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Overland Jeeps drive through a snowy, foggy forest trail lined with pine trees, with a fallen log in the foreground and several vehicles following each other up a hill.

BFG Outstanding Trails

BFGoodrich announces its 2015 Outstanding Trails: Black Bear Pass, Applegate-Lassen Emigrant Trail, Bald Mountain, and Barrett Lake.

Four Wheel Drive, News, Skills and Training

The Rebelle Rally announces women’s navigational event!

For the first time in the U.S., a Women’s only off-road navigation rally will be held

A white SUV and a camper trailer with an attached canvas tent are parked in a pine forest, sunlight filtering through the trees onto this peaceful overlanding campsite.

Camping, Gear, Gear

Shady Business: ARB’s 2000 Series Awning and Room

We take a look at one of our favorite purchases this year

A silver Jeep Wrangler Overlander pickup with large off-road tires is parked on a rocky dirt trail surrounded by trees and brush in a forested area.

4WD, Gear, Uncategorized

NMBR’s Long-term BFGoodrich KO2 Review: 15,000 Mile Report

Would an overlanding based professional or enthusiast be willing to give up their big block mud-terrains for BFGoodrich’s next generation aggressive all-terrain tire—the KO2?

An Overland expedition truck is parked by a scenic lake, with green hills and a rocky mountain in the background under a cloudy sky.

4WD, Camper/Trailer, Featured Vehicles, Featured Vehicles

Featured Vehicle: Mowgli the Unimog

Angela Devaney & Graham Bogie have built a platform for the ultimate go-anywhere lifestyle.

An overlander pickup truck with a roof tent is parked on grass near trees. A ladder leads to the tent, and two camping chairs and a table are set up next to the truck, creating a cozy campsite scene.

4WD, Gear

Roof tent or Ground tent? An important Question for Every Overlander.

Andrew St. Pierre White lends his perspective on an age old question.

Overlander vehicles, including a truck with a trailer, are parked on a grassy hillside surrounded by tall pine trees at sunset, with a colorful sky in the background.

Adventure, Adventure, Adventure, Camper/Trailer

36 Hours of Adventure: Eastern AZ and the Mogollon Rim

A dirt road, good friends, and two days are all you need for one heck of an escape.

A white cross stands in a dry, sandy landscape with sparse bushes and a tree. An overlander’s rugged, brown utility vehicle is parked nearby under a blue sky with scattered clouds.

4WD, Adventure, Adventure

Of Kangaroos, Stubbies, and Endless Sand Seas (Part II)

Cattle drives and tall tales.

A lone Overlander drives down a wide, dusty dirt road surrounded by dry, barren desert landscape under a blue sky with thin clouds.

4WD, Adventure, Adventure

Inside California’s Forgotten Grasslands

Filled with hidden canyons created by the San Andreas fault and home to the only antelope in Southern California, the Carrizo Plain is a fascinating, inhospitable, alien world. And one you probably haven’t heard of, much less visited. Let’s change that. No one would ever hold it against you for not knowing that the Carrizo…

A white pickup truck embarks on an overlanding adventure, climbing a rocky hill above clear blue-green ocean water, with a tall cactus and sparse desert vegetation in the foreground.

4WD, Adventure, Uncategorized

Got Baja (Part III): Blue Water and Bad CV Joints

Ah Baja, a crystal clear sunrise, isolated sandy beaches, warm sun, cold margaritas…and a hangover. It’s the kind of stuff that invokes thoughts of a Jimmy Buffet song—but not on this south-of-the-border morning. Adrenaline shot through my veins as I awoke to the high-pitched whine of a Class 1 buggy clearing a rise just a few…

Close-up view of a rugged off-road tire on a white overlanding 4x4 vehicle driving over rocky terrain, with trees, boulders, and a clear blue sky in the background.

4WD, Featured Vehicles, Gear

Push, Click, and Go

How it works—ARB’s Air Locker, the Eighth Wonder of the World.

A row of colorful Overland vehicles parked on grass at an outdoor event, with mountains in the background and people mingling near banners on a sunny day.

4WD

Cruiser Fest 2015

Adventure Driven gives us a look at one of the coolest Land Cruiser shows around.

A black overland vehicle drives along a dirt trail winding through a rocky red canyon, surrounded by sparse green vegetation and rugged cliffs.

4WD, Four Wheel Drive, Skills and Training

What You Need To Know Before Driving Off-Road

Driving off-road doesn’t have to be scary. Yet most people that spend serious cash on 4WDs never even put them in low range, much less take them off the pavement. Let’s try to fix that with a few basic skills everyone can master. What 4WD Is And How Traction Works Off-Road Four-wheel drive is…