Pennsylvania-based mobile shelter manufacturer Tusca Outdoors is now officially part of the Missouri-based Redneck Outdoor Products family. Best known for the HitchHiker—a minimalist camping pod designed to mount on the back of a truck or trailer—the company enters this new chapter with a fresh identity and an evolving product lineup, which still has its roots in the HitchHiker’s legacy and structure.
HitchHiker camper pod is renamed. It’s now called the Freedom Camper. While the name has changed, the vision and core intention remain the same. The Freedom Camper builds on the original’s legacy, offering increased size and enhanced versatility for a starting price of $3,299.
Designer: Redneck Blinds
Now built in Lamar, Missouri, the Freedom Camper is a fully insulated, hard-shell camping pod like the HitchHiker, but it’s more lightweight and versatile, and that’s where the difference lies. Designed to fit on pickup truck beds, utility trailers, and toy hauler platforms of varying sizes, the Freedom is more than your average camper. It is a barebones sleeper with maximum weather protection, which can be mounted and unmounted with complete convenience.
Unlike the heavier campers, which once installed are cumbersome to take down and make repositioning the truck bed for everyday chores difficult; the Freedom can be lifted on and off the pickup by a couple of people with ease. Of course, with this convenience, the camper is a competitor to the hard-shell rooftop tents that are making a lot of buzz these days. It is therefore provided in two variants, the trailer mounting kit and the truck mounting kit, which allows the Freedom to be strapped on securely.
Mounting kits are available for all four sizes of the Freedom Camper, which comes in 48×79, 48×89, 58×89, and 58×79-inch models. All four models are built with the same rugged materials and go-anywhere spirit of the HitchHiker. The 48″ x 79″ Freedom Camper is compatible with midsize trucks similar to the Toyota Tacoma and Ford Ranger, and can also fit in other full-size trucks with the tailgate up. The 48″ x 89″ size camper is designed for trucks like the Ford F-150 and Toyota Tundra, wherein it can just slide on, be locked in place, and is good to hit the road.
One of the other two models, the 58″ x 79″ Freedom Camper is ideal for those who wish to keep their camper compact and within their bed, while the extra-large 58″ x 89″ model provides space to sleep and store gear and can mount on all full-size truck beds. Due to its ultralightweight (180- 190 lbs, depending on the configuration you choose from), the camper offers a simple overnight RV for adventurers to sleep in (mattress not included) with some gear and belongings. For those who want their Freedom accessorized, Redneck makes provision to outfit it with solar panels, lights, fans and more.
