Off-grid

Pin-Up Houses recently completed a new tiny house that's based on a shipping container and cost $21,000 to build. Named Gaia, it offers full off-the-grid functionality with solar panels, a wind turbine, and rainwater collection system.

Just days after showing a mobile office van concept, Nissan is addressing another topical subject with a van concept. The automaker has turned the e-NV200 into a fully winterized electric mini-camper van for cold-weather adventure.

TruckHouse turns the Toyota Tacoma into a compact all-terrain expedition vehicle, finding a middle ground between huge trucks and 4x4 camper vans. Its carbon fiber off-road camper rig explores and camps the most distant stretches of Earthly land.

Off Grid Trailers grows its wood-free, all-aluminum off-road camping trailer lineup with the new Switchback. The baby of the Off Grid family, the Switchback brings a lightweight construction, unique tent-topper layout, and thorough list of options.

The RV surged in popularity this year, inspiring many to look for small, affordable leisure vehicle options. The industry answered with a surge of new mini-campers ranging from compact expandable trailers to amphibious electric three-wheelers.

The merging of two of the toughest "cruisers" on dry land is complete. EarthCruiser presents its Toyota Land Cruiser XTR, an expedition rig that combines legendary 4x4 capability with three-person living quarters complete with state-of-the-art tech.

Twenty-twenty wasn't a great year for most of us, but it did prove a good one for RVs. Truck campers were one market that enjoyed a year of innovation and improved design. Here are the coolest truck campers and camper trucks we looked at in 2020.

Taxa Outdoors' off-the-wall towables can camp off-grid for up to a week but lack the true off-road equipment necessary for rambling over rugged terrain on the way there. Taxa makes up ground by upgrading two of its staples with an Overland package.

GoSun is perhaps best known for its line of solar ovens and other neat outdoor gear. However, the firm has now completed an off-grid tiny house named the GoSun Dream that features a compact interior layout with an elevating bed.

Winnebago follows its Revel 4x4 camper van and Hike trailer up with the all-new Ekko, a B+ motorhome ready to chase adventure. A step up from camper van size, the compact RV carries a roomy off-grid base camp atop an off-road-ready Ford Transit AWD.

With a pop-up like a chimney and a bimini-topped sundeck, the roof of the RKS Purpose Trailer is unlike any other. The trailer has standing height where you need it, lying height where you don't, and an upper deck when you don't want a roof at all.

Mopar leapt out of the gate at this year's virtual SEMA360 show with a Jeep Gladiator that's something of an all-terrain bike and food truck. The Top Dog Concept swaps out the Gladiator bed for a canopy with a fridge/freezer and a hot dog roller.