Agreed, though the argument I always hear pertains to the off road limitations of a hard sided camper. Though I (coming from someone who's idea off road is a 1985 4Runner on 35s) feel that any vehicle that can carry even a pop up camper is already limited to off-road by the sheer nature of the vehicle.
To Pop Up or not to Pop Up?
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Yep, at the end of the day, you are totally right now that I think about it, that pretty much sums it up!
I've looked at those too, and they seem really innovative and cool, but I wrestle with the idea of leaving it on the truck all the time and resealing the bed each time would get tiresome. If the main goal was off-road with a comfortable place to camp, that would be my #1 choice, but as I'm older now, the main goal is comfort, so I think having a slide in wins.
I 100% agree that a hard sided camper is a limitation off road. Based on your initial post, the livability and storage affording by a bigger truck and hard side camper probably provides more value than pure off road performance. Based on your travel aspirations, I don't think that you'll be too disappointed.
A F350 or bigger is what I'd chose vs a Tundra or similar.
Yep, I think you’re right.
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That means bigger truck to haul it.
Maybe not the best solution.
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Here we go. I started my search for a K5 Blazer with a Four Wheel Camper almost exactly five years ago when I first came across them and wound up with the FWC Hawk I had in my Dodge Ram 2500. Since then I have remodeled three campers, one in a very substantial way(Tacoma Fleet). A year ago I...
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What did the OP decide on?
I have an OVRLND Campers pop up camper that I absolutely love. The company lets you do a lot of customization during manufacturing. I opted to have a higher cabover so I can fit more bedding up there when it's collapsed. I side effect benefit of this is the entire interior height of the camper is taller inside when collapsed. It's tall enough for me to set up a chair and sit down with plenty of headroom left. My 9 year old daughter can fully stand up in it. Because of this I set up the interior build out (remember it's bare) to be fully useful with the camper collapsed. I use it daily during lunch breaks at work, at the park for the kids sports, road trip stops, etc. We can use the toilet, fridge is accessible, TV, lower area bed/couch, storage, etc. It's a good option if you don't want to go with a hard-sided camper.
I have an OVRLND Campers pop up camper that I absolutely love. The company lets you do a lot of customization during manufacturing. I opted to have a higher cabover so I can fit more bedding up there when it's collapsed. I side effect benefit of this is the entire interior height of the camper is taller inside when collapsed. It's tall enough for me to set up a chair and sit down with plenty of headroom left. My 9 year old daughter can fully stand up in it. Because of this I set up the interior build out (remember it's bare) to be fully useful with the camper collapsed. I use it daily during lunch breaks at work, at the park for the kids sports, road trip stops, etc. We can use the toilet, fridge is accessible, TV, lower area bed/couch, storage, etc. It's a good option if you don't want to go with a hard-sided camper.