OvRoutes | Pacific Crest: Oregon Segment
2018 Triumph Tiger 800 XCA
All the power, performance, and comfort needed to ride around the world.
Field Tested: Lithium444 Power Pack by Flexopower
At events like Overland Expo, you can’t even throw your favorite collapsible spork without hitting at least one new portable power pack dealer. To be special in this market, you can’t just be good; you have…
Look Out Mercedes, Ford’s Releasing an AWD Transit Van in 2020
For quite some time now, Mercedes has enjoyed nearly unrivaled sales in the factory all-wheel-drive and four-wheel-drive van market. In fact, they have been so successful in the space that they have occasionally had trouble keeping…
Expedition Portal Classifieds: 2017 Earth Cruiser with 9,000 Miles
We’re not sure if the cold fronts blasting the country have made us dream of warm beds, or the distant gleam of summer has us stoked for a road trip, but campers and vans seem to…
Video of the Week: Crazy Russian Water Crossings
Russia is full of beauty. There are snow-capped mountains, immense lakes, rugged valleys, and wide open plains, but anyone who has perused videos of the country on Youtube will know there’s an equal amount of chaos…
RawHyde Adventure Days 2019
If you haven’t heard of RawHyde’s Adventure Days yet, it is an overland and adventure motorcycle training event planned for February. Their location is about an hour north of Los Angeles in the beautiful Mojave Desert. This location provides easy access for all of our friends in the Southwest, especially SoCal.
A Search for Petroglyphs in the Gobi Desert
“Okay, the big question is how to approach this point. From the north? The south?” Coen was zooming in on his iPhone, enlarging the area mentioned in the Lonely Planet guidebook. It’s the first guidebook we’ve…
Form Meets Function
This will probably come as a surprise to exactly none of you, but I love Land Rover Defenders. I’m not sure if it’s their character, heritage, or looks that get me most, but I’ve often found…
Locked and Loaded
The subtle art of properly storing your gear and working with your vehicle’s GVWR.
Celebrating International Women’s Day
“…as woman, I have no country. As a woman I want no country. As a woman, my country is the whole world.” -Virginia Woolf Six months ago I became the “woman behind the phone” managing the Women…
ExPo Classifieds: A Toyota 4×4 Van for $7,500
If you’re itching to get on the van life plan, but don’t have $100,000 laying around for a sprinter, or $60,000 for a clean Vanagon or E-Series then we have just the thing for you. This…
The Modern Campaign Camp
Backwoods accommodations can be rustic without roughing it.
ExPo Classifieds: 1988 Sportsmobile
Today’s classified ad is a totally righteous slice of 1980’s Americana. It started life as a 1988 two-wheel-drive Sportsmobile, but after the owner bought a matching 1988 Quigley van, the universe aligned to give us this…
Adventures with Abby to Hogsback
It was two days after Christmas with the temperature in Johannesburg sitting at a boiling 37 degrees. Abby (my American pit bull terrier) and I were desperately looking for some activity or adventure to keep us…
My Favorite Free Travel Apps
I have been living on the road for just over a year now, and one of the more common questions I receive is What are the best apps for travel and overlanding? As you can imagine,…
Treeline Outdoors Tamarack Constellation
A new roof tent comes to market with everything but the kitchen sink.
Gear Bag: February
Kovea Cupid Heater For those willing to brave the cold, winter camping can be a rewarding experience. It allows you to escape the fair-weather folk for a serene and secluded experience, giving you the chance to…
Living Legend: Lois Pryce
Smitten with life, UK adventuress Lois Pryce has always been on the move. At 13 years of age, an unchaperoned, week-long trip on bicycles through Cornwall’s back roads with friends introduced her to the possibilities of travel by design. And also to the idea of minimalist travel, taking shelter where you can find it, and bringing little more than bare essentials.
Quicksand Dreams
The Tacoma has long been a favorite among overlanders for its reliability, capability, and compact size, but the latest generation seems to be most popular yet. Sure, there are some mixed reviews, but there’s no denying…