This Land Cruiser Camper Sleeps Four And Hides A Shower Cubicle
A South African conversion turns the legendary 70 Series into a family-sized expedition camper ready for life far beyond the campground
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by Chris Chilton
Bushwakka transforms Land Cruiser into fully integrated four-sleeper camper.
Pop-top design creates sleeping space for families without towing trailers.
Built-in kitchen, hot water, and solar options support off-grid adventures.
For some people, camping means hitching a trailer and heading to the nearest campsite. For others, it means pointing a truck with a bed full of tent and portable stove at the horizon and seeing what happens. This new camper conversion fits somewhere between and somehow manages to sleep four people without requiring anything to be towed behind it.
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Developed by South African outfit Bushwakka, the Kamelback 4 transforms a Toyota Land Cruiser 79 Series double cab pickup into a self-contained expedition vehicle. The company is keen to point out that this isn’t a slide-in camper or a bolt-on accessory. Instead, the entire rear of the truck is replaced with a purpose-built aluminum living module designed specifically for extended adventures.
Room For The Whole Family
The biggest change over Bushwakka’s earlier camper design is sleeping capacity. While the original version was aimed at couples, this new model can accommodate four sleepers thanks to a second bed integrated into the pop-up roof section. Combined with the fold-out lower sleeping area, it turns the famously rugged Land Cruiser into something approaching a mobile family cabin.
Living space is helped by a full-height rear entry door that allows occupants to stand upright inside. That’s not something you can say about many compact overlanding rigs. Once camp is established, the roof lifts, the sleeping areas deploy, and the standard 180-degree awning creates extra sheltered outdoor space.
Bushwakka hasn’t forgotten the practical stuff, either. The camper includes a fully equipped kitchen for four people complete with crockery and cutlery, a portable two-burner gas stove, storage for a fridge up to 90 liters (3.2 cu-ft), and a hot-water system fed by a 90-liter water tank. And if that’s not enough, an external water supply can be connected to preserve the onboard reserves.
There’s also an optional swing-out shower cubicle, a 1m x 1m (39.4 x 39.4-inch) foldaway unit that comes with a roof cap, a drained floor, and integrated LED lighting. Other available upgrades include a roof rack, ladder extensions, and a table.
Electricity For Days
Electrical power comes from a lithium battery setup with inverter, DC-DC charging, LED lighting, multiple power outlets, and optional roof-mounted 380W solar panels. In other words, you’ll probably run out of vacation days before you run out of electricity.
The camper body itself is constructed from marine-grade aluminum and mounts directly to the Land Cruiser chassis. Bushwakka says the design is engineered for harsh conditions, with sealed compartments, rugged hardware, and a focus on durability.
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At roughly R547,000 ($33,300) before you provide the Land Cruiser donor vehicle, the Kamelback 4 isn’t cheap. Then again, neither is getting rescued after you get yourself stranded halfway across the Kalahari in something woefully ill-equipped for the job.
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