What's the deal with Truck Camper Jacks?

There are a number of Camper Jack manufacturers. These include Hijacker, Happijac, Atwood, Rieco Titan and Brophy. The most common in these parts would be the Hijacker hydraulic jacks. Hijacker jacks were made in Victoria British Columbia by Victoria Industries for many years. Recently Victoria Industries was sold to Demco and they will not continue manufacturing camper jacks. This is a shame really, because we could easily get rebuild kits for these jacks and now they are no longer available. The other maker of hydraulic jacks is Rieco Titan, which are not very common in this neck of the woods. Today most manufacturers use Happijac screw type jacks. They are available with a manual crank or 12 volt electric motors. Atwood makes a screw type jack, available with a manual crank or 12 volt electric motor. Rieco Titan has a tripod jack available. These jacks are manual screw type and usually get unbolted and removed, or swing up under the campers wing wall. Lastly, there are Brophy jacks, common on campers of the 70's and 80's. These have a winch and cable and are not very portable.

Hijacker Hydraulic Jack

Atwood Electric Jack

Rieco Titan Screw Jack

Happijac Electric

Brophy Jack

When Do Your Dreams Begin?

If you've turned on the news recently, you've probably been subjected to a litany of depressing statistics, economic disaster and global crises.  The world is constantly in turmoil, the economy is in the toilet, and we should all just pull the covers over our heads and hide it out. Hurry up and wait for things to change seems to be a popular plan.  So many people plan their whole lives for their dream trip, only to put it off because things seem uncertain.  How many people do you know that work their entire adult life, dreaming of retirement, only to pass on a few months into it.  What are we waiting for?  Everyday, customers come in telling us that they've planned their RV trip for years, but they're waiting until things "settle down".  When was the last time things were settled? If there's one thing we've learned, it's that there are no guarantees. If your dream is to get out on the open road, see the country, live the rv lifestyle- do it!  You don't know what's around the corner.  Stop worrying about the future- live the present.  Go RVing!