Armorlite TC -- expensive, but it looks very nice

[profdant139]

You've probably already seen this, but it was news to me:

Armorlite TC

Hard to say if it is worth the price ($45k). It might be worth it, on the theory that you are paying for a combination of comfort, light weight, and solid engineering.

[Darryl_Rita]

As a Canadian, and an oilpatch worker,I'd like to apologize to the world. Apparently, my lifestyle has become a marketing tool. Nothing about 14 gallons of water, 1/2 ton carry-able, or 80 inch width have any appeal to oilpatch workers.

[whizbang]

The dimensions are nearly identical to my old Jayco pop-up which was perfect for one person but tight for two.

I agree that it doesn't have enough windows.

And it is rather silly to have sustainable minimal power but only 14 gallons of fresh water.

[jefe_4x4]

I'm thinking our perspective for evaluating would be better if only the Armorlite were actually ensconced on a truck with tie downs or whatever they have come up with. It still seems like a bicycle built for...... one. Oh, and jacks? That would tell more of the story. Other issues are: is that enough storage? What is the actual headroom inside? I note the black seat back cushion around the dinette has only room for one leg to hit the floor, unless you ladies are going retro side saddle on your pony. This is the same problem with our 86" wide Lance Lite but with the Armorlite to an even narrower degree. For me, there are too many and odd shaped windows. I see this rig as a dormitory for one, at which time you do not need a lot of windows. It does have a ' Nouveau ouvre d'arte' feel to it, not something that a 'make it cheaper' industrial design team has come up with. Even with all the minimalist attitude in this build, it's only 100 pounds lighter than my ancient 1998 Lance 165-s.
With this forum getting more and more into the larger is better sized TC's, I agree that this is probably not the best showcase for this product.
jefe

[RobertRyan]

I think the 50yr old Millard is a bit better, at least it has a toilet and shower! Img is a thumbnail of an advertisement

[mountainkowboy]

Can't do E/W bed, and no toilet.

[Travels_with_Yo]

The smallish windows make it a bit claustrophobic for me.

[silversand]

...love it !

.....regardless of dimensions, this construction is, um, very, very, VERY next generation. One can whip-up any sized camper one could wish for using this structural tech.

I don't know if anyone here realizes this, but the term, "EXObody" they use on the side of the camper is (likely) a play on words borrowed from the JATF TALOS project (tactical assault light operator's suit) advance armored kinetic operator's exoskeleton (this is widely written about on the Net)....

I've seen similar camper side-wall receivers (those radius pieces that bond the sidewalls together) years ago (roughly 10 years ago) by a truck camper concept team...at that time, this concept would hammer out honeycomb truck camper sidewalls (of any size the builder wanted), and also supply receiver radiused slotted snap-together corners, and the end-maker would just apply something like epoxy to the receiver radiused slotted snap-together corners, and bing, bang, boom, you'd have a truck camper shell manufactured in 1 day (just install electrics, appliances and vents).

[jimh406]

Not getting the target buyers. Seems different than what off-road specialists need.

Should have been called AR-15,right?

[jcphil]

As someone who is looking for a camper light enough for a half-ton, with enough payload remaining for 250#s of trailer hitch remaining, this camper fits the bill.

I wish the exterior would be a different color. I'm liking the greys/tans with black trim that are becoming more popular. As opposed to the stark white.

I wonder if that 45k price is USD or Loonies?!

[cewillis]

profdant139 wrote:
Hard to say if it is worth the price ($45k).

Not for me it isn't. More comments come to mind, but not worth the time --

[burningman]

I won’t say it’s too tiny but I’m pretty sure if you fried up a pan of Jiffy Pop inside it you’d end up blowing out the windows.

[Bedlam]

Interesting tie downs off the tub and no visible jacks for loading/unloading?

[zb39]

WAY to small for me................but I wish them well. Others may love it.

[thundercloud]

Fresh water tank is way way way to small.