Truck Campers are sometimes referred to as slide-on campers or pickup campers. The Truck camper body is loaded onto the bed of a standard pickup truck. Usually the tailgate of the pickup is removed and the camper unit is clamped to the truck.

Because truck campers can be loaded and unloaded with relative ease, they are popular among weekend RVers.

Truck Campers usually provide cooking facilities, a refrigerator or an ice box, heating, air conditioning, a self-contained toilet, a faucet, a sink, a LP (propane) gas supply, a fresh water tank, a waste water tank and a separate 100-125 volt electrical system