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Drop Campers Expanded Compact Adventure-Trailer Range With New Drop X4

This small family camper trailer is innovative and has us thinking about how we could use design elements to improve our own camper, which has a similar shape and interior space. You know you have created something great when others in the know are tempted to borrow your ideas, and this camper trailer will not…

Women’s-Only Off-Road Class Is a Go for XOverland’s Big Thing Event

On Sunday, July 13, 2025, as the featured “Big Thing” overland weekend concludes, the XOverland Ranch is offering a women-only technical training course—a dedicated space designed to build driving confidence, refine recovery techniques, and foster genuine connection among women who share a passion for adventure. Hosted at the picturesque XOverland Ranch near Three Forks, Montana,…

Overland News of the Week

Horsepower Automotive Group Acquires C4 Fabrication In this week’s Overland News of the Week, Horsepower Automotive Group has acquired C4 Fabrication, a respected manufacturer of off-road armor and accessories for Toyota vehicles. This partnership aims to expand production, improve service delivery, and support continued product innovation without compromising C4’s reputation for quality and craftsmanship. C4…

Hotomobil Launches Cybertruck Cyberglad Camper at Bitcoin 2025

Hotomobil, the Turkish manufacturer best known in Europe for its yacht-inspired camper bodies, chose the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas to unveil a model aimed squarely at Tesla’s Cybertruck crowd. Branded Cyberglad, the unit is being marketed as the world’s first camper formally offered for sale in Bitcoin, a launch strategy the company says…

Never say Never! From Ordu to the Open Road

How do you measure success? I measure success by what a person starts life with, as someone who achieves incredible things from humble beginnings has had mountains to climb that many others live halfway up. How does one achieve success from humble beginnings? Self-belief, hard work, and a positive mental attitude are the cornerstones to…

EarthCruiser is Back!

After a year-long absence that many thought would mark the end of an influential brand, Bend-based EarthCruiser has returned to the overland market with a self-described “bold new chapter” that fundamentally reshapes how its expedition-grade campers reach customers. The comeback follows the company’s abrupt decision to cease operations on 25 April 2024, a move it…

Jeep Performance Parts (JPP) and Dometic Have Launched an Innovative Awning and Rooftop Tent, or ARTT

Jeep Performance Parts (JPP) by Mopar and the talented Dometic team used the opening day of Overland Expo West in Flagstaff, Arizona, to pull the cover off an inventive camping solution for the modern Jeep Wrangler owner. The awning and rooftop tent, or ARTT, concept marries an aerodynamic shelter with a 270-degree awning in a…

Holley Performance Brands Expands Annual Ford Fest

As the overlanding experience takes more people outdoors than ever before, the interest in off-road vehicles has grown exponentially. Overall, the off-road segment in the US has shifted from niche to near-mainstream, blending outdoor lifestyle, vehicle performance, and consumer enthusiasm in ways that continue to expand the market. In a nod to this trend, Holley…

American Expedition Vehicles Introduces 37-Inch Tire Clearance Kits

American Expedition Vehicles (AEV) has introduced its 37-inch Tire Clearance Kits for the 2024 GMC Sierra 2500 AT4X AEV Edition and the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 ZR2 Bison. These kits are designed to enable owners to upgrade from factory-installed 35-inch tires to 37-inch tires, enhancing off-road capabilities without compromising vehicle integrity. Compared to 35-inch tires,…

Historical Overland Routes Created by Military Exploration That You Can Rediscover Today

Across the globe, a number of historic overland routes owe their origins to military endeavors. Often forged in response to logistical, strategic, or imperial needs, these routes connected remote regions, facilitated troop movement, or supported colonial administration. Remarkably, many of these once-militarized paths have endured as practical and even popular routes for modern overland travelers,…

The Best Protective Gear for Overland Mechanical Work

One of the essential skills for long-distance overland travel is being able to repair and maintain your own vehicle—a skill typically acquired through years of wrench-induced frustration and occasional triumph. This mechanical competence grants travelers the invaluable confidence needed to venture further and linger longer off-grid. Over our many years spent traveling, mostly in beautiful…

Classic Land Rover Defender Upgrades: More Capability and Greater Reliability

Our classic Land Rover Defender has been working hard since the day it rolled off the showroom in South Africa 23 years ago. “Mafuta,” as she is lovingly known, worked as a farm truck for six years before being rebuilt into our overland vehicle with a large rooftop tent for a family of four, a…

Overland News of the Week

Itchy Boots Book Launch Free Ride: Heartbreak, Courage, and the 20,000-Mile Motorcycle Journey That Changed My Life is Noraly Schoenmaker’s memoir chronicling her transformation from a geologist in the Netherlands to a solo motorcycle traveler. After discovering her partner’s long-term infidelity, she left her job and traveled to India, where she developed a passion for…

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