The past few years of Overland Expo East have been interesting, to say the least. Vendors and attendees alike have stood against hurricanes, ice storms, 11snowstorms, and quantities of mud and flooding that can only be described as epic. They’ve faced recovery scenarios in the parking lot, and required tracked vehicles just to drive out…
The onX Off-Road GPS App Shows You Where to Explore
Knowing Where You Can Legally Overland is Half the Battle There are times that even 36 hours of adventure seems impossible to schedule, the realities of daily life, family, and work responsibilities compounding. Sometimes just a few hours is all we have, or as a side trip during a work obligation. While it will be…
Overland Expo is Coming to Colorado! :: Overland News
In an exciting piece of news, Overland Expo has announced their new event in Loveland. Colorado: The Mountain West Overland Expo, scheduled for August 28-30th. This is now the third venue in the series, along with the West and East shows. Since 2009, we have watched the Overland Expo grow in scale and influence, the…
The Roofnest Falcon is Ultra-Thin and Uber Cool
I bought my first rooftop tent 10 years ago, a used Howling Moon with a tan cover, weather-worn canvas walls, and a folding floor made of wood. At the time, overlanding had just begun to emerge in the United States, so to me, and most everyone who saw it, this soft-shell tent was the pinnacle…
The Jeep Gladiator Camper
There is no denying the fervent popularity of the new Jeep Gladiator. Given the 5-foot bed and increased payload, the platform is ripe for the perfect camper solutions. While it would be easy to install a rack and roof tent, the opportunity to build-out a complete, weather-tight camping habitat is what really makes sense for…
Peugeot’s Boxer 4×4 Van Concept
While Peugeots are not sold in America (currently), they have been a favorite for European travelers for decades. The brand itself has been in existence since 1810, during the reign of Napoleon. Some of their first products were coffee mills and bicycles, both products that overlanders can certainly appreciate. And this week, they introduced an…
Main Line Overland’s Norweld Tacoma
Main Line Overland demonstrates that the art of building tough, versatile four-wheel drives is far from dead.
INEOS Automotive’s “Ultimate 4×4” has a Home, a Name, and a Pulse
When production of the original Land Rover Defender ceased, Sir Jim Ratcliffe announced: “We want to build the world’s purest 4×4 and are aiming it at explorers, farmers and off-road enthusiasts across the globe.” That was in February 2017. The chemicals giant has since shared little of its progress…until today, when Dirk Heilmann, CEO, Tom…
AT Overland Launches Their New Tray Bed and Composite Boxes
Innovation can bring so many benefits to the consumer and the industry, driving excitement and addressing the needs of the vehicle traveler. As one of the companies that helped launch overlanding in the USA nearly 20 years ago, Adventure Trailers (AT Overland) has built a reputation of designing and producing quality overland accessories, campers, and…
Nissan’s New 400 HP Titan Pro-4X
Nissan continues to refine and improve their flagship pickup, the Titan. For the 2020 model year, they just announced a power increase for the 5.6-liter endurance V8, now making 400 horsepower and 413 pound-feet of torque. More importantly, this is paired with an all-new 9-speed automatic transmission that will improve both power delivery and overall…
The New Toyota 4Runner Venture Edition
The current Toyota 4Runner has been a runaway success, and continues to sell in significant volume each year. This not only speaks to the evergreen appeal of the model, but also to the general consumer appetite for a body-on-frame SUV. The 4Runner is both honest and capable at the same time, yet somehow achieves a…
XOverland Hits Amazon Prime Video
We have known the Crofts and the team at XOverland personally for nearly a decade, and have always found them to be honest, credible, and quality adventurers. In the world of Instagram “Fauxverlanding”, there are few media outlets that truly inspire us, but Expedition Overland is most certainly one. In an exciting development, their documentary…
Project Mercedes G-Class Wrap-up
We finish our long-term Mercedes overland project by simplifying it.
The 10 Commandments of Modifying an Overland Vehicle
After a few trips around the world, we have learned several critical lessons (many the hard way) about properly modifying your overland vehicle for adventure travel.
TReK’s Triumphant Return
That’s right, after 16 long years, the TReK competition is back! In honor of the reintroduction of the Defender to Land Rover’s lineup, the brand has revived the legendary event which followed the Camel Trophy in 1996. Like the original TReK, the 2020 event will pit Land Rover retail staff and technicians across the US…
Pelican’s New Air Travel Cases
Pelican has always been an honest brand, entirely focused on making the best product for the application. There is a reason Pelican cases have been the solution of choice for everyone from SOCOM to the Camel Trophy. I have hauled my camera gear around the world in a 1510, with all its scratches and stickers…
Building a Hilux to Travel From Norway to South Africa
Making the jump from two wheels to four was not a decision we entered upon lightly. We purchased a Toyota 4WD, guiding it through its transformation for our current expedition from Northern Norway to South Africa. I’m hoping all our efforts and choices will reap the rewards from Cape to Cape, and that the gear…
Feature Vehicle: RAM 1500 EcoDiesel
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Overland Journal, Summer 2019. Regular readers may recall that I have spent a great deal of my flexible time as an amateur poisonous snake wrangler and own a Ford F250 that was purpose-built for this task. I know this will come as a shock to many, but I’m considering…
Solar BugOut Kit for the Overland Camp
One of the cornerstones of overland travel is self-reliance, a trait inspired by the remote locations we visit and the unpredictability of vehicle-based backcountry exploration. We may be parked for days on a secluded beach in Baja, needing to keep both the fresh fish and the Coronas cold. Or we might have accidentally left the…
The Last Manual Transmission 4x4s
Is this the beginning of the end for the manual transmission in North America? Some of us just enjoy rowing our own gears. Others may call the manual transmission legacy technology, or even more accurately, a millennial anti-theft device. The reality is that automatic transmissions have surpassed the manual in not only sales, but in…