Rather a lot has occurred since we first coated the good, tiny HitchHiker camper pod from Tusca Outside. The largest factor is that it is now part of Redneck Outside Merchandise, a Missouri firm specializing in searching blinds. It is also been renamed the Freedom Camper. Most significantly, although, it is now accessible in a lighter, sleeker model that matches vehicles as small because the Ford Maverick and requires simply two individuals to carry on and off the car. It creates an all-terrain-ready pickup camper or tenting trailer, then rapidly removes when the journey is over.
Tusca adopted up its authentic early-2024 HitchHiker introduction with the HitchHiker Solo last summer, giving patrons a lighter, extra versatile tenting pod choice to swap between pickup vehicles and utility trailers. It designed the Solo in response to buyer suggestions requesting a variant that would match between the wheel wells of a regular full-size pickup truck, additional delivering on the promise of a dirt-simple, cheap hard-walled truck tenting answer. And this one did not require mounting atop a homebuilt platform or one thing just like the Decked drawer system.
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As a result of Tusca needed to slim down the outside width to 48 inches (122 cm) to suit contained in the wheel wells, the ensuing 44-in (112-cm) inside width turned just a little cramped for 2 individuals, and it marketed the brand new variant because the Solo, good for a single sleeper. That is actually an obstacle for extra social RVers touring in pairs however might show an enormous plus for anybody actually seeking to get away from all of it. Though, we have seen double camper beds even tighter than 44 inches, so campers who do not thoughts getting comfortable and comfortable may in all probability squeeze two inside.
Your complete Tusca model received pulled beneath the umbrella of Redneck earlier this yr, and the rebranded Freedom Camper line now consists of 4 totally different sizes. The smallest maintains the Solo’s 48-in width and has a complete size of 79 inches (201 cm) with an inside extending slightly below 75 inches (i.e. 6 ft 3 in, 191 cm).
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Whereas the longer 48 x 89-in (122 x 226-cm) Solo/Freedom Camper was developed particularly for full-size vehicles, the brand new shorter 79-in model suits all midsize pickup vehicles: Toyota Tacoma, Ford Ranger, Chevy Colorado, Jeep Gladiator and Nissan Frontier. Actually, it even suits two small unibody vehicles: the Ford Maverick and Honda Ridgeline, one of many few hard-walled camper choices to take action. It really works with each 5- and 6-foot beds and requires the tailgate to stay down both means. Redneck advertises it as a one- or two-person camper.
It is value noting that some small and midsize truck platforms do not provide sufficient width between the wheel wells and would require platform mounting for even the slim 48-in Freedom Camper. The 2025 Toyota Tacoma, as an example, measures 44.7 inches (114 cm) between the wells, and the 2025 Chevy Colorado is available in at 45.5 in (116 cm). The 2025 Ford Ranger stretches 48.2 inches (125 cm) between the wells, however pre-2024 Rangers have a slimmer 44.8-in (114-cm) well-to-well width. Apparently, the present Honda Ridgeline has a full 50 inches (127 cm) between the wheel wells, making it a lot extensive to accommodate the 48-in-wide Freedom. Different vehicles differ by make/mannequin/yr.
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The 79 x 48-in trailer measures 54 inches (137 cm) tall to its roof and provides 48 inches of inside top for comfortably sitting up however not standing. It weighs in 10 lb (4.5 kg) lower than the unique HitchHiker we checked out final yr at 180 lb (81.6 kg) and is designed to be transported from storage to pickup mattress or utility trailer by two or extra individuals.
Not like bigger, heavier campers that require jacks or different programs to carry on and off, the Freedom Camper is supposed to hold by hand, very like a rooftop tent. It then straps securely to the truck’s mounting tracks and/or tie-down factors.
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Past that, it is actually only a easy roof over your head. It features a full insulation bundle geared toward all-season use and a pair of slider home windows plus air flow factors. From there, homeowners can decorate it themselves with additions like photo voltaic panels, lighting, followers and extra or use it as is, having fun with a quite simple, hard-sided tenting shelter. It doesn’t include its personal mattress, so homeowners should use their very own.
Along with truck tenting, the Freedom pod continues to be designed to mount to utility trailers and toy haulers to create a tenting trailer answer, providing a easy in a single day RV for outside adventurers and not using a free pickup mattress to make use of. Freedom provides each trailer and truck set up kits for correctly securing the camper to the car of alternative.
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Essentially the most compact 79 x 48 x 54-in Freedom Camper begins at a retail worth of US$3,399 however is on sale for $3,299 on the time of publishing. The longer 48 x 89-in solo mannequin retails for $3,499. Redneck additionally provides a 58-in-wide (147-cm) two-sleeper pod in each 79- and 89-in lengths. Patrons can add the truck mounting package rather than the trailer package for an additional $100.
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