Question on Truck Campers

[smcrea]

Hi,

We've had a travel trailer for about 10 years and are now considering downsizing as the kids leave home.

We have a 2015 F350 Diesel pickup and are considering getting a camper.

My wife is leaning towards a B class but I am not keen on the idea as we have a perfectly serviceable truck.

After digging around I found out that my wife worry is not being able to get from the camper into the truck cabin and be able to drive off. I understand that this seems strange after having a travel trailer for so many years 🙂

We heard that some truck campers have a window at the front that would allow you to slip from the camper through the rear sliding window into the truck in an emergency.

Question: is this in fact the case?

If so then which truck campers would have this?

Thanks!

[HadEnough]

After having used a Class B and Class C in the past, I felt the same way.

It seems dangerous to not be able to get from the camper area to the cab to drive away in an emergency.

Essentially, you just have to get over this. Devise other plans. I can go out the roof of mine fairly easily, also I carry a weapon just in case.

[valhalla360]

As mentioned, if she is the size of a 10yr old and flexible...no problem.

But really what is the issue you are trying to solve...it doesn't seem a huge burden to walk the 4-5 steps from the back door to the cab.

[Ranger_Tim]

Not useable for humans unless you are a contortionist with the circus.

[Grit_dog]

Not going to find much luck with a pass through window setup that works with newer trucks and campers.

[Grit_dog]

Not going to find much luck with a pass through window setup that works with newer trucks and campers.

[Kayteg1]

My camper has pretty big window, but my 2017 Superduty with electric rear window makes less than 12" x12" opening.
Good for small dogs who can jump from camper to cabin and we don't have to carry them around in the rain.
Than when I leave the window open, the alarm will come on, so I have to lock the truck with alarm off.
I am using the passage for recycling truck AC, so when we stop for a lunch in 120F weather, we are not getting burn entering the camper.

[jimh406]

Unless you are tiny and very flexible, the cab windows don't help. I think that if you want to move to the front seat, you probably should try a A, B, or C.

[jaycocreek]

[smcrea]

Just to emphasize that this would be for emergencies only... for example you're parked in a car park and wanted to leave but felt very unsafe to exit the camper to get into the truck.

[SidecarFlip]

Most do but you had better be very flexible and thin to do it. Both of mine have / had windows and I run a boot between the truck sliding window and the camper but I've never attempted to use it ti get into the truck.

If I bought another, I'd opt out of the window entirely, just another leak point.

[Travels_with_Yo]

Many truck campers have a small window in the front wall that aligns with the truck rear window. Sometimes it can be used for rear visibility but most are too small for most adults to pass through. The ones that do have a large enough window require a flexible boot joining the truck cab with the camper and some people use this feature for their pets (as far as I know). I would be curious to find out if there are any people here who actually go back and forth ? Your travel trailer didn't allow it but I can understand the major feature of almost all Class As, Bs, & Cs that do allow it. Like everything in life, there are always pros and cons. The nicer Class Bs are quite expensive if comparably equipped as a good truck camper.

[Lwiddis]

If you were under attack wouldn’t the bad guys/gals figure out what you were trying to do?