Welcome to the 2018 Rugged Mountain Camper Buyers Guide with two single-slide truck campers classified by price, weight, and capacities.
New Rugged Mountain pickup campers are for sale through Rugged Mountain dealers in the United States. To locate your nearest Rugged Mountain truck camper dealer, check the Dealer Inventory section and New Camper Arrivals.
Rugged Mountain has a long bed and short bed slide-out models. The Polar 990 is for long bed trucks and the Polar 860 is for short bed trucks.
To contact Rugged Mountain RV in Nampa, Idaho, call 208-468-0576. To visit the their website, go to RuggedMountainCustomRV.com. For additional information, request an Rugged Mountain brochure.
Rugged Mountain Polar 990
The Rugged Mountain Polar 990 is a hard-side, single-slide, wet bath truck camper with an MSRP of $32,287.
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| Specifications | |
| Dry Weight | 3,440 |
| Wet Weight* | 4,410 |
| Floor Length | 9’11” |
| Overall Length | 17’8″ |
| Width | 8’0″ |
| Interior Height | 6’6″ |
| Exterior Height | 7’5″ |
| Center of Gravity | 44″ |
| Truck Type | Long Bed |
| Tank Sizes | |
| Fresh | 30 gallons |
| Grey | 24 gallons |
| Black | 24 gallons |
| Water Heater | 6 gallons |
| Propane Tanks | 2x 20 pounds |
| Batteries | Two Batteries |
*Rugged Mountain Polar 990: dry weight, 3,440 pounds + 30 gallons fresh, 250.2 pounds + 6 gallons water heater, 50 pounds + 2x 20-pound full propane tank, 40 pounds + 2 batteries, 130 pounds + stuff, 500 pounds = 4,410.2 pounds
Rugged Mountain Polar 860
The 2018 Rugged Mountain Polar 860 is a hard-side, single-slide, wet bath truck camper with an MSRP of $30,559.
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| Specifications | |
| Dry Weight | 3,120 pounds |
| Wet Weight* | 4,045 pounds |
| Floor Length | 8’6″ |
| Overall Length | 15’11” |
| Width | 8’0″ |
| Interior Height | 6’6″ |
| Exterior Height | 7’6″ |
| Center of Gravity | 30.25″ |
| Truck Type | Long and Short Bed |
| Tank Sizes | |
| Fresh | 30 gallons |
| Grey | 24 gallons |
| Black | 24 gallons |
| Water Heater | 6 gallons |
| Propane Tanks | 2x 20 pounds |
| Batteries | One Battery |
*Rugged Mountain Polar 860: dry weight, 3,120 pounds + 30 gallons fresh, 250.2 pounds + 6 gallons water heater, 50 pounds + 2x 20-pound full propane tank, 40 pounds + 1 battery, 65 pounds + stuff, 500 pounds = 4,025.2 pounds
Truck Camper Dry and Wet Weights
Truck camper base dry weights have been provided by the manufacturers. Be aware that (a) each manufacturer has different standards and options that are included or excluded from their base dry weights, and (b) very few truck campers leave the factory without additional options. Make sure to add the weight of additional options for your truck and camper matching calculations.
The Truck Camper Magazine Buyers Guide uses a standardized equation to calculate truck camper wet weights. Starting with the manufacturers base dry weight, the equation adds the full fresh water weight, full hot water heater weight, full propane tank weight, battery weight, and 500 pounds for stuff.
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