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America Overlander: XPCamper

/ December 11th, 2013
An overland camper truck is parked on a gravel clearing with a small tent set up nearby; mountains, evergreen trees, and wildflowers create a scenic backdrop beneath the cloudy sky.

A relative newcomer to the world of offroad campers, XPCamper started with a clean slate, a fresh approach, and an unwavering commitment to excellence. The results are impressive from every angle, and for a young company, have delivered on everything asked of them.

An XPCamper is an expanding pop-up camper designed for the unique rigors of overland use. Unlike many conventional truck campers, the XPCamper rests on a flat-bed platform making optimal use of space for living and storage areas. The shell is a seamless fiberglass and carbon composite in a pop-up format which deploys with the push of a button. The collapsed shape of the camper gives it a compact and sleek profile, ideal for cheating the wind, and lowering overhead clearance for maneuverability. The careful selection of materials keeps the overall weight to a minimum for fuel efficiency and stability.

A beige overlander camper truck, covered in dust, is parked on a flat desert landscape with brown hills in the background. The overlanding vehicle features solar panels and large off-road tires.

An overlanding camper truck drives across a flat, dry desert landscape, kicking up dust. Brown mountains rise in the background under a clear blue sky. A white overland camper truck drives across sandy desert dunes under a clear sky. There is one person visible inside the vehicle. Desert hills and distant mountains are in the background.

A white XP Camper truck, built for overlanding, is parked on a dirt road near an Arctic Circle sign under a clear blue sky, with mountains and informational boards in the background.

Inside, a bevy of creature comforts from a full shower to a lavish sleeping area make the camper an ideal habitat for extended travels. Fitted with a complete array of systems to manage power and water, an XPCamper is, as it should be, a self-contained unit. To ensure each buyer gets exactly the features they need, each XPCamper is made to order with a 3-5 month build time.

Modern overlander camper van interior with a small dining table, two striped cushioned bench seats, a compact kitchen area with sink and stove, white cabinets, and large windows providing natural light—ideal for your next overlanding adventure.
Interior of an overlanding camper van featuring a small kitchen with a sink and countertop, a dining table with two benches, and a shower area with a white curtain near the back door. Windows provide natural light.

With the full-sized truck market gaining momentum in the overlanding segment, it’s likely we will see an increasing number of truck campers on the road. ARB and AEV are two suppliers of premium aftermarket accessory systems aimed at Ford and Dodge respectively. Truck campers, built to overland specificity, will surely lure many people out from their roof tents and into the lap of offroad luxury. All while retaining the brawn required for off piste travel. As an aside, they look spectacular.

An Overlander drives a white off-road vehicle through a muddy puddle on a forest trail, splashing water and mud into the air, surrounded by trees and sunlight filtering through the branches.

An overlander camper van powers through a large muddy puddle, creating a big splash, with striking red rock formations in the background.
Two Overlander camper vehicles drive on a dirt road winding through a red rock desert landscape, passing a tall vertical rock formation and scattered shrubs beneath a partly cloudy sky.

Images courtesy of XPCamper.

Christophe Noel is a journalist from Prescott, Arizona. Born into a family of backcountry enthusiasts, Christophe grew up backpacking the mountains and deserts of the American West. An avid cyclist and bikepacker, he also has a passion for motorcycles, travel, food and overlanding.