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Adventure Stories

The Adventure Stories section is full of fun and inspirational accounts from fellow truck camper enthusiasts. Do you have an interesting truck camping lifestyle? Share your story!

Adventure Stories
The Snowcat Truck Camping Machine

Doug Washer has assembled an outrageous fully-tracked Pistenbully Edge Snowcat and Cirrus 820 truck camper capable of reaching the stunning ice caps of Canada’s southernmost ice field.  Engage the powder steering.  It’s time for truck camping – on ice. If you’re into skiing, you have very likely seen a snowcat grooming a ski trail at […]

Adventure Stories
Free and Safe Places to Park Overnight In An RV

We have become connoisseurs of free overnight parking opportunities on the road. Here are the basics. But first, a fire-breathing rant.

Adventure Stories
Truck Camper Time Machine: 1969

The Summer of Love.  Woodstock.  Apollo 11.  A lot happened in 1969, but what was going on with truck campers?

Adventure Stories
10 Challenging Backroads: If You Dare

Don’t even think of reading this article if you’re chicken to take your rig off pavement. Here are ten amazing backroads!

Adventure Stories
How To Maximize Your Camper’s Freezer

Sylvie Mathis shares how to maximize space in her camper’s freezer as well as the types of containers to use.

Adventure Stories
Running For Their Lives

Full-time in their Capri Camper, Patricia and Ryan pass on traditional norms in an unrelenting pursuit of trail running, mountain running and backcountry skiing.

Adventure Stories
Eat, Sleep and Fly

Flight instructor, Phil Jones, tows a 28-foot glider trailer behind his Northstar Laredo and camps on the flight line. Buckle up!

Adventure Stories
Not A Moment To Waste

Twenty years ago, Larry and Nancy dared to follow their passion and live – and work – full-time on the road.

Adventure Stories
Into The Deep Dark Night

Bill Rosso steps out of his Northstar and into the pitch black wilderness to capture the beauty of the night sky.

Adventure Stories
The Camper That Fell Off

Neil Calder was on a dream off-road trip when the unthinkable happened; far from the reaches of civilization, his truck camper literally fell off.

Adventure Stories
How To Be The Winnerest

Melanie White, President of Hellwig Products, took three friends and the world famous Rule Breaker to Mount Whitney in California.

Adventure Stories
The Perfect Campsite Challenge

With his flatbed Four Wheel Camper, Adventure Trailer, and heavily-modded RAM 2500, Bill Elwell challenges the limits of his off-road abilities.

Adventure Stories
The Best Cheap Campsites For Truck Campers

Here are some stunning high-value campsite recommendations for all the cheap, frugal, penny pinchers out there.

Adventure Stories
The Tricked Out Fox Den

After September 11th, Angela and Ralph sold their Maryland horse farm and hit the road full-time.

Adventure Stories
Three Strikes To Recovery

Insurance realities, truck trials, and an outrageous tailgate scandal. Oh, and there are two more car accidents!

Adventure Stories
CRASH! The TCM Truck Camper Accident Story

On July 11th, 2018, Truck Camper Magazine’s truck and camper rig was T-boned at speed in La Grande, Oregon.

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