Alaskan Campers launches an all-new hard side composite panel truck camper. The Alaskan HS 640 isn’t just a new Alaskan. It’s a seismic shift for the brand.
For nearly seven decades, Alaskan Campers has dominated a very specific corner of the truck camper market—hard-sided pop-up truck campers. Nothing else. It’s a design so iconic, so unchanged, that you can park a modern Alaskan next to a 1970s model and immediately see the lineage.
That doesn’t happen by accident. That happens when a company gets something fundamentally right, and sticks to it.
The Winlock, Washington manufacturer was acquired in 2023 and the new owners have deliberately moved the brand forward. In just three years, they have introduced CAD, brought in CNC manufacturing, reset the entire factory, and greatly expanded the team. The approach has been methodical: respect the past, refine the process, and prepare for what’s next.
Given the above, we weren’t surprised when Nick Coursolle, Vice President of Alaskan Campers, contacted us about something new in development. What we didn’t fully appreciate at first was that this development represented not just a new product line, but a fundamental shift for the stalwart brand. For starters, it’s not a pop-up. And that’s just the beginning.
Alaskan has officially announced the HS 640—their first-ever hard side truck camper. No lift system. No telescoping roof. No lowering profile. A true hard side.
And then they doubled down. Where traditional Alaskan Campers have been wood-framed since the Eisenhower administration, the Alaskan HS structure is 100 percent composite panel construction.
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Exterior rendering of the Alaskan HS 640
That’s two firsts at once; a brand new platform and a brand new construction method at Alaskan. For a company that has spent decades refining their core concept, this is more than an evolution.
Have they lost their minds? Not exactly. But they have been paying attention. After gathering feedback from customers and studying where the market is going, they did something they hadn’t done since 1953—started from scratch.
Interior rendering of the Alaskan HS 640
When we spoke to Nick on this point, he explained that this was the new team’s first opportunity to design a camper from the ground up, incorporating years of customer feedback from the very beginning.
Ground up is right. Alaskan is going to the hard side.
The very first Alaskan HS 640 is in production as you read this. What we’re seeing today are renderings and CAD designs.
Visually, the HS 640 marks a dramatic departure from everything Alaskan has ever built. The signature rounded roofline is gone. In its place are crisp edges, flat composite panels, and a more geometric, architectural form. The result is a design that feels more contemporary than anything in their history.
Alaskan is using 1.5-inch insulated composite panels with a high-density PIR foam core and fiberglass exterior. Each panel is held together by a patent-pending aluminum and PVC hybrid frame designed to interrupt thermal transfer and create a well-insulated, lightweight camper.
The HS 640 features standard dual-pane acrylic windows and a MaxxAir roof fan. Standard exterior colors are white and grey, but Alaskan is giving you the option to paint match to your vehicle.
Exterior renderings show a Nomadic X2 air conditioner, two 200-watt solar panels, and front-facing skylights. The rear and driver side feature optional MOLLE panels for mounting gear—another trend that the HS brings to the Alaskan lineup.
The HS 640 power system comes standard with two 162Ah lithium batteries and one 200-watt solar panel, expanding up to 972Ah of lithium and 400-watts of solar. Standard in layout 2, 3, and 4 is a 3,000-watt inverter. Wait, did I say four layouts?
Four interior layout options of the Alaskan composite hard sided camper
The Alaskan HS 640 will come in four different layouts, each offering a unique seating and dinette configuration. All layouts come standard with bamboo countertops, a Lagun swivel table, and powder-coated aluminum cabinets—available in Blustery Sky (Blue), Acier (Gray), Basil (Green), and Balanced Beige (Brown).
The HS 640 offers an optional interior and exterior shower, tankless water heater, Trelino diverting toilet, and Isotherm 90-liter refrigerator. We’ll have to wait to see these features come to life in forthcoming production models.
Layout 1 (Base Model Configuration)
Alaskan’s stripped-down version of the HS 640 responds directly to a growing segment of the market—buyers who want a simpler, lighter, more affordable camper. Layout 1 comes without a heater and water system. The result is more seating, less weight, and a lower price point.
While Alaskan has traditionally leaned toward fully equipped premium builds, the HS 640 “base model” opens the door to a new kind of customer. It also reinforces the larger theme here: Alaskan is reinventing.
The initial rollout of the Alaskan HS series is a short-bed model designed to allow the tailgate to close. Don’t worry, long-bed enthusiasts—your model is coming.
With a target base weight of 1,200 pounds, Alaskan is positioning the HS 640 to appeal to a huge variety of half-ton to one-ton short bed truck owners.
Like their pop-up campers, the HS is designed with off-road capability in mind. By staying entirely within the footprint of the factory bed, it preserves the truck’s departure angle and overall length—key advantages when navigating rough terrain. It also allows owners to keep their tailgate and utilize the built-in step systems that many truck manufacturers now offer.
Pre-orders for the Alaskan HS 640 are open now with a starting MSRP of $44,995, with first deliveries expected in August 2026.
If there’s one statement from Nick that defines this entire announcement, it’s this: “We’re not just a pop-up truck camper company. We’re a truck camper company.”
“We’re not just a pop-up truck camper company. We’re a truck camper company.”
That’s the shift. The legacy pop-ups aren’t going anywhere. They remain the backbone of the brand. But alongside them, Alaskan is building something broader.
The forthcoming HS series is the first step in what Alaskan says will be multiple new products over the next eighteen months. This isn’t just a new model. It’s a new chapter. Stay tuned.
For more information on the Alaskan HS 640, visit their website at alaskancampers.com. Click here to request an Alaskan HS 640 brochure.
