The sound of jungle insects reverberated through the dense, humid night air. A slow loris crept along an overhead electrical wire strung between a tall wooden pole and a cinderblock structure where a woman cooked rice and noodles for the few people who lived around these parts. The loris stopped midway across the wire to give us a wide-eyed stare, and then continued on his way, grabbed a low hanging branch, and disappeared into the jungle.

Brad and Sheena are driving around the world in "Nacho", their Volkswagen Vanagon.  Read their stories and follow their adventure at Drive Nacho Drive [link] 

Brace yourself. Some of the best outdoor gear in the industry just became better, and tacti-cool, at the same time. For most of the last decade, NEMO has been working with the U.S. Special Operations community and the U.S. Army's Natick Soldier Research, Development, and Engineering Center to create Berry Compliant all-weather combat tents for the military. For those not familiar with the Berry Compliance, it means the products are 100% Made in America, including the materials and labor required to make the product. NEMO is working with Diamond Brand and W.L. Gore & Associates in the United States to make versatile systems for the military and now civilian users. 

Let me summarize: we're incredibly excited that NEMO now offers tents Made in America. 

I’ll save the nitty-gritty sentimental details for my forthcoming autobiography—but while most people reading this likely could have purchased a Land Rover Discovery brand-new from the showroom floor—I couldn’t. Millennials like myself would never have that chance to buy what the enthusiast community behind the famous British marque labeled the last real Land Rover in the United States. But does it really matter?

ARB USA has just announced the arrival of a new Safari Snorkel for 2012+ Jeep Wrangler JK models equipped with the 3.6L Pentastar engine. The Safari Snorkel relocates the factory air intake approximately 28" higher than the factory location to prevent water excessive dust from entering your air intake and causing negative harm to your vehicle. Manufactured from UV stable, cross linked polyethylene for durability and mounted to your vehicle with stainless steel and plated mounting hardware to prevent corrosion and return a long service life. Don't be caught dead in the water without a snorkel—literally. 

For more than 75 years, adventurers around the world have relied on Suunto to literally point the way. Founded in 1936 in Finland by Tuomas Vohlonen, Suunto created the first mass produced liquid filled compass and in doing so, set new standards for directional accuracy. Suunto still makes a wide range of compasses, but it is their expanding line of watches that now defines the Suunto brand. What they can squeeze into a watch casing is almost incomprehensible.

Expedition Portal isn't about how much you can spend on your vehicle, it's about how you use it to see the world around you. All too often we get caught up in the plethora of overland accessories and modifications and forget to actually go overlanding. Forum member Freebirds found that the small two-wheel-drive car belonging to his wife and him just wasn't making the cut when it came time to get the couple out in the backcountry for some mountain biking, canoeing, or camping. What to do? Buy the $450 1987 Toyota 4Runner sitting in your buddy's driveway and build it up on the cheap, with one simple goal—Moab or Bust.