Announcing the 2027 TCM Calendar Contest Winners
The First Vote cut the field to 24. The Final Vote reduced it to 13. And now, after one of the tightest votes in Truck Camper Magazine history, the 2027 Calendar winners are revealed. And the 13 winners are…
What do you do when you have enough bear photos to wallpaper your house? Switch to porcupines, of course! The Stevensons have explored both the Dalton and the Dempster, and are still chasing wildlife. Their latest focus? A bit prickly.
Introducing Palomino’s lightest current hard-side camper. The new HS-600 targets stout half-ton trucks, trimming weight while keeping convenience on board. Looking for an affordable, lightweight, hard side with a cassette toilet? The HS-600 is calling.
The first round was ruthless. 449 photos entered. Only 24 made the cut. Now comes the ultimate challenge: picking your top five. The competition is fierce, the stakes are high, and thirteen coveted calendar spots are on the line. Truck campers, it’s time to finish what you started!
How tall is your truck camper? Not “about” how tall. Exactly how tall.
At @truckcamperwarehouse, we discovered the telescoping Vevor height stick that lets you measure the tallest point of your rig without climbing onto the roof with a ladder and tape measure.
Naturally, we had to try it.
Our Rugged Mountain Granite Platinum demo rig measured 11-feet, 10-inches, or 3.6 meters. With low bridges and tunnels ahead in the Northeast and Canada, those are two numbers we definitely want stuck to the windshield.
Now we want to measure every truck camper we see!
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Two campers. One manufacturer. Both made for short bed trucks. What’s the difference? We put the @adventurercampers 65RB Overlander Edition next to the @scoutcampers Olympic at @princesscraftrv to compare them side by side.
The Scout Olympic leans hard into modularity with a removable chest refrigerator, portable cooktop, gravity-fed water, and open storage.
The Adventurer 65RB takes a more traditional approach with built-in cabinetry, refrigerator, sink, stove, cassette toilet, and shower enclosure.
They share a few things, including thermal-pane windows, LED lighting, and the Unbound Power Tower, but the overall experience is quite different.
Which approach fits the way you camp? Let us know in the comments!
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How much solar and battery power do truck camper owners actually carry?
We asked a handful of owners, and the answers ranged from 150 to 230-watt solar setups with a single battery to systems pushing 1,200 watts of solar and more than 900Ah of lithium.
These power systems include roof panels, portable panels, AGM, lithium, and everything in between. There’s no single formula, but there’s a lot to learn from seeing how real truck campers are powering their rigs.
How much solar and battery capacity do you have? Tell us in the comments!
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