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{{Short description|Small housing}} | {{Short description|Small housing}} | ||
[[Image:Camper shell.jpg|thumb|right | [[Image:Camper shell.jpg|thumb|right|A truck with a traditional camper shell]] | ||
[[File:LEER 122 Camper Shell.jpg|alt=LEER 122 camper shell on a Ram 1500|thumb | [[File:LEER 122 Camper Shell.jpg|alt=LEER 122 camper shell on a Ram 1500|thumb|A modern LEER 122 camper shell]] | ||
A '''camper shell''' (also ''' | A '''camper shell''' (also '''bed cap''', '''box cap''', canopy, truck topper, pap cap, truck cap, or simply "shell")<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://gearjunkie.com/camper-rv/lightweight-pop-top-truck-campers |title=The Lightweight Pop-Top Truck Camper Revolution |date=14 September 2021 |first=Bryon |last=Dorr |website=Gear Junkie |access-date=2025-06-30}}</ref> is a small housing or rigid canopy used as a [[pickup truck]] or [[coupe utility]] accessory. The housing is typically made of [[fiberglass]] or [[aluminum]], or occasionally wood{{cn|date=September 2012}} or canvas, and is mounted atop the pickup truck's rear bed. It usually covers the entire bed of the pickup truck, and is large enough to be used for [[camping]] purposes, thus making the vehicle an [[Recreational vehicle|RV]]. The top of the camper shell is usually even with or above the top of the truck cab. Even though use for camping may have been its initial purpose, it now seems most often to be used for utility and storage purposes – particularly the protection of cargo from the elements and theft. | ||
[[File:Chevrolet C1500 with Bed Cap.jpg|thumb | |||
[[File:Chevrolet C1500 with Bed Cap.jpg|thumb|A Chevrolet C1500 with a white camper shell.]] | |||
A [[Tonneau#Truck use and styles|tonneau cover]] is a soft or hard covering over the entire truck bed that is level or slightly raised above the edge of the truck bed. | A [[Tonneau#Truck use and styles|tonneau cover]] is a soft or hard covering over the entire truck bed that is level or slightly raised above the edge of the truck bed. | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Camper Shell}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Camper Shell}} | ||
[[Category:Recreational vehicles]] | [[Category:Recreational vehicles]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:52, 30 June 2025
A camper shell (also bed cap, box cap, canopy, truck topper, pap cap, truck cap, or simply "shell")[1] is a small housing or rigid canopy used as a pickup truck or coupe utility accessory. The housing is typically made of fiberglass or aluminum, or occasionally woodScript error: No such module "Unsubst". or canvas, and is mounted atop the pickup truck's rear bed. It usually covers the entire bed of the pickup truck, and is large enough to be used for camping purposes, thus making the vehicle an RV. The top of the camper shell is usually even with or above the top of the truck cab. Even though use for camping may have been its initial purpose, it now seems most often to be used for utility and storage purposes – particularly the protection of cargo from the elements and theft.
A tonneau cover is a soft or hard covering over the entire truck bed that is level or slightly raised above the edge of the truck bed.
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