Pro's and Con's of a Truck Camper
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If you were going to take some short trips, say around 500 miles or less from home to hunt and fish would a truck camper be better vs a pull behind camper?
I wonder if tap dancers walk into a room, look at the floor, and think, I'd tap that. I wonder about things.....
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Re: Pro's and Con's of a Truck Camper
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Depends. I have a nice 10' truck camper. I chose a truck camper because I wanted to be able to tow my fishing boat. That said, I wouldn't use it if I would be changing my dirty outdoor clothes & gear in it, etc. My wife has suggested I use it hunting and so on. I said thanks, but no way. I'll use my wall tent for all hunting & fishing activities where it involves two or more guys. Also, as has been said, truck campers have very little, if any storage. When my wife and I go csmping & fishing with the boat, I always dismount the camper as I will not launch or take out my boat with it on the truck (my choice).
The take away is I suggest a bumper tow camper. Although I'm not crazy about a tandem arrangement, I do see pull behind campers with a boat in tow behind the camper, which is contingent on the states you'll be traveling in. Decent campers are cheaper than decent truck campers too.
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A truck camper. Hard to get an 18 ft boat in the bed of a truck or a side by side. Both can be trailered behind a truck camper.
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Re: Pro's and Con's of a Truck Camper
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Ed, those are pretty cool but, I think I need a bathroom. Yeah, I'm turnin sissified lol. Vic, I don't have a boat but really like the small cargo trailer idea.
I wonder if tap dancers walk into a room, look at the floor, and think, I'd tap that. I wonder about things.....
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Re: Pro's and Con's of a Truck Camper
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If you were going to take some short trips, say around 500 miles or less from home to hunt and fish would a truck camper be better vs a pull behind camper? Once you get to your destination are you moving again? Here we may drive 20 miles to the next hunting spot from one base camp and to unload a camper would be a pain.
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flipper you needed better mirrors is all. including a spot mirror. I just put a little one on my pickup mirrors. came with sticky tape on it. works great. for the junk "objects are closer" mirror on the passenger side, any glass company can cut you out a real mirror and glue it on the useless factory mirror. just don't forget the spot mirror to eliminate a blind spot and increase your field of view. don't forget to check it when changing lanes.
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Re: Pro's and Con's of a Truck Camper
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If you were going to take some short trips, say around 500 miles or less from home to hunt and fish would a truck camper be better vs a pull behind camper? Once you get to your destination are you moving again? Here we may drive 20 miles to the next hunting spot from one base camp and to unload a camper would be a pain. Probably won't be moving much. Mostly going to where I will be hunting or fishing, pulling it off the road and staying a night or three if it's allowed. If not I'll try and find a camp ground and drop the camper and go.
I wonder if tap dancers walk into a room, look at the floor, and think, I'd tap that. I wonder about things.....
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Truck camper for me. Camp, fish, and hunt from it. When we use it for goose hunting trips it comes off the truck so we can run around without the extra weight. It only takes a few minutes to unload and stabilize. We always made it work, even with three kids. It got a little cramped at times but we always enjoyed our trips. The main reason we have a truck camper is the ability to tow a boat..... and don’t buy one without a bathroom.
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Slide in camper is a very good option for one person.
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I've pulled a 5th wheel camper and a boat behind the pickup more than once it's rather common out here among walleye anglers and hunters who have a side by side they want to take or 4 wheelers
Which I can get away from if needed it's tougher to do with a slide in camper for launching boats at most boat docks.
Last edited by Allan Minear; 09/24/19 06:12 AM.
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