Northern Lite 10-2EX LE Dry Bath vs Palomino Backpack Edition HS-2902
The difference that matters
Truck campers of about 18 feet that put their space in different places. The Northern Lite 10-2EX LE Dry Bath has a long 131-inch floor, a roomy dry bath with a seat and a two-piece molded fiberglass shell. The Palomino Backpack Edition HS-2902 has a 9-foot floor that fits short or long beds, a slide-out, a front queen and a wet bath.
The Palomino is lighter at 3,222 lb dry against 3,560, and carries an 11 cu ft 12 V refrigerator, a 20,000 BTU furnace and 400 W of solar. The Northern Lite brings 600 W of solar, air conditioning, Truma Combi heat and hot water, a Heki thermal skylight, power side and rear awnings, electric jacks, an oven and a microwave. Its waste tanks are twice the size, 40 gallons gray and 20 black against 20 each, while the Palomino holds a bit more fresh water at 45 gallons.
The Northern Lite also sleeps four to the Palomino's three and stands 0.9 ft lower at 8.9 feet.
- Northern Lite 10-2EX LE Dry Bath
- Long-bed truck owners who want a dry bath, air conditioning and the bigger solar array.
- Palomino Backpack Edition HS-2902
- Truck owners who want a slide-out and a short-bed fit in a lighter hard-side camper.
Weights
Weights
2027 maker figures
- Dry weight
- 3,560 lb
- Counts against
- your truck's payload
Weights
Maker figures
- Dry weight
- 3,222 lb
- Counts against
- your truck's payload
Spec for spec
| Northern Lite 10-2EX LE Dry Bath | Palomino Backpack Edition HS-2902 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dry weight (UVW) | 3,560 lb | 3,222 lb |
| Exterior length | 18.2 ft | 18.5 ft |
| Exterior height | 8.9 ft | 9.8 ft |
| Sleeps | 4 | 3 |
| Slide-outs | 0 | 1 |
| Fresh water | 40 gal | 45 gal |
| Gray water | 40 gal | 20 gal |
| Black water | 20 gal | 20 gal |
| Factory solar | 600 W | 400 W |
| Generator | Portable generator storage standard; built-in Onan 2500i optional | — |
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To scale
- Northern Lite 10-2EX LE Dry Bath · 18.2 ft long · 8′11″ tall
- Palomino Backpack Edition HS-2902 · 18.5 ft long · 9′10″ tall
Northern Lite 10-2EX LE Dry Bath
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Palomino Backpack Edition HS-2902
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