Palomino Backpack SS-550 vs Four Wheel Campers Hawk

Palomino · Truck Camper

The difference that matters

Pop-up truck campers for different trucks. The Palomino Backpack SS-550 fits half-ton pickups with beds from 5.5 to 8 feet and weighs 1,611 lb dry. The Four Wheel Campers Hawk is built for full-size trucks with beds from 6 feet to 6 feet 7 inches and weighs 1,200 lb, about 411 lb less, on a welded aluminum frame with aluminum siding and a one-piece aluminum roof.

The SS-550 comes with an electric roof lift, 200 W of solar, a 100Ah lithium battery, a 20,000 BTU furnace and a 3.3 cu ft 12 V refrigerator, and sleeps three. The Hawk sleeps two and is sold either as a base shell or a full camper, with furnace, water heater, solar and lithium on the option list; it pops up to 6 feet 6 inches inside and holds 20 gallons of fresh water against 15. Half-ton owners have the clearer fit in the Palomino.

Palomino Backpack SS-550: Half-ton owners who want a pop-up with heat, solar and lithium already installed.
Four Wheel Campers Hawk: Full-size truck owners who want the lightest pop-up and the freedom to build it out themselves.

Weights

2027 maker figures

Dry weight: 1,611 lb
Counts against: your truck's payload

Weights

2027 maker figures

Dry weight: 1,200 lb
Counts against: your truck's payload

Spec for spec

	Palomino Backpack SS-550	Four Wheel Campers Hawk
Dry weight (UVW)	1,611 lb	1,200 lb
Exterior length	13.67 ft	10.7 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

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Palomino Backpack SS-550 · 13.67 ft long · 6′ tall
Four Wheel Campers Hawk · 10.7 ft long · 5′ 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.

Palomino Backpack SS-550

Full spec sheet, sources →

Four Wheel Campers Hawk

Full spec sheet, sources and what owners report →