Truck Camper Trip Reports – V2.0
Introduction This sticky thread is designed to capture a selection of trip reports members have created over the years. There is a lot of great stuff out there and it would be a real pity for it to...
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Cross-country, Full-time and Travel blogs
This section covers trips that include narrative and pictures from two or more of the above regions.
Collected reports by contributor
On The Move: 700+ Nights Boondocking in our Truck Camper Series by Sleepy
A few photos from On The Move:
Two Maineiacs’ cross country adventures
An ongoing blog of travel around the US in an impressive Chalet camper (and Lance before that) by TwoMaineiacs, including maintenance and modifications. Rather than include links to all the TwoMaineiacs individual trip reports I’ve just included this link to their overall blog – it is really worth taking the time to look through it all. However, here are some links below to at least one trip, plus see the Meet-ups section for all their TC jamboree write-ups.
((Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Canada, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Missouri, Virginia, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Arkansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, Iowa, California, Nevada, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Wyoming, Montana))
FarticOx’ cross-country trips
(Arizona, Utah, Canada, New Mexico, Nevada, California, Arkansas, Idaho, North Carolina, Colorado, Tennessee)
Bill and Debbie’s Blog by wsdepa
(North Carolina, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Indiana, Illinois, West Virginia, Virginia, Minnesota, Iowa, Montana, Canada, Alaska, Ohio, Michigan, North Dakota, Idaho, DC, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia)
A great Blog of his South-Western travels by SeldomSeenSmith
(Utah, Arizona, Colorado)
A blog covering both trips and other aspects of truck camping by MellowMike
(Utah, Arizona, New Mexico)
A blog covering travels with a truck camper and flatbed truck by The TC Life
The Blog of a Redneck Camper {Ed: highly recommended!} by JoeChiOhki
Also…
(Washington, Montana, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, California, Oregon)
Bill and Debbie’s travel blog covering 49 states and Canada by wsdepa
(Everywhere!)
Damnedifino’s circular trips
(( Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona))
cewillis’ trips
(Texas, Missouri, Arkansas, DC, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Ontaria, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Northwest Territories, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Wyoming, California)
clikrf8’ trips
clikrf8’s travel blog
(Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah)
Other reports by date
2014 Reno to Marshfield Massachusetts by RenoAl
(Nevada, Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Ontario, New York, Massachusetts)
2013 Canyons, canyons, canyons by Bubtoofat, including pictures from the Iowa 80 truck stop and museum
(Iowa, Wyoming, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Colorado)
Mooring Product’s New York and Canada trip
(New Jersey, New York, Canada)
2013: The Bennet family trip by JumboJet
((Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, South Dakota, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma))
2013: 25 days from Washington to California by flyguidemike
(Washington, Oregon, California)
2012: 11 Western National Parks, 7000 Miles, 14 Days by Crazy Creek
(South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, Colorado)
2011 Fall: Tennessee to New Mexico - Part 1 of 2 by GoinThisAway
(Arizona, New Mexico)
2011 Maiden Voyage: winter Southwest to East by TMPhoto
(Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Colarado, New Mexico, Arkansas, Tennessee)
A blog of truck camper travels and non-truck camper travels, including Africa by AKblack10
( Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan)
2010 A very interesting Blog showcasing a cross-country journey by JcAvm1a2. See his link in his post to go to his blog.
( Tennessee, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon)
2010 Summer Vacation: tremendous report, lots of pix! by Luv2SkySki
(Georgia, Maine, West Virginia)
2010 NRALIFR’s Goin’ out Californee-way trip – an excellent trip report with loads of photos and a travelling cat
(Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California)
2010 Faulkner's Grave or Bust by DPGerson:
(California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee)
2009 Whazoo’s trip to the north west, with stunning photography
(California, Washington, British Columbia)
2009 Going to the Sun & Beyond in a TC (14 pages) by Two Maineiacs
(Maine, Ontario, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California, Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa)
C.Traveler2’s cross-country journeys
(California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Oregon)
2008: Spott’s Michigan to Florida trip
(North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Oklahoma, Michigan)
2008 Pacific Coast Tour, link by WSDepa
(California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Utah)
2017 To New Orleans – via Mexico by 67avion
(Illinois, Louisiana, Mexico, Arizona)
This section covers trips that include narrative and pictures from two or more of the above regions.
Collected reports by contributor
On The Move: 700+ Nights Boondocking in our Truck Camper Series by Sleepy
A few photos from On The Move:
- Canyon de Chelly, AZ
- Boondocking at White Horse Pass Casino with RV.net friends
- Birthday card for Budster
- Driving the French Quarter ...with truck camper!
- From New Orleans into Bayou country: some interesting stops
- Henderson Louisiana: Pat's Restaurant
- Lake Charles, LA for several days of boondocking
- Investigating potential boondocking spots in Austin, Texas
- Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Site and environs
- San Angelo, Texas: new shoes for truck camper!
Two Maineiacs’ cross country adventures
An ongoing blog of travel around the US in an impressive Chalet camper (and Lance before that) by TwoMaineiacs, including maintenance and modifications. Rather than include links to all the TwoMaineiacs individual trip reports I’ve just included this link to their overall blog – it is really worth taking the time to look through it all. However, here are some links below to at least one trip, plus see the Meet-ups section for all their TC jamboree write-ups.
((Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Canada, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Missouri, Virginia, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Arkansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, Iowa, California, Nevada, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Wyoming, Montana))
FarticOx’ cross-country trips
(Arizona, Utah, Canada, New Mexico, Nevada, California, Arkansas, Idaho, North Carolina, Colorado, Tennessee)
Bill and Debbie’s Blog by wsdepa
(North Carolina, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Indiana, Illinois, West Virginia, Virginia, Minnesota, Iowa, Montana, Canada, Alaska, Ohio, Michigan, North Dakota, Idaho, DC, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia)
A great Blog of his South-Western travels by SeldomSeenSmith
(Utah, Arizona, Colorado)
A blog covering both trips and other aspects of truck camping by MellowMike
(Utah, Arizona, New Mexico)
A blog covering travels with a truck camper and flatbed truck by The TC Life
The Blog of a Redneck Camper {Ed: highly recommended!} by JoeChiOhki
Also…
- 2013 The Great Northern Redneck Adventure
- The Great California Adventure - Part I
- The Great California Adventure - Part II
- The Great California Adventure - Part III
- The Great California Adventure - Part IV
- The Great California Adventure - Part V, final installment
(Washington, Montana, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, California, Oregon)
Bill and Debbie’s travel blog covering 49 states and Canada by wsdepa
(Everywhere!)
Damnedifino’s circular trips
(( Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona))
cewillis’ trips
- 2013 True north: Tucson to Inuvik, NWT (almost) including the Arctic Circle
- 2010 An Incredible trip: & a secret revealed ?
(Texas, Missouri, Arkansas, DC, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Ontaria, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Northwest Territories, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Wyoming, California)
clikrf8’ trips
clikrf8’s travel blog
(Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah)
Other reports by date
2014 Reno to Marshfield Massachusetts by RenoAl
(Nevada, Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Ontario, New York, Massachusetts)
2013 Canyons, canyons, canyons by Bubtoofat, including pictures from the Iowa 80 truck stop and museum
(Iowa, Wyoming, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Colorado)
Mooring Product’s New York and Canada trip
(New Jersey, New York, Canada)
2013: The Bennet family trip by JumboJet
((Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, South Dakota, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma))
2013: 25 days from Washington to California by flyguidemike
(Washington, Oregon, California)
2012: 11 Western National Parks, 7000 Miles, 14 Days by Crazy Creek
(South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, Colorado)
2011 Fall: Tennessee to New Mexico - Part 1 of 2 by GoinThisAway
(Arizona, New Mexico)
2011 Maiden Voyage: winter Southwest to East by TMPhoto
(Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Colarado, New Mexico, Arkansas, Tennessee)
A blog of truck camper travels and non-truck camper travels, including Africa by AKblack10
( Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan)
2010 A very interesting Blog showcasing a cross-country journey by JcAvm1a2. See his link in his post to go to his blog.
( Tennessee, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon)
2010 Summer Vacation: tremendous report, lots of pix! by Luv2SkySki
(Georgia, Maine, West Virginia)
2010 NRALIFR’s Goin’ out Californee-way trip – an excellent trip report with loads of photos and a travelling cat
- Goin' out Californee-way - Part I
- Goin' Out Californee-Way – Part 2
- Goin' Out Californee-Way – Part 3
(Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California)
2010 Faulkner's Grave or Bust by DPGerson:
- Faulkner's Grave or Bust: Part I
Patagonia region of Arizona: Part II
Southern New Mexico to Texas Panhandle: Part III
Gravesite & Roan Oak: Part IV
(California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee)
2009 Whazoo’s trip to the north west, with stunning photography
- Outfitter Trip Report: Northwest Passage Curtain Iby Whazoo
- Trip Report: Northwest Passage Curtain II
- Trip Report: Northwest Passage Final Curtain
(California, Washington, British Columbia)
2009 Going to the Sun & Beyond in a TC (14 pages) by Two Maineiacs
(Maine, Ontario, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California, Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa)
C.Traveler2’s cross-country journeys
- 2015 Summer retirement journey - Part I California, Oregon and Washington - Great animal pictures
- 2015 Part II - Canada
- 2015 Part III - Canada
- 2015 Part IV - Canada
- 2015 Part V – Canada
- 2015 Part VI - Canada
- 2015 Part VII - Canada
- 2015 Part VIII - Canada
- 2015 Part IX - Alaska
- 2015 Part X - Alaska
- 2015 Part XI - Alaska
- 2009 California to S. Carolina & Back Part I
- 2009 Part II
- 2009 Part III
- 2009 Part IV Albuquerque to Cameron, Missouri
- 2009 Part V Missouri through Kentucky
- 2009 Part VI
- 2009 Conclusion
(California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Oregon)
2008: Spott’s Michigan to Florida trip
(North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Oklahoma, Michigan)
2008 Pacific Coast Tour, link by WSDepa
(California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Utah)
2017 To New Orleans – via Mexico by 67avion
(Illinois, Louisiana, Mexico, Arizona)
