The Truck Camper Is The Go Anywhere RV
"A Little Cabin That Goes On The Back Of Your
Truck"

A Truck Camper is a little house
A Truck Camper is a little Cabin that you attach to the back of your truck.
If a regular RV is too large for your needs or you go into places that no other
RV can go, then this RV is for you.
These are also known as Pickup Campers
or Slide In Campers. Put one of these on your 4 wheel drive pickup and you
now have an ATH (All Terrain House).
So, if your a hunter or fisherman and
you have your special secret spots that no one knows about (you hope) in the
middle of the wilderness this will get you there.
Just because your in the middle of nowhere doesn't mean you have to give up
the luxuries. Depending on the model, you can get Truck Campers that, have
all the comforts of home such as: TV, stove, refrigerator, sink, toilet, 120
volt electrical system, fresh water tank, grey water tank, black water tank,
heating and air conditioning. Some options you can get are satellite TV, satellite Internet, shower facilities
and awnings (now you are really roughing it). Depending on the model you
can sleep up to 7 people in a camper.
Another recent option you can get on campers are room slides (just like on
the big RVs), There are campers available now, that actually have 3 room
slides, that's right 3 room slides (they could almost have as much room as your
first apartment). On some of these multi room slide campers, you no longer
enter through a rear door, they have created side-entry doors.
The Truck Camper
Has Two Sub-Types
Yes, you read it right, they now make campers capable of hauling some of your
smaller toys. If your motto is "have toys will travel" then this
camper is for you. A Toy
Hauler Camper is a Camper that has been designed to carry your toys such as quads, dirt bikes
or a golf cart (why you would need a golf cart camping in the wilderness is
beyond us, but to each their own).
Some of these campers have room
for up to two ATVs or four dirt bikes. They work a bit differently than
other Toy Haulers in that the camper must be off of the truck so you can load
your toys at ground level, then when the toys are inside, the camper gets loaded
back onto your pickup with the use of electric or hydraulic jacks.
Once you are at your camp sight
you must reverse the process to
remove all of your toys, these mini-garages can then be converted to useable living
space.
A Folding Camper is a specially designed camper that has a
fold down or collapsible roof. When the roof is in the down position it
provides a lower profile with less wind resistance than a normal camper. This
lower profile can result in better fuel mileage. Once you are at the camp sight
the roof can be pushed back up to provide sufficient head room.
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Truck Camper PROS and CONS
PROS
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One of the least expensive of all RVs.
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Can get into remote areas that other RVs can't (your secret
hunting or fishing spot).
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Can tow a boat or trailer
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More maneuverable than other larger recreational vehicles.
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Requires very little storage space when not in use.
CONS
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Depending on the size of the Camper, you may have to beef up
the suspension of your truck.
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Very little storage space.
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Cannot use Camper facilities while going down the road.
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Can become unstable going down the road in moderate winds.
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Camping, Outdoor Sports, and traveling through the US and Canada, visit
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Hopefully, the above information will be helpful in steering you
in the right direction. If you have decided that a Truck Camper is the
right type of RV for you, you should now head over to the Buying a RV section of
this web site to get some more helpful hints. If you are still not sure,
continue browsing the other
Types of RVs
that are available. One thing is for sure you will never regret becoming an
RVer regardless of the type of RV you choose.
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