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A construction excavator uses its bucket to lift an overlander’s motorcycle over a rocky river, while a person wearing a hard hat stands nearby. Forested hills and bright sunlight are in the background.

Featured Vehicles, Motorcycle, Resources and Routes

So You Want a Lightweight Adventure Travel Bike….

As my own adventure travel preferences have evolved, I have found off-road lightweight maneuverability and performance, coupled with longevity, paramount. Enter the interesting prospect of the Husaberg 570 FE…

A partially collapsed stone building stands under a blue sky with clouds. Only two walls and part of the upper structure remain, surrounded by green vegetation—a striking scene often discovered on an overlanding adventure.

Adventure, Featured Vehicles, Four Wheel Drive, Resources and Routes

Sibley Mansion

Sibley Mansion and Bluebird Mine, Copper Creek Arizona

A black overland vehicle with a camper drives on a rocky dirt road surrounded by rugged terrain and desert vegetation, with steep, rocky hills in the background.

Camper and Trailer, Featured Vehicles, Featured Vehicles, Four Wheel Drive

Nissan Titan as an Expedition Vehicle

Our plan this time was to drive from Alaska to Argentina, and be on the road for 18-24 months.

A white off-road expedition vehicle with large tires and roof lights, possibly supported by adventure sponsorship, is parked on a sandy beach with ocean waves in the background under a blue sky.

Resources and Routes

The Truth About Expedition Sponsorship:

What actually works and doesn’t make you look like a jerk.

A black-and-white photo shows Long Range Desert Group soldiers in military jeeps driving through a desert, with gear and supplies strapped to the vehicles. The front driver wears a scarf and goggles, and more jeeps follow behind.

Adventure, Four Wheel Drive

Long Range Desert Group Expeditions

‘Following in the footsteps of….’ etc. Few groups can be more heroic than The Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) who operated in North Africa during World War 2

A person guides a Range Rover Classic as it carefully drives over a makeshift bridge made of logs in a dense jungle, with another overlander following behind.

Adventure, Adventure, Four Wheel Drive

The Range Rover Classic: An iconic alternative for the overlander

Land Rover introduced the Range Rover in 1970 revolutionizing the 4×4 industry for years to come. In an era of rugged Jeeps, Land Cruisers and Land Rovers, the Range Rover was the first luxury 4×4.

A large, gray GXV expedition truck with off-road tires is parked on grass. The boxy Global Traveler Camper unit features windows and a door, designed for overland adventure. Trees and blue sky are in the background.

Camper and Trailer

GXV Builds the Global Traveler Camper

he Mercedes 1017 is a RTW chassis that will operate on nearly all grades of diesel and enjoys worldwide support.

Two men pose with a rugged, grey vintage Land Rover—an iconic Overlander—parked on a street. One leans on the hood, while the other stands beside the back door adorned with Agip stickers. A building wall lines the background.

Adventure, Adventure, Featured Vehicles, Four Wheel Drive

The 1995 Ruta Maya Camel Trophy in a 1974 Land Rover Series III

CYRIL’S TRAVEL LOGS: THE EARLY YEARS – Part 1

Colorado Trails Blue Sky

Resources and Routes

Colorado Trails

My reason for driving this road was for access to the Longwater and Hackett Gulch trails.

From Mt. Blanca FR360 and Longwater Gulch

January

Adventure, Adventure, Four Wheel Drive

Expeditions West: 2010 in Pictures

Nearly 30 countries and 20,000 miles of adventure.

Calcite Mines

Adventure, Four Wheel Drive, Resources and Routes

Calcite Mine

Anza Borrego Desert State Park, Calcite Mine OHV Trail 2004.

A dark green Defenders off-road vehicle with a white roof, roof rack, and rugged tires is parked on a dirt road in a desert landscape under a clear blue sky, ready to convert adventure seekers into happy campers.

Featured Vehicles, Four Wheel Drive

Defenders as Campers: to Convert or Not to Convert

The Land Rover has always been on the short list of expedition vehicles of choice. It’s not only famous, it’s legendary!

A silver SUV with a bike on the roof powers through a muddy, flooded dirt road surrounded by shrubs and hills during Expoordition 2011, splashing water as it moves. We Want You to join the adventure!.

Expoordition 2011: We Want You

Apply for a fully funded expedition in North America.

Ram Runner Turn

Featured Vehicles, Four Wheel Drive

Dodge Ram Runner: Looking to cross the Sahara in a few days?

The Dodge Ram Runner

A black hard plastic case with Overland Journal and Storm Case IM2600 labels sits on a surface. Part of a Suzuki DR200 motorcycle is visible in the background, suggesting possible top-box installation or other motorcycle accessories. A red and white sticker decorates one corner.

Gear, Motorcycle

Suzuki DR200: installing a top-box

Which should serve well on any upcoming adventure!

A white off-road vehicle drives on a snowy road surrounded by snow-covered plains and distant mountains under a clear sky, with evergreen trees lining the horizon—a perfect scene for overland travel adventure.

Adventure, Camper and Trailer, Four Wheel Drive, Motorcycle, Resources and Routes

What is Overlanding?

Overlanding is self-reliant adventure travel to remote destinations where the journey is the primary goal.

A rugged off-road vehicle with roof racks and travel gear is parked in tall green grass, ready for a Trail of the Turtles adventure, with a flowering tree and blue sky with clouds in the background.

Four Wheel Drive

Expedition Vehicles: Part One, Selecting the Ultimate Overlander

This article is part one of a series about selecting, outfitting and stocking your vehicle for vehicle-supported adventure travel.

19 2021