RV Trade community dis of Truck Campers
Truck Camper Magazine has been covering the apparent snubbing of truck campers on any national tv and online ads, and excluding the selection or recommendation of purchasing a truck camper on online rv help websites.
Anyone who is a truck camper owner should be concerned that the RV establishment is trying to squash the truck camper industry, while collecting $ from the RIVA certification. The 2 articles in TCM should be read by anyone who owns a TC. The apparent snobbery of many "luxury" resorts toward any truck camper has its roots in the organizations who are attempting to compel potential TC owners to spend as much $ as they can on what the trade organizations deem acceptable. The RV camping show on the Pure Country network has never shown any truck campers, and has people who agonize over if their camper has outside speakers or giant TV's. The following paragraph was my response to someone commenting on the RV Daily dealer site about TC's being "lower level" in their build quality except for a few brands.
Lower level junk used to be called entry level……I have seen fair and poor build quality covered up with corner and seam mounding on just about every brand, regardless of cost. My family has had truck campers for over 20 years, and for a lot of people, the convenience of driving your dingy, and being able to tow your toys a lot cheaper out weighs the advantages of rope lights and outdoor speakers. The rv associations ignoring truck campers is unfortunate at best and snobbery at the worst. Shame on the trade organizations who minimize and under represent the truck camper industry.
Anyone who is a truck camper owner should be concerned that the RV establishment is trying to squash the truck camper industry, while collecting $ from the RIVA certification. The 2 articles in TCM should be read by anyone who owns a TC. The apparent snobbery of many "luxury" resorts toward any truck camper has its roots in the organizations who are attempting to compel potential TC owners to spend as much $ as they can on what the trade organizations deem acceptable. The RV camping show on the Pure Country network has never shown any truck campers, and has people who agonize over if their camper has outside speakers or giant TV's. The following paragraph was my response to someone commenting on the RV Daily dealer site about TC's being "lower level" in their build quality except for a few brands.
Lower level junk used to be called entry level……I have seen fair and poor build quality covered up with corner and seam mounding on just about every brand, regardless of cost. My family has had truck campers for over 20 years, and for a lot of people, the convenience of driving your dingy, and being able to tow your toys a lot cheaper out weighs the advantages of rope lights and outdoor speakers. The rv associations ignoring truck campers is unfortunate at best and snobbery at the worst. Shame on the trade organizations who minimize and under represent the truck camper industry.
