If you’re shopping for a truck camper — or just starting to wonder whether one might be the rig for you — the Cirrus 820 by nuCamp deserves a long look. It’s a little over eight and a half feet, tips the scale at around 3,300 pounds, and still manages to feel like a real home on the back of your truck. What sets it apart isn’t one big headline. It’s the pile of thoughtful, well-built details that add up to a camper you’ll actually love living in. Here are nine of our favorites.
1. The Heavy-Duty Bumper (That’s Also a Step and a Storage Spot)
Most truck campers send you tiptoeing up a flimsy scissor step or wrestling with a long fold-out contraption. The Cirrus 820 gives you a heavy-duty diamond-plate bumper with two fold-out steps built right in. It’s sturdy, it’s easy to clean, and it doubles as a place to sit, stash a cooler, or park your muddy shoes right underneath. There’s even a little indention sized for a bigger foot, so you’re planting solid instead of balancing on the end of a step. It’s the kind of feature you don’t think about until you have it — and then you can’t imagine going without it.
2. Exterior Style You Can Make Your Own
Truck campers aren’t exactly known for their curb appeal, but the 820 has a little pizzazz. Pick your base color — silver, a rich charcoal, or classic white — then choose a graphics accent in gray, white, red, or black. It’s a simple stripe, but it lets you match your truck or your personality. Think of it as a modern canvas that shows up looking like yours.
3. The Nautilus Water Management System
This one is a game-changer, and you’ll find it across nuCamp’s newest lineup. The Nautilus system puts four clearly labeled levers behind one door and lets you send your water exactly where it needs to go — fill the fresh tank, run off city water, dry camp — just follow the little diagram and set the levers. No memorizing, no guessing. As PJ likes to say, you could work the Nautilus after an adult beverage or two and still get it right. There’s a hot-and-cold spray port down below, too, so you can rinse the dog, do the dishes outside, or take an outdoor shower — and a motion-sensor light means it’s all set up for you the moment you open the cabinet at night.
4. Double Propane and a Truck-Ready Fit
For a camper just over eight feet, dual five-gallon propane tanks are a genuinely nice touch — more cooking, more heat, more time between refills. Just as important is how the 820 sits on your truck. nuCamp adds thick, heavy-duty bumpers up front that keep the camper snug against the cab, so there’s no movement or friction on the road. It’s an easy thing to overlook when you’re shopping, and exactly the kind of detail that makes a camper travel well for years.
5. The FAMA Secure Handle
Here’s a feature we wish every rig had. The FAMA handle releases up top, folds in, and locks into place — an extra layer of security that means no one is getting that door unlocked or open. It’s a small thing that buys real peace of mind when you’re parked somewhere new, and honestly, we’d love to see it on trailers too.
6. A Wet Bath That Feels Residential
You might not expect a usable bathroom in a camper this size, but the 820 delivers. There’s a porcelain toilet — not plastic — which stays cleaner, lasts longer, and simply feels more like home. You get a real corner sink, not a token baby version, so you’re not brushing your teeth in the kitchen. Add a medicine cabinet and a proper wet bath, and it all works far better than the footprint would suggest.
7. Storage Absolutely Everywhere
Storage is always the question with a truck camper, and here the answer is easy. There’s a big cabinet, storage across the top of the kitchen, more above the refrigerator, space under the dinette and along the sides of the bed, and netted pockets right above the windows in the cabover. Add in the diamond-plate exterior compartments with their rubber seals and motion-sensor lights, and you’d have to work hard not to fit everything you need.
8. Big Windows, Big Airflow, and a Real Kitchen
The gem of this layout is the glass. The huge dual-pane acrylic windows open awning-style with screens and blackout shades, and when you throw them all open, the airflow is incredible. The kitchen keeps pace with an eight-inch-deep farmhouse sink, a two-burner stove, a microwave, and a grab-and-go shelf we’d fill in a heartbeat. You’ll also find generous tanks for the size — 36 gallons fresh, 33 gray, and 28 black — plus dimmable ceiling lighting that even offers a soft blue night mode for when you want to see without really turning the lights on.
9. The Stargazer Cabover and Froli Sleep System
Cabover areas can feel cramped and closed in. Not this one. You get real headroom, big windows on both sides, and a stargazer window overhead — lie back and you’re looking straight up at the night sky. There’s a Bluetooth stereo connection and a TV up here too. Best of all, the mattress rides on the Froli sleep system, which cushions you like a box spring and creates an air pocket underneath that lets moisture evaporate instead of collecting between the mattress and the cabover. Comfort and a dry bed, solved in one clever move.
Why We Love the Cirrus 820
Add it all up — the heavy-duty build, the Nautilus system, the light-filled windows, the residential touches — and the Cirrus 820 hits that sweet spot Princess Craft loves best: rugged enough to take you off the beaten path, comfortable enough that you’ll want to stay a while. And with electric Rieco-Titan jacks, dual awnings, and a Euro door with a hidden screen, it’s built to make camping the easy part.
Want to see it in person? Come visit us in Round Rock or Katy, Texas, and we’ll walk you through every detail. Prefer to start from the couch? Head over to our YouTube channel at Princess Craft for the full walkthrough. Either way — enjoy your camping, and give us a call if you have a question. That’s what we’re here for.
