Truck Mods

A collection of articles relating to truck camper specific truck modifications (mods), including suspension upgrades, flatbeds, bumpers, and tires.

Boot Camp

How to Raise the Payload Rating of Your Truck

November 25, 2024

When it comes right down to it, the pickup truck is built to really do one thing—haul cargo. It’s the raison d’etre. Yes, some people use them to tow, but hauling cargo is what pickup [read more]

Product News and Reviews

Air Lift Offers New Laneguard Blind Spot Detection and Lane Change Assist

November 15, 2024

Air Lift Company is expanding its “Towtal View” tow assist product line with two new offerings for Blind Spot Detection, Lane Change Assist, and Rear Cross-Traffic Alerts while towing a trailer or hauling a truck [read more]

Truck Mods

Bowen Customs Aftermarket Truck Beds: A Cut Above the Rest

September 23, 2024

There’s no doubt about it. The aftermarket truck bed has revolutionized the truck camper industry. Ten years ago, it was hard to find a truck camper with a custom truck bed. Today, they seem to [read more]

Product News and Reviews

Air Lift Launches New LoadLifter Kits for Ford F-350 Chassis Cab Trucks

August 16, 2024

Air Lift, the leading manufacturer of aftermarket air suspension kits, just released its new LoadLifter 5000 and Air Lift ProSeries kits for 2017-2024 Ford F-350 chassis cab 2WD and 4WD trucks. Air Lift air spring [read more]

Product News and Reviews

Torklift Releases New ApexAnchors Internal Tie-Down System for Truck Campers

July 19, 2024

Our friends at Torklift International just released a new frame-mounted tie-down for truck campers called the ApexAnchors. Unlike Torklift’s legacy frame-mounted tie-down system, which mounts outside the truck bed, the ApexAnchors system mounts inside the [read more]

Product News and Reviews

Dragonfly Energy Unveils New Wakespeed DC-DC Alternator Chargers

June 20, 2024

Dragonfly Energy, an industry leader in energy storage, just announced the expansion of its Wakespeed product line with two innovative additions: the Wakespeed 500 Pro Bluetooth Alternator Regulator (WS500 Pro) and the Wakespeed 48 Volt/12 [read more]

Truck Mods

Why the LiquidSpring Suspension is the Best Upgrade for Your Truck

April 15, 2024

Elevation Off-Grid (EOG) builds the best, most capable pickup truck on the planet. As a matter of fact, EOG is the only Ford F-550 and Ram 5500 pickup manufacturer in the world. Pickup is the [read more]

Truck Mods

EOG and Bowen Collaborate on Amazing Ram 5500-Host Truck Camper Build

January 22, 2024

In spite of the economic slowdown, the good folks at Elevation Off-Grid (EOG) and Bowen Customs have been busy filling orders. One such build, which recently caught our eye, consists of an EOG Black Edition [read more]

Truck Mods

Truck Mod: DIY Wood Flatbed Deck for Truck Campers

November 20, 2023

Let me start by saying that this project is not approved or sanctioned by any one who is an engineer or a governing body of any sort. Should anyone decide to follow my lead, then, [read more]

Product News and Reviews

Goodyear Releases New Wrangler DuraTrac RT All-Season All-Terrain Tire

October 18, 2023

The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company recently introduced the newest tire in the Wrangler family: the Wrangler DuraTrac RT, an all-season on- and off-road tire engineered to take on tough terrain with strength and dependability. [read more]

Truck Camper News

Buckstop Expansion Includes Globe Trekker Campers and LiquidSpring Suspensions

October 9, 2023

Buckstop Truckware has long been known for its outstanding bumpers, we’ve been using them here at Truck Camper Adventure for years, but did you know that Buckstop has a full outfitter shop that not only [read more]

Product News and Reviews

Timbren SES is a Great Suspension Mod for Your Truck Camper Rig

August 18, 2023

When it comes to hauling a truck camper, today’s trucks require extra help to ensure the ride is pleasant and safe. One of the best modifications that you can make to your truck is the [read more]

Truck Campers

StableCamper Bed Transforms Lance Camper Into Spacious Home-on-Wheels

June 19, 2023

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]

Product News and Reviews

Hellwig Releases Rear Sway Bar for Toyota Tundra Trucks

June 10, 2023

Hellwig Suspension Products, an industry-leading manufacturer of towing, hauling and performance suspension products, has just released its new rear sway bar for 2022-23 2WD and 4WD Toyota Tundra trucks. The new sway bar improves stability [read more]

Product News and Reviews

Review of the SherpTek Aftermarket Truck Bed Storage System for Truck Campers

June 5, 2023

Truck Camper Storage—you can never have enough. While it’s true that manufacturers have devised clever ways create more storage, the fact remains that the truck camper is pretty limited on what it can offer. Sure, [read more]

