- Submission Period
Photo submissions will be open for a defined period (9/1/26 – 9/22/26). There is no limit to the number of photos a customer may submit. - Submission Requirements
Each entrant must provide:- Name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Shipping address (for prize fulfillment)
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- Photo Guidelines
- Photos must feature a Hiker Trailers product
- High-resolution images preferred
- Judging will be weighted toward unedited or minimally edited photos
- Judging & Semi-Finalists
After submissions close, Hiker Trailers will internally review entries and select semi-finalists for each category. - Community Voting
Semi-finalist photos will be opened to community voting after which the winners will be announced. - Winner Announcement
Final winners will be announced via website, email, and social media following the close of voting.
Awards & Prizes
Overall Awards (Top 3)
- 1st Place – Golden Hitch
$500 Deer Creek Outdoor Gear gift card, painted gold 2″ hitch trophy, merch bundle, featured recognition - 2nd Place – Silver Hitch
$250 Deer Creek Outdoor Gear gift card, chrome 2″ hitch trophy, featured recognition - 3rd Place – Bronze Hitch
$150 Deer Creek Outdoor Gear gift card, painted bronze 2″ hitch trophy, featured recognition
Category Awards (Recognition + Bragging Rights)
- Best Highway Lite
- Best Highway Deluxe
- Best Mid Range
- Best Mid Range XL
- Best Extreme Off Road
- Best Campsite
- Best Community Shot
- Most Remote or Exotic Location
- Best Camp Setup
- Best Storytelling Moment
Category winners receive recognition.
Copyright & Usage Waiver
By submitting photos to The Hitchies, entrants irrevocably grant Hiker Trailers and its affiliated brands a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, fully transferable, and sub-licensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, distribute, publicly display, and otherwise exploit the submitted images in any manner and for any purpose, including marketing, advertising, print, digital, social media, and promotional use, without compensation, approval, or attribution. Entrants waive any rights of attribution, moral rights, publicity rights, or rights to inspect or approve finished materials.
