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Overland News of the Week, February 3rd, 2023

Titus Adventure Company Announces Colorado Ski Camping Guide Using a winter-ready campervan or truck camper to ski is gaining popularity, especially for those who want to enjoy a few days on the hill without blowing their budget on lodging. Fortunately, Titus Adventure Company has developed a guide to ski camping listing overnight camp spots, hot…

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Arctic Trucks Built a Nissan Ariya for an Epic Pole-to-Pole Expedition

Arctic Trucks, a company specializing in vehicles designed for polar expeditions, has joined forces with Nissan’s design and engineering teams to equip the Ariya electric SUV to undertake a 16,650-mile trip from the magnetic North Pole to the South Pole. The collaboration aims to bring Nissan’s cutting-edge electric technology to the extreme conditions of the…

George Rodger :: Explorer, Adventurer, and Photojournalist

Photography by George Rodger “George Rodger belongs to the great tradition of explorers and adventurers. His work is a moving testimony through time and space.” – Henri Cartier-Bresson One photograph from the 1957 Trans-Sahara Expedition stands out from the rest. It isn’t of George Rodger standing on the hood of his 107-inch Land Rover Series…

Ineos Grenadier

Detailed Walk-Around :: Ineos Grenadier Trialmaster for Overlanding

  For this video, we do a deep dive into the Grenadier’s specifications and components, reviewing all of the drivetrain, gear ratios, traction devices, features, and accessories. The Grenadier is “Built on Purpose” for overland travel, with the capacity and payload to support long-distance remote travel. With robust underpinnings, the Grenadier Trialmaster includes 32″ BFGoodrich…

Egoe Nestbox Supertramp camp setup

Field Tested :: Egoé Nestbox Supertramp Interior Camping Setup

Our 1994 Mitsubishi Delica Space Gear van recently got its first major interior upgrade: an Egoé Nestbox Supertramp camping setup. This compact, smartly designed product provides storage, sleeping, cooking, and washing solutions for on-the-go travelers who use their vehicles as people carriers, off-roaders, cargo haulers, and more. Why choose an Egoé Nestbox Supertramp over built-in…

The Snowball Effect :: The Progression of Over-the-Snow Transportation

Lead photograph courtesy of Tucker Sno-Cat Archives. Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Overland Journal’s Winter 2022 Issue.  After decades of deliberation, I bought a snowcat a couple of years ago—a Kristi, manufactured in Denver about 1963. Powered by a 36-horsepower VW air-cooled motor, it had sat idle outdoors for over a decade. Perhaps the…

Overland Classifieds :: 2018 Toyota Hilux 2.4 GD-6 SRX P/U D/C 4X4

The Toyota Hilux is incredibly popular as it is famous globally for its durability, reliability, and versatility. It has a good reputation for the easy availability of spare parts and services. It is the vehicle of choice for safari operators, NGOs, government agencies, and industry in general. The Hilux is also famous for off-road and…

The Opus Off-Road Camper is Baja Ready

For some travelers, living space is as important as mobility; one solution to this challenge is the combination of a compact, towable trailer with vast amounts of deployable, heavy-duty canvas. We recently wrote a feature of the Wedgetail Slide On Camper, and the Opus Off-Road Camper is a similar concept, with less practicality but a…

Terek Pass

Crossing Kyrgyzstan’s Terek Pass

The second we drove into the Besh-Tash Valley, part of a vast national reserve in the northwest of Kyrgyzstan, I fell in love. On our right, a river cut through the valley, winding past a handful of yurts, the two sides alternating between rocky walls and slopes with grassy fields and patches of vegetation in…

Liberating Leash on Leaving the Desk for Solo Overlanding

Show Notes for Podcast #128 Liberating Leash on Leaving the Desk for Solo Overlanding Summary: Overland Expo scholarship award winner Alicia (@liberatingleash) shares her experience of taking her job and life to the road for long-term remote work and travel. Her story is an inspirational account of how she pursued her dreams and left with…

27 North Reveals the Ford F150 Based 2023 RexRover

The tall 2023 RexRover looks like a 1990’s artist rendition of what campers will look like in 2035. It is refreshing to see a camper built practically and with an interior designed by someone who has more than the briefest subscription to Architectural Digest. Sleek, plush, and ever so slightly industrial, the RexRover is sure…

Ram 1500 Revolution Battery-Electric Vehicle (BEV) Concept Unveiled

It always surprises me how automotive design has evolved and how a vehicle, when launched as a concept, will appear futuristic and revolutionary only to become dated a few years after production. The 3rd generation Dodge Ram 2500 (2003-2009) must have, at one time, looked like a glimpse of the future, whereas that exact truck…

Overland Driving 101

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Overland Journal’s Winter 2022 Issue.  One of the most misunderstood aspects of overlanding is how it differs from off-roading in general. While the two are related, they are far from the same discipline of the genre. This misconception is often seen in the grocery store parking lot when…

Video of the Week :: Otto the G-Wagen’s 26-Year World Tour

When German globetrotter Gunther Holtorf and his 1988 Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen set off on an 18-month tour of Africa in 1989, he didn’t expect to spend the next 26 years (and 900,000 kilometers) road-tripping through 215 countries. His main travel companion was his wife, Christine, who joined the adventure a year later, in 1990. Gunther and…

Feature Vehicle :: This 1990 Toyota Hilux is Fit for an Icelandic Saga

Photography by Richard Giordano  Those who know Torfi Birkir Jóhannsson describe him as the guy you want around when things go south. He welded a D-ring screw to a pintle hitch during an Arctic whiteout, acted as chief mechanic and logistics expert on various expeditions, and volunteers for the Slysavarnafélagið Landsbjörg, Iceland’s Search and Rescue…