Featured Camper: Boreas XT12 Scheduled for release this month, the Boreas XT12 from Arvada-based Into The Wild Campers is the newest premium offering in their lineup of off-road capable trailers. This turnkey unit offers enough infrastructure for a family of four to get off the beaten path for weekends or longer. The Boreas XT12…
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Featured Camper :: Taxa Cricket Trailer
Featured Camper :: Taxa Cricket Trailer The Taxa Cricket overland trailer fits into Taxa’s lineup as a mid-sized offering at 15 feet long. Taxa’s “mobile human habitats built for adventuring” all share the familiar pop-top design, offering a compact travel platform that can accommodate anywhere from two to four+ people. Travel Trailers Should Get You…
Featured Camper :: The Living Vehicle
In the plainest of terms, the Living Vehicle is a luxury camper. But I wouldn’t be doing this towable tiny home justice with such a simple explanation. An extremely robust electrical system and elegant design choices make this travel trailer one of the most unique off-grid living solutions I’ve seen. The Living Vehicle Replaces Your…
Featured Vehicle: Maruti Omni Bug-out Van by Holy Shift
The Indian team Harsha, Rohit, and Prathick from Holy Shift (Power Drift TV) are at it again, combining their humor and fabrication skills to bring a unique, one-of-a-kind vehicle to life. Equal odds that you’ll roll your eyes or think that this one is cool. A Little History Vehicle customization and restorations usually begin with…
Storyteller Overland Mode 4×4 Review
Each year, hundreds of thousands of RVs are sold throughout the United States. The materials they’re built from are often cheap, and their entry prices are as low as their ground clearance, but for the average buyer looking to hit the road for a few weeks a year, they’re just good enough. However, a growing…
Feature Vehicle: EarthCruiser Mercedes Benz G-Pro Escape
There is no way around it, the EarthCruiser Mercedes Benz G-Pro Escape is an object of desire. This tightly integrated pop-up camper mated to a Mercedes Benz G Professional chassis has serious off-road capability combined with a refined and compact living space. EarthCruiser Australia Builds A Beast With offices in Bend, Oregon, and New South…
The Brüder EXP-6 Off-Road Review
Everything I knew about towing a trailer told me we were screwed. The ledge was too tall to roll over, our speed was too high to swerve, and our angle of approach was a perfect offset to flip the trailer. Even if we miraculously managed to stay upright over the jump, the dip and mud…
The Best Deal You’ll See On A 2016 EarthCruiser
There are plenty of seriously cool mega-overlanders out there these days: Global Expedition Vehicles, Acela trucks, and, of course, EarthRoamers will make any four-wheel-drive enthusiast’s heart beat a little faster. But when it comes to traveling, there’s one vehicle I would take above the rest, and that’s the EarthCruiser. While their Fuso-based expedition trucks may…
The VW Multicamper Is the Modern Westy You Actually Want
I still remember handing over the $500 for my first Volkswagen van. It was a 2WD 1980s Vanagon, with no pop-top, no back seats, and to be honest, hardly anything that actually worked. The color? Light brown on dark brown on rust-brown, the latter taking over more of the two formers every day. The fuel…
Texino Will Build Your Custom Campervan, and Manage Rental of it Too
Campervans enable amazing travel experiences and the ability to escape to remote destinations in a self-contained home with everything needed for comfort. But many of the challenges that accompany ownership can be non-starters for would-be adventurers. Storage, maintenance, and cost are a few unavoidable roadblocks which, for the average user (who won’t ever live in…
Expedition Portal Classifieds: 1984 Defender 110 Dormobile
It would not be an exaggeration to say that this is the cleanest example of a Land Rover Dormobile that I have ever seen. From the Limestone top and Emerald Green paint to the hand-crafted German cabinetry and Scheel-Mann seats, it is a dream truck from boot to bonnet. So let’s take a closer look,…
Sorry VW, Mercedes Says You’re Wrong About Selling Vans In the USA
Had you talked about Vanlife in the United States with anyone 10 years ago, it would have been almost certain that images of a VW Westfalia would have come to mind. Movies and TV shows depicted them cruising down the California coast or through the redwoods, outdoor brands printed them on T-shirts, and they dominated…
Gramp Camp: Jon Burtt’s 7.3L Overland Truck Camper
There has always been something about old trucks with bed campers that captures my imagination. Maybe it’s the Texan in me or my childhood readings of Travels with Charley, but every time I see one, I long to leave the world behind in pursuit of an endless horizon. How could I not, though? A pickup…
A Turnkey 7.3L Diesel Camper for Just $33,000
Seriously, the fact that no one has snatched this truck up blows my mind. What we have here is a high-payload vehicle, freshly tuned and painted, with one of the most reliable powertrains ever produced, and a nearly ideal collection of upgrades and overland modifications. This thing is ready to drive around the world tomorrow,…
Featured Vehicle: Goose Gear’s Overland F-350
It wasn’t all that long ago that many people would have laughed at the idea of a full-size truck for overlanding. But these days, they’re all the rage, and it’s not hard to understand why. While many mid-size trucks are struggling with a lack of power and feeble payloads, their siblings offer an abundance of…
The Chobe Tec Overland Trailer Sleeps Four
The Chobe Tec overland trailer is a new and unique caravan for North America, providing sleep-inside comfort for four, with stand-up height and escape from most inclement weather. Pros: Comfortably sleeps four Full stand-up height inside Durable, lightweight construction Independent, long-travel suspension Full outdoor kitchen Cons: Limited compression travel Limited tire size due to wheel…
Peugeot’s Boxer 4×4 Van Concept
While Peugeots are not sold in America (currently), they have been a favorite for European travelers for decades. The brand itself has been in existence since 1810, during the reign of Napoleon. Some of their first products were coffee mills and bicycles, both products that overlanders can certainly appreciate. And this week, they introduced an…
Main Line Overland’s Norweld Tacoma
Main Line Overland demonstrates that the art of building tough, versatile four-wheel drives is far from dead.
Hymer’s Vision Venture Sprinter Might Have The Coolest Interior Ever
If you’ve been perusing Instagram lately, chances are that you’ll have spotted Hymer’s Vision Venture concept floating around. This beautiful adventuremobile is based on the new Sprinter and has a lot to brag about, including features such as four-wheel drive, an inflatable pop-top, a redesigned body, and more than 20 innovative materials from BASF which…
Expedition Portal Classifieds: 1986 4×4 Pathfinder 54K Original Miles
In a day and age where people don’t even blink at a van that costs $150,000, I find it refreshing to return to the movement’s roots. Back to the dream of a cheap van, the open road, and the freedom of a life not tied down by massive car payments or rent. Maybe that’s why…