Exodus Was To Be the Ultimate Tricked-Out Travel Trailer but Vanished Without a Trace

Ladies and gents, if you ever make it across Exodus Rigs' website, you'll lock eyes with what can be considered one of the most modern, sleek, and off-road-worthy single-axle travel trailers around. Then, a pop-up will prompt you to "receive updates" for this unit's launch, but the fine print states something that just destroyed my day: "Available for your adventures Spring 2023!" Either this is a typo, or simply put, what could have been one of North America's towable camper of the year never made it off the ground. Shame, really, so let's see what we missed out on.

Now, the Exodus has a whole lot going on, so to make things simple to understand, let's begin with that shapeshifting exterior and work out way in. For starters, Exodus was meant to be crafted out of nothing more than an aluminum chassis upon which a TransCore Panel shell is brought to life. All that's then set on an axleless air suspension with 12 inches (30 cm) of travel and auto-leveling, and once AT tires are added, we'd be looking at a rather promising mobile home.

Part two of the story is the way this unit was meant to be the habitat of your dreams. Once you finally arrive at your destination, be it a trailer park or the middle of nowhere - this one was supposed to be equipped for serious off-grid living - the Exodus you pulled along behind you would nearly double in height, revealing a living space similar to other units popping up around the world lately. The Lightship is one travel trailer that comes to mind; I've added an image or two to the gallery to see the resemblance.

The way this expansion happens is rather simple: the Exodus's roof rises to 120 inches (304 cm), creating more than enough headroom for up to five guests to move around the cabin and live it up like there's no tomorrow, and four walls would flip into place, filling the gap between the lower half of the unit and the roof, a mechanism encountered on countless pop-top campers.

Yet, before we climb inside and see what the world missed out on, there's plenty more to the exterior that needs mentioning. Starting with the roof again, the Exodus features a wrap-around cargo rack, so it would have been a good idea to unload everything before raising this section and a massive solar-panel array.

As for the lower half of the shell, if you look closely, you'll notice countless storage lockers tattered all over. It's here that Exodus hides countless life-giving systems and storage, but also a galley setup that makes every other travel trailer you've seen seem like child's play.

Not only does the starboard side include an integrated galley set up on slideouts, but the very rear showcases one hell of a cargo bay with a drop-down worktable. One neat feature of the galley is the fact that the same drawers and utensils you use outside are also accessible from the inside; it's a nifty little way to save space, and if you're planning on ever building a camper, take note of this feature and how it works.

At this stage, I want to draw your attention to the front of the unit, where a nosecone storage bay is located, and, right behind it, a large pass-through garage. Why make such a big deal out of this part of the camper? Simply because it has a tad to do with the interior.

One neat trick up the Exodus' sleeve is the fact that the garage served two purposes: the first is clear, but the second was that of extending the interior bedroom. The wall separating the bedroom from the garage could be eliminated, and the bed extended with yet another berth. That's pretty neat if you ask me.

Finding ourselves in the center of the bedroom now, let's fold up the bedding, in the process, giving birth to a massive U-shaped dinette that occupies nearly half of this mobile habitat. The remainder of the Exodus is reserved for a galley that shares those features I mentioned with the one outside, a complete wet bath, and at the very front, a flex room that doubles as a workspace or bunk bedding at night. The manufacturer's website also mentions water heaters, pumps, heating, and all the propane you want, up to 70 gals (265 l) of fresh water, and countless other knick-knacks, but none of that matters.

As I mentioned, the Exodus was supposed to pop up last year, assuming the announcement isn't a typo. That said, what happened? Where did this amazing mobile habitat and team go? It seems that no one knows a darned thing; bummer! For the right price, I know countless people who would have jumped on the Exodus bandwagon.