VARIABLE HITCH MOUNT AND PLATFORM FOR STOWING AND DEPLOYING VEHICLE CARGO

A vehicle hitch mount having a variably deployable orientation for stowing and positioning cargo while retaining the cargo to a receiver hitch in a fixed and secure relation to the vehicle. The cargo may be attached to the vehicle hitch mount with a releasable receiving element, and may comprise a number of different deployable/receivable items (e.g. tent, workstation, miniature vehicle, etc.), particularly where orientation of such cargo item is needed, whether in a deployed or stowed state.