Adventurer Manufacturing has revealed CAD renderings and details on not one but two new Scout Pop-Up models. Here’s our first look at the 2025 Scout Kenai and Olympic Pop-Ups.
There’s a simple logic behind the Scout truck camper series that is now coming into full view. That logic is to (a) design floor plans that cover all mid-size and full-size trucks, (b) make both hard side and pop-up versions of those floor plans, and (c) build all of these models to be 100 percent modular.
This path opens Scout Campers to the entire truck marketplace—mid-size, full-size, long bed, and short bed configurations—and allows their product offerings to be adapted to the widest potential customer base.
If the concept of Scout ended there it would be industry-leading, but Scout took the vision even further by fully embracing composite construction and partnering with leading overland brands to debut exciting new features. This is not the behavior of a typical RV marketplace upstart. These are the marks of a disruptor.
Above: Scout Olympic pop-up
With the recent unveiling of the 2025 Scout Kenai Pop-Up and Olympic Pop-Up renderings, we can now see the complete line of hard side and pop-up Scout campers; the Scout Yoho hard side and pop-up for mid-size trucks, the Scout Olympic hard side and pop-up for full-size short bed trucks, and the Scout Kenai hard side and pop-up for full-size short bed or long bed trucks.
Above: Scout Kenai pop-up
Across all of these models is an array of modular features and options that are easy to install or remove, and fit through the entry door. The manufacturer and consumer benefits and economies of this modular approach across the entire line-up are many fold. For example, Adventurer Manufacturing can inventory items in larger quantities, apply them to every model they offer, and pass those savings to their customers. For Scout owners, they can add, remove, repair, or replace modular items at will.
Above: Scout Olympic pop-up
Building on the three-floor plan concept, maximized truck compatibility, and 100 percent modular approach, the Scout Pop-Up line introduced new features specifically developed for the pop-up form factor. These advancements are found across the Scout Yoho Pop-Up, Olympic Pop-Up, and Kenai Pop-Up. What follows is a run-down of the most important Scout Pop-Up features.
By collaborating with a local manufacturer specializing in military-grade fiberglass, Scout developed a one-piece, vacuum-infused fiberglass roof that offers an exceptional strength-to-weight ratio and ensures a watertight seal. The roof also follows the contours of the signature Scout aesthetic making the Scout front, side, and rear profile immediately identifiable with the Yakima, Washington brand.
Scout partnered with Go Fast Campers (GFC) out of Montana to develop their pop-up soft walls. The Scout soft walls are made from coated 300D honey ripstop fabric. This material is known for being waterproof, UV-resistant, and mold-resistant for long-term reliability and durability.
The triple-layer soft wall system includes a bug screen for ventilation, a clear zip-up window, and a fabric layer for privacy and added insulation. In line with Scout’s modular and serviceable focus, the soft wall was also designed to be easily removable and replaceable.
Another benefit of the soft wall design is panoramic windows allowing for 360-degree outdoor views and excellent ventilation when desired.
Above: Scout Kenai pop-up with the panoramic windows in the soft wall
A key feature of the Scout Pop-Up line is its patent-pending lift mechanism system designed for fast set-up without the need for electric motors or locking systems. We haven’t had the opportunity to experience or test this new lift mechanism, but we’re looking forward to that opportunity.
In September of 2024, Adventurer announced their in-house designed Unbound Power Tower (UPT) electrical system for Scout. The UPT was developed in partnership with Victron and Expion360 and is itself fully modular and updatable. Fully modular components in a fully modular camper? These folks don’t quit.
The Unbound Power Tower incorporates a power disconnect, resettable breakers, resettable fuses, and Victron components including a solar controller and DC-to-DC charger.
The UPT system can also be expanded with a Victron inverter (externally mounted).
For battery power, a 132Ah Expion360 lithium battery is standard with the option to add additional Expion360 lithium batteries. The batteries are also externally mounted and located forward and low in the unit for the center of gravity. After all, these campers are designed to go off-road and off-grid.
The hard side version of Scout Kenai debuted in August of 2020 and introduced a few concepts we hadn’t seen before; a bathroom space, mud room, and optional modular RinseKit for inside showers.
