After some family related delays, we finally took the Arkto Campers G12 on it's shakedown trip that was actually 2500 miles from Colorado into Wyoming, Montana and a bit of Canada and took the time to visit Arkto and crew in Edmonton while they did a 400w solar installation for us. When we bought the camper, solar was not available, we wanted it and I preferred permanent installation as opposed to portable and said, yeah, 2500 miles sounds like a good shakedown test.
I really have nothing at all to say except for what a wonderful camper it is. Build quality is fantastic, easy to set up and take down, the amount of storage is unparalleled in the hybrid class, excellent kitchen, shower, Truma Combi, tows like a dream and Aaron (principle), his business partner and everyone we met at the shop were great. Got a tour of the shop, saw what they were building, etc. We were even out the door the following day earlier than when they said the camper would be completed. Aaron personally answered several questions that I had regarding components and functionality and even "why was such and such done this way"?
We tried the camper out in various locations and conditions. Examples, Bighorn National Forest (won't let me post a pic, file to big apparently but wow, what a beautiful place), in a free camping spot in Montana in the middle of nowhere, a campground in a small town in Canada, and a truck stop in Wyoming with the top down. Rain, hail, smoke from fires, sun, dirt roads, pavement, flats, steep hills, everything.
We added on two lithium batteries, BMPRO, winter package including the insulated canvas and heated water lines and tank, toilet, corner weight bearing stabilizer (came in handy in rainy conditions/wet ground) and 270 awning.
Never hooked the camper up to power and water, all self sufficient which is what we were looking for.
All I can tell you is that if you are interested in this type of camper, I highly highly recommend it. There is a reason that Arkto won "Best All Around" from Outside Magazine for 2023.
Well done Arkto. Great camper and great people combined to make great experiences.
I really have nothing at all to say except for what a wonderful camper it is. Build quality is fantastic, easy to set up and take down, the amount of storage is unparalleled in the hybrid class, excellent kitchen, shower, Truma Combi, tows like a dream and Aaron (principle), his business partner and everyone we met at the shop were great. Got a tour of the shop, saw what they were building, etc. We were even out the door the following day earlier than when they said the camper would be completed. Aaron personally answered several questions that I had regarding components and functionality and even "why was such and such done this way"?
We tried the camper out in various locations and conditions. Examples, Bighorn National Forest (won't let me post a pic, file to big apparently but wow, what a beautiful place), in a free camping spot in Montana in the middle of nowhere, a campground in a small town in Canada, and a truck stop in Wyoming with the top down. Rain, hail, smoke from fires, sun, dirt roads, pavement, flats, steep hills, everything.
We added on two lithium batteries, BMPRO, winter package including the insulated canvas and heated water lines and tank, toilet, corner weight bearing stabilizer (came in handy in rainy conditions/wet ground) and 270 awning.
Never hooked the camper up to power and water, all self sufficient which is what we were looking for.
All I can tell you is that if you are interested in this type of camper, I highly highly recommend it. There is a reason that Arkto won "Best All Around" from Outside Magazine for 2023.
Well done Arkto. Great camper and great people combined to make great experiences.
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