Cracker Barrel is my boondocking stop on large trips. Eat good breakfast and on the road. Most time other campers are there. Can park in the first spot for lunch or fuel station. Love it

The Klondike

Can I still et classic interior

So thieves can shut the tailgate and lock the victims inside?

I like the Klondike interior. At least on video, it appears a bit brighter. I’d be interested in an 8’ side entry, flatbed model.

Hello TCM! MISS you guys! Looking forward to more innovation in the Alaskan campers before I pull the trigger. Hope they announce more changes like a heating system that can be used in the down position and a more aero front end

I found this because of your link in a recent article. I had to chuckle. You probably would be a lot more natural in front of a camera at this point in your career. Love your magazine and all the work you do to bring us news of the truck camper universe. :)

I have studied this dilemma on-and-off over the years and what I have determined from looking at data and listening to tons of personal recommendations is: The best scenario for a diesel is if you frequently tow large loads long distances. So when I get my truck camper, I plan on getting a gas engine, probably the Ford 6.2, although I prefer the look of the RAM trucks.

I'm concerned that Ernie & Julie (2:14) might be over payload.

Great ti see Truck Camper Magazine making shorts! Hope to see you and Angela in the fall at some rallies

1200 all the way. After 5 years full time on the road there is no other camper like it. All that talk about the bathroom...An extended curtain makes the entire bathroom the shower, and there's plenty of room to change with the bathroom door closed on the 1200. Two ways into the bathroom is a game changer. Who cares what the sofa, seats, or dinette is like. We threw that stuff out and put in what we wanted....real leather recliners in the back and top cowhide daybed on the side, with a storage and a dryer underneath it and a washer that lives in the shower when we aren't showering. Both run by a recirculating filtered water source that lets us do laundry every day for 10 days straight on ten gallons of water. The AC is gone and replaced with a cooling/heating minisplit that runs off the 1500 watts of solar and 25,520 watts/ 2000ah of batteries. If you are going out five or six times a year, either of these campers will work, and are probably both overkill But. If you are on the road continuously there is nothing in the world like the EC1200. .

Nice would like to have heard from african american truck campers

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My dad has a toyata tacoma off road 4x4

😮😮😮😮😅, "you can shut the tailgate..... Killed me.

How do you get out if somone closes the tailgate while your in there

Looks like the Lance 1172 was the favourite choice truck camper. We bought the 2022 lance 1172.

The 1165 will work best for my needs. It seems to have more storage an surface/counter space. Thanks for this video. It was a really quick side by side comparison that made it easy for me to make my decision.

pretty neat. didn't realize so many people truck camping. The Host camper folks, no offense, but they have a lot of money invested in truck camper comfort. those Host campers are fantastic, beautiful, expensive, did i say beautiful? yeah, they are beautiful..

Now that was inspiring Kami and Kevin. I’ll plan on seeing you on the road. And, very well done, thanks Angela and Gordon.

All a man needs is a good truck camper a good dog and a cold beer.

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Funny. 😂

What is the dry weight?

I just bought the exact same truck, including the exact same color and year model. Getting ready to put my camper on it - how do you like your truck and how much does your camper weigh ?? Great video - Thanks

Enjoyed this video. Bought my first camper/ truck camper last year. 2021 10.2 Northern Lite. I have the same feelings about it as the people you interviewed. Thanks for the magazine it has helped me immensely!

Truck Camper Humor > Kenny Rodgers Gambler song re-worded ~The Camper Rambler~ On a warm summers evening In a Northern Lite camper bound for nowhere I met up with a full time truck glamper girl We were both to wired from drivin' to sleep ` So we took turns a-starin’ At the camp fire in the darkness The boredom over took us And she began to speak ` She said, Sir, I’ve made a life Out of readin’ truck camper peoples faces And knowing’ how their beds are made Buy looking at their frustrated eyes, ` So if you don’t mind my sayin’ I can see your bed makin’ frustrations For a swig of your cold beer I’ll give you some mattress wrestling advise ` So I handed her her my bottle And she drank down my last swallow Then she bummed my last cigarette And asked me for a light ` And the night got deathly quite And her face lost all expression Said, If your gonna make a truck camper bed You gotta learn to fight it right ` You gotta know where grab an hold’em Know when sheets under to fold’em Know when enough is enough Know how to back out with no wrinkles ` You never count you wrinkles When sit-in’ at the dinette table There be time enough for smoothin’ When the frustration done ` Every boondocker knows That the secret to survivin’ Is known’ what to toss away And knowing what to keep ` ‘Cause every camper owner is a winner And every camper procrastinator is a loser And the best you can hope for Is to die in the bed you made as you sleep ` And when she finished speaking’ She drank my last beer Turned back toward her Earth Rover camper And faded off to sleep ` And somewhere in the darkness Walkin’ back to my camper I realized sheet changin’ logic I found mattress wrestling holds I could keep ` You got to know how to hold’em Know when to sheet fold’em And if your sweating, Know when to walk away Knowing to have a cold beer ` You never count the wrinkles When starein’ at’em from the dinette table There be time enough for smoothin’ When them cold beers are done ~Gasser Classic~

Beautifully done, loved his sentiments at the end!

The 1165 looks more open & spacious.

This video holds up really well, even here in 2023!

u are both legends

What size truck do you get for truck camping?

I preferred the 1200 in every area except the bathroom. I think the bathroom would need to have a few tweaks.

You mentioned an optional "hot water heater". My question would be, why would you need to heat hot water?

Either or ..... You're still Winning ! , I couldn't believe what I just saw ! I remember Camper shells from when I was 12 , 13 and 14 and they were big and fun for us kids to play in when they were just sitting in the backyard not moving anywhere ! But this BEAST ! You could actually live in this thing Year Round ! , it's beautiful , it's clean and the tiny ass apartments I've seen in New York don't come close to this " Camper Shell ??? 😳 " .....You can keep New York ! I'll sleep in these 2 and STILL ! have more space ! ❤️😂❤️🤣❤️😂❤️

Has this channel unofficially shut down? Checked out the Rugged Mountain TC lately even if it is just a prototype? How about revisiting HOST? Miss you guys!

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Cha Ching!! Another big dollar rig not for the working man.

Terrific video, beautiful production values and that 1165 with the kitchen island is just sublime...that's now my 'dream camper' 🥰

Where can I purchase these struts, I’ve looked on line without any results.

Will this camper fit my new 2022 f350 long bed ? I bought one and have it loaded in my truck but there is about 12” space between camper and front of truck bed. I have it locked down with forklift frame mounted tie downs.

1165: Bathroom, oven and dinette 1200: 2 ways to access the bedroom

can these be used rough terrain?

What would you consider the current value of this unit today 6/1/22 Thanks

I like the bedroom area on 1200, entry from both sides of bed. Like the shower in the 1165. Either one works for me. 1200 looks like Host Mammoth

Really like the way you showed comparison. My vote is the 1200

What is scary about this?

1165 hands down. The floor plan is better. Love the kitchen island. Cabover also needs a wardrobe and the 1165 gives you that

Why are all these people old

rubber compounds are susceptible to damage from direct contact with gasoline, oil and antifreeze, that a bad spot for the tire tank filler combo. that spare tire will end up failing when needed. nice rig tho.