For the last five years, the Mercedes Sprinter has quite literally revolutionized the backcountry RV market, upending longtime offerings like the Ford E350. The popularity of the Sprinter was so extreme that inventory backlogs extended into the next model year, and industry leaders like Sportsmobile were ordering 100 units at a time (the most that…
Chevy’s 3.0L Duramax 1500 Has Better Fuel Economy Than A Honda Accord
If you happened to be in Bend, Oregon, last month, you might have caught a rather interesting sight: a whole flock of sweaty journalists with their windows up and A/Cs off, attempting to hypermile Silverado 1500s. Why? Because Chevrolet was unveiling their new 3.0L Duramax turbo-diesels, and they were brilliant enough to make the drive…
Overlanding Goes Electric!
There is no question that electric vehicles are here to stay, and despite our love for hydrocarbons the popularity of EVs is exploding, and more quickly than most imagined. Car companies that are slow to respond are already suffering, as demonstrated by the recent ousting of BMW’s CEO. It is also easy to dismiss electric…
AEV Bison Rear Bumper and Fender Flares Announced :: Overland News
Press Release: 1 July, 2019 Rear Bumper AEV’s ZR2 Bison Rear Bumper is now available for all 2015+ Chevy Colorado trucks! The ZR2 Bison’s Rear Bumper is not just for good looks, it is designed to withstand all the rigors of off-road use and overland travel. Because the ZR2 Bison was primarily developed out…
Rolls-Royce Enters the Cullinan in the Rebelle Rally :: Overland News
Press Release: Rolls-Royce Motor Cars July 1, 2019 (Reno, NV) – Today, Rolls-Royce announced their participation in the 2019 Rebelle Rally. The company will showcase the new Cullinan SUV with experienced competitors and 2018 Rebelle Rally co-champions Emme Hall and Rebecca Donaghe at the helm. This exciting entry will compete in the CUV Class – comprised of street legal vehicles…
Is the Ford Tremor the New Full-size Overland Benchmark?
There are few surprises in the media anymore, but the new Ford Tremor full-size left our offices genuinely in awe. We have grown so accustomed to only seeing the best overland options from Toyota and Chrysler that we (and I suspect they) never saw this full-size Tremor coming. The Power Wagon has maintained the capability…
The Clean Cruiser Project: June 2019 Update
Paso Robles to Merida, Mexico Twenty-one days in, I can’t help but laugh a bit when reflecting upon our departure from Paso Robles, California. While other teams would be conducting gear layouts, checking and double-checking vehicle documentation, and ensuring that they’ve packed their toothpaste, we were half a bottle of whiskey in, spending time with…
Overland News :: Warn Synthetic Rope and Soft Shackles
Over the past decade, significant improvements in winching component safety has become available to the overland traveler, mostly as a result of synthetic ropes and soft shackles. The primary advantage of these products is to reduce the total mass of the winching components under load, a soft shackle weighing a fraction of a steel screw…
Overland News :: AutohomeUSA and OK4WD form Strategic Partnership
Autohome tents have been a stalwart of the overlanding community for over 60 years, and are often credit as one of the first roof tent companies to offer backcountry-suitable models. With the explosion of the popularity of roof tents in North America, Autohome needed to expand their dealer network and service to include the east…
BFGoodrich East-West Australia Jeep Expedition Retraces Continent Crossing
The year was 1969, and it seemed that there was nothing we humans couldn’t do. Man had not only broken the sound barrier but created a commercial airliner that would do so every day. Computers that had once taken up small buildings were being condensed down to something that could fit on your desk, and…
Ford Invests $500 Million Into Rivian to Build New Ford Electric Vehicle
When Rivian unveiled their R1T and R1S last November, our team was more than excited. These clean platforms, both in looks and emissions, brought serious capability and range to the off-road electric market, showing real promise for a future with overland travel. We were still a long way off from seeing either of these vehicles…
Overland News :: Dream Job in Colorado
Big Bucks for Working in a Western Paradise News Posting: Grand Junction, CO, April 22, 2019-incredible opening in Grand Junction, Colorado for the Executive Position of City Parks and Recreation Director. It does not get much better at $125,000-$140,000 a year for a low stress, time and holiday packed time off executive position with your…
The 2020 Range Rover Evoque
The 2020 Range Rover Evoque – To Call Forth A crossover SUV was never meant to be a truck; they have been designed to be a far more capable and usable car, and in some cases like the Evoque, a great car with the backroad performance that exceeds some traditional SUVs. This is not an…
Jeep Will Pay You a $100,000 Salary to Drive a Gladiator For The Year
One of the most common questions we see asked of overlanders is how do you afford to travel? How can you possibly take off from work and follow your dreams all over the country or the world? Well, there is a myriad of answers to that question, and now we can add one more to…
Expedition Portal and Cummins have partnered to help make your diesel dreams reality
You fall asleep at night thinking of your next vehicle project. You wake up in the morning to phantom smells of diesel fuel. You pull away from stop signs with a disappointing want for more torque. If you’ve given up hope and dismissed your ideas of having a diesel engine as unrealistic folly, or if…
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 up with demand, a problem Ford hopes to help them remedy by throwing their hat into the ring. That’s…
MaxTrax Extreme :: First Field Test
“Expedition Portal gets a first look at the newest, and most durable MaxTrax yet.” I remember the first time we really, really, really needed Maxtrax. The Expeditions 7 team was deep into the Canning Stock Route in Australia and encountered a half-mile long, water-logged track. We had already been stuck many times that day, but…
RAM’s 2019 Heavy-Duty Line Is Better Than Ever
With synthetic winch lines, lower crawl ratios, more articulation, more payload and even more power, the new Heavy-Duty line of RAM trucks is a force to be reckoned with.
The New 2020 Defender Off-Road!
For what seems like an eternity now, we’ve been waiting for the release of the new Defender, and Land Rover has given us little teasers with a few concepts and even a large-scale sand sketch. The latest came a week ago with an Instagram post that said, “Do not unwrap until 2019,” which sort of announced…
First Look at Chevrolet’s 2020 Silverado HD
The full-size overland market has been exploding over the past two years, and it doesn’t seem like there is any end in sight. Each day more overlanders are realizing that the larger payloads, additional power, and improved comfort they’ve been striving for through modifications are easily achieved by stepping up to heavy-hitting three-quarter ton and…