The Backwoods Camper mounts to your vehicle with brackets that attach to the roof rack and a trailer receiver hitch rack. By using these two mounting points, the camper is safely secured to the vehicle and the weight is spread out more evenly.
Taking the camper off your rig is quick and easy
A jack system with extendable legs allows for easy mounting and dismounting. Drop your camper off and hit the knarly trails!
We made a video showing how one person can quickly and easily remove the camper from a Jeep Wrangler.
First, we removed the brackets that attach the camper to the roof rack. Then, we took off the turnbuckles that attach the camper to the receiver hitch rack.
Once the roof rack brackets and turnbuckles are removed, the camper jacks can be lowered. The camper jacks have legs that extend out. These legs extend out about 4′ and stabilize the camper.
Now that the camper is supported by the camper jacks, the Jeep can easily pull right out from underneath it.
The whole process took around 9 minutes.
Vehicle Requirements for Mounting A Backwoods Camper
The requirements for mounting a Backwoods Camper to your vehicle are minimal. Your vehicle simply needs a roof rack that can support 300lbs and a receiver hitch. The vehicle’s payload capacity should be taken into consideration when packing your camper and vehicle so the weight limit isn’t exceeded. Since the camper weighs only around 500lbs, it should work well with any SUV on the market.
Read about the modifications I made to my Jeep Wrangler in our blog.