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| . | TRUCK CAMPER SHOWS AND RALLIES IN 2010 SHOWS September 15 - 19, 2010 Pennsylvania RV and Camping Show Giant Center, Hershey, PA Lance, Classy Chassis, Palomino, Supersprings September 16 - 19, 2010 Fall RV & Boat Show Portland Expo Center, Portland, OR Lance, Palomino, Adventurer, Four Wheel Campers, Northern Lite, Arctic Fox September 23 - 26, 2010 Snowbird RV Show & Sale Tradex, Abbotsford, BC Lance, Adventurer, Eagle Cap, Arctic Fox, Northern Lite October 7 - 10, 2010 Salem RV Show Oregon State Fair & Expo Center, Salem, OR Lance, Palomino, Adventurer October 15 - 24, 2010 California RV Show Fairplex, Pomona, CA Lance, Palomino RALLIES August 26 - 28, 2010 Southern California Lance Owners of America Factory Tour and BBQ Lance Factory, Lancaster, California KOA, Acton, California Organizer: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it September 3 - 6, 2010 Vancouver Island Rally Various Locations Organizer: NATCOA September 7 - 10, 2010 North Carolina TC Get Together Crosswinds Campground, Apex, North Carolina Organizers: Bruce and Kim Scott September 17 - 19, 2010 Southern Hills Lance Rally Conley Bottoms Resort , Monticello, Kentucky Organizers: Mid-Eastern Region of LOA October 8 - 11, 2010 Fall Colors Caravan Various Locations, North Cascades, WA Organizers: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it October 14 - 17, 2010 North-East Truck Camping Jamboree Winter Island Campground, Salem, MA Organizers: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it To see a complete list of 2010 truck camper RV shows and rallies, click here. |
| Camper News |
| Gordon White | Wednesday, 10 March, 2010 | |
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In this section you’ll find the latest new truck camper and truck camper gear announcements. Most truck camper manufacturers announce their new camper models right here in Truck Camper Magazine. The AEV Jeep Brute and Four Wheel Campers Sparrow While we still haven’t seen the AEV Jeep Brute and Four Wheel Campers Sparrow together in person, we were able to explore and photograph the Sparrow while we were at Four Wheel Campers. DOUBLE DEBUT: Coyote RV Debuts Ford Raptor and Chevy Avalanche Campers The Ford Raptor SVT is designed for the high-speed off-road desert rigors of the Baja 1000 where the truck finished third in it’s class. Robby Rowe is also now building truck campers for Chevy Avalanche trucks. 2010 Hallmark Guanella Victor and Becky Carrillo from Albuquerque, New Mexico picked up their brand new 2010 Hallmark Guanella during our visit at Hallmark RV. 2010 Outfitter Juno 8.5 During our visit with Outfitter Manufacturing, we saw our first 2010 Outfitter Juno 8.5 in their showroom. The Outfitter Juno 8.5 is a pop-up camper with a rear tent and side entry. Camplite Announces New Hard Side Camper The Camplite TC5.7 is all-aluminum and designed for small, fuel-efficient trucks including the Chevy Colorado, S10, Canyon, Ford Ranger, Toyota Tacoma, and Nissan Frontier. TCM EXCLUSIVE: 2011 Palomino Real Lite 1806 Gene Cronin of Palomino RV introduces the 2011 Palomino Real Lite 1806, a new hard-side non-slide truck camper. And what’s old, is new again. TCM EXCLUSIVE: 2010 Eagle Cap 800 Eagle Cap takes the floor plan of their 9'4" 855, puts it in their magic downsizing machine, and debuts the new 8'4" 2010 Eagle Cap 800. So what happened to that extra foot? Rieco-Titan Introduces the Red Emergency Remote What would happen if you were out camping and you accidently lost or broke your electric jack remote? Imagine that you’ve dismounted your camper and need to get it back on your truck. Without a remote, what do you do? TCM EXCLUSIVE: 2010 Eagle Cap 1165 With three slide outs and loaded, Eagle Cap swings for the fences with their all new 1165 triple slide truck camper. Will this third triple be a home run? The Torklift Certified Program We talk with Jack Kay, Principal of Torklift International, and Jay Taylor, General Manager, about their new Torklift Certified Program. Torklift GlowSteps Jessica May and Joel Crawford of Torklift International tell us about their GlowSteps and how they take scissor step technology to the next level. TCM EXCLUSIVE: 2010 Hallmark Nepal Matt Ward of Hallmark RV debuts the new 2010 Hallmark Nepal, a Hallmark designed for the extremes of expedition and overland travel. Goodbye pavement. Hello off-road! Travel Lite: Three Pop-Up Camper Surprises Dustin Johns, Travel Lite’s Sales Manager, talks about the surprise introduction of three all-new pop-up truck campers. Is that the telephone ringing again? S&S Campers: Going Factory Direct Doug Sieler, Vice-President of S&S Campers, tells us the story behind S&S Campers going factory direct and two new back to basics campers. TCM EXCLUSIVE: The Four Wheel Classic Tom Hanagan, President of Four Wheel Campers, introduces the Classic and takes us back to when Four Wheel Campers were even lighter and simpler. TCM EXCLUSIVE: 2010 Palomino Maverick M-800 