Product News and Reviews

Review of the Hellwig LP-35 Helper Springs Suspension Kit

April 10, 2023

The suspension system is vital to the ride and safety of your truck. The suspension includes not only your truck’s wheels and tires, but also your truck’s springs, shocks, and steering, basically anything that connects [read more]

Product News and Reviews

Ryan Goodwin of SherpTek Talks Truck Camper Truck Beds

March 20, 2023

Concurrent with the growing popularity of the truck camper has been the growing popularity of the custom truck bed. The reason is simple. Truck campers, in general, lack storage. Sure, you can replace the back [read more]

Product News and Reviews

StableCamper Raises Bar in Competitive Truck Bed Market With Faster Turnaround

January 30, 2023

With the proliferation of truck camper manufacturers and the exploding popularity of overlanding, we are living in what has become the renaissance of the truck camper, surpassing even the golden age of the truck camper [read more]

Blog

TrailReady Pre-Runner Bumper Offers More Agile Appearance

December 2, 2022

For those who spend a lot of time in their rig off-road, an aftermarket front bumper with some kind of brush guard is essential. Not only can it protect the front end of your truck [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]

Product News and Reviews

Bowen Truck Bed Complements Vintage Avion With Loads of Storage

September 26, 2022

When it comes to truck camper storage, every square inch counts. There’s never enough. Compared to many slide-in truck campers, Chris and Lexi’s 1970 Avion C11 already offered a lot of storage, but like many [read more]

Truck Campers

Tattoo Artist Builds Amazing Ram Power Wagon-OEV Truck Camper Rig

August 29, 2022

What do you get when you combine a Ram Power Wagon outfitted with an Overland Explorer Vehicles (OEV) Aluma Tray and Camp-HBE flatbed truck camper? A very capable off-road rig. We’re big fans of the [read more]

Technology

Enjoying 2 Meter Ham Radio on Your Truck Camper Adventures

July 18, 2022

When it comes to your truck camper rig, a good radio communications setup is important, especially if you like to explore remote locations. Yes, the cell phone has revolutionized mobile communications in a major way, [read more]

Truck Mods

Truck Bed Mod: SherpTek Food Prep Grill Table

June 3, 2022

Our camper rig was scheduled for a SherpTek Truck Bed installation back in April 2020, but Mother Nature had a couple of negative votes and it was September 2021 before we made it out to [read more]

Blog

SherpTek Transforms Slide-in Truck Camper Into More Capable Overlander

April 25, 2022

Well, it finally happened. We finally got our new SherpTek truck bed. Without a doubt, having a SherpTek truck bed has been one of our most anticipated truck mods. We’ve wanted one for years. As [read more]

Truck Camper News

OEV Aluma Tray a Popular Truck Camper Option

March 4, 2022

One complaint common with truck camper owners is the lack of storage. The reason for this deficiency is obvious. Compared to the massive motorhomes and fifth wheels seen rolling on today’s highways, truck campers simply [read more]

Truck Campers

Matching Ford-Northern Lite-SherpTek Rig is Built for Adventure

July 5, 2021

One thing readily apparent to anyone on social media is the growing popularity of truck campers. Skyrocketing sales nationwide provide ample evidence of this fact. Fortunately, when it comes to truck campers, consumers have a [read more]

Technology

Ditching the Generator for the Alternator in Your Truck

June 28, 2021

The  generator. It’s big, heavy, noisy, smelly, it annoys neighbors, requires maintenance, and is expensive. Why buy one when there are so many negatives? Because we need more energy than our battery, inverter, or solar [read more]

Product News and Reviews

Review of the Desert Does It Front Molle Mount

June 25, 2021

When I first bought my 2015 Ram 3500, the center console appeared big enough for a small child to live in. In my wildest dreams, I never imagined that it would ever get filled with [read more]

Product News and Reviews

Review of the Bulletpoint Mounting Solution for Trucks

June 11, 2021

While the goal of most Truck camping adventures is to get away, unplug and unwind from the busy and crazy lives most of us lead now, there is a legitimate need to stay in touch [read more]

Truck Mods

Buckstop Super Singles Conversion Kit Raises Bar in Hot Market

May 31, 2021

There’s no doubt about it, super singles are all the rage. You can’t get on an Instagram truck camper feed at any one time without seeing at least one. Why are they popular? Why are [read more]

Product News and Reviews

Review of the TST-507 Tire Pressure Monitoring System

March 1, 2021

I remember the day well. It was July 3, 2009. We were headed to Flagstaff, Arizona for the 4th of July weekend, towing our Airstream travel trailer with our 2003 Ford Excursion. We were traveling [read more]

Product News and Reviews

Hellwig Releases Helper Springs for 2017-2020 Ford Raptor

November 4, 2020

Hellwig Suspension Products, an industry-leading manufacturer of towing, hauling, and performance suspension products, recently announced the release of its newest Pro Series and EZ-990 Helper Springs for the 2017–2020 Ford F-150 Raptor pickup truck. The [read more]

