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In the Camper News section you’ll find the latest new truck camper announcements, truck camper gear announcements, and truck camper industry announcements. Most truck camper and truck camper gear manufacturers announce their new models and products right here in Truck Camper Magazine.
HARD SIDE CAMPER NEWS
NEW CAMPERS: 2012 CampLite 6.8 and 10.0
TCM talks to Scott Tuttle, President of LivinLite RV, about the 2012 CampLite 6.8 and 10.0 truck campers. Scott also talks about LizardSkin, Jeff Foxworthy, and a future slide-out model.
New Camper: 2012 Northstar Liberty
Truck Camper Magazine talks to Rex Willett, Vice President of Northstar Campers, about the new 2012 Northstar Liberty. Ford F-150 Eco-Boost, meet camper.
First Look: 2012 Eagle Cap 995
TCM checks out a 2012 Eagle Cap 995 at Five Star RV Center. Lucky for us it was right next to a 2010 Eagle Cap. It’s an old bird vs. new bird showdown!
TCM EXCLUSIVE: 2012 Northern Lite Sportsman Editions
Northern Lite surprises even Truck Camper Magazine with two new versions of their 9-6 and 8-11 molded fiberglass truck campers. Introducing the Sportsman Editions.
First Look: 2012 Adventurer 86FB
TCM checks out a 2012 Adventurer 86FB at Five Star RV and talks to Greg Tucknies, National Sales Manager for Adventurer Manufacturing, about changes for 2012.
TCM EXCLUSIVE: 2012 Northern Lite 10-2 RR Dry Bath
At long last, Northern Lite debuts a dry bath model. According to Keith Donkin, General Manager of Northern Lite, the 10-2 RR Dry Bath is now the lightest dry bath camper on the market.
New Camper: 2012 Eagle Cap 1160
Greg Tucknies, Adventurer Manufacturing’s National Sales Manager, debuts the redesigned 2012 Eagle Cap 1160. We also get the inside scoop on the Eagle Cap 950, 995, 1050, 1160, and 1165.
New Camper: 2012 Lance 855S
TCM talks to Gary Conley, National Sales Manger for Lance Campers, about the 2012 Lance 855S. As he explains, the 855S is much more than just an 855 with a slide.
Heads Up: Northern Lite Raises the Roof
The foreheads of tall people everywhere can rejoice as the air conditioner in Northern Lite 10'2" CD Special Edition has been lifted up, up, and away. The new camper molds are here!
TCM EXCLUSIVE: 2012 Travel Lite 770 Super Lite
Dustin Johns, Vice President of Travel Lite, introduces the 2012 Travel Lite Super Lite for half-ton trucks. Then he drops a real surprise, the Travel Lite Black Diamond.
Eagle Cap is Back: On the Line and Out the Door
Greg Tucknies, Adventurer Manufacturing’s Sales and Marketing Manager, and Dave Frampton, Adventurer’s Product Development Manager, reveal Eagle Cap’s new nest and the first 2012 hatchlings.
New Camper: 2011 CampLite 8.5
TCM talks to Rick Barna, LivinLite RV’s Vice President of Dealer Relations, about their first self-contained all-aluminum and composite truck camper, the CampLite 8.5.
New Camper: 2012 Adventurer 86FB
Starting with a clean slate, the 2012 Adventurer 86FB is a completely fresh design for Adventurer. We also welcome Greg Tucknies to the Adventurer team and wish Burk Morgan well in his future endeavors.
New Campers: 2011 Palomino Bronco Max and Maverick Max
TCM talks with Gene Cronin, Palomino's National Sales Manager, about the 2011 Palomino Bronco Max and Maverick Max. It’s Max to the Max!
New Campers: 2011 Lance 1050 and 1050S
TCM talks to Gary Conley, National Sales Manager for Lance Campers, about the 2011 Lance 1050 and 1050S. It’s a floor plan that’s back, to the future.
New Camper: 2011 Adventurer 980RDS
TCM talks with Burk Morgan, Director of Sales and Marketing for Adventurer MFG, about their all-new 2011 Adventurer 980RDS. Don’t miss the Eagle Cap update!
TCM EXCLUSIVE: 2011 Northstar American Hero
Northstar Campers debuts the first production full-size flat bed domestic truck camper. Look out wheel wells! Here comes the American Hero.
TCM BREAKING NEWS: Adventurer Manufacturing Acquires Eagle Cap Campers
James Epp, President of Adventurer Manufacturing, announces the immediate acquisition of Eagle Cap Campers. TCM talks to James for the breaking details.
Chalet DS116RB: The First Camper Island
Chalet RV introduces an island kitchen floorplan and brings a new angle to truck campers. They say no camper is an island. Except one.
