Field Proven
Expeditions
Real-world proof. TOTAL COMPOSITES habitats have been tested at both poles — in conditions that destroy conventional builds. These are not marketing stories. These are documented expeditions.
TOTAL COMPOSITES × Arctic Trucks — April 2023
Built for
Where the
Road Ends
From Victoria, BC to the Magnetic North Pole — 24 days, -39°C, and a habitat that never failed.
Real Expedition. Real Conditions.
Magnetic North Pole.
April 2023.
In support of the Pole to Pole EV Expedition — the first-ever electric vehicle journey to the magnetic North Pole — Arctic Trucks mounted a TOTAL COMPOSITES Bobcat 8' flatbed camper to their AT44 Ford F-350 6×6 conversion.
Three vehicles and seven people set out from Yellowknife, NWT. 24 days across frozen ocean, deep snow, and thousands of miles of total isolation. The habitat served as the team's only shelter in temperatures reaching -39°C.
The team called it "the clubhouse." Not because it was comfortable — but because it worked.
Start
Yellowknife, NWT
Duration
24 Days
Vehicle
AT44 F-350 6×6
Model
TC Bobcat 8'
Kyle Leeds — Arctic Trucks Director of Sales
"TOTAL COMPOSITES was selected due to the superior insulation design, quality, and durability. The thermal-free composite construction was vital to avoid condensation and ice build-up in extreme low temperatures. For TOTAL COMPOSITES this was a huge opportunity to prove their claim about the durability, efficiency and zero thermal conductivity."READ FULL ARTICLE — TRUCK CAMPER ADVENTURE
Engineering Reality
Why Composites
Matter in the Arctic
Traditional Builds Fail
- ✗Condensation turns to ice inside walls
- ✗Materials contract, crack, and separate
- ✗Wood absorbs moisture, warps, rots
- ✗Metal conducts cold, creates frost bridges
- ✗Moisture becomes mold
- ✗Cold becomes a structural failure
TOTAL COMPOSITES Solves It
- ✓Thermal-free composite prevents condensation and ice
- ✓High-efficiency insulation keeps interiors dry
- ✓Lightweight panels reduce vehicle stress
- ✓Monocoque strength resists extreme loads
- ✓100% wood-free — zero rot, zero moisture absorption
- ✓Proven: chosen because failure meant real danger
In The Field
Designed for the Unknown
From Vancouver Island
to the Top of the World.
TOTAL COMPOSITES is based in Victoria, British Columbia — on the edge of the Pacific, surrounded by wilderness. But our products don't stay close to home.
They've traveled across frozen Arctic sea ice, through remote northern Canada, into environments where no conventional RV would survive — not as support vehicles, but as mission-critical systems.
Before TOTAL COMPOSITES, there were essentially no camper options capable of operating at these temperatures. Arctic expeditions meant tents. This mission changed that permanently — proving that composite construction could shelter a team through the most extreme environment on Earth.
That's the difference between a camper… and a habitat.
World First
First truck camper system ever used in support of a magnetic North Pole vehicle expedition
Arctic Proven
TOTAL COMPOSITES habitats were chosen specifically because conventional builds would have failed in those conditions
A New Standard
This expedition set a new benchmark — proving composite habitats are the only viable choice for extreme polar operations
Built for Your Expedition
The same composite system that reached both poles is available for your build — from truck campers to fully custom expedition enclosures.