We get a behind-the-scene sneak peek inside Sportsmobile West’s overland mecca.
Category Archives: 4WD
From Humble Beginnings
Overland Journal Editor-in-Chief Chris Collard, Editor, photographer, explorer, and volunteer is inducted into the Off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame.
Got Baja (Part II): Cerveza, Tacos de Pescado, and Mañana Mode.
Chris Collard digs deep into the archives and finds gold…Got Baja? (Part II). It’s raw, but the cerveza is cold.
One-hour Ragtop
We install Bestop’s Supertop canvas on our long-term Toyota Tacoma.
Why 4x4s Are Better In Australia
Australia is filled with poisonous shit that’s constantly trying to kill you. But it’s also filled with the world’s best four-wheel drive vehicles. Yeah, basically everything the little off-road enthusiast inside of you has ever wanted is here. And I just moved here in order to drive it. We’ll start from smallest to largest. Suzuki…
Goose Gear
Euro style drawer units with fridge slide
North America’s Aging Fleet of Overlanders
Has the golden age of the overland vehicle slipped the sands of time?
Legacy Power Wagon
At the confluence of old and new resides this beastly 4×4.
The Mongolian Bankhar Dog
Exploring Mongolia to Protect Predator and Prey
The Wheels of Spectre: Are the Cars of the 24th Bond Film the Best Yet?
For fans of the James Bond franchise, today offered a good tease with the official unveiling of the cars from the 24th installment of Albert R. Broccoli’s now legendary series. Announced as the Cars of Spectre, the villains in the forthcoming movie have impeccable taste in vehicles. Our readers will undoubtedly drool over the Defender with…
Win This Jeep: Five Buck JK Wrangler
Cal4Wheel pulls off another winning raffle Jeep.
Driving Australia’s Most Challenging Off-Road Trail
For most of Cape York, the remote peninsula north of Cairns that runs parallel to the Great Barrier Reef, the nearest major city isn’t even in Australia, it’s in Papua New Guinea. You know, where head-hunting was a thing up until a couple of decades ago. We just drove through it on the most challenging…
Why Travel with a Roof Top Tent? And Which One?
Coen Wubbles of Landcruising Adventure walks us through the finer points of rooftop sleeping.
The Right Stuff
Warn Industries, 600 Strong and on the Move
SYA Off Road Extension Kit for LR3, LR4, and Range Rover Sport
A modification that improves your Land Rover’s look and safety
Sirocco Overland: Through Senegal and the road to Dakar
There was a mix-up at the border crossing. There, I said it. To this day I still can’t recall what we were actually thinking or exactly how it happened. Rule number one in overlanding… always ensure your paperwork is in order. We skipped past about 100 trucks queued up on the embankment road and followed…
The Overland Festival
Main Line Overland and Touratech support Mid-Atlantic adventurers with a first-class event
Road (And Trail) Tested: 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek 2.0i Limited
I put Subaru’s latest trailhead transporter to the test.
La Aduana: Steve McQueen’s 1952 Chevrolet Pick Up Truck
Only hours left to own a slice of automotive history.
High Passes and Rain Storms
A trip through Southern Colorado’s Famous Trails