New Camper: 2011 Lance 865
TCM talks with Gary Conley, National Sales Manager for Lance Campers, about the 2011 Lance 865 and changes to Lance's 2011 line. It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a super slide!
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: 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.
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 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.
Lance Debuts Euro-Style 830
We get the inside scoop from Lance Camper's Gary Conley and Les Fowler on the all new 830.
POP-UP CAMPER NEWS
TCM EXCLUSIVE: 2012 Phoenix PULSE Self Contained
Robby Rowe of Phoenix Campers tells us how he designed and built a fully self contained truck camper for mini trucks. Pay attention Magnum!
2012 Four Wheel Camper Raven
Tom Hanagan, President of Four Wheel Campers, and Stan Kennedy, Sales Manager, debut the Raven and give us the skinny on new developments at FWC.
TCM EXCLUSIVE: 2012 Phoenix Geo-Den
Phoenix Campers says, “Off with the cabover” and launches the all-new 2012 Phoenix Geo-Den. The questions is, do you want your Geo-Den in small, medium, or large?
TCM EXCLUSIVE: 2011 Four Wheel Camper Cajita
Four Wheel Campers debuts a garage ready cabover less camper for less height, less weight, lower center of gravity, and better fuel economy. It’s the Cajita from FWC!
2011 Ford Raptor Camper by Phoenix Campers
Robby Rowe, Co-Owner of Phoenix Campers, builds another remarkable custom pop-up camper for a 2011 Ford Raptor. This is one lean mean desert cruising machine.
New Campers: 2011 Palomino Bronco Max and Maverick Max
TCM talks with Gene Cronin, Palomino's National Sales Manager, about the 2011 Palomino Bronco Max and Maverick Max. It’s Max to the Max!
Four Wheel Campers: New Roof and Big Move
Four Wheel Campers is not only announcing a new one-piece aluminum roof, but they’re also announcing a big move to a new factory.
2011 Hallmark Everest: Denver ISE Report
We published a new camper announcement for the 2011 Hallmark Everest just days before attending the unveiling of the new model at the 2011 Denver International Sportsman’s Expo. As soon as we saw the shiny new camper, we wasted no time checking it out.
2011 Coyote RV Nemesis Jeep JK P.U.L.S.E.
The P.U.L.S.E. is actually not a camper, but rather a concept. The acronym stands for Phoenix Ultralight Living and Sleeping Extension and can be made for just about anything from trucks to SUVs. For the 2011 Denver ISE, Coyote RV built a P.U.L.S.E. for a Jeep JK provided by Nemesis Industries.
NEW CAMPER: 2011 Hallmark Everest
Jody Bolin, Hallmark RV’s Production Manager, gives us the inside scoop on the new design, development, and features of the 2011 Hallmark Everest.
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.
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?
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: 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...
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...
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?
TRUCK CAMPER GEAR NEWS
Fox Landing: Arctic Fox’s Innovative New Bumper Step
Northwood Manufacturing debuts an all-new bumper step that turns rear entry Arctic Fox truck campers into side entry, tow ready campers.
HD VIDEO: Hellwig Product Testing with SEMA
Hellwig Products lets a robot drive to test the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) in trucks modified with Hellwig suspension enhancement products.
Roadmaster InvisiBrake: Explained, Installed, and Tested
Follow Truck Camper Magazine Star Eric Williams as he gets a Roadmaster InvisiBrake installed and tests it with his Alaskan Camper and rock crawling Jeep rig. It’s time to take a brake.
GEAR INSTALL: Hellwig Sway Bar
Hellwig team members Dave Wheeler and Justin Strasser install a Hellwig sway bar on our 1998 Dodge 3500 truck. But first, our whole rig gets a lift.
TCM EXCLUSIVE: Introducing the Torklift SuperHitch Everest
Torklift International debuts the SuperHitch Everest, a weight distribution system with a 20,000 pound capacity rating. Once again Torklift redefines what it means to tow anything.
GEAR NEWS: Torklift SpringLoad XL
Torklift International debuts a new square case and aluminum turnbuckle, the SpringLoad XL. Think turnbuckles are boring? Torklift wants your attention.
NEW GEAR: Torklift WobbL-Stoppr
Torklift International debuts a product to stabilize a camper off the truck. As the saying goes, if the camper’s a rockin’, get a WobbL-Stoppr! Don't be swayed. Stop the rock!
GEAR INSTALL: SumoSprings and 2011 Ford F-350
The SuperSprings team installs a set of rear SumoSprings airless airbags on a 2011 Ford F-350 at Lance Campers in Lancaster, California.
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?
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: 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.
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