Toyota Hilux 4×4 gullwing camper truck makes a hardy Outback explorer

RedSands made some news earlier this year when it introduced an electrified Toyota Hilux camper truck, one of our favorite truck camping innovations of 2023. That rig wasn’t to be the only innovative Hilux creation the RV rental company added to its fl… Continue reading Toyota Hilux 4×4 gullwing camper truck makes a hardy Outback explorer

VinFast unveils VF 3 electric mini-SUV and VF Wild electric pickup at CES

Have you always liked the Suzuki Sidekick/Geo Tracker, but wished it was an EV? Well, VinFast’s soon-to-be-available VF 3 may fill that niche for you. The automaker has also unveiled its VF Wild electric pickup truck concept.Continue ReadingCategory: A… Continue reading VinFast unveils VF 3 electric mini-SUV and VF Wild electric pickup at CES

Range pickup camper is a Spacekap turned vibrant off-grid retreat

We’ve long admired the looks of the Spacekap commercial truck canopy, wishing they’d make a camper version. Well, now we have a few options. Earlier this year, we looked at the work Ohio’s Grumpy Bear Campers is doing with the Spacecap Diablo fiberglas… Continue reading Range pickup camper is a Spacekap turned vibrant off-grid retreat

Top 12 pickup campers, toppers and all-out adventure RV trucks of 2023

It’ll be hard to pin down in official data – RVIA figures paint a bleak picture for 2023 RV sales in general, deliveries down just over 40 percent year-over-year through October – but 2023 felt to us like the year the van life craze ceded some real gro… Continue reading Top 12 pickup campers, toppers and all-out adventure RV trucks of 2023

Tesla’s $50K+ 340-mile Cybertruck is ready to survive the apocalypse

Some people have been on tenterhooks since the last speck of light vanished from the Tesla Design Studio on the evening of November 21, 2019. Some hoped it would never happen at all. It’s been just over four years, and the wait is officially over. The … Continue reading Tesla’s $50K+ 340-mile Cybertruck is ready to survive the apocalypse

Venturous truck shell holds up to 1,500 lb of camping & adventure gear

To meet the demand for a pickup truck shell built to hold all the provisions of modern adventure – platform racks, rooftop tents, standup paddleboards, bicycles and more – LTA Manufacturing has launched the new Venturous brand. The company sets its Oza… Continue reading Venturous truck shell holds up to 1,500 lb of camping & adventure gear

Think Tesla’s Cybertruck is a mess? Meet the Robotruck 1T

Here’s something we didn’t expect to see at the 2023 LA Auto Show (or necessarily any show): an all-new Cybertruck-like electric pickup that somehow manages to look more strangely disjointed than the original. It’s the Robotruck 1T from Silicon Valley … Continue reading Think Tesla’s Cybertruck is a mess? Meet the Robotruck 1T

Space-age origami truck camper pops into hard-wall Toyota-top habitat

Hard-sided pop-up pickup campers and camping toppers seem to be a growing trend of the early 2020s, evidenced by a steady wave of new launches like the Oru Designs Bruin, Cube Series QB and AntiShanty Dwell Shell. Ohio startup Hardsider is deep at work… Continue reading Space-age origami truck camper pops into hard-wall Toyota-top habitat

Space-age origami truck camper pops into hard-wall Toyota-top habitat

Hard-sided pop-up pickup campers and camping toppers seem to be a growing trend of the early 2020s, evidenced by a steady wave of new launches like the Oru Designs Bruin, Cube Series QB and AntiShanty Dwell Shell. Ohio startup Hardsider is deep at work… Continue reading Space-age origami truck camper pops into hard-wall Toyota-top habitat