r/TruckCampers

As the title states. I'm looking at buying a truck and a truck camper to live in for a couple of years. I've been on the market a bit in British Columbia where I live. There is a 2004 Ford F350 5.4l v8 with 212k kilometers (131k miles) paired with a 1988 bigfoot camper that I quite like for $16,500. They're flexible on the price and it's been up for a bit, so my hope is that I could get the combo for $15,000 CAD.

Would this be a mistake? At my price point, everything either has issues or is super high mileage. I know that the 5.4l engines aren't great, but it's the 2v version, and it has relatively low mileage. I think I'd prefer that to other options like a 2006 3500 cummins with a camper that's got 350k km (217k miles) for $20,000 CAD. Is this mindset a mistake? I know that's objectively a better truck, but it's $5,000 more, and it sounds like I can expect to spend more on redoing the transmission and probably the front end. The cheapest trucks are usually F350's with the 6.0l or 6.7l diesel engines, which I understand I don't want.

Any advice is appreciated!

I’d like to hear some feedback on the Lone Peak V2 from every day people that aren’t ambassadors. I feel like it’s hard to find 100% honest video reviews on youtube. Let’s hear the pros and cons. A friend of a friend bought one and had issues with the solar panel Lone Peak provided, I don’t know the full story behind it but I still have Lone Peak in my top 5 options for a pop-up.

Just completed a fairly epic trip from Alaska to the Yukon to BC and back - lots of bad roads, steep grades, washboard gravel roads for miles. I would test the tie downs when we stopped and found some were loose - some were too tight. My camper is an Arctic Fox 811, there is a rubber mat on the bed but I put a piece of plywood under the camper to get the gas line up a bit higher. I am guessing the camper is moving around when we drive. The tiedowns are the kind with solid connections on the back and spring loaded on the front - I found that all the dust caused one of the springs to stop working so that was an issue.

Is there a non slip mat folks use to keep the camper in place and absorb some of the vibration?

I’ve been visited by a bear almost 60% of my nights so far this year, at least that my game camera clearly captured. It’s definitely changed the way I think about getting out and taking a piss lol once it gets dark.

They don’t leave a trace, at least not for me to pick up lol. Maybe a hunter could tell? I go deep in national forest 4x4 roads with no one in sight, so I guess I’m the most interesting thing to smell around.

I’m not sure what I can do with this information other than be extra aware and never leave the camper at night without bear spray and lighting the area up in lights. The alternative I guess would be using backpacking bear triangle principles.

Hello, as the title says, I'm looking for a truck camper and would like some guidance on which trucks I should choose from. I'm looking to live in it full-time and live on the road for a while, so I want something with a bathroom and some decent living space. I don't want it to be huge, but a decent size so I can still manoeuvre. What would be the optimal truck size I should be looking for?

When it comes to truck camping in bear country what are some practices and rules to follow to stay safe? When it comes to cooking and food storage.

My wife and I camp during the warmer months and do about 10 trips a year. The furthest we drive is about 3hrs.

We are looking to get a F350 and upgrade our camper to an in bed Truck Camper that weighs about 3000 with gear.

Over the next 3-5 years we plan to retire and will be doing cross country trips with this rig.

Chat GPT says the 6.8l with the "weaker" transmission will be fine for this. But i wanted to get a humans opinion.

I'm restoring an old Lear 122 topper cap. It does not have a liner at present. Is there a certain brand that you can recommend? The proper adhesive to use? Also, would you recommend putting reflectix down first?

I have a canopy and the decked drawer system. Toyota Tacoma with a 5ft bed. Kind of having a hard time finding something that seems halfway decent. Any recommendations?