Question of the Week: Do You Believe In Road Magic?

This week's Question of the Week is, "Do you believe in road magic?"

That's right, road magic!  We did our best to explain exactly what road magic is in the introduction to Keith and Nancy River's story, "Discovering Road Magic":

"Road magic is what happens when you’re in line at a grocery store and the clerk tells you about this amazing place, just down the road, that you have to see while you’re in town.  Road magic is what happens when you happen to meet someone at the end of a long hike who becomes a long time friend.  Road magic is that moment when you lock eyes with an Elk in Yellowstone, just a few feet off the path.  You cannot buy road magic.  You cannot make road magic happen.  Road magic will only come to you if you’re on the road, and open to new experiences."

Let there be no doubt that we are road magic believers.  It's happened to us, many times.  Now we want to hear from you.  Do you believe in road magic?  Can you tell us a story about road magic happening to you?

Send your road magic answers to Angela at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  We will publish your answers in the magazine next week.

Shows and Rallies: Week of May 14, 2012

This week we have two shows and a truck camper rally.  If you're attending the North-East Truck Camper Rally, we'll see you this weekend!

Truck Camper Shows

May 18 - 20, 2012
Overland Expo
Mormon Lake Lodge, Flagstaff, AZ
Hallmark, Four Wheel Campers, Phoenix, Northstar, Hellwig Products

May 18 - 20, 2012
Thunder RV Open House
Thunder RV, LaGrande, OR
Arctic Fox, Chalet, Adventurer

2012 Truck Camper Rallies

May 17 - 20  2012
North-East Truck Camping Jamboree
Pines Camping Area, 26 CCC Road, Salisbury, MA, 978-465-0013
We are having a Lobster Dinner at this rally.
Wagon Masters: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

All listed shows have been verified by the truck camper manufacturers to have truck campers on display.  Please check prior to attenting a RV show for possible truck camper cancellations.

For a complete list of 2012 RV Shows & Rallies, click here.

Roof Air, Solar, Satellite, and Canoe

A couple weeks ago we asked the Question of the Week, "What toys do you bring when you go truck camping, and how do you store them while traveling?".  Sylvie and Jake Mathis sent us pictures and a response about their solar panels and roof rack for their canoes, kayaks, and whatever else they want to bring along.

Sylvie explains, "What we have on our camper is something that did cost some at first, but overtime has paid for itself.  We have two beautiful solar panels that are eighty watts each.  Yes, it's wonderful to be independent.  Also on our roof, we have a Fantastic Fan and an escape hatch that is 24" x 24", situated over our bed, which gives us plenty of fresh air.  We also have a Cub Coleman air conditioner that is sufficient for our truck camper and it requires only fifteen amps.  We can run the Cub Coleman air conditioner with our 2000i Honda generator."

Sylvie continues, "We have a great canoe, kayak, sunfish spars, and/or boom carrier that is great.  Many people ask us how we put our canoe up there.  The answer is using the back ladder on the camper or by using the escape hatch.  Voila!"

Rally Announcement: 2012 Ohio Valley Rally

Bruce Scott emailed us to announce plans for the 2012 Ohio Valley Rally.  The rally will be held on the weekend of June 1st at Mt. Gilead State Park in Mt. Gilead, Ohio.

There is currently a post on RV.net about the event.  If you have questions or would like more information, click here to go directly to the RV.net post.  

To see all of the 2012 Truck Camper Rallies, visit our Shows and Rallies page.

Dealer Inventory Update: May 11, 2012

The Truck Camper Magazine Dealer Inventory section features the current new and used truck camper inventory for our sponsoring dealerships.  Each week we contact the dealers to ensure that our new and used camper listings are current and complete.  New truck camper listings are marked with a red NEW LISTING.  Campers that were recently sold are marked with a black SOLD.

Here is the Dealer Inventory Update for May 11, 2012:

 

New Horizons Outdoors, Douglasville, Georgia

USED: 2009 Host Cascade DS [Stock#1540] Listing Link - NEW LISTING

 

Princess Craft Campers, Pflugerville, Texas

2012 Arctic Fox 811S [Stock#109522] Listing Link - NEW LISTING

The Arctic Fox 811 is a hard-side, single-slide, wet bath truck camper.

 

2012 Wolf Creek 850 [Stock#109569] Listing Link - NEW LISTING

The Wolf Creek 850 is a hard-side, non-slide, wet bath truck camper.

Thunder RV, LaGrande, Oregon
 

2012 Arctic Fox 811 [Stock#3017] Listing Link - NEW LISTING

The Arctic Fox 811 is a hard-side, single-slide, wet bath truck camper.

 

2012 Wolf Creek 816 [Stock#3034] Listing Link - NEW LISTING

The Wolf Creek 816 is a hard-side, non-slide, wet bath truck camper.

 

2012 Wolf Creek 850 [Stock#3015] Listing Link - NEW LISTING

The Wolf Creek 850 is a hard-side, non-slide, wet bath truck camper.

 

For more truck camper inventory, visit our dealer inventory section.

2013 TCM Calendar Contest Gallery is Live

The 2013 Truck Camper Magazine Calendar Contest is in full swing!  The calendar gallery is now open and photo entries are starting to roll in.  To check out the 2013 Truck Camper Magazine Calendar Contest gallery, click here.

With the photo gallery on Truck Camper Magazine, you can click on a photo and then put your cursor on the right side of the photo and click NEXT to go to the next photo.  You can also put your cursor on the left of the photo and click PREV to go to the previous photo.

Photo entries will be accepted through October 26, 2012.  To see the rules for the contest, click here.