Line photo: Palomino publishes one photo for the Backpack Edition (Hard Side) line, so it may show another floorplan. Windows and slides can differ from the HS-8801 described here.

Palomino · Truck Camper · 2027

Palomino Backpack HS-8801

Hard-side step up from Palomino's soft-side SS-550, adding a wet bath with a black tank and a front cap with a Line-X windshield. Palomino fits it to three-quarter-ton trucks with 6'6" to 8' beds. Electric jacks, an outside shower and lithium with solar are standard, and an optional Euro bunk takes sleeping to four.

Approx. price: —
Length: 18 ft
Sleeps: 4

Specifications

Size

Exterior length: 18 ft
Exterior height: 8.33 ft
Sleeps: 4
Slide-outs: 0

Tanks and power

Fresh water: 21 gal
Gray water: 5 gal
Black water: 6.5 gal
Factory solar: 200 W
House battery: 100Ah lithium (standard); 2nd 100Ah optional

Standard equipment named by the maker

Hard-side, fully welded aluminum frame
Electric jacks standard
On-demand water heater and hot/cold outside shower
11 cu ft 12V refrigerator
200W solar with Bluetooth charge controller and 100Ah lithium
Front cap with Line-X windshield
Fits 3/4-ton trucks with 6'6" to 8' beds; 9'0" floor, CG 34"

Weights

2027 maker figures

Dry weight: 2,575 lb
Counts against: your truck's payload

What these weights mean →

Size, to scale

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Palomino Backpack HS-8801 · 18 ft long · 8′4″ tall

Drawn to one scale from each camper's listed length and, where the maker publishes it, its exterior height. Outlines are typical for the camper type, not traced from this model. The figure is a 6 ft person. The dashed blue line is 25 ft, the length about 93% of national park campgrounds accept.