Truck Camping on the ragged edge

basslbbig wrote:

Deb and Ed M wrote:

Kayteg1 wrote:
while our camping means spending time around campfire and using RV only for bathroom and sleeping.

I think THIS is the key: TC (and tents and truck shells and probably pop-up trailers) are for "outdoor people" :-) If you don't enjoy being outdoors 90% of your awake day, you might like a more home-like RV form?

Ditto this.

It seems TCers are more about the outdoors than people with the rolling houses. IMHO:)

Agreed, but TC owners are also those that prefer someplace to go when spending time outdoors just isn't an option. I camped for a while under the cap on my pickup but one vacation to Yellowstone at a time when the biting black flies were out in force convinced me I needed more than just a cap. I recall pulling over at one spot and in seconds hundreds of flies were on the outside of the truck. The only shelter I had was to sit in the driver's seat or lay down in the bed, and motels in West Yellowstone had no vacancies. Any exposed skin without insect repellent would be found in seconds once leaving the vehicle. Next trip I had the camper and enjoyed the trip immeasurably more.

To the OP, I wish you nothing but the best and sincerely hope your setup meets all your needs. But been there, done that, and I don't expect any extra credit when it's all said and done for not being comfortable, assuming that comfort doesn't limit where I can go with the truck. Hasn't yet...