For offroad campers near Redmond, OR, our advice is to keep the camper light, keep it narrow enough for forest roads and check the truck's payload before anything else. Our shop is in Monroe, WA, more than 300 miles from Redmond.

Where Redmond offroad trips go

Popular offroad and dispersed-camping destinations from Redmond include:

• Smith Rock State Park
• The Crooked River National Grassland
• The Ochoco National Forest

Redmond is high desert with the Ochoco Mountains to the east and the Cascades to the west. Open BLM and national forest ground makes dispersed camping easy to find, and dust and wind are part of the deal.

What the roads ask of a camper

Dust, washboard and loose gravel dominate here. They reward a light camper and hardware that stays tight, so check mounting hardware after rough trips.

Choosing between Frontier, Summit and Apex

• Frontier: The wedge pop-up. It clamps on with no drilling, weighs about 300 to 350 lb, sleeps one or two adults, and closes down to 9 inches tall, so it barely changes how the truck drives or parks. Low weight is easy on the truck over washboard and long gravel miles.
• Summit: The wide-body pop-up. It clamps on the same way, weighs about 480 to 570 lb and sleeps three or four, with standing height of roughly 6 ft 7 in or more under the soft-wall tent.
• Apex: The four-season slide-in pop-up truck camper. It is fully welded aluminum with no wood and 1-inch XPS insulation, built to your bed length from 5 ft to 8 ft, with base weights from 1,029 to 1,316 lb.

Check your truck against the payload calculator before you decide; the weights above are the starting point, and gear and water add to them.

Getting a camper to Redmond

We are in Monroe, WA, more than 300 miles from Redmond, and that is the only place we install and service campers. We do not have a dealer or installer near you, and we would rather say so up front. What works from Redmond: Frontier and Summit ship disassembled with free shipping to the contiguous US, and the assembly instructions walk you through putting one together and clamping it on at home. The Apex can be drop-shipped from the factory without its battery and needs a forklift to unload, so we recommend having it installed in Monroe. Or make the trip to Monroe for an install and a walk-through. Questions about either route: (425) 908-0259.

Related pages: Truck Campers Near Redmond, OR, Offroad Truck Campers in Oregon, Offroad Camper Installation in WA.

Questions about fit or timing? Call (425) 908-0259, see current lead times or look through the camper lineup.