Camper Types
Flatbed Camper
A truck camper designed to mount on a flatbed or utility bed rather than a standard pickup bed. Flatbed campers can be wider and longer than bed-constrained slide-ins, offering more interior space. They require replacing your truck's stock bed with a flatbed platform, which is a permanent modification. Popular with one-ton and commercial chassis trucks used for long-term overlanding and expedition travel.
Related Terms
Chassis-Mount Camper
A camper that bolts directly to the truck's frame rails rather than sitting in the bed.
One-Ton Truck
The 3500-series pickup truck class — Ford F-350, Chevy Silverado 3500, Ram 3500 — often available with dual rear wheels (dually).
Overlanding
Self-reliant, vehicle-based travel where the journey is the destination.