Truck Camper Detailing.

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.

Truck campers have a unique problem: tie-downs. The four corner anchor points on the truck bed see metal-on-fiberglass contact every time you drive, and over thousands of miles they wear the camper's underside corners. We inspect every tie-down point. The cab-over (the part that sits over the truck cab) is the most-exposed surface — full sun and full wind, and the seam where the cab-over meets the camper body is where leaks start. Lance, Northern Lite, and Eagle Cap each use slightly different cap construction; we know which seams to watch on which brand. The interiors are small, efficient apartments — propane heater, two-burner stove, tiny bathroom, queen bed in the cab-over. Every surface gets attention because there isn't much of it.

Texas reality check. Truck campers in South Texas go to hunting leases in Brackettville, Cotulla, Carrizo Springs, ranch overnights, Big Bend dispersed camping, and Hill Country off-road trips. They come back covered in caliche dust, with tie-down anchor wear, and propane tanks that have been knocked around. Dispersed camping under cedars in the Hill Country leaves tree sap on the cab-over.