You know how people always say they just don’t make them like they used to? Well, in many cases they are probably right. Planned obsolescence has run amok in our society, and the concept has transitioned…
Overland Routes: Northern Arizona Traverse
Picture Arizona in your mind; imagine traveling the back roads and observing its landscapes. What do you see? For many people, it’s a sprawling desert dotted with cacti—a place of desolation where sunbaked sands cover endless…
The Traveler’s Tree House
We put five leading hard shell roof tents to the test to see which one is tops.
The Overland Minimalist
You are overlanding to the remote reaches of the planet, so who do you choose as a companion? Bear Grylls or Ray Mears? Sure, Bear would be a constant source of action and excitement, and dinner…
Video of the Week: Five People, 16,000 miles, and One Old Land Rover
How adventurous is your family? Do you think you’d survive a nine-week road trip together in a small car? How about a nine-month road trip in a tiny 60-year-old Land Rover that breaks down every day?…
Auto Importers
When only a foreign exotic will do, who do you trust to get it to your garage?
Curtiss Knives ODT Flipper
I’d venture to say that by now, the knife has earned the right to be called a legendary tool. It can truly do it all, and despite hundreds of years of technological advancements, it has managed…
Everyday Four-Wheel Drives of Australia
G’day, mate! If you’ve come here to take a squizz at some of the four-wheel drives rolling around Australia, you’re in the right place. On our last trip to this speccy country, we picked up more…
West Africa Overland Travel: Myths, Misconceptions, and Misnomers
A great deal has changed in West Africa since overlanding became popular in the ’80s and ’90s. Back then, it was a serious slog into the unknown. Things like infrastructure and supplies were extremely hard to…
Land Rover Celebrates 70 Years With Defender Outline
On April 30, Land Rover will be celebrating a huge milestone in their company history: its 70th anniversary. While most manufacturers would choose to throw a big party or rip around a racetrack, this British icon…
Join Triumph From Atlanta to Alaska
If you’re anything like us, you occasionally find yourself sitting at a desk on Friday wondering, what the heck am I going to do this weekend? Well, if you like motorcycles, good food, cold drinks, and hanging…
More Than Just a Book
When I first met the author Ulrich Dolde four years ago, the German language edition of Motorhome Self-Build and Optimisation was already a best seller. And Dolde was in the throes of completing the second edition…
Video of the Week: First 4×4 Crossing of Greenland Ice Cap
Let’s take a moment to travel back to the turn of the millennium. It was 1999, a gallon of gas was $1.22, Napster had just been released, Britney Spears was on the top 100, Bill Clinton…
Baja Tough: The Origin of BajaRack
“I wanted to build something. Something of quality. Something of value. Something that would last.” With that vision and a solid approach to execution, it is no surprise Sergio Murillo has built BajaRack Adventure Equipment into…
Video of the Week: Undisturbed Norway
Do you ever stare at a landscape and think, “I could watch this all day.” We certainly have, but sadly, on most occasions, there just isn’t enough time to stand around and watch the clouds float…
36 Hours of Adventure: Slopes and Summits
Contrary to popular belief, those of us working at Expedition Portal and Overland Journal do actually exist outside of our jobs. Much like young students assume their teachers magically vanish into some other dimension after class,…
A Journey to Africa
The desert is a place to find peace and freedom. Even before we fell in love with overlanding, we dreamed of camping in the dunes of Morocco. We heard story after story about the amazing country,…
The Last “New” XV-JP
Some years back EarthRoamer made a small batch of vehicles they called the XV-JP. These Jeep Wrangler based campers included all of the luxuries you’d want for comfortable road living wrapped in a surprisingly compact and…
ExPo Classifieds: An Ugly HJ45 Camper
Today, we find a very interesting vehicle for sale on the forums. It’s a right-hand drive 1978 Toyota HJ45 diesel pickup that was originally sold in Africa but has somehow found its way to Kodiak, Alaska….
Genuine Adventure from Triumph
The new Triumph Tiger XCa lineup delivers on the promise of adventure