I went to my first Overland Expo show for Outside in 2015. At that time, Overland Expo East was held in Asheville, North Carolina, and I begged my editors to let me fly out and cover the event. No one in the office had really heard of the event back then, and a few were skeptical that “overlanding” was something the Outside Online audience would care about.
Turns out, people did care. A video tour I shot of an Earth Cruiser ended up being one of the site’s most popular videos for years, and while EarthCruiser is now out of business a decade later, overlanding is more popular than ever.
This year’s Overland Expo drew more than 28,000 people, and there were 423 registered exhibitors showing off the latest and greatest stuff the industry has to offer. As we’ve done for the last 10 years, we scoured the show for the best gear and most innovative rigs. These are the four new campers that impressed me most at this year’s expo.
Outpost 6.5 (from $39,995)
Durango-based Outpost Campers launched their 6.5 slide-in truck camper last Summer, but this was their first time at Overland Expo West. This company is actually the same team behind San Juan Vans—they re-branded and put a pause on van builds due to the demand they were getting for truck campers. After taking a look at Expo, it’s easy to see why given the impeccable craftsmanship, open floorplan, and the great value they pack into that $39K price tag.
Watch: Inside the Outpost 6.5
Made from composite panels, the Outpost 6.5 is a true four-season camper with a very high insulation value. For 2025, the company started using a different composite panel that’s more durable and lighter than previous models, giving the camper a dry weight of 1,475 pounds. To me, what really sets this camper apart is what you get for the base price: a 5k Wh Ecoflow lithium battery and power station that includes a 3000 watt inverter, 60 Amp DC-DC charger and dual solar charge controllers, 250 watts of solar, a 20 gallon fresh water tank, aluminum cabinetry with bamboo countertops, an 86-liter fridge, an induction cooktop, a Maxxair fan, and more.
I built my own composite truck camper a few years ago, and can tell you that if Outpost had been around then, I probably would have saved myself the DIY trouble. I’m planning to take an Outpost 6.5 out for a proper test this summer, so stay tuned for a full review.
Cube Series Trailer (from $56,879)
Cube Series launched their pop-up, hard-walled truck camper a few years ago, but this was the first time I’ve seen their new trailer in person. It’s one of very few hard-sided, pop-up trailers on the market, and a super compelling option for anyone who needs their trailer to fit in a garage or just wants an easier towing experience.
Composite and aluminum construction keep the weight down to just 2,730 pounds, so it’s easily towable behind smaller SUVs and pickups. It comes with 25-gallon fresh and grey water tanks, an 18,000BTU furnace, and a DC-DC charger for charging the battery off your tow rig. Electric actuators lift the roof once you get to camp and give you over 7 feet of headroom inside. I’m hoping to spend some time testing this trailer later this year.
High Country Unlimited Camper (from $21,449)
This one was a first for me at the show—a camper trailer specifically designed to be pulled by a UTV or side by side. The founders of High Country Unlimited spent a lot of time camping around the North Rim of the Grand Canyon out of their side by sides, and grew tired of trying to cram all their gear into the limited cargo space. Their solution was to create a trailer light enough to pull behind their rigs, yet big enough to haul gear and offer a more comfortable place to sleep.
At just 1,100 pounds, these trailers can be pulled behind most UTVs, and the company’s “walking beam suspension” allows the little trailers to traverse some seriously gnarly terrain with ease. High Country Unlimited offers 3 different models, including one with a rooftop tent and one with a Kodiak canvas tent made for a truck bed built in. You can add options like a diesel heater, portable shower system, and more to turn these little trailers into full-on campers capable of going anywhere your side by side will tow them.
Pebble Flow (from $109,500)
The Pebble Flow was one of two fully electric travel trailers we saw at Expo this year that were specifically designed to be towed behind an electric vehicle. The Pebble Flow was originally announced back in 2023, and this was the first time we laid eyes (and hands) on one in person. Color us impressed.
The Pebble Flow is a 25-foot travel trailer with a dry weight of 5,800 pounds—well within the 11,000-pound towing capacity of a Rivian R1T. It differs from its main competitor, the Lightship AE.1 Cosmos, in that it doesn’t collapse down for driving and has some nifty, automated features like “Remote Control”, “Magic Hitch,” and “InstaCamp” built in. We didn’t get to see these in action, but Pebble claims that the trailer will automatically hitch itself to your vehicle and decouple once in camp, can be maneuvered into a campsite via a remote control (without a tow rig attached), and deploy the stairs, stabilizers, and levelers with the push of a button.
There are, of course, a ton of other features built into this thing, like dual motors at the wheels that make towing easier and extend the range of the tow vehicle, regenerative braking, and a high-efficiency heat pump. While we’re still in the early days of high-tech, electric trailers, I’m excited to see these concept rigs like the Pebble Flow start shipping production units to customers this year.
Jeep ARTT Concept (not yet available)
Ok, so technically you can’t buy this rig yet, but it’s too cool not to be included on this list. At first glance, I assumed this was just a run-of-the-mill Jeep Wrangler with a rooftop tent, but it’s not. Jeep Performance Parts calls this their “ARTT” concept. It is a collaboration with Dometic, and is actually an integrated rooftop tent and 270-degree awning housed in an aerodynamic, carbon fiber shell that attaches directly to the roof of the Wrangler without the need for a rack. That saves a ton of weight, and it allows you to access the tent from the inside of the vehicle via the Jeep’s removable “freedom panels.” It’s pretty cool, and basically turns a Wrangler into a little mini camper without adding tons of weight and ruining the way it drives.
Bowlus Rivet (from $138,000)
This one turned a lot of heads at the show, and it was our first time seeing a Bowlus in person. The Bowlus Rivet is a 25-foot, luxury travel trailer that weighs just 2,800 pounds dry. The company has a pretty interesting history—Hawley Bowlus made the first riveted aluminum travel trailer in 1934, which looked a lot like what you see here, but his company went out of business after Walley Byum created a very similar riveted aluminum trailer—the Airstream.
These days, Bowlus is widely known for building one of the highest quality trailers on the market, and it really shows when you get inside. The base model comes with 4k Wh of battery power (and can be optioned with up to 8k Wh), and 660 watts of solar, so you can literally camp off grid indefinitely without running out of juice. The trailer also features a hydronic heating system with five silent radiators to evenly distribute heat throughout the trailer. We also particularly liked the placement of the door, which allows you to easily load bikes, kayaks and other long, bulky gear into the trailer.
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