![]() ![]() There is the possibility of finding a used canopy, but that wasn’t really feasible for me given that I was on one side of the country and my truck was on the other.īut if you’ve got the time and a limited budget, your best bet is to regularly keep an eye out on Craigslist, the Facebook marketplace, or even your local classified ads, to try and get a good deal. ![]() My truck did not have a canopy, so that was a necessary purchase before departure. Join the PTC Community Truck Camping – Canopy Selection Request to join and you will be approved soon! Ask questions, get answers, and share photos, along with your own tips and tricks. Read More: Get Inspired by My Truck Camping Adventures Join the #PTC Communityīe sure to join our private Facebook group with thousands of Truck Camping enthusiasts. Since this initial build, I’ve put more than 45,000 miles on my truck, taken to monster road trips of the American West, and then gone on to drive across Mexico, and Central America, ship my truck across the Darien Gap to continue driving through South America. Little did I know just how many incredible adventures we would have in the ensuing years, thanks to truck camping. This truck has been my one and only vehicle since high school and I knew when I decided to bum around the country that it was going to be me and my old truck… But now as my new home on wheels. I’ve got a 1991 Toyota 4×4 Pickup (Hilux), which is a series of trucks that predates the Tacoma model. It’s usually whatever it is we happened to buy a few years back. More often than not, we don’t have the liberty to decide what sort of vehicle we’re going to dirtbag in. In this article, we’re going to be discussing building out the pickup and canopy combo since that’s what I’ve got. ![]() This opens up some stealth camping opportunities that might not otherwise be available. One of the main advantages to using a canopy for camping is the stealth factor: no one really imagines someone camping out in the back, whereas it is pretty obvious if you’ve got a van or a rooftop tent on your truck. Though there are options ranging from a rooftop tent, a truck bed camper, the canopy, or even a truck bed tent… Read more about the pros and cons of each approach. The two most common dirtbag rigs from what I’ve seen are pickup trucks with a canopy or some type of van. You’ve got your standard little car, the cliché outdoorsy rig the Subaru Outback, Jeeps, SUVs, pickup trucks both large and small, and you’ve got vans–from the super classic VW bus to minivans, to the bigger and more upscale vans like the Sprinter–and you’ve even got the occasional trailers and RVs. The types of vehicles that people end up dirtbagging in are about as varied as climbing itself. Every climbing bum who decides to spend a length of time on the road inevitably ends up living in and out of their vehicle. Truck Canopy Camping – The Ultimate Guide ![]()
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