Considering getting a truck camper
I have a 2012 Nissan Frontier PRO-4X. I'm strongly considering getting a used truck camper if I can find a good deal and one that actually fits my 5 ft bed. Is there anything I should know, take into ...
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It will be very small. Issue with TC's is that the rails of the truck bed take up space where a trailer or Class C would have for storage.
I have a full size truck with 8 foot bed, and had a 10' long popup camper once. It was small!
For one or two nighters small works. No shower, no storage, but you are inside and have built-in appliances (stove, fridge, sink) and a feeling of being in a camper.
Popups are tents as far as noise and insulation go.
Putting the TC on, taking it off are not anywhere near as quick as hooking up a trailer.
Cool thing about TC is camper goes anywhere truck goes, but for something that small, you can pull a small trailer a lot of off-road places too. A little truck like this is not going to be doing a lot of rock crawling with a camper in the bed anyway, so what difference is a high-clearance trailer?
I had a popup TC. Hated it. Sold it.
Bought a popup-style trailer (not a popup, but one like a popup TC, just on wheels). Sold it.
Bought a HILO trailer, still not happy. Sold it.
Bought a full-size 10 foot TC. Happy.
You can find adventure just in buying different campers ;)
I have a full size truck with 8 foot bed, and had a 10' long popup camper once. It was small!
For one or two nighters small works. No shower, no storage, but you are inside and have built-in appliances (stove, fridge, sink) and a feeling of being in a camper.
Popups are tents as far as noise and insulation go.
Putting the TC on, taking it off are not anywhere near as quick as hooking up a trailer.
Cool thing about TC is camper goes anywhere truck goes, but for something that small, you can pull a small trailer a lot of off-road places too. A little truck like this is not going to be doing a lot of rock crawling with a camper in the bed anyway, so what difference is a high-clearance trailer?
I had a popup TC. Hated it. Sold it.
Bought a popup-style trailer (not a popup, but one like a popup TC, just on wheels). Sold it.
Bought a HILO trailer, still not happy. Sold it.
Bought a full-size 10 foot TC. Happy.
You can find adventure just in buying different campers ;)
