Hiatus Campers

Hiatus Campers Fully hard-sided pop-up truck camper
🚐 Patented design built for 4-season adventure
📍Bellingham, WA
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06/02/2026

DECKED Drawer System + Pop-Up Truck Camper

One question we’ve been getting more often lately:

“Can I keep my DECKED drawer system and still run a Hiatus Camper?”

Absolutely.

We’re seeing more customers pair their Hiatus with a DECKED system because it keeps tools, recovery gear, camp equipment, and everyday essentials organized without sacrificing the utility of the truck.

This 2021 Ford Ranger with a 5’ bed is a great example.

The DECKED platform raises the floor inside the camper, which can actually be a nice bonus for shorter campers. At 5’ tall, I can easily reach the pop-up latches and access gear without climbing.

For taller folks, we can also build additional frame height into the camper to help regain standing room above the drawer system. Some customers choose the extra height. Others don’t need it. That’s the advantage of a custom build.

No matter how you use your truck, the goal is the same: build the camper around your setup instead of forcing your setup to fit the camper.

Have a DECKED system already installed? We’d be happy to walk through the pros, tradeoffs, and fitment options for your truck.

for gear storage 🙌🏼

05/28/2026

You can’t have a bad day at work if you don’t go 🤷🏽‍♂️

Install day peek behind the scenes 🛠️After months of planning, emails, phone calls, truck measurements, and feature deci...
05/27/2026

Install day peek behind the scenes 🛠️

After months of planning, emails, phone calls, truck measurements, and feature decisions… you finally roll into the shop and get to watch your camper come to life on your truck for the first time.

Some customers book a nearby hotel we regularly work with. Others show up with all their camping gear packed and ready to sleep in the camper that same night.

Most installs take around 4–6 hours.

While we’re working, you’re welcome to hang in our private waiting room and get some remote work done, or we can point you toward some of our favorite food spots, trails, beaches, and coffee shops around Bellingham.

Once the install is complete, we don’t just hand you the keys and send you off.

We walk through the entire camper with you:
• opening + closing
• locking mechanisms
• electrical
• windows + shades
• bed slides
• attachment points
• maintenance
• general do’s + don’ts

Then we have you try everything yourself so you leave feeling comfortable and confident using it on your own.

And if something feels even slightly off, we adjust it before you leave. Gas struts are a good example. Different climates, elevations, and roof loads can change how they behave, so if setup doesn’t feel extremely easy, we fine tune it right there.

The goal is never just “finished.”
The goal is making sure the camper genuinely works well for YOU.

For anyone currently considering a build:
we only have a couple 2026 install slots left before we begin filling early 2027 dates.

And yes… our shop dogs want to be the ones to greet you first 🐶

Truck campers with insulated hard walls for desert camping 🌵☀️A lot of people don’t realize there’s a huge difference be...
05/26/2026

Truck campers with insulated hard walls for desert camping 🌵☀️

A lot of people don’t realize there’s a huge difference between a “hard wall pop up” and a fully insulated, fully hard-sided truck camper with zero fabric anywhere in the structure.

We regularly hear from customers who started with cheaper mass-produced campers because the entry price looked lower online… until they added insulation wall covers, windows, electrical, racks, and other essentials just to get close to the comfort level they wanted.

Then came the leaks, mold, failed seams, broken hinges, flapping fabric, poor insulation, or shipping a camper back across the country for repairs.

Hiatus Campers are built differently from the start.

✔️ Fully hard-sided. Zero canvas.
✔️ Waterproof composite wall panels with 1” closed-cell foam insulation (R6)
✔️ Insulated walls, roof, AND frame
✔️ Waterproof hinges rated for 1 million uses
✔️ Lightweight at roughly 420–520 lbs
✔️ Built one at a time in Bellingham, WA

These campers are designed for all types of nasty weather and rugged use. That means cold rain and snow in the mountains AND sleeping comfortably in desert heat with airflow, insulation, reflective white panels, and fans working together to regulate temps.

Sometimes “cheaper” becomes expensive twice. Why pay twice when spending a little more upfront could’ve gotten you a camper built to last and perform the way it claimed from day one?

📸 Snapshots from a recent trip to the desert for stargazing, rock admiring, and midnight hot spring soaks

Truck camper door options can completely change how you use your setup day to day. From easier entry and dust sealing to...
05/13/2026

Truck camper door options can completely change how you use your setup day to day. From easier entry and dust sealing to keeping your tailgate for cooking, hauling, and work use, choosing between double back doors, a tailgate door, or a custom door comes down to how you camp and use your truck.

At Hiatus Campers, we build several custom rear entry configurations for our fully hard-sided pop up truck campers, including:
• Double back doors
• Tailgate doors
• Single doors
• Asymmetrical doors

Some owners prioritize easier entry, interior build flexibility, and exterior gear mounting. Others want to retain their factory tailgate for workstation use, OEM camera retention, or daily driving utility.

Tailgate door setups also pair well with systems like Decked drawers for organized gear storage and job site functionality. If you plan to retain a system, we can add frame height to help make up for lost standing room inside the camper. We can also build custom campers for flatbed setups such as utility-focused builds.

We just published a full blog covering the pros and cons of each rear door style so you can better understand which setup fits your travel style, interior plans, and truck use. We talk about rear visibility, backup cameras, weather and dust sealing, interior layouts and custom door configurations, and show owner feedback after long-term use.

Read the full blog here: https://hiatuscampers.com/truck-camper-doors-barn-doors-vs-tailgate/

📍Built in Bellingham, WA.

05/12/2026

If you’ve been wondering “do they build for my truck?”… there’s a high chance the answer is yes.

We custom build fully hard-sided truck campers for everything from Tacomas, Rivians, and Rangers to Mavericks, Gladiators, Titans, Colorados, Tundras, F-150s, and more.

Every Hiatus is built specifically for the truck it’s going on. We don’t mass produce universal fit kits, we don’t use any canvas, we don’t provide cookie-cutter floorplans. You get a lightweight, fully insulated, waterproof camper designed for how you want to off road travel, camp, remote work, ski, ride, fish, or disappear into the mountains.

Built by hand in Washington. Built for variable weather. Built to last longer than the rest.

05/06/2026

❄️ Cold nights and desert heat ask for very different things ☀️ 550 lbs for an 8’ fully hard sided camper starts to make more sense once you look at the materials 👀

Hiatus campers are built with welded aluminum framing, powder coated aluminum components, and insulated composite panels with a closed-cell foam core to help keep weight down without sacrificing structure or weather protection.

The walls, roof, and frame are all insulated, not just portions of the camper, which helps regulate temperatures in both hot and cold climates 🌡️

Without any canvas or fabric to flap loudly in the wind, grow mold, rip, or sag over time, you get a fully sealed camper backed by our waterproof guarantee 🌧️

Every build is custom designed around the specific truck it’s going on, which is why no two Hiatus campers look exactly the same. Bed length, cab height, roof clearance, windows, doors, airflow, storage… it all gets tailored to how the owner plans to use it 🔑

This 8’ build gives you a surprising amount of living space while staying lighter and lower profile than many traditional slide-ins.

Built by hand in Bellingham, Washington 🏔️
If you want to see more builds, specs, and layouts, take a scroll through the grid or visit our website, link in bio.

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Bellingham, WA
98225-98229

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