A 1973 Ford F-250 and vintage Four Star truck camper quietly steal three scenes in the 2004 movie Starsky & Hutch. We paused, rewound, and went looking for the story behind Hutch’s “camper/apartment.” Pass the popcorn!
Tom Korth combined his fascination with Jeep CJs and an incredibly rare truck camper to create something extraordinary. After years of painstaking work, the result is a remarkably detailed miniature that actually works. Let’s take a closer look at this tiny creation.
E. Boudreault RV found and restored a ‘73 Ford F-350 Super Camper Special and a matching ‘73 American Road Truck Camper. What began as a casual conversation turned into a mission to recreate one of truck camping’s most iconic pairings. ‘73 is back. Can you dig it?
What started as a rough Facebook Marketplace find became a six-month, thousand-rivet, frame-out rebuild project. Today, Brian Uerling’s Avion C-11 is a modern family adventure rig with classic aluminum bones. Icon restored!
A 53 year old Dodge W-300 truck and Avion C11 camper go straight for the heart. You’ll enjoy the moment of vintage truck camper zen.
CrazyQuady normally covers truck shell camping but came across a remarkable vintage Alaskan Camper rig and an equally remarkable owner.
Lexi and Chris of Roam Lab are scientifically transforming a vintage camper into a platform for innovative ideas. For starters, their 1,100-watt solar panel system is attached with industrial strength velcro. It worked for Apollo 11. Why not an Avion C11? With little to no experience working with campers, aluminum or fiberglass, Lexi and Chris […]
JoAnn Edgar shares how she took a 1965 unknown camper and refurbished it on the interior and exterior. It looks totally different!
Chad and Liz Chesley share how they took an old 1970s camper, completely gutted it, and renovated it into something new!
We have some incredible reader feedback on the Truck Campers of Apollo 11 including an eyewitness testimony and positive identification on at least one of the campers, probably more. It’s a 1966…
Who doesn’t dream of the day they are the ones to stumble on a well-preserved barn find? This Travel Queen camper is a glimpse of history.
Lost for half a century on 70mm film, the movie Apollo 11 reveals stunning behind-the-scenes moments from man’s first Moon landing. It also reveals a number of unidentified truck campers from the 1960s in all their glory. Can you name these rigs?
Prepare yourself for gunshots, roll-overs, and new-found perspectives in these 1960s and 70s vintage commercials.
The Summer of Love. Woodstock. Apollo 11. A lot happened in 1969, but what was going on with truck campers?
Bill Bergstrom took a 1990 Ram 3500, 1957 Chevy 3800, and a 1958 Alaskan Camper and created one of the coolest rigs.
Roamer Campers are extremely rare with molded fiberglass on the interior and exterior. Roamer RV is no more, but there are some interesting ideas in the design.