Product News and Reviews

SumoSprings Installation Report and Review

September 14, 2020

Suspension issues can really take the fun out of truck camping. These issues include sway, rear sag, porpoising, and jarring bumps from uneven roads. Unfortunately, correctly matching your camper with your truck—important as it is—doesn’t [read more]

Boot Camp

Taking the CAT Scale Truck Camper Challenge

August 17, 2020

After spending over a week thoroughly testing every system in our brand-new Bundutec Roadrunner truck camper, it was time to finally take the CAT Scale challenge. Getting your rig weighed tells you a lot. The [read more]

From the Editor

A Revelation About the NuCamp Cirrus Alternator Charge Circuit

July 17, 2020

We recently received this question from Joe in Vermont about the alternator charging circuit in his Cirrus 800 truck camper: Hi Mike! We have a 2014 Ram 3500 and a 2016 Cirrus 800. While doing [read more]

Overlanding

13 Vital Off-Road Tips for Truck Camper Rigs

March 30, 2020

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]

Overlanding

Buckstop Bumper Swapout for the Truck Camper Adventure Rig

February 7, 2020

It’s amazing how quickly things can happen. Often they can happen in the flash of an eye. It was the summer of 2019. We were vacationing in the Truck Camper Adventure Rig, headed toward Hurricane [read more]

Truck Mods

Hellwig’s ‘Attainable Adventure’ Has Everything Plus Kitchen Sink

December 6, 2019

Hellwig Suspension Products debuted its “Attainable Adventure” 2019 Ford Ranger XLT at the recent 2019 SEMA Show in Las Vegas. This solar-powered exploration vehicle is equipped with a pop-top tent, a bed-mounted kitchen, two Specialized [read more]

Truck Camper Mods

Backseat Drawer Storage System

November 8, 2019

The bane of most truck campers is the lack of storage. While many solutions to solve this vexing problem exist, this backseat drawer system modification, by Jeff Gunn, is one of the best. On October [read more]

Product News and Reviews

Hellwig Releases Air Springs For Select Ford Pickups

August 23, 2019

Hellwig Products, an industry-leading manufacturer of towing, hauling and performance suspension products, recently released its bolt-on air spring suspension system for 2017-2019 Ford F-350 and F-450 dually pickup trucks. The Big Wig’s 5,600-pound springs allow [read more]

Product News and Reviews

Review of the Cooper Discoverer AT3-XLT All-Terrain Tire

July 29, 2019

So you’re thinking about buying a set of all-terrain tires for your truck camper rig. That’s great that you’re doing research beforehand, because when it comes to buying tires, most people put very little thought [read more]

Product News and Reviews

Hellwig Releases Big Wig Sway Bar for 2019 Ford F-450 Trucks

July 26, 2019

Hellwig Products, an industry-leader and manufacturer of towing, hauling and performance suspension products, has just released its bolt-on, three-way adjustable Big Wig rear sway bar for 2019 Ford F-450 dually pickup trucks. This sway bar [read more]

Truck Camper News

SherpTek Debuts Overland Truck Bed For Pop-Up Truck Campers

April 22, 2019

Oregon-based SherpTek, quality manufacturer of custom aluminum truck beds, just launched a smaller, overland-style truck bed ideal for today’s pop-up truck camper. Not only is this new aluminum bed more compact and more capable off-road, [read more]

Truck Camper News

Torklift Debuts Stainless Steel StableLoad

March 29, 2019

Torklift International just released a stainless steel version of its popular StableLoad upgrade for 3/4-ton and one-ton trucks equipped with leaf spring rear axle suspensions. The StableLoad works by “pre-activating” the stabilizing effect already designed [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]

Truck Mods

New Cooper Tires For the Truck Camper Adventure Rig

January 29, 2019

When it comes to properly outfitting your truck camper rig, few things are more important than your tires. Like we always say, everything is riding on them, literally. Indeed, a good set of tires connects [read more]

Truck Mods

Buckstop Releases Vintage Rear Bumper With Spare Tire Carrier

December 28, 2018

Oregon-based Buckstop Incorporated, quality maker of front and rear bumpers for full-size pickup trucks, recently released a multipurpose rear bumper for vintage trucks, augmenting the already popular offering for newer trucks. Featuring clean lines reminiscent [read more]

Overlanding

Building a Great Overland Expedition Truck Camper Rig

December 24, 2018

So, you want to build a great overland expedition truck camper rig to explore the world and get far off the beaten path? We don’t blame you. A well-matched, properly outfitted truck camper rig will [read more]

Overlanding

Get Outfitted With American Expedition Vehicles

October 15, 2018

Thinking about investing in some performance upgrades for your truck? Then you’ll want to check out what American Expedition Vehicles (AEV) has to offer. Based out of Wixom, Michigan, AEV is a premier supplier of [read more]

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