Hard-Side Truck Camper

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]

The hard-side versus the pop-up. Which truck camper is better? When it comes to RVs, everyone knows that the truck camper is superior when it comes to boondocking, off-road prowess, and the ability to get [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]

Our good friends at Soaring Eagle Campers recently released a minimalistic slide-in truck camper called the Adlar 5.0. With a dry weight of 890 pounds and floor length of 4 feet 7 inches, the camper [read more]

So you’re interested in buying a hard-side, non-slide truck camper to haul on a Ford F-350 SRW one-ton pickup truck. If you already have the truck, you chose wisely. Today’s Ford F-350 has everything you [read more]

It’s no secret that we have an aversion to RV awnings. As a matter of fact we no longer opt for one when ordering a truck camper. It’s not that we don’t like the shade [read more]

While it’s true that van life has exploded in popularity, a good number of van lifers are migrating from van life to truck camper life. The reasons for the move are simple. More living space [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]

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]

As your trusted truck camper industry news source, Truck Camper Adventure reached out to Indiana-based Travel Lite RV (TLRV). We’re glad we did. In a Truck Camper Adventure exclusive, Travel Lite has just revealed that [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]

Truck Camper Adventure is proud to announce that we will be covering the 2022 Overland Expo Mountain West in Loveland, Colorado, 26-28 August. Over 290 exhibitors of Overland, Adventure Travel, Outdoor, Camping and Motorcycle Gear [read more]

Innovation is the lifeblood of any industry. Yet, from the 1980s to 2004, the truck camper industry was anything but, with the same floor plans, construction methods, and appliances offered in nearly every model. If [read more]

We love the Overland Expo. New truck campers and expedition rigs are rolled out for this big show every year, and for the 2022 Overland Expo West, Bear Adventure Vehicles rolled out an impressive rig [read more]

We continue to be amazed at the technical innovations provided by our truck camper friends in Europe. The new Flip90 truck camper is the latest example of this European innovation. Designed in collaboration by two [read more]

Interested in purchasing a truck camper, but don’t have the funds to buy new? One option is to buy used. Another is to buy a used classic from the ’50s, ’60s, and the ’70s. The [read more]

Truck campers are a hot commodity at this time with truck camper manufacturers reporting record sales. For non-slide-out campers, the Lance 825, Northstar Laredo SC, and BundutecUSA Roadrunner are among the most popular. These campers [read more]

Loki Basecamp just released photos and specifications of its brand-new composite truck camper called the Icarus. The photos, which were released by the Canadian-based manufacturer today, show an Icarus 8 prototype mounted on a Ford [read more]

Canadian-based Loki Basecamp just launched a new composite truck camper called the Icarus. According to the news release, the composite camper will come in two sizes for full-size pickup trucks: the Icarus 6 for short-bed [read more]

One thing that has plagued the truck camper industry recently—and the RV industry as a whole—is the cookie-cutter approach to construction. If you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all. Not every company is guilty of [read more]

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]

It’s no secret that Northern Lite makes a very popular truck camper. The quality interiors plus the long-lasting, fiberglass shell makes Northern Lite campers a hot commodity. Northern Lite builds several short-bed and long-bed models [read more]

BundutecUSA, quality maker of truck campers, portable trailers and roof-top tents, just released a new hard-side truck camper called the Roadrunner. With a dry weight of only 2,450 pounds, the camper is a perfect match [read more]

Alright, guys, this is what you’ve been asking for. I’m finally going to give you a tour of our brand-new Bundutec Roadrunner. The Roadrunner is the brain child of BundutecUSA owner Rory Willett and has [read more]

We’ve all heard the horror stories—RV awnings being damaged by heavy winds requiring hundreds of dollars to fix. This happened to Josh Fuss and Amy Rupp recently while boondocking in Idaho. On what had been [read more]

Progress is being made on our new Bundutec Roadrunner. Offering the latest technology, this custom, all-new camper will feature the same general layout as our old Northstar Laredo SC truck camper, yet will offer several [read more]

One of the great things about social media is the exposure to a wide variety of truck camper rigs that have either been built or are in the process of being built. One that we [read more]

It’s not everyday that one suffers a truck camper rollover on an outing, but this is exactly what happened to John and Kara Beh on a recent trip to Sedona, Arizona. Fortunately, the couple suffered [read more]

It’s the end of an era at Truck Camper Adventure. After four years, it’s time to sell our Northstar Laredo SC truck camper. We’ve enjoyed the camper and have taken it to a lot of [read more]

When it comes to owning and writing about truck campers and adventure travel, James Langan has few equals. Over the past few decades, James has owned several camping rigs. His first was a 1963 Bell [read more]

Rig building is one trend that’s definitely on the rise in the truck camper community. But this process is so much more than properly matching a truck camper with a truck—as critically important as that [read more]

We live in crazy times. With 68 deaths and confirmed cases in 47 states, most of us here in the United States have been affected by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in one way or [read more]

Our 2015 Northstar 12STC truck camper, reviewed here on Truck Camper Adventure last year, learned a new aerial trick when one of the five tornadoes that touched down in Maryland on February 7, 2020 visited [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]

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]

After months of development, NuCamp RV showcased its brand new Cirrus 720 truck camper at the 2019 RVX Show, March 12-14, in Salt Lake City. Designed originally as the Cirrus 670 for half-ton trucks, NuCamp [read more]

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]

Lance Camper showcased four truck campers at the 2019 RVX Show, March 12-14, in Salt Lake City, including a new truck camper rig the company is calling the “Altimeter.” Built on the popular Lance 855s [read more]

My wife, Yoly and I retired over 12 years ago with a penchant and budget to travel. We had been traveling previously in a Ram 1500 with an A.R.E. shell on the back. We made [read more]

Building a great overland expedition truck camper rig can seem overwhelming at first. Everything from storage capacities, GVWRs, amp hours, and center of gravity to DC loads, BTUs, wheel ratings, and tank capacities need to [read more]

Oregon-based EarthCruiser has been on a tear lately with several new offerings. Last year the company released its first slide-in truck camper called the GZL, a high-end, pop-up for mid-size and full-size trucks, and this [read more]

The one emergency nearly all of us will face at one time or another is a roadside vehicle breakdown or mishap. Unfortunately, many truck camper owners are woefully unprepared for such emergencies and have only [read more]

Truck Camper Adventure is proud to present another truck camper review written by a guest author. In this insightful and informative piece, Joseph Reeves provides us with a Review of the Capri Retreat truck camper, [read more]

So you’re interested in buying a hard-side truck camper to haul on a one-ton SRW short-bed truck. If you already have the truck, you chose wisely. Today’s one-ton SRW truck is capable of hauling most [read more]

Few things are more satisfying than embarking on a trip where the journey is the primary goal. Sure, reaching that special destination can be enjoyable in its own right, but the journey for many truck [read more]

Professional bass fisherman, David Walker, is enjoying the versatility and features of today’s truck camper. But discovering the benefits of the modern truck camper didn’t come easy to the FLW bassmaster elite series champion whose [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 essentials are lacking. Our current [read more]

November is known for Thanksgiving, but in the automotive world, it’s also known for SEMA, the premier automotive specialty products trade event in the world. While SEMA draws the industry’s brightest minds and newest products [read more]