Ron Dalby’s, “Guide to the Alaska Highway” is a recommended book because it talks about what you need to do to prepare your vehicle for Alaska.  For example, Ron talks about a screen wire over the radiator to keep gravel out.  He also suggests a long list of items to bring along, but where do […]

From home we also got copies of the ferry schedule for the Alaska Marine Highway.  We had to decide where to spend our time and match it to our ferry schedule.  Matching ferries to dates and how long we wanted to stay in places that far in advance was tough.  That was probably the hardest […]

Brian Brawdy will be featured on tonight’s episode of Doomsday Preppers with his Lance 1181 truck camper.  The episode is titled, “Hit the Ground Running” and airs on the National Geographic Channel at 9:00pm and again at 11:00pm EST.  The episode will also be aired next Tuesday, February 12th, at 8:00pm EST.  Please check the […]

Co-Director of the Overland Expo and curator and writer of Overland Tech and Travel, Jonathan Hanson, has been publishing an excellent series of articles on his Toyota Tacoma and Four Wheel Camper Fleet Self Contained truck camper rig, aka JATAC, or Just a Tacoma Camper. His most recent article in the series was published on […]

On January 25th, 2012, NBC’s Today Show featured Meg, Jed, and Jenny Wolfrom after their horrifying Peru experience in late December. Video Link: http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/50585772#50585772 We were relieved to hear that Meg, Jed, and Jenny have received help from the United States Government and are now on their way to recovery.  They have also been able […]

We made a fun video with our article graphics to celebrate turning six years old as a magazine on Saturday.  It’s fun to see just how much we’ve done, and we didn’t even use all of our graphics!  Thank you for reading Truck Camper Magazine and for supporting us over the past six years.  You […]

This week’s Question of the Week was, “Are you planning to attend an RV show this year?” “We are going to the Springfield RV Show.” – George and Susan Visconti “I am counting the days until my wife and I will attend the Austin RV Expo, on February 23rd!  We cannot wait to see the […]

This week there are eight RV shows featuring truck campers including shows in California, Florida, Colorado, Michigan, Massachusetts, Idaho, Tennessee, and Ontario.  The booths are set up, the campers are on display, and the manufacturers and dealers are on hand to answer your questions. This week’s Question of the Week is, “Are you planning to […]

Greg Tucknies, National Sales Manager for Adventurer MFG, sent us this walk around video for the 2013 Adventurer 89RB.  The 2013 Adventurer 89RB is currently on display at the Pleasonton RV Show through this Sunday, January 20th.

This week’s Question of the Week was, “What do you call the object on the back of your truck?”.  Up for debate was truck, slide in, pickup, pop-up, cabover, and even piggyback camper.  Evidently, there are a few others we need to add to the list.  Love mobile? We also had 46 Facebook fans answer […]

Last week we asked, “What are your 2013 truck camping resolutions?”  We wanted to know, come hail or high water, what you are planning to do with your truck camper in 2013. “Our plans include camping at Anza Borrego this February and a brief stay at Indian Cove Campground in Joshua Tree National Monument in […]

Truck Campers are commonly referred to as slide in campers, pickup campers, pop-up campers, cabover campers, and even piggy back campers.

Last October, we published an incredible story about Meg and Jed Wolfrom, a young Jackson, Wyoming couple who dreamed of exploring Central and South America by truck camper, and had the courage to make it happen.   When we ran their article, Meg and Jed were six-months into their adventure and looking forward to completing […]

It’s time to make a commitment to your 2013 truck camping goals. We’re not talking about going to the gym or on a diet. We’re talking about going anywhere, camping anywhere, and towing anything with a truck camper. This week’s Question of the Week is, “What are your 2013 truck camping resolutions?”  What are you […]

This week’s Question of the Week was, “Would you consider allowing your truck camper to be used as an emergency shelter for a friend or family member in need?” “Yes, without a doubt.” – Billyard “I agree with Mark Hellwig.  I’d agree to letting someone use my fifth wheel, but my truck camper is usually […]

This week’s Question of the Week was, “Have you taken your truck camper off-road, or do you stay on the pavement?” “Well, we started going off-road forty-three years ago on our surfcasting quest on coastal Rhode Island.  Thirty-four years ago, we changed our camping activities to a truck camper and of course that meant camping […]