Best Pop-Up Truck Campers: How to Compare

Pop-up truck campers fold down low for driving and open into a tent-walled living space at camp. That makes them lighter and more aerodynamic than a hard-side, and a good match for daily-driven mid-size and full-size trucks. Here's what to look at when comparing pop-ups, and how Cascadia Overland Co.'s two clamp-on pop-ups, the Frontier and the Summit, are built.

What to compare

• Weight. Check the camper's real weight with options against your truck's payload sticker.
• Wedge or full pop-up. A wedge opens higher at one end and is lighter and simpler. A full (wide-body) pop-up lifts the whole roof for standing room throughout.
• Bed size and width. A wider canopy allows a cross-wise or larger bed.
• Mounting. Clamp-on campers come off without leaving holes in the bed.
• Materials. Aluminum structures and stainless hardware hold up to wet climates.
• Setup time. Gas-strut lifts let one person open the camper in a minute or two.

Frontier vs. Summit at a glance

For a deeper side-by-side, read Frontier vs. Summit. If you want more than a clamp-on pop-up, see canvas vs. hard-wall campers or our four-season Apex.

Designed, assembled and supported in Washington

Both pop-ups use aluminum structures, powder-coated canopies and stainless hardware, and fit most mid-size and full-size trucks. You can have yours installed at our shop in Monroe, WA, or shipped disassembled to the contiguous US for free. Both carry a 24-month limited warranty. Current prices are on each product page, and current build times are on our lead times page.