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rayjordan · Finger Mullet Joined: 23 Jul 2006 Posts: 27

I have made three successful truck camping trips to PINS in the past several months since buying our truck camper. We discovered that a two day two night trip seems to work best for us. We really enjoy having a hot shower and comfortable bed each night. The 35 gallons of fresh water capacity is a special luxury on the beach for rinsing off sand, etc. I have been pleased with how the truck handles with the camper and I have not been able to tell a significant difference in driving on the sand with the camper.

Our biggest limiting factor is running out of ice to keep our fish fresh and ourselves refreshed. Being able to relax and recharge ourselves and focus on fishing in the prime time is a huge advantage. Also staying several days allows us to travel mostly at low tide which is easier on us and our equipment. So far we have not had any issues getting stuck or being able to go here we want when we want. The trip before this we encountered a lot of rain and a really high tide which required us to drive back north thru the high bank up next to the dunes. But we were able to manage just fine in the soft deep sand. We usually spend most of our time between the 20 and 30 mile markers.

This last trip Nov 1-3 we kept three really nice fat redfish in the upper slot and 10 pomps and about 10 large whiting. This pretty much filled our ice chest we use for fish and gave us with about 20-25 lbs of filets when cleaned.

In summary our truck camper has exceeded our expectations while camping on PINS and allowed us to stay longer, explore more spots in much more comfort which seems to equal catching more fish for us.

Tyler · Site Admin Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 12865

Thanks for the update. It sounds like you've found the perfect combination. Very Happy

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Fishin' Musician · Joined: 25 Oct 2011 Posts: 7

THIS is the way to camp on the beach. Saw these folks back in October, they're German.

I imagine the diesel bill is horrendous tho.
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Roofish · Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 3:02 am Post subject:

German & very wealthy, those things are not cheap Smile

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shallowsport · Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 4:18 am Post subject:

No telling what you'll run into down the beach. Enjoy your camping.

ironmanstan · Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 5:31 am Post subject:

Nothing wrong with a good hot shower when you are down the beach camping. Good story on camper camping.
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Brine · Horse Mullet Joined: 07 Nov 2009 Posts: 135

rayjordan · Finger Mullet Joined: 23 Jul 2006 Posts: 27

I have a 2004 Silverado 2500 short bed pickup and a 2012 Lance 825 camper. This is the smallest and lightest Lance camper with a bathroom/shower that fits a short bed pickup.

Not very good with posting photos on this site but here is a link to some from a earlier trip.

http://s1164.beta.photobucket.com/user/rayjordan8/library/Pins%20July%202012

jagarcia10 · Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 9:11 am Post subject:

Use blocks of ice rather than bags of ice. Freeze some water bottles, milk jugs and liter bottles. Works great.

captfrankie · Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 10:47 am Post subject: Nice Rig

Nice rig. One of the best I've seen for PINS . 4 doors awesome. I hope I run into you sometime. You state putting the camper on didn't make much difference. Can't see how you could ever overload it. In my experience down the beach , a vehicle rides better when loaded than unloaded. This rig had bunk beds , stove , fridge. I'm not sure whatever happened to it. It belonged to a diesel mechanic in San Antonio.

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Brine · Horse Mullet Joined: 07 Nov 2009 Posts: 135

rayjordan · Finger Mullet Joined: 23 Jul 2006 Posts: 27

I received a pm that reminded me of another couple of advantages of having a truck camper. Assuming your truck is 4WD you can go to lots of places a regular camper or motorhome without 4WD could not go. Also a truck camper is not considered a vehicle by the state. So no extra license plates, registration fees, etc required so money saved each year on those expenses.