There are off-grid campers, and then there is the Evotrex PG5, a travel trailer that appears to have looked at a regular RV hookup and decided that depending on civilization was a sign of weakness.The PG5 was shown at CES 2026 earlier this year, but this is no longer just a flashy concept meant to collect polite booth applause in Las Vegas. Evotrex says the prototype has already been completed, preorders are open, and production is targeted to begin by the end of 2026, with customer deliveries to follow in 2027. The company has now raised $30 million in Series A funding to push the trailer through final product development, testing, and production preparation.That is the sensible business part. The fun part is that this thing is being pitched as a camper trailer that can generate its own power.The PG5 uses a unified power system built around a 43-kWh LFP battery, a 1.5-kW solar array, and a 75-kW onboard generator. Evotrex says the system can deliver more than 270 kWh of usable energy per cycle, which is why the company is not shy about calling it a power-generating RV trailer. In plain English, the PG5 is designed for people who want to camp far away from hookups without immediately turning every light switch, air-conditioning vent, and induction cooktop into a guilt trip.AdvertisementAdvertisementThat matters because modern off-grid camping has become a strange little contradiction. People want to escape into the wilderness, but they also want climate control, a real bed, hot food, cameras, laptops, Starlink, charged e-bikes, and enough power to avoid living like a raccoon with a headlamp. It is the same instinct that makes a tiny off-road camper ready to leave campgrounds behind feel so appealing, only the Evotrex PG5 takes the idea much further by turning the entire trailer into a mobile energy system.View the 3 images of this gallery on the original articleIt is not exactly a cheap escape plan. Evotrex says roughly 90 percent of its order book is for the fully loaded Premium trim, priced at $159,990. The standard PG5 Pioneer starts lower, at $119,990, but the company plans to prioritize the more expensive configuration for initial deliveries.That still leaves the PG5 with plenty to prove before it reaches customers. Evotrex says testing will begin in the fourth quarter of 2026 and will include towing and range evaluations, energy-management testing, lateral stability, braking, structural durability, water fording, rain exposure, and regulatory compliance work. In other words, the prototype exists, but now it has to survive the boring, expensive part that separates a promising camper from a production-ready RV.EvotrexView the 3 images of this gallery on the original articleAdvertisementAdvertisementThe PG5 is also meant to help while being towed. Evotrex says its TowSync system uses a hitch sensor and electric motor to provide torque support, while the trailer can also be remotely maneuvered once unhitched. That should make campsite parking less of a marriage test, at least in theory.It also explains why the PG5 will probably appeal to people who still believe in serious tow vehicles. You can have all the clever trailer tech in the world, but a camper like this still feels more natural behind something with proper truck DNA, the same old-school thinking behind the next-generation Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and its continued commitment to V8 power.The result is a camper that sounds less like a simple trailer and more like a rolling power station with a bed, bathroom, and kitchen attached. Whether that is brilliant or excessive probably depends on how far off-grid someone wants to go. But if the PG5 works as advertised, it could make the old campground hookup look very last century.This story was originally published by Men's Journal on Jun 23, 2026, where it first appeared in the News section. Add Men's Journal as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
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