Northstar Pop-Up Truck Campers

At SCATT we are proud to offer the Northstar line of "pop-up" truck campers. Beautifully designed to fit in most garages, Northstar pop-up truck campers are light, full-featured and built tough for the wilderness areas of the western states a. Experience, attention to detail, a longer list of standard features and better materials combine to make Northstar pop-up truck campers the best choice for enthusiasts looking for a space-saving full-featured camper.

Made/Model	Floorplan	Specifications	Features & Options
Northstar 850SC
Northstar 600SS
Northstar M600
Northstar TC650
Northstar TC700
Northstar TC800
Northstar TS1000

Northstar Truck Camper / Truck Compatibility Guide.   
2010 Pop-Up Camper Models.

As with all sales, nothing should be assumed. The use of a tape measure is highly recommended. If you have any doubts, please call us.                                                                                                                        
Note: Different Model/Year Trucks have varying length beds, tailgate widths, and
cab/bed rail heights. Please check and double check.

MC600 - Floor Length 6’ 3” - Dry Weight/Std. Build 1073 LBS

TC700 - Floor Length 7’ 0” - Dry Weight/Std. Build 1186 LBS   

MC600SS                           1133 LBS
TC700SS                           1246 LBS
For most "Smaller Trucks" domestic and foreign, with a width of 40" or larger between the wheel wells.  Ford Ranger, Nissan Frontier, Chevy Colorado, GMC Canyon, Toyota Tacoma, Mitsubishi Raider, etc.
Options #19 Half Wrap-around Rear and #20, Full Wrap-around Rear are available on both the MC600 and TC700, dependent upon the overall bed/tail light length.

TC650 - Floor Length 6’ 8” - Dry Weight/Std. Build 1270 LBS.
TC650XB (Extra bed length is 62")         1310 LBS
For domestic/import full size ½ ton or larger trucks with short beds. Will fit standard, extended, and crew cabs. For Dodge Dakota with option, #30 decreasing the floor width of the camper to 44" and therefore changing the floorplan as per literature.
Options #19 Half Wrap-around Rear and #20 Full Wrap-around Rear are available.

TC800 - Floor Length 8’ 0” - Dry Weight/Std. Build 1375 LBS.
TC800XB (Extra bed length is 72")          1415 LBS
For domestic/import full size ½ ton or larger trucks with long or short bed.
Will fit standard, extended, and crew cabs. Dodge Dakota short/long bed.
(With Dakota option #30)
 All short beds require Option #20, Full Wrap-around Rear.

850SC - Floor Length 8’6” - Dry Weight/Std. Build 1660 LBS.
850SCXB (Extra bed length is 62")            1700 LBS
For ¾ ton and larger domestic full size pick-ups with short/long bed. Will fit standard, extended, and crew cabs. All short beds require Option #20 Permanent Wrap-around Rear or Option #21 Detachable Wrap-around Rear. Storage/Step Bumper option with #20 only.
Double check measurements as regards 07/08 Chevy/GMC Short or Long.
Note: 850SC is built std. with extended cabover only due to quad roof lift system.                                                                                                                                                                           

TS1000 - Floor length 10’ 0” - Dry Weight/Std.Build 1835 LBS.
TS1000XB (Extra bed length is 62")            1875 LBS
Built for all ¾ ton and larger domestic full size pick-ups with 8' bed, standard, extended, and crew cabs.
Note: TS1000 is built std. with extended cabover only due to quad roof lift system.

Aluminum or Fiberglass truck campers?

Truck campers tend to receive more hard use than any other type of RV. They are used to reach that secret fishing hole, that ‘way back in there” hunting camp and a million other places that you could not, or would not dare to take a motorhome, travel trailer etc. Usually this means off-road use, often in severe weather. Most truck campers spend their entire life outdoors in all types of climates and road conditions.

Aluminum has been the most popular material for the exterior siding surfaces because of weight, cost, durability and ease of repair. With minimum maintenance, the painted aluminum surface will stay good looking and give many, many years of service.

Fiberglass has become a popular alternative to aluminum for the siding of many recreational vehicles. Its ability to reject denting is the primary reason for its use; the smooth surface also more readily accepts creative graphics making for an attractive finish. Fiberglass acts as a stiffener for the whole camper body and being a flat surface, as opposed to aluminums undulating skin, seals far better round the windows, door frames and any opening in the camper exterior. Although it is slightly heavier and more costly than aluminum, fiberglass is preferred in areas of severe hail.

Both aluminum siding and fiberglass have their place and each has it own set of advantages.

Northstar Truck Campers offer their customers a choice of either siding.

Battery for Northstar Campers

Battery
6v flooded cell batteries are often said to be the best answer for Truck Campers. We recomend 12v. The amp hour capacity is cited as the main advantage to 6v. When specifying batteries for my new camper, I looked into the AGM batteries and decided to go with AGM. In my previous rig it was impossible to check the fluid level without removing the battery; therefore no maintenance was a big attraction.
Here is some of the information I found:

AGM batteries have several advantages over both gelled and wet (flooded cell) batteries. Since all the electrolyte (acid) is contained in the glass mats, they cannot spill, even if broken. This also means that since they are non-hazardous, and the shipping costs are lower. In addition, since there is no liquid to freeze and expand, they are practically immune from freezing damage. AGM batteries are "recombinant" — meaning that the oxygen and hydrogen recombine inside the battery. These use gas phase transfer of oxygen to the negative plates to recombine them back into water while charging and prevent the loss of water through electrolysis.

The charging voltages are the same as for any standard battery — no need for any special adjustments or problems with incompatible chargers or charge controls. And, since the internal resistance is extremely low, there is almost no heating of the battery even under heavy charge and discharge currents. AGM batteries have no charge or discharge current limits. AGM batteries do deliver and absorb higher rates of amperage than other sealed batteries

AGMs have a very low self-discharge — from 1% to 3% per month is usual. This means that they can sit in storage for much longer periods without charging than lead acid batteries.

The AGM fast recharge means less generator time if you are boondocking.

The plates in AGM’s are tightly packed and rigidly mounted, and will withstand shock and vibration better than any standard battery. Rough roads don’t hurt the batteries. An additional advantage is that 12v batteries over 6v is that if you need a spare for the truck it is there. If you have two 6v and one fails, the remaining 6v won’t run your system. AGM’s will cost 2 to 3 times as much as flooded batteries of the same capacity. A 6v “golf cart” deep cycle is a better economic choice if the advantages of AGM are not important.
Deka, manufactured by East Penn, is a very high quality battery. First though, what is a reason for going to two 6V instead of one 12V? If greater capacity is your goal, you would be better going with two 12V in parallel which doubles the Amp-hour capacity. To do that with 6V batteries, you would have to buy batteries of twice the capacity--remember, capacity adds with batteries in parallel, but it stays the same when they are in series.
We think you should look into these factors when buying a baterie for your Northstar Truck Camper: Your price-point, what you need the batteries for, details of the average outing with your Northstar Truck Campers.