Overland Expo

Skinny Guy aims to reinvent self-sufficient camping with a pickup truck solution. Its customizable box-of-adventure turns everything from the Rivian R1T e-pickup to a grumbling long-bed into an off-grid camper with kitchen, bed, dinette and toilet.

Hatchet Overland is preparing to enter the fray of go-anywhere 4x4 micro-RVs. Its lightweight Jeep Wrangler pop-up adds less than a foot of ride height, sets up in a minute flat, and pops up and out to create a comfy sleeper roof and standing height.

The Jeep Gladiator is a super-capable off-road platform, and drop a camper on it and it also makes a rock-solid overlander. For those looking for a fast, affordable and simple solution, AT Overland offers lightweight sleeper tops under $10K.

Tentrax sells tiny trailers that are essentially wheeled fiberglass tubs, opening to create a tent or provide cargo access. Tentrax will soon bring the party with a tailgating model that packs a kitchen, cooler, flip-up TV, sound system and beer tap.

The Gladiator opens a new world of Jeep camper possibilities. Fiftyten has one of the first, a three-piece kit for journeys of every style and size.

More stylish than any bus-size fifth-wheel, but with room for the family, the new Trail Ridge caravan from Dunraven brings clean design and cozy living to camp. The 18-foot (5.5-m) aluminum box trailer is designed for families that want to experience the outdoors, not just park a trailer there.

The largest Overland Expo ever, the 2019 show welcomed more than 22,000 attendees and 1,500 registered vehicles. We've seen the camper vans of the show, and here we take a tour of everything from neatly packaged utility vehicle campers, to big expedition trucks, to an amphibious Russian rover.

Growing its lineup from the expanding S.O.5.10 caravan, Overkill Campers presents a lighter, simpler take on tow-anywhere camping. The T.K.4.7 rides on a similarly rugged foundation as its big brother but offers a more compact living space that blurs the boundary between inside and outside.

Just days after we looked at a 298-lb camping trailer that is literally featherlight, we found a trailer that weighs even less – and this one's built to go off-road. The SportsRig TrailStomper is a wagon-like towable that buyers can build into the nimblest of off-grid camping trailers.

Some new camping trailers recycle old ideas, but the Timberline trailer from Colorado Backcountry provides a different spin on capable towing and spacious living. It follows an ATV like a loyal Labrador and uses an electric-lift tent, deluxe kitchen and smart storage to let you live like a king.

Overlanding in an electric vehicle, meandering miles off the electrical grid for days, has so far been virtually unfathomable. But electric truck startup Rivian is hoping to make it more mainstream. Its electric pickup camper has 400 miles (644 km) of range, a roof-top tent and an electric kitchen.

If you were looking for the roof-top tent on a vehicle, the most logical place to look would be ... the roof. But Rubicon Expedition Products wants people to look down. Its Hitch Tent system drops the roof tent down to hitch level, making it easier to load and freeing up the vehicle for day trips.