Gene Cronin of Palomino RV introduces the M-800, a new hard-side non-slide truck camper that fits neatly between Palomino RV's M-700 and 6601. New Camper: 2010 Adventurer 80SK We talk to Dave Frampton and Dave Catron of Adventurer Manufacturing's design team to get the inside scoop on the development of the 2010 Adventurer 80SK. TCM EXCLUSIVE: Four Wheel Hard Top Stop the press. Cue the dramatic music. After thirty-eight years of manufacturing pop-up campers, Four Wheel is going to the hard-side. New Camper: 2010 Adventurer 80GS Burk Morgan, Adventurer’s Director of Sales and Marketing, gives us the skinny on the new 2010 Adventurer 80GS, the first truck camper with a manual slide. TCM EXCLUSIVE: Chalet RV TS116 Triple Slide Every once in a while, a news story hits us from absolutely nowhere. Today, perhaps more than any other day, is one of those days. Meet the TS116. TCM EXCLUSIVE: 2010 Lance 850 Lance Camper introduces the all-new 2010 Lance 850 and teases us about four more new models. We talk to Lance's National Sales Manager and Product Development Manager for the inside scoop. TCM EXCLUSIVE: SumoSprings Airless Air Bags After many months of product development and testing, SuperSprings is ready to debut their brand new airless air bag system, SumoSprings. TCM EXCLUSIVE: 2009 Four Wheel Camper Eagle Overland Tom Hanagan, President of Four Wheel Campers, is just back from the 2009 Overland Expo with a brand new camper. It's time to launch the Overland... What The Truck? Introducing Mahindra! From India, with diesel. Introducing the new Mahindra truck. Is this the real deal or is it just another light truck with a wimpy wimpy payload? Hallmark RV: Return of the La Veta What's this? Are we turning Japanese? Randy Wass, Hallmark's GM, gives us the scoop on the return of the La Veta and its Japanese history. TCM EXCLUSIVE: 2009 Four Wheel Kolibri What’s this? Another small pop-up camper debut? Yes indeed, and this time the new camper is smaller than small. It’s micro! TCM Exclusive: 2009 Alaskan Mini A new Alaskan? That just doesn't happen! Bryan Wheat, President of Alaskan Campers, debuts the all new Alaskan Mini and tells us how the Mini happened... Breaking News: Six-Pac Campers Moves to Woodland, California Tom Hanagan, President of Six-Pac and Four Wheel Campers, announces that Six-Pac is on the move, literally. So what's this about going aluminum? Northwood Debuts 2009 Arctic Fox 992 The Arctic Fox 992 is a 10’ 2” aluminum framed hard-side camper with a full-wall dinette slide, rear-kitchen, and large mid dry-bath layout. TCM EXCLUSIVE: 2009 Hallmark K2 Behind Hallmark's new K2 is a story about a third who just built his first. Who’s first and third? The one, the only, Matt Ward. Did we mention that he saws toilets? TCM EXCLUSIVE: 2009 Eagle Cap 711 Eagle Cap debuts a brand new camper for 2009 that costs about $10 a pound. Northstar Debuts U.S. Escape Pod We finally get to see the US version of the Escape Pod. "Eats Class-B's for breakfast?" Sounds delicious! TCM EXCLUSIVE: 2009 Northern Lite Announcements New camper season continues with three 2009 announcements from Northern Lite. TCM EXCLUSIVE: 2009 Arctic Fox 865 An all-new truck camper model from Northwood Manufacturing. TCM EXCLUSIVE: 2009 Northstar Escape Pod This could be a game changer. TCM EXCLUSIVE: 2009 Lance 1040 Lance follows their popular Euro-Style 830 with one foot and seven inches more. TCM EXCLUSIVE: Torklift SuperHitch Magnum and SuperTruss Skid Wheel Have you ever seen a truck camper pull a 70,000 sled? Four Wheel Campers Announces Finch Model Stan Kennedy of Four Wheel Campers gives us the bird - Finch that is. Eagle Cap Debuts Model 855 The second new camper announcement from Eagle Cap in less than a month. Eagle Cap Debuts Model 955 Details and exclusive photography of Eagle Cap's latest camper. Lance Debuts Euro-Style 830 We get the inside scoop from Lance Camper's Gary Conley and Les Fowler on the all new 830. TCM EXCLUSIVE: Travel Lite 730 We get the scoop on Travel Lite's brand new 730 camper featuring twenty cubic feet of exterior storage. This is one camper that can fit a lot of junk in the trunk! TCM EXCLUSIVE: Adventurer 950 B With Slide-Out Bunk Jim Giesbrecht, Sales Manager, Adventurer Manufacturing Ltd., has sent TCM a press release and photos featuring what he states is an industry first. Torklift International Debuts 2 Step, Glow Step, and Stable Load A Torklift announcement from the National RV Show in Louisville, Kentucky. Happijac Cuts the Cord Today’s product announcement from the National RV Trade show in Louisville, Kentucky comes from Happijac with their new wireless remote system. Lance Debuts 825 Prototype We get some inside skinny on the Lance 825 prototype now on display at the Pomona RV show. There are some interesting features and options for this camper. TCM EXCLUSIVE: The Northstar Freedom TCM debuts Northstar's brand new hard side truck camper designed specifically for half-ton trucks including the new Toyota Tundra. Lots of pictures. |
