Scout Campers
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What is Scout Campers?
Scout Campers, built by Adventurer Manufacturing in Yakima, Washington, makes lightweight wood-free composite slide-in truck campers. The hard-sided lineup runs from the 577 lb Tuktut for compact trucks up to the full-size Olympic, starting at $17,990, and a new Yoho Pop-Up adds a low-profile soft-wall option.
About Scout Campers
Scout Campers is the clean-sheet, minimalist line from Adventurer Manufacturing, a truck-camper builder that has been turning out campers in Yakima, Washington for more than 50 years. Where traditional slide-ins are framed in wood, every Scout is built on an aluminum exoskeleton wrapped in wood-free composite panels with a gel-coat fiberglass shell, so there is nothing inside the walls to rot, mold, or soak up water. The result is a camper that is both lighter than its hard-sided peers and built to shrug off weather and time.
The lineup is organized by truck size: the compact Tuktut, the mid-size Yoho, the half-ton Olympic, and the heavy-duty Kenai. Each is a true four-season unit with high-density foam insulation, standard lithium and solar for off-grid travel, and an optional diesel heater rated for deep cold. Scout has also started offering pop-top versions, beginning with the Yoho Pop-Up, giving buyers a lower driving profile and a lighter build while keeping the same composite construction.
Key Features
- Wood-free composite panels over an aluminum exoskeleton, so there is no framing to rot, mold, or soak up water
- Among the lightest hard-sided campers in each class, from the 577 lb Tuktut to the full-size Olympic
- Genuine four-season build with high-density foam insulation and an optional diesel heater rated for deep cold
- Standard lithium battery and solar for off-grid travel without a generator
- Offered in both hard-wall and a new low-profile Yoho Pop-Up so you can match roof style to your truck
Models & Specs
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Scout Tuktut
Scout's lightest hard-sided camper at 577 lbs, light enough to put a true four-season hard wall on compact and small mid-size trucks, even a Ford Maverick.
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Scout Yoho
Scout's mid-size flagship and the only model offered in both hard-wall and pop-top, so Tacoma and Ranger owners can choose their roof style on the same proven platform.
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Scout Olympic
The full-size half-ton sweet spot, with around 78 inches of standing height and a dinette that converts to a second bed for the most livable interior of the lineup.
Specs
Pricing
- Starting price
- 17,990 USD
Build
- Roof type
- Hard-sided fixed roof
- Frame
- Aluminum exoskeleton
- Panels
- Wood-free composite substrate, gel-coat fiberglass
- Insulation
- High-density polyurethane foam
- Country of manufacture
- USA (Yakima, WA)
Weight
- Dry weight
- 577 lb
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 110 in
- Exterior width
- 72.25 in
- Exterior height
- 74.5 in
- Interior standing height
- 72.25 in
- Cabover bed
- 47.5 x 69.625 in
Capacity
- Sleeps
- 2
- Fresh water
- 4.9 gal
Specs
Pricing
- Starting price
- 24,990 hard-wall / 29,990 Pop-Up USD
Build
- Roof type
- Hard-sided fixed roof, or Pop-Up soft-wall
- Frame
- Aluminum exoskeleton
- Panels
- Wood-free composite substrate, gel-coat fiberglass
- Insulation
- High-density polyurethane foam
- Country of manufacture
- USA (Yakima, WA)
Weight
- Dry weight (hard-wall)
- 929 lb
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 121 in
- Exterior width
- 74.75 in
- Exterior height
- 78 in
- Interior standing height (hard-wall)
- 75 in
- Interior height (Pop-Up)
- 80.5 open / 55.25 closed in
- Cabover bed
- 50 x 72 in
Capacity
- Sleeps
- 4
- Fresh water
- 4.9 gal
- Solar
- 190W (hard-wall) / dual 100W (Pop-Up)
Specs
Pricing
- Starting price
- 26,990 USD
Build
- Roof type
- Hard-sided fixed roof
- Frame
- Aluminum exoskeleton
- Panels
- Wood-free composite substrate, gel-coat fiberglass
- Insulation
- High-density polyurethane foam
- Country of manufacture
- USA (Yakima, WA)
Weight
- Dry weight
- 1,072 lb
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 127 in
- Exterior width
- 83 in
- Exterior height
- 81 in
- Interior standing height
- 78 in
- Cabover bed
- 53 x 80 in
- Dinette sleeper
- 34 x 70 in
Capacity
- Sleeps
- 4 to 6
- Fresh water
- 4.9 gal
- Solar
- 190W
Review Videos
Contact
Address
3303 W Washington Ave, Yakima, WA 98903, USA
Pacific Northwest
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Genuinely lightweight for hard-sided campers (Tuktut 577 lbs, Yoho 929 lbs), so they fit mid-size and even compact trucks without payload drama
- Wood-free composite and aluminum exoskeleton construction resists rot, mold, and water intrusion far better than traditional stick-built campers
- True four-season capability with high-density foam insulation, standard lithium and solar, and an optional diesel heater for deep cold
- Slides into a factory truck bed with no truck modifications required
- Real standing room for the class, with 72 to 78 inches of interior height so most adults stand fully upright
- Built in the USA in Yakima, Washington by a manufacturer with a 50-year track record
Cons
- Small standard fresh-water capacity of around 4.9 gallons, often a portable jerry can, which families find limiting
- Expensive for the interior space you get, a recurring owner and reviewer complaint
- Sleeping-capacity claims run optimistic; owners say a sleeps-6 model is realistically comfortable for about 3
- Hard off-road use shows wear, with reports of interior wall rub damage and exterior tank scratching in sand and desert
- Quality control is not flawless; some owners reported interior wall peeling or roof-panel separation early in ownership
- Minimal bathroom (portable or cassette toilet only), pop-up soft-wall sealing complaints, and lead times around 3 to 4 months
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