anyone here own a pop-up truck camper? (trailer, bed, pickup)

[NW4me]

If so, which one do you own, and do you like it?

I'm looking for opinions about pop-up manufacturers
(Palomino, Outfitter, Four Wheel Campers, etc.)

Thanks!

[AnywhereElse]

We have had other campers, so I have an opinion in general. I would stay away from Palomino. I have always read and heard good things about Four Wheel Campers.

If you aren't aware of the online magazine, it is pretty good overview of truck campers: https://www.truckcampermagazine.com/

[xPlorer48]

We have an older Hallmark Ute which we bought new 10+ years ago. It is on our 2008 F250 which carries it well. It is a good solid camper and has been on some of the roughest roads in the west like Jumbled Rock Gulch and the road to Delamar ghost town in Nevada. We added some mesh bags for storage, an interwoven mat for under the mattress/cushions for airflow and upgraded batteries to LiOn and 400 watts of solar plus new controller. They offer many options and have increased since we bought ours. We would not order the oven, stereo and microwave if we were to reorder. We have probably traveled close to 100,000 miles in the last ten years, much on public lands featuring various types of road surface. It has stayed together and early on had a roof lift mechanism malfunction but it was corrected at the manufacturer’s and has performed well since.

We had a Four Wheel Camper on our older Tacoma. But, older Tacomas can’t really handle heavier loads and since it is a four cylinder, had issues with the passes. Another well built innovative camper and lighter.

Both companies have a lineup to accommodate almost any truck configuration.

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Originally Posted by xPlorer48

We have an older Hallmark Ute which we bought new 10+ years ago. It is on our 2008 F250 which carries it well. It is a good solid camper and has been on some of the roughest roads in the west like Jumbled Rock Gulch and the road to Delamar ghost town in Nevada. We added some mesh bags for storage, an interwoven mat for under the mattress/cushions for airflow and upgraded batteries to LiOn and 400 watts of solar plus new controller. They offer many options and have increased since we bought ours. We would not order the oven, stereo and microwave if we were to reorder. We have probably traveled close to 100,000 miles in the last ten years, much on public lands featuring various types of road surface. It has stayed together and early on had a roof lift mechanism malfunction but it was corrected at the manufacturer’s and has performed well since.

We had a Four Wheel Camper on our older Tacoma. But, older Tacomas can’t really handle heavier loads and since it is a four cylinder, had issues with the passes. Another well built innovative camper and lighter.

Both companies have a lineup to accommodate almost any truck configuration.

Thanks for the nice description of the Hallmark. When I return to the USA in the fall, I'd like to get a rig something like yours. I am guessing your F250 is 4x4 for those rough roads? I'd like to do some trips in Baja California in the cooler weather months. There is a 50+ mile unpaved road to Turtle Bay / Bahia de Tortugas where a rig like yours would work much better than a typical Class A or C, or a truck pulling a trailer. As a single traveler, I don't need a more than the space offered in a long bed pickup camper.

If you are going to be camped at some location for an extended time, have you ever dismounted the camper from the truck at the camp site?

[NW4me]

And then there are new designs like the Moonlander www.radicaproducts.com/moonlander
(one solid unit, rather than a pop-up)

Any opinions?

[NW4me]

I went to an Overland Expo recently, and was impressed by this lightweight model:
www.tuneoutdoor.com/tune-m1

[StealthRabbit]

had one of these yrs ago.

I'm sure it's still performing well.
They are stout, warm, and HEAVY!
Alaskan Campers

BIL had one of these.
(I see quite a few used ones FS) Quite worth it to buy used if it was stored inside / well cared for.
PALOMINO