Immediately inside the entry door is a stainless-steel drain pan that works both as the mud room and the shower pan. This standard feature allows you to walk into your camper with dirty, wet, or snow-filled boots and gear and keep that mess and moisture out of the main living area. This is in tune with the active outdoor lifestyle Scout is designed to support.
The RinseKit shower is a modular and portable shower system that uses the same stainless-steel drain pain to create an inside shower. The RinseKit includes a two-gallon pressurized water container that can last five minutes on full blast, or up to thirty minutes in mist mode.
The bathroom space is located on the passenger side rear and offers the option for a 4.75 gallon Thetford cassette toilet system. For some, this will be the feature that makes the Kenai—in hard side or pop-up form—the right Scout for their needs. No other Scout model offers this bathroom space or cassette toilet option.
The rest of the Scout Kenai Pop-Up features an expandable queen-size bed and more storage than its smaller pop-up stablemates. If you’re looking for the biggest Scout Pop-Up for a full-size long or short bed truck, the Kenai is the one.
The Scout Olympic was the first Scout model to break cover in April of 2020 and launched the key elements of the Scout concept; wood-free polyurethane and fiberglass composite panels, frameless exoskeleton, and 100 percent modular approach. Everything Scout has flowed from this audacious debut.
The Olympic Pop-Up version adds the Scout Pop-Up advancements and five years of Scout model year updates. That includes numerous improvements to critical components and materials across the board. That stated, the core Scout concept and Olympic floor plan are the same.
Let’s talk about that floor plan. Where the Yoho and Kenai have passenger dinettes, the Olympic has a European-inspired full-booth front wall dinette. If a large dinette that can seat four adults face-to-face is a top priority, the Olympic might be the Scout for you—hard side or pop-up. The face-to-face dinette also converts into a wider adult-sized bed.
Like with all truck campers, finding the right Scout model is about finding which features and trade-offs are right for you. Hard side or pop-up? Mid-size or full-size truck? Short or long bed? Built-in cassette toilet, portable toilet, or no toilet? Those decisions—in that order—will lead you to your Scout.
In full disclosure, we have yet to see a Scout Pop-Up truck camper. The first model was announced after the Overland Expo West (which we attended), and Adventurer Manufacturing didn’t have one to spare for Overland Expo East (which we also attended). We don’t think Scout is avoiding us, but we sure haven’t had any luck crossing paths.
We are determined to see a Scout Pop-Up this spring and bring you our impressions. Renderings are great for visualizing a camper, but nothing beats actually experiencing one in person. How easy is the Scout Pop-Up lift mechanism and how does it work? How different are the hard side and pop-up models in exactly the same floor plans? Are the soft wall windows robust and easy to use? How well do the pop-up models fit various trucks? All of these questions and more are on our docket.
The 2025 Scout Kenai Pop-Up is a pop-up, non-slide truck camper made for short and long bed trucks. The interior floor length is 92.25 inches, the interior height is 85.5 inches, and the exterior width is 83 inches. The 2025 Scout Kenai has 4.9 gallons of fresh water capacity, no grey tank, and an optional portable 4.75 gallon cassette toilet. It has the Unbound Power Tower lithium battery system and one 10 pound propane tank.
Adventurer is reporting the base weight of the Scout Kenai Pop-Up to be 1,331 pounds. The base MSRP for the Scout Kenai Pop-Up is $32,990 US. Click here to request more information about the Scout Kenai Pop-Up.
The 2025 Scout Olympic Pop-Up is a pop-up, non-slide truck camper made for short and long bed trucks. The interior floor length is 74.25 inches, the interior height is 83.5 inches, and the exterior width is 83 inches. The 2025 Scout Olympic has 4.9 gallons of fresh water capacity, no grey tank, and an optional portable toilet. It has the Unbound Power Tower lithium battery system and one 10 pound propane tank.
Adventurer is reporting the base weight of the Scout Olympic Pop-Up to be 1,145 pounds. The base MSRP for the Scout Olympic Pop-Up is $29,490 US. Click here to request more information about the Scout Olympic Pop-Up.
To learn more about Scout Pop-Up campers, visit their website at scoutcampers.com. Click here to request information about the Scout pop-ups.
