Packout Campers
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What is Packout Campers?
Packout Campers, built in Las Vegas, Nevada, makes modular hard-sided truck toppers with a t-slotted aluminum frame, a 270-degree detachable tent awning, and a gas-strut bed platform, custom-fitted for midsize and full-size trucks.
About Packout Campers
Packout Campers was built around a frustration that many overlanders share: no existing topper gave you a hard, weather-resistant shell AND a sensible way to mount and reorganize gear without drilling or bolting through the walls. The Las Vegas team answered that with a t-slotted aluminum extrusion frame running throughout the structure, which lets owners slide in mounts for bikes, traction boards, tables, and recovery gear anywhere along the rails without permanent modifications. The same frame runs across the roof, rated to 400 lbs on two bars and expandable to 800 lbs with four.
The core structure is a hard-sided shell: a 1/8-inch insulated aluminum roof, fixed aluminum side panels on driver and passenger, and a lockable rear gullwing with gas strut assistance. Sleeping happens via a detachable 270-degree tent awning that zips onto the rear of the camper and deploys to a side-open sleeping space, with three large windows that zip independently for bug mesh or full closure. The interior gas-strut-assisted bed platform is covered by a 3-inch high-density foam mattress and sized at 92 inches by 49 inches on midsize trucks and 92 inches by 55 inches on full-size builds. Packout ships two versions of the sleeping system: the full camper with awning and bed platform, starting at $8,950 for midsize, and the Pack Out Shell for buyers who want the modular hard structure without the sleeping kit, starting at $4,495.
Every unit is custom-installed at the Las Vegas facility, which keeps fitting tolerances tight and eliminates the alignment headaches common with mail-order toppers. The site lists a current lead time of 6 to 8 weeks and a build completion estimate of 10 to 12 weeks. Packout backs each camper with a 2-year limited warranty.
Key Features
- T-slotted aluminum extrusion frame runs throughout the structure, letting owners reposition gear mounts without drilling or permanent modifications
- Hard 1/8-inch insulated aluminum roof rated to 400 lbs closed, with the shared modular roof-rail system carrying up to 800 lbs across four bars on the Pack Out Shell
- Detachable 270-degree tent awning zips onto the rear and deploys to a full side-open sleeping space with three independently-zipped windows
- Custom-installed at the Las Vegas, Nevada facility for tight fit tolerances, with a 6 to 8 week lead time and a 2-year limited warranty
- Two product tiers: the full Pack Out Camper with bed platform and tent awning, and the Pack Out Shell for modular hard-topper builds without sleeping kit
Models & Specs
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Pack Out Camper
The full Pack Out build: a hard-sided topper with a t-slotted aluminum frame, a gas-strut bed platform with a 3-inch foam mattress, and a detachable 270-degree tent awning, starting at $8,950 for midsize trucks.
Specs
Pricing
- Starting price (midsize)
- 8,950 USD
- Starting price (full-size)
- 10,950 USD
Weight
- Dry weight range
- 355-400 lb
- Roof load (closed)
- 400 lb
- Roof load (open, per side)
- 100 (150 with gas-strut upgrade) lb
Build
- Roof material
- 1/8-inch insulated aluminum (single sheet)
- Side panels
- Fixed aluminum (driver and passenger)
- Frame
- T-slotted aluminum extrusion
- Rear entry
- Lockable gullwing with gas strut
- Awning
- Detachable 270-degree tent awning with 3 windows
- Warranty
- 2-year limited
- Country of manufacture
- USA (Las Vegas, NV)
Dimensions
- Sleeping surface (midsize)
- 92 x 49 in
- Sleeping surface (full-size)
- 92 x 55 in
Capacity
- Mattress
- 3-inch high-density foam
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Pros & Cons
Pros
- T-slotted frame throughout the shell means gear mounts can be repositioned at any time without drilling, a genuine advantage over fixed-panel toppers
- Hard aluminum roof and fixed side panels provide real weather protection and a secure cargo platform, unlike soft-sided or fabric-only systems
- Roof-rack capacity scales from 400 lbs on two bars to 800 lbs on four (Pack Out Shell), covering serious builds: rooftop tents, water tanks, full gear loadouts
- Custom installation at the Las Vegas shop means the topper fits the specific truck, not a generic bed size approximation
- Pack Out Shell at $4,495 offers an entry point for overlanders who want the modular frame without committing to the full sleeping kit
- 2-year limited warranty and Affirm financing available, uncommon for a small-batch custom topper builder
Cons
- Installation requires traveling to the Las Vegas, NV facility, which adds logistics cost for buyers outside the Southwest
- The detachable tent awning is not an integrated hard-sided pop-top, so side weather protection in heavy rain or wind depends on the fabric tent walls
- No published per-model weight breakdown beyond the 355 to 400 lb overall range for the full camper; payload planning requires contacting Packout directly
- 10 to 12 week original build window (current lead time 6 to 8 weeks) and nonrefundable deposit mean buyers commit before seeing the finished unit
- No dedicated kitchen, water system, or heating in the standard camper; sleeping and gear storage are the primary use cases out of the box
- Relatively young brand with a smaller owner community than established topper makers, so long-term durability data and resale values are still developing
