What Is Your Camper’s Height?
Know your RV clearance before encountering a low bridge, tunnel, or overpass. Measure your camper's height before your next road trip.
Category Do It Yourself
That spirit of independence that propelled us into the nomadic life also inspires us to tackle challenges ourselves. We are not only hikers, photographers, and writers but also riveters, electricians, and mechanics. We have been progressively rebuilding and improving our home on wheels and our truck for outdoor living and exploration.
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Truck Camper Pass-Through
Follow our DIY V1 prototype process of a cab-to-cabin truck camper pass-through window boot made of foam insulation and sealant.
Anodization Plant Tour
The Roam Lab team tour the original anodization factory of Southern Aluminum Finishing (SAF) metal fabrication distribution & finishing in Atlanta, Georgia.
Truck Camper Jacks
Guide to selecting truck camper jacks. Understand the difference between mechanical or electric, permanent or removable, standard or heavy-duty.
Air Conditioner Stress Test
Get our lab report taking a thermal camera to our camper to identify and insulate hot spots and improve our air conditioner efficiency
How Efficient is our Solar Setup?
Two years ago, we installed a solar array on the roof of our truck camper. The ten-panel array looks impressive. But how efficient is it, really? Today, we are reviewing the amps, volts, and watts yielded to determine how efficient our solar setup really is.
Truck Camper Turnbuckles
Common missteps, key features, and safety tips to secure a slide-in camper to a truck using spring-loaded truck camper tie-down turnbuckles.
Solar Panels 101
Compare solar panels: mounted vs. unmounted, solid vs. flexible, their manufacturers, dimensions, laminate, and junction box placement.
Bowen Customs Quick-Release Brackets
Roam Lab teams up with Brent Bowen and his crew to design and install one-of-a-kind Bowen Customs Quick Release Brackets. These two-part jack mount points included a discrete mounting plate that is permanently attached to the truck camper wing and a removable jack mounting bracket that slides into the mount plate when needed. This heavy duty stainless steel combo was designed and fabricated by the Bowen Customs team and allows us to easily mount and unmount the truck camper when needed and stow away the jack points when not.
How to Trim Truck Camper Turnbuckles
Turnbuckles are a common tie-down method to secure a truck camper to the truck bed. However, our old turnbuckles were too long for our new tiedown system. Fortunately, it's relatively easy to trim the turnbuckles so that they are short enough for our new system. In this article, we'll be discussing what turnbuckles are, why we trimmed them, how to do it yourself, and some tips on using turnbuckles safely and effectively.