Truck campers detailing in San Marcos.
Mobile detailing for slide-in truck-bed campers — Lance, Northern Lite, Eagle Cap, Bigfoot, Arctic Fox.
San Marcos has a meaningful truck campers population — owners typically park in home driveways, dedicated storage, or local RV resorts. Common resort sites: Hill Country Retreat (Canyon Lake), Yogi Bear's Jellystone Canyon Lake, Cranes Mill RV Park. Storage facilities: Canyon Lake RV Storage and FM 2673 storage yards.
Service specs · San Marcos
Built for San Marcos owners.
San Marcos owners are halfway between Austin and San Antonio with easy lake and river access. Most rigs here are weekend-use — small travel trailers, pop-up campers for state parks, and jet skis for the river. We service San Marcos driveways monthly.
Owner profile. San Marcos sits between Austin and San Antonio with river-tubing culture, family RVing, and Lake Travis to the north. Owners run kayak haulers, smaller travel trailers for weekenders, and a steady fleet of jet skis for the San Marcos River.
A truck camper is a self-contained RV that drops into the bed of a pickup. Slide it in, tie down four corners, drive anywhere your truck can drive. They're the choice for hunters who want to overnight at the lease, dispersed campers who want to go where trailers can't, and overlanders who put a Northern Lite on a Tundra and drive into Big Bend. They take a beating — gravel road dust, tie-down rub on the bed rails, propane tank exposure, and the cab-over bunk that sits over the truck cab. Most local detailers won't touch them because they're awkward to access (especially when still in the truck bed) and the cab-over is a steep climb. We do them all.
Where San Marcos owners keep their truck campers.
Canyon Lake
at the lake from San Marcos. Marinas: Cypress Bend Marina, Mountain Springs Resort, Cranes Mill Marina. Ramps: Cranes Mill Park ramp, Comal Park ramp, Boat Ramp #1 (Canyon City).
Hard mineral water from Comal Springs feed leaves spots if rinses aren't quick.
RV resorts we visit
Hill Country Retreat (Canyon Lake), Yogi Bear's Jellystone Canyon Lake, Cranes Mill RV Park, Hidden Valley RV Resort, Mountain Springs Resort, Sandy Beach RV Park.
Storage facilities
Canyon Lake RV Storage, FM 2673 storage yards, Sattler-area storage. We service trailers and RVs on-site at storage yards.
Also serving these lakes
Medina Lake (40 minutes west).
Additional airports
New Braunfels Regional (BAZ, 30 minutes east) · Stinson Municipal (SSF, in town)
Truck campers protocol — San Marcos edition.
Pre-detail assessment: tie-down anchor wear inspection (especially front corners), cab-over seam check, propane tank condition, jack feet, electrical cord.
If camper is in the truck bed: ladder access to clean cab-over and roof. If camper is on jacks (in storage), we work around the jacks.
Bug and tar pre-soak on cab-over leading edge.
Pressure rinse top-down.
Hand-wash with pH-neutral soap.
Polish fiberglass cap-over and sidewalls.
Roof treatment (TPO or fiberglass-specific).
Cab-over seam inspection and photo flag.
Tie-down corner inspection — clean, flag any wear or stress cracking.
Propane tank exterior wipe, regulator inspection.
Electrical cord and 7-pin connector wipe.
Jack feet (if on jacks): clean and lubricate, check stability.
Interior: vacuum, cab-over mattress flip and clean, dinette, galley sanitize, tiny bathroom deep clean, propane heater vent wipe.
Final inspection.
What's included.
What owners always ask.
Yes — Hill Country Retreat (Canyon Lake) is one of our regular resort stops in San Marcos. We bring our own water and power and work around resort rules and neighbors. Other San Marcos resorts and storage yards are also part of our route.
Yes — we work around the truck. We use a ladder to access the cab-over and roof, and we hand-wash the underbody from the sides where it's exposed. If you'd prefer the camper on jacks, that's fine too — we can work either way.
Yes — every detail includes a tie-down inspection. We look for fiberglass wear at the four corner anchor points, stress cracking around the anchors, and abrasion on the truck bed rails. Anything concerning gets photographed and flagged.
Yes — we set up the camper if needed, clean the canvas or hardshell pop-up, treat the gaskets, and reproof any fabric panels. Pop-up campers have unique seam care needs and we treat them appropriately.
Yes. Caliche dust and Texas backcountry dirt come off with the right pre-soak and pressure rinse. Off-road underbody degrease is an add-on if the chassis is heavily caked.
We service home driveways, storage yards, and most local RV parks. For remote ranch service (Brackettville, Cotulla, Carrizo Springs), we'll travel with a minimum job size. Call to discuss.
A standard exterior + interior on a Lance 825 or Northern Lite 8-11 starts at $400. A larger Eagle Cap 1165 or Arctic Fox 1140 with heavy oxidation runs $600-800. Add ceramic coating or pop-up canvas reproof and it pushes to $900.
Park it. We'll handle it.
Same care, every job. We come to your San Marcos driveway, dock, hangar, or storage site.