There are campers designed for weekends at the lake, campers designed for crossing continents, and apparently campers designed for people who consider getting mud on their boots before sunrise a perfectly reasonable vacation.SITKA Gear and Scout Campers have teamed up to create the limited-edition SITKA x Scout Camper, a purpose-built mobile basecamp aimed squarely at hunters, anglers, and backcountry adventurers. Only 10 will be built, and each carries a $55,000 price tag.That's serious money for something that still requires you to bring your own pickup truck. Then again, this isn't simply a regular Scout Olympic wearing camouflage.View the 3 images of this gallery on the original articleScout Turned Its Olympic Into a Backcountry Gear LockerThe SITKA edition starts with Scout's Olympic Hardwall but adds equipment specifically intended for life far from pavement. There's exclusive GORE-TEX upholstery designed to shrug off wet clothing and muddy boots, a heated gear locker, a dedicated mud room, custom MOLLE panels inside and out, and a rugged Zarges mount for protecting a bow or firearm.AdvertisementAdvertisementRichlite countertops, an insulated entry door, Garmin PowerSwitch integration, Starlink Mini, a diesel heater, and Scout's Universal Power Tower are also part of the transformation. SITKA finishes the exterior in its Optifade Open Country camouflage pattern, so confusing this with the neighbor's camper at the campground shouldn't be much of a problem.The SITKA Olympic weighs 1,650 pounds and is designed for full-size half-ton pickups. That means something like a properly configured GMC Sierra pickup truck could make an interesting foundation for the build, although owners still need to check the payload rating of their particular truck rather than assuming that "half-ton" automatically means "throw 1,650 pounds in the bed and go."It Makes More Sense When the Weather Stops CooperatingSome of the SITKA edition's best features might seem excessive while you're loading the truck on a hot August afternoon. They probably won't several thousand feet higher.View the 2 images of this gallery on the original articleAdvertisementAdvertisementWe've already explained why you should pack for snow even when there is 90 degrees in the valley, because mountain weather doesn't particularly care what your thermometer said when you left home. Here, the rear-mounted diesel heater and heated gear locker suddenly stop sounding like luxury options and start sounding like very good ideas.The heated locker uses warm cabin air to help dry boots, gloves, waders, and outer layers overnight, while the mud room gives wet and dirty equipment somewhere to live other than the rest of the camper. It can also double as an indoor shower.In other words, SITKA didn't just choose some expensive upholstery and send the Olympic through the camouflage department.The collaboration was tested in interior British Columbia by longtime SITKA ambassador Connor Gabbott, a hunter, photographer, and chef. According to the companies, the objective wasn't simply to build another special edition in different colors, but to create a truck camper around how hunters and anglers actually use their equipment in the field.AdvertisementAdvertisementAt $55,000 before you've bought the truck underneath it, the SITKA x Scout Camper certainly isn't the cheap way into the wilderness.View the 3 images of this gallery on the original articleBut only 10 SITKA editions will be available in the U.S. and Canada. And if your idea of a successful weekend involves disappearing into the backcountry, coming home covered in mud, and needing your camper to dry your boots for you, this might be one of those rare cases where "overkill" and "exactly what I wanted" mean roughly the same thing.This story was originally published by Men's Journal on Aug 26, 2026, where it first appeared in the News section. Add Men's Journal as a Preferred Source by clicking here.