Pickup

Trap doors, electric expansion systems and amphibious ebikes ... those are just a few of the ideas we saw pushed across the RV market in 2024. In fact, all those ideas (and plenty more) found their way into some of the market's smallest RVs.

We've seen camper kits for vans, 4x4s and crossovers. But pickup truck owners have long been left to build their own. Roadloft bucks that trend with a pickup camper kit that becomes a truck lounge, dining area, mobile office, kitchenette and bedroom.

From wide-open flat bed, to loaded utility canopy, to fully packed multi-week expedition camper, Alublack's modular canopy camping system customizes the world's most rugged, unstoppable trucks into personalized adventure partners.

Mountain bikes have a way of getting muddy, while their riders have a way of getting dirty and sweaty. The latest offering from outdoor gear company RinseKit was designed with these facts in mind, as it combines a tailgate pad and a shower.

Radica hit the pickup camping scene a couple years ago with the Moonlander, a truck cap that's part security shell, part camper. The new Moonlander X looks at first to go a more traditional route but functions a little differently than it appears.

Ford redesigned the Ranger pickup truck for the 2024 model year, pushing it into its fifth generation. I drove both the XLT and the Raptor, comprising two of the four models of Ranger available now.

The Peak Performance Stealth pickup camper is the lightest we've ever covered. It's also the most versatile, readily transforming from an empty composite pop-top shell to a fully equipped base camp and reconfiguring into multiple other layouts.

Catapult has a more comprehensive solution for the common pickup camping topper. Its camping system pairs a wedge pop-top with a custom-fit panel designed to support a full camper van floor plan worth of furniture and equipment inside the truck bed.

Topo Toppers' latest pickup camping topper debuts as its roomiest yet, pairing flared-out vertical sidewalls with a full-length pop-top to offer serious living space and super-queen-sized sleeping atop the Toyota Tacoma and other trucks.

Setting out to build the "ultimate ultralight" 4x4 camper for all seasons and terrains, Tufport has outdone itself. Its sleek Overlander weighs well under 1,000 lb, whether left a simple sleeper shell or fully kitted with kitchen, dinette and toilet.

The Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and the GMC Sierra 1500 are nearly identical trucks. The major differences between a Chevrolet and a GMC truck lie mostly in their looks and interiors. GMC is, by branding, more upscale.

Ovrlnd Campers has developed a pop-up pickup camping topper nearly as light as a basic truck shell. Its new Bivy weighs as little as 205 lb while offering a pop-up interior that can be made into a cozy camper. It's truly a bivy sack for your truck.