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Anyone who spent one night in a truck camp knows the exercise. They climb into bed and immediately calculate angles where they can set their elbows, how to avoid to step on their partner and whether they can roll out without hit a wall. It is like sleeping in an expensive coffin. Ovrland Campers in Arizona, which were painful and decided to do something about it with their chubby upgrade. The concept sounds almost too easy: they disappear the motorhome by seven inches and create the actual living space. However, this modest expansion transforms truck camping from an exercise in the human origami into something that takes care of itself.
The numbers tell history better than any marketing copy. These seven additional centimeters slide the sleeping width on 68 inches in medium-sized trucks and 75 inches in Full-size Bigs. Suddenly they can sleep sideways instead of head to toe, which means that shorter people get 80 inches sleeping width instead of fighting the space in the longitudinal direction. It is even more important that you can move inside without playing twister if you have to get something out of storage. The psychological shift meets immediately and goes into a chubby entry into a real room instead of a glorified tent. Your equipment has places where you are not under your feet or are stuffed into impossible corners.
Designer: Ovrland camper
Camping scenarios in the real world show where the has really shines. Picture chef, while your partner organizes equipment without the usual dance of constant repositioning. Or sit comfortably during a rainstorm instead of bending in cramped quarters and counting the hours until the weather is free. The additional width creates a natural flow of traffic that the standard truck camper simply cannot achieve. Weekend Warriors immediately notice the difference, while extended travelers describe them as the upgrade that has made long-term truck camping sustainable. Storage solutions are more likely than desperate, with space for the equipment that enables outdoor adventure.
Every modification brings compromises and Ovrland does no different. The barn doors, which normally vibrate a full 270 degrees, now stop at 180 degrees due to the wider body design. In tight hiking situations, more careful navigation with higher opportunities for tree strikes on narrow passages require. The truck is somewhat different with the additional width and changed the aerodynamics. None of this represents deal breakers for most users, but they should be taken into account based on their typical camping style. Ovrland has developed these restrictions with safe door locks that prevent wind damage and maintain weather sealing despite the reduced opening area.
The chubby system is compatible over the entire installation of Ovrland. Regardless of whether you have the basic bivouac for minimalist adventures or the fully loaded bread 'n' butter for extended expeditions, the latitude upgrade integrates seamlessly. The price of 950 US dollars feels sensible if it takes into account the transformation in the liability that it offers. Custom Builder love the additional canvas for creative layouts, while occasional campers appreciate the immediate improvement of comfort without additional complexity. The upgrade works on various truck platforms and makes it a long-term investment and not a model-specific gambling.
Lastwagon camping was always about trade comfort for adventure access. The chubby upgrade challenges of this assumption by showing that they can both have without affecting the core strengths of the format. You still get the maneuverability that trailers cannot keep up, and the always simple convenience that enables spontaneous adventures possible. What you win is the space to enjoy this adventure instead of enduring.
