Fasten your seatbelt and ditch your clothes, Red Hot Roadtrip is revving its engine and ready to ride.
The latest edition of Thomas Knights’ beloved all-nude ginger calendar has arrived, and it’s a high-octane visual feast. Known for transforming redheaded men from punchlines to pin-ups, Knights is back with a cinematic journey through dusty highways, neon-lit pit stops, and sun-soaked motel rooms. Red Hot Roadtrip is the calendar’s most daring chapter yet, and it’s already got fans hot under the collar.
From Fire Island to the Fast Lane
After the runaway success of Red Hot Fire Island, the best-selling calendar in the series’ 10-year history, Knights knew he needed to up the stakes.
“Roadtrip is a total departure from what we’ve done before,” he told us in an exclusive interview. “It’s Americana meets erotic fantasy. Think redheaded rebels in the desert, cowboy mischief, motel lust. It’s sweaty, sexy, and it doesn’t hold back.”
The calendar features a brand-new cast of ginger heartthrobs in editorial-style shoots that blur the line between fashion and fantasy. There’s story in every frame, and the visuals feel straight out of a sun-faded road movie with a very NSFW twist.
“I wanted this one to feel like a film,” said Knights. “You flip the pages and get pulled deeper into this world of freedom, rebellion, and temptation. It’s about capturing that electric moment when you’re young, wild, and on the edge of something dangerous.”
A Decade of Red Hot and Still Blazing
What started as a bold art project to reframe the narrative around redheaded men has grown into an international sensation. Red Hot has spawned exhibitions, books, and a loyal fanbase who fund and preorder every new release with unwavering enthusiasm.
“The Kickstarter hit its goal in under 48 hours,” Knights said, still slightly in awe. “It feels… amazing! I’m not gonna lie. To have built a brand where our fans support our Kickstarters and buy our calendars every year is just incredible. I didn’t expect to be in this position 10 years later.”
Redheaded men, long mocked in pop culture and media, have become icons of desire thanks to Knights’ lens. “The goal from day one was to flip the stereotype,” he said. “People used to laugh at gingers. We wanted to make them the fantasy. Now people get it, and they want more.”
Beyond the Calendar: Red Hot XXL
As Roadtrip barrels toward an October 2025 ship date, Knights is already preparing to launch his most provocative project yet: Red Hot XXL. Part art book, part calendar, part gallery exhibition, XXL explores the cultural fixation on endowment—and fuses it with the allure of the ginger mythos.
“We’re combining two queer obsessions: redheads and size,” said Knights. “It’s not just shock value. It’s art, it’s history, it’s sex, and it’s smart. We’re bringing together Red Hot alumni, porn stars, fresh amateurs, and a few surprise names. It’s going to be big in every way.”
The project includes 100 full-frontal images and will feature essays from queer writers, adult film legends, and art historians exploring the role of size in gay culture.
“For centuries, well-endowed men have held this almost mythic status,” Knights said. “And gingers are already rare and fetishized. So combining the two, it’s this perfect storm of fantasy and representation.”
Why It Still Matters
For Knights, the art has always had a mission. Yes, it’s sexy, bold, and often outrageous—but at its core, Red Hot is about visibility.
“It’s about making people feel seen and sexy,” he said. “There’s power in celebrating bodies that the world once told us weren’t desirable. If you can take someone who’s been bullied for their freckles or skin tone, and put them on a pedestal—that changes something. It did for me, and I know it has for others.”
Whether you’re in it for the gingers, the art, or just the thrill of watching taboo turned into beauty, Red Hot Roadtrip is more than just a calendar—it’s an ode to freedom, eroticism, and unapologetic self-expression.
Preorders are now open, with calendars set to ship in late October. As Knights puts it, “Buckle up. This one’s going to be wild.”
