I Bought a Truck Camper Sight Unseen from Another State

In the Market for a Truck Camper? Are You Considering Another State?

After looking for my next camping tiny home (recreational vehicle), I found the perfect one. One problem, I live in Southern California. It was located in Wyoming. We picked it up in Utah, they met us halfway.

Sounds like the makings of a fun road trip except for we were on a very limited timeline. We had the weekend to get there and back. My husband was with his new job one month at the time. It's asking a lot to take three days off. 

Now onto the camper. You don't see them too often at least not around here in So Cal. It's a Travel Lite Super Lite 770-RSL.

This camper is one of the smallest and lightest truck campers in its class. Even though our truck is large, that is also the problem. It's too heavy so I need a light camper that way I can get a small trailer to bring all the extra stuff that won't fit in the camper. 

The camper we bought was located in Wyoming. I couldn't drive to Wyoming and back in one weekend so we paid a little extra to have the camper shipped Utah where we would eventually pick it up from. 

As you can see from the floorplan, this is a very close quarters, take only what you need to survive type of camper. Storage is limited. You learn to adapt. 

The great thing about a truck camper is, at least in California, no registration is required. We can get in the truck and be on the road ready to camp wherever we want. We fit in any parking space and don't have to pay oversize vehicle fees at the beach. 

TLRV 770-rsl

It does have some perks, it's always nice to be able to rinse off after a sandy day at the beach, or a dusty hike. Best of all, this camper has a tankless water heater which means on demand hot water anytime we want it.

Nice decals too! It's different from most other ones out there. 

It holds a 20-gallon propane tank. Nothing like the 60 gallons our old set-up held (two 20-lb tanks) but it's enough and easy to refill. The current set up lasts forever. We can power the fridge and water heater. 

We're lucky enough to have a sink and stove, no oven, but I don't plan on cooking anything more than boiling water or using the microwave. Nothing beats cooking outdoors. 

The picture to the right shows the camper before they placed the microwave over the kitchenette. We took the microwave out and now have a little more storage. 

She really is a gem. Going everywhere is fun. Heck, getting groceries is fun. I use the truck as a daily driver since I don't drive every day.

The table is free-standing, which means you can move it around and even use it outside. The top is made out of Corian. So is the kitchen counter. 

This lends to a fresh and clean interior. A nice change from the old style brown-colored interiors.

Let's not forget the bathroom. Flush pedal toilet. The wet bath style bathroom. Better than nothing. You can pee in your tiny house or you can pee in a restroom at the beach or gas station. I choose the first option.

My husband says, "it's like peeing in a closet". For him, the restroom is for emergency situations, for me, it's convenient. 

We did buy a portable 28-gallon waste holding tank. We get about 3 fill-ups before we have to dump it as well. 

No regrets. Truck camper life is great. So far, the battery is the only thing that's needed to be replaced and the "platform" they built for us was just a pallet. I wouldn't recommend the dealership I went to.  The platform was a rip-off.