Palomino Backpack SS-550 vs Four Wheel Campers Grandby
The difference that matters
Pop-up truck campers both, but they fit different trucks. The SS-550 fits half-ton pickups with beds from 5.5 to 8 ft. The Grandby is Four Wheel Campers' largest slide-in, built for full-size trucks with an 8 ft bed. The Grandby is lighter at 1,300 lb dry against 1,611 lb and lower closed, 5 ft against 6 ft, which helps in wind and under low branches.
The Palomino ships ready to camp: an electric roof lift with remote, 200 W of solar, a 100 Ah lithium battery, a 20,000 BTU furnace and a 3.3 cu ft 12 V fridge. It sleeps three. The Grandby can be bought as a base shell or a full camper with front-dinette or roll-over-couch layouts, and the furnace, water heater, solar and lithium are options. It has a welded aluminum frame and one-piece aluminum roof, 6.5 ft of headroom popped up, 20 gal of fresh water against 15 and sleeps two.
- Palomino Backpack SS-550
- Half-ton owners with a shorter bed who want heat, solar and lithium included from the start.
- Four Wheel Campers Grandby
- Long-bed owners who want a very light, low aluminum pop-up they can build out as needed.
Weights
Weights
2027 maker figures
- Dry weight
- 1,611 lb
- Counts against
- your truck's payload
Weights
2027 maker figures
- Dry weight
- 1,300 lb
- Counts against
- your truck's payload
Spec for spec
| Palomino Backpack SS-550 | Four Wheel Campers Grandby | |
|---|---|---|
| Dry weight (UVW) | 1,611 lb | 1,300 lb |
| Exterior length | 13.67 ft | 12 ft |
| Exterior height | 6 ft | 5 ft |
| Sleeps | 3 | 2 |
| Slide-outs | 0 | 0 |
| Fresh water | 15 gal | 20 gal |
| Gray water | 0 gal | — |
| Black water | 0 gal | — |
| Factory solar | 200 W | None |
| House battery | 100Ah lithium (standard); 2nd 100Ah optional | — |
Bold is the lighter or larger figure. A dash means the maker does not publish it.
To scale
- Palomino Backpack SS-550 · 13.67 ft long · 6′ tall
- Four Wheel Campers Grandby · 12 ft long · 5′ tall
Palomino Backpack SS-550
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Four Wheel Campers Grandby
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