Why No Camper Forum?

[DavidinPhx]

There are a lot of folks with truck campers and it’s quite frustrating to try to see other's builds and ideas here, especially coming from other forums where there are multiple forums/sub-forums for specific types. It sure seems like a campers forum with some specific sub-forums would be welcomed here. I know a lot of folks here have campers of some sort. My specific suggestion is the following sub-forums under a “Overland Campers” umbrella:
— Hard side truck campers
— Slide -in Poptop truck campers (eg, FWCs, Northstars, Supertramps, etc.)
— Topper Poptops (Ovrlnds, FWC Project Ms, Tunes, Lone Peaks, GFCs, etc)
— Offroad Trailers campers

I found specific camper forums on several sites really helpful in researching, deciding, planning and building my poptop Ovrlnd 4 years ago. The presence of these forums elsewhere means I don’t come here maybe as much as I should. It’s certainly a growth segment of the community. Not having the (sub)forums probably also means eventually multiple threads for individual brands getting scattered around as as happened at Expedition Portal, which tends to isolate the information and limit broader based information sharing.

Thanks!

 

[Jim SoG]

Good idea. Let me work on it.

Jim

 

[Jim SoG]

Added, it is under "Overland Rigs"

Jim

 

[AlienOverland]

I’m new to overlanding, so looking forward to setting up things in the truck bed with a tent overhead. It’ll be so wonderful or even something where it’s just for my dog and I. Go stargazing, and enjoy nature! Any tips for beginners?

 

[grubworm]

Any tips for beginners?

99% of it you learn as you go and it a personal experience, so everyone will have different and varying opinions...
I think one of the biggest things for a beginner would be to not try and make everything as comfortable as it is at home. maybe not you personally, but I have seen it a lot and even guilty of it a bit myself. a lot of times people try to basically take their house with them so they can experience nature WHILE maintaining all the comforts of "home". I think the whole vibe of "overlanding" is more about experiencing nature and seeing the beauty of remote areas, so that should take center stage. now granted, the wife and I did start off with ground mats and sleeping bags in a leaky tent and over time we have moved to a memory foam mattress and better pillows...but generally we do keep it very simple and focus a lot more on location and scenery. out of all the trips we've done, the best ones were when we had good sleep. I can eat cold sandwiches all day and even skimp on showering a little bit, but I will put time and money into a good sleep set up. if you don't get to sleep well and you are tired and drained, then the trip does go downhill pretty quick.

I see you just joined, so WELCOME and look forward to hearing about your future adventures!

 

[AlienOverland]

Any tips for beginners?

99% of it you learn as go and it a personal experience, so everyone will have different and varying opinions...
I think one of the biggest things for a beginner would be to not try and make everything as comfortable as it is at home. maybe not you personally, but I have seen it a lot and even guilty of it a bit myself. a lot of times people try to basically take their house with them so they can experience nature WHILE maintaining all the comforts of "home". I think the whole vibe of "overlanding" is more about experiencing nature and seeing the beauty of remote areas, so that should take center stage. now granted, the wife and I did start off with ground mats and sleeping bags in a leaky tent and over time we have moved to a memory foam mattress and better pillows...but generally we do keep it very simple and focus a lot more on location and scenery. out of all the trips we've done, the best ones were when we had good sleep. I can eat cold sandwiches all day and even skimp on showering a little bit, but I will put time and money into a good sleep set up. if you don't get to sleep well and you are tired and drained, then the trip does go downhill pretty quick.

I see you just joined, so WELCOME and look forward to hearing about your future adventures!

Thank you so much! I live in the PNW so adventures definitely are around me! :)