Bethany Taylor || Trail + Everyday Safety

For what we want to do here in the PNW and in our future, the truck camper 100% makes the most sense.

Hands-down.

We’ve been talking about this for a long time (like since we were living in Japan 🇯🇵). This decision and these purchases were not taken lightly. We talked about this alot, did tons of research and everything kind of fell together where we were able to purchase the truck and the truck camper essentially at the same time.

We originally planned to get a smaller, non-slide out truck camper but we found this 2009 Arctic Fox 811 about an hour from us (thanks Ted!) and with the great condition it was in, excellent price point, it has a generator, gas stove, dinette, queen bed, heat/AC, wet bath and would fit in the truck bed of the truck we were already eyeballing...it made sense.

The truck purchase (2023 F350 Lariat Temor - High Output) was a long-term investment that will be a regular part of our daily lives when we aren’t camping/adventuring. It’s functional, reliable and with all the projects Bryce does, it will get heavily used and is something we plan to keep for years.

We also really like that the is was a two-part solution by being able to separate the truck + the camper, like we can drop the camper at a campground and use the truck freely.

As I mentioned, the truck camper was in awesome condition for being a 2009 model but we did make some upgrades (and some to the truck as well):

🪩Resealed the roof.
🪩Rewired the batteries.
🪩Added solar panels.
🪩Wired in chargers.
🪩Added a smart shunt.
🪩Bought a new mattress.
🪩Replaced bathroom door track.
🪩Added truck/camper cameras.
🪩Added air bags to the truck.
🪩Added sway bar to the truck.
🪩Fixed other minor stuff inside.
🪩Adding stairs (coming soon).

Everyone has their own personal preference on adventure rigs and what works for their lives/families & this was the best fit for ours.

Don’t get me wrong—I still love sleeping in a tent and in the back of my Jeep but this was something that made sense for what we have in store for our long-term future and allowing the whole family to be together. 🫶🏻

Let me know if you have any questions!