Gerber Gear Launches More Than Ready Camp Essentials As part of its More Than Ready campaign, Gerber Gear has released a wide range of multi-tools, knives, axes, and other camp essentials for 2023. Lightweight items like the Stake Out and Armbar Scout multi-tools feature a plain edge blade, bottle opener, and scissors in a compact…
2008 Toyota Tundra TRD Off-Road Overland Build :: MITS Alloy Tray and OEV Alpine Camper Installation
One of the biggest reasons we embarked on this project was to upgrade from a small wedge camper on a mini truck to a larger, more comfortable camper with generous inside living space—something that we could travel and work in for months at a time. We knew that a flatbed camper would allow for a…
Overland Expo Foundation Announces 2023 Grant Recipients
The Overland Expo Foundation has revealed the recipients of its grant program for 2023, which supports organizations and individuals working towards protecting public lands and maximizing rights for overland travelers. The foundation aims to fund projects aligning with its mission of turning passion into protection. One of the wholly deserving recipients of the grant is…
First Grenadier Customers Take Dream Delivery in Morocco
As overlanders, the idea of the Ineos Grenadier is thrilling, the thought of a purpose-built overland vehicle that was made for us, for our needs, and for our way of traveling. What is even more thrilling is the fact that it is actually being produced, and customers are now starting to receive vehicles in the…
Iconic Gelandewagen Celebrates 500,000th Production Milestone With an Anniversary Model
The Land Rover Defender, Toyota Land Cruiser, and G-Wagen (as the Gelandewagen is commonly known) are hands down the three most iconic overland vehicles. With the classic Defender relegated to the nostalgia of history, only the Toyota and Mercedes remain, and we don’t know which of the two we prefer. That said, the G-Wagen anniversary…
Ford Raptor R :: Can the Ultimate Raptor Also Overland?
The Ford Raptor R is the king of the Blue Oval’s desert-running Raptor lineup. But can it work as an overland platform?
JLR Moves Away From the Land Rover Brand Name While Boosting EV Investment
For many Land Rover enthusiasts, the iconic Land Rover brand entered a new phase when the last classic Defender rolled off the production line in 2015. You have to ask yourself, does the average 2023 Range Rover driver know that they are driving a Land Rover, and, more importantly, do they care? In a significant…
Küat Introduces Innovative IBEX Truck Bed Rack Ecosystem and More
Küat, a premium vehicle rack systems designer, has revealed its new IBEX family of truck bed racks, aimed explicitly at the overlanding market and featuring a unique open hoop design that enables complete side bed access and is finished in an eye-catching automotive finish. The versatile IBEX is built for performance and backed by Küat’s…
2023 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Desert Boss :: Vegas to Reno 500
Photography by Sinuhe Xavier Humans make upward of 35,000 remotely conscious decisions a day. Around 225 of those are related to food, and with only 122 of them being well-informed choices, that leaves an ocean of bad choices swirling around people’s brains. What to eat, what to watch, what to wear, what to buy—we are…
Field Tested :: Truck Claws
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Or… they may strap on a pair of Truck Claws. Last winter, our hometown in North Dakota was bogged down with “the blizzard of the century.” In the hospital where I work as an emergency physician, staff were getting rides to and from work by volunteers…
Featured Vehicle :: 2005 Dodge Ram 2500 Diesel With Utilitarian Four Wheel Camper
Log on to your favorite social media site, and you will no doubt scroll past endless displays of immaculately prepared and outfitted overland vehicles, from Toyotas on steroids sporting 37-inch tires and every outdoor gadget known to man to rebuilt Mercedes 4WD vans with wood-clad interiors, potted plants, granite tops, young bikini bodies, and a…
Toyota Previews Upcoming Tacoma Trailhunter for Adventurous Overlanders
Toyota has given a glimpse into their vision future of manufacturer-equipped, adventure-seeking vehicles with the Tacoma Trailhunter, designed to cater to the off-road and overlanding community. The company plans to build on its well-established reputation for rugged off-road capability by introducing the Trailhunter grade of outfitted trucks, first unveiled as a concept at the 2022…
Gaia GPS Teams Up with Backcountry Discovery Routes
For the last decade, Backcountry Discovery Routes (BDR) has been introducing brass ring-level overland expeditions across North America. These multi-day DIY routes traverse large swaths of the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States, as well as every Western state save Montana. Aimed primarily at the dual-sport and adventure moto set, these off-pavement routes come with free…
Ineos Automotive Unveils Plans for a New Electric 4WD in 2026
In February 2023, we reported that Ineos Automotive was rumored to be working on releasing a smaller, electric version of the Grenadier based on a skateboard-style platform. This rumor has been confirmed by The Ineos announcement of a collaboration with leading automotive supplier Magna to develop and launch a new electric 4WD vehicle, slated for production in…
The Unstoppable Charline Ribotta :: Her Love for Africa and Moving Past Fear after Multiple Assaults on the Road
Charline Ribotta departed from her home country of France in a Toyota Hilux, equipped with a Front Runner rooftop tent and modifications of her design. She has been overlanding solo for more than a year now, with hopes of continuing full-time travel indefinitely. Her original itinerary was to traverse the Middle East and cross to…
Overland News of the Week
America’s Outdoor Recreation Act of 2023 (AORA) Senators Joe Manchin (D – WV) and John Barrasso (R – WY) have reintroduced this bi-partisan bill in Congress. SEMA and the Sierra Club, among other organizations, support it. It is a wide-ranging bill and includes provisions for modernizing and updating campgrounds and other recreation sites across public…
Yakima Introduces RibCage, a Heavy-Duty Track System for Jeep Wrangler Hardtop Models
Jeep hardtop roof panels are designed from SMC (Sheet Molding Compound), essentially a compressed fiberglass base that will safely support a dynamic weight of up to 150 pounds (70kg). That is half the weight of the average rooftop tent. To safely increase the roof carrying capacity of your Jeep Wrangler hardtop Yakima has announced the…
Can Your Overland Videos Send You to Jail?
Last spring, I woke early to start a long day’s hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon on the south rim’s Bright Angel trail. Just a few switchbacks down from the historic Kolb brothers’ studio (famous in their own right as filmmakers), my eye caught subtle but deliberate movement in the pre-dawn light. A…
AEV Silverado HD :: The Ultimate Chevrolet Overlander?
GM is moving everyone’s cheese, announcing product after product that becomes a best-in-class for overland travelers. This started with the Bison Colorado, and followed with the GMC AT4x Sierra AEV (now available with the exceptional 3.0L diesel). And now, GM is going after HD trucks for overlanders with their Chevrolet Silverado HD ZR2 Bison AEV…
First Drive :: 20th Anniversary Jeep Wrangler 4xe, 392, and AEV
We’ve known about the 2023 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 20th Anniversary edition for a while now. You’ve likely already read an article or two about it. But did you know that it almost never came to be? The Jeep engineers working on the Wrangler in the early 2000s were true enthusiasts, in-touch members of the off-road…