Reviews
Owner reviews from Google, editorial highlights from Popular Mechanics and Truck Camper Magazine, and video walkthroughs from long-form YouTube reviewers. 600+ hand-riveted aluminum truck bed campers delivered from Bellingham, Washington since 2016.
“The build quality is amazing — head and shoulders above the other options I checked out.”
From owners
Brian C.
3 months ago
I would definitely recommend purchasing a Kimbo camper. I met Evan Van Metre at an overlander show in Santa Rosa, California, in September of 2025. I got to look at the Kimbo in person and was impressed with the interior space and overall build quality.
Max V.
3 months ago
Kimbo Campers from Kimbo, Inc. in Bellingham, WA, are the best on the market. Quality, design, and service are unmatched.
Steve S.
5 months ago
Super happy with my Kimbo. Been on a dozen trips with no issues. Build quality is awesome. The folks at Kimbo were excellent before, during and after purchase. Highly recommend
John A.
5 months ago
Evan and the team at Kimbo are amazing and they way undersell how awesome this Slide-in is. And the install is easy for one person.
Dena H.
5 months ago
I purchased a Kimbo last year and have been living full time out of it since then. Last night my bedroom window had a malfunction and popped off the frame in 24 degree weather. I reached out to my contacts with the team and they responded immediately.
William B.
6 months ago
The crew at Kimbo is top notch! Evan helped me with a ton of questions allowing me to make moves on my build. These are the types of dudes I'd love to drink beers with and talk shop any day!
john B.
6 months ago
The crew at Kimbo campers are awesome, real people small local businesses I've had my Kimbo for about four years, they are still the best.
Sharon F.
7 months ago
KIMBO owner for a year now. I am completely satisfied with this camper. Formerly a tent camper, I am loving the comfort and freedom.
m S.
9 months ago
Excellent product that is well designed, robust, and has a simple, intuitive layout.
Debbie B.
10 months ago
We have #454 Kimbo. Picked it up last year. Put over 10,000 miles with it, with all seasons. We love it. We get many people come ask us questions about it. Highly recommend it to them.
Denise L.
10 months ago
We love our camper! We also love the incredible service we have gotten from KIMBO. Today we received a thoughtful follow-up from the team.
Jared B.
11 months ago
2023: Kimbo is a fantastic company. The employees are adaptively and creatively designing and building a high-quality, one-of-a-kind camper, and endearing themselves to a fun and engaged community in the process. I own a Kimbo camper.
Field reports
Owner #562
They are made to order and built with nothing but the highest quality materials.
Product Review
I'm inside a Kimbo. It's hard to get across in photography — the design, the details, the CNC cuts, the integration. It's truly unique.
Athlete Review
25 °F outside, 70 °F in here, thanks to the Dickinson heater and the R5 insulation. Snowing out, coffee on, fire lit.
Owner #349
We've taken ours 14,000 miles across 30 states and 32 NPS areas. WA to Vermont, down the east coast to the Everglades, then back via the south.
From editors
“We're smitten with the Kimbo camper… for its utility and wealth of features at a super low price.”
Popular Mechanics
Named the #1 slide-in truck camper · 2020
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“Mark King had us thinking about truck camper design in completely new ways.”
Truck Camper Magazine
Announcing the Kimbo Series 6 · 2025
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“Drawing inspiration from the USS Alabama nuclear submarine, Mark King designed his first truck camper in 2016. The result is the Kimbo Camper, a relatively lightweight truck camper with a unique exterior that is sure to turn some heads.”
Expedition Portal
Featured Truck Camper — Kimbo Camper · 2020
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“Despite years of no, King persevered — a textbook case of what innovation lecturers like to call stick-to-it-ive-ness.”
The Seattle Times
Bellingham Inventor: Mark King · 2014
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“An expanded 8-foot model designed after a decade of refinement and customer feedback, with R10 insulation, a permanent rotomolded wet bathroom, queen mattress, and improved storage. Maintains ultralight weight while offering residential-quality comfort.”
New Atlas
Kimbo 8 Aluminum Four-Season Pickup Camper · 2026
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On video
Independent walkthroughs and long-form tours from YouTube reviewers with a combined audience of 7M+ views on Kimbo content.
Living The Van Life
Chad and Kimbo founder Mark King get caught in the same blizzard and dig out together the next morning — the highest-viewed YouTube content featuring Kimbo, by a wide margin.
3.79M views · 2019
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Down2Mob Overland
Full walkthrough of the very first Kimbo ever built — only four on the road at the time of filming. "The lightest hard-sided truck camper that I have ever seen."
1.1M views · 2019
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New Jersey Outdoor Adventures
Jesse — solo full-time Kimbo owner who drove from Florida to Bellingham to pick up her camper — walks through her inside-and-out setup after a year of living in it.
845K views · 2022
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Talon Sei
Talon Sei's flagship Kimbo tour with founder Mark King — full exterior + interior walkaround camping near Mt. Rainier. Covers the no-frame design, windows, heater, and modular interior philosophy.
779K views · 2020
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Salty Gears Off Road
Independent walkaround review of a 4th-gen Toyota Tacoma TRD paired with a Kimbo 6, plus the airbag + suspension upgrades to handle the loaded weight.
Recent · 2024 Tacoma · 2025
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