How Much Stuff is in Your Truck Camper

Don't know what it all is, but 839 pounds of stuff. That's over and above water, propane, etc. So the stuff is food, grill, charcoal, the wife, clothes, stocked fridge, boots, towels, washcloths, bed topper, sheets, blankets, pillows, dishes, tv, batteries, inverter, 4 solar panels, blah blah blah.

Once a year I repack. Otherwise, I bring whatever fits and do not worry about it. I just moved the clothes washer to the trailer to free up space for my pole saw and folding ladder in the basement...

deltabravo wrote:

I haven't started loading my newer AF yet.

What new truck camper did you get?

brholt wrote:
I have been unloading our almost nine year old AF1150 as we are trading it in.

I just did the same with my 11 year old 811. It went away on someone else's truck on Friday.

I haven't started loading my newer AF yet.

There's a lot of stuff that is NOT going in the new one. I'm sorting through and "eliminating" stuff that hasn't been used recently.

I try to keep it light and easy, so I have separate everything for the camper, so I don't have to pack and unpack much. But I try to keep it to a minimum. Clothes, hats, and footwear for all seasons, books, umbrellas, tools, minimal cookware, disposable plates and silverware, spices, pam, and other non perishable food, as well as towels and toiletries stay in there, I have to have charging cords, and a computer printer, bedding, and electric heater, and one "junk drawer" with tape and scissors and misc. When I get home, dirty stuff goes in the laundry, then right back out to the camper. In the outside compartments: lawn chairs, hoses, oil, trans fluid, spare parts, etc. I filter thru at least once a year and get rid of stuff I don't use. Also, it takes all of my willpower not to accumulate souvenirs and trinkets while traveling.

We have the necessary kitchen items. 3 pants, 6 of everything else. There's always canned foods then we reload everything when we head out. Fishing stuff, chairs, cameras. I try to apply two rules. KISS and GIGO.

Wow, that is a lot of stuff.

We pack and unpack for every trip, and clean afterwards. Everything is loaded just for that specific trip. We really only carry the necessities. Food is planned and measured out in advance.

Just a few clean blankets, towels, backpacks, some toiletries, plus tools, some emergency stuff, and some cards and such always stay in the TC.
All food and clothing always come out. We are not "accumulators".

DW sorting through the stuff we took out of the trailer when we sold it....not including BBQ, chairs, blue tote, water carriers, tool boxes, etc etc.

Significantly less storage in this Lance 811 than we had in our 34' Terry Quantum.

I load up the camper the same way I load up my backpack. Aside from tools to fix stuff the only permanent gear are 2 pots, 2 skillets, one splatter screen, 4 plates and bowls, silverware, 2 coffee mugs, stove top expresso machine. two sets of towels for us and 3 dog towels 8 rolls of TP. leveling legos, axe, hand saw Even on trips most of the cabinets are half empty. two trips of non use and I toss it.

Not much really since I unpack after every trip. I like to have just the necessities like clothes, some cooking ware, emergency supplies and equipment, some tools, and whatever I’m bringing for fishing or hiking or doing geology fieldwork (usually all of the above). Even so, it can get sort of crowded, so I always try to figure out what I could have left home for next time!