If you’ve been following our social media and Youtube channel you’d know that we picked up a new truck camper for our 1st Gen Toyota Tundra a few months ago. In the midst of it all I started documenting various aspects of the build over at our sister-site, The Rambling Truck Camper. For now, let me show you our latest addition to our camping fleet — The Razor Crest (aptly named by our children after The Mandolorian’s bounty-collecting gunship).
Specs on our new truck camper by OVRLND Campers
The weight of our rig is important to us and we don’t want to be overloaded and unsafe. Part of the lure (and cost) of this pop top camper is the fact that it’s made of aluminum and is lightweight. In fact, our camper weighs in just under 400lbs. The iForce V8 engine in my 1st Gen Toyota Tundra hardly feels the camper back there and that’s what I was going for. Of course, building out your camper with a fridge, cabinets, bedding, water storage, etc. will add another 500lbs. — but that’s the whole point of going light in the first place.
Specs/Upgrades:
- Weighs between 350-400 pounds
- Bed is 65×74 inches and sleeps 3 (2 adults and 1 child)
- Option: extra 3″ cabover height bringing it to 11″ for more bedding storage. Extra benefit is more interior height when collapsed (stealth mode)
- Maxxair Deluxe fan with rain guard
- Unistrut roof tracks, solar wiring on roof and ran down into the camper
- Kammock Crosswing 5ft. awning mounted on the rear
- Asymmetrical barn doors with slider window on larger door, 8020 bars on smaller door
- Extra barn door entry height
- Flip up side hatch on driver side, big slider window on passenger side
- Cab passthrough slider window
- Anodized black exterior
- Headliner with insulation
- Keder rope awning tracks on both sides of the camper
How the OVRLND Campers truck camper is different than a slide-in camper.
If you don’t know about these types of camper here’s the gist of it: The camper sits on the bed rails of the truck like a regular camper shell. The top pops up into a big cube and the bed up top slides out to an almost queen size bed. When standing inside the camper it is approximately 7ft tall (varies by truck and cabover height). It feels like there’s plenty of space for my family of four sleeping in there.
From the OVRLND Campers factory, the interior is bare and you build it out how you want. Some people keep it minimal so they can still use the truck for truck things like hauling bikes, gear, etc. Others build out the interior with nice cabinetry and almost permanent setups.
Right now our interior build is semi-modular with a Camp Chef Sherpa storage table that has plenty of room for just about all my camping gear and a nice big workspace. It can be easily removed if need, but in the 4 months I’ve had this camper we haven’t removed it. I laid a piece of plywood horizontally across the width of truck bed against the cab and it sits on the bed rails. A small rollup 24″ mattress fits nicely making it a comfy couch or bed for someone not too tall (one of my kids). It’s not bolted in so it can be easily removed. Stored underneath is a portable toilet, some bins with camping games, extra clothing, and phone cables and batteries.
Speaking of batteries, I power the Maxxair fan and portable fridge with a Anker Solix C1000 portable power station. This thing is a beast and keep things running 3-4 days without needing to be charged. The power station is stored underneath that Camp Chef Sherpa table.
Why we decided to get a pop top truck camper
Our previous camping setups were Gazelle Tents (simply amazing), the Livin Lite Quicksilver pop up trailer (cool, but cumbersome), and the Toyota Tacoma with a Softopper sleeping setup (for overlanding). The Gazelle Tent isn’t going anywhere. That is always ready to go in the garage in case we need more sleeping space. The pop up camper trailer was recently sold. As was the Toyota Tacoma and replaced by our 2006 Toyota Tundra.
That leaves us with this OVRLND Campers setup. A truck camper like this brings a high level of versatility and mobility. With the camper trailer we felt limited in the trails we can take, the campsites we can choose, and the attractions we can stop at along the way. A truck camper gives the freedom you get with a camper van, but with more ruggedness and off-road capability. Oh, and it’s not just for camping. I can use it as my daily lifestyle setup for hangouts between kids sporting events, lunch breaks at work, and day trips to the beach.
I have a lot to talk about when it comes to my truck camper specifically, so we launched a sister-site to Dirt N’ S’mores and it’s called The Rambling Truck Camper. Head over there and subscribe to see all our updates to The Razor Crest build and adventures.
Happy Camping and we’ll see you on the trails!