Backcountry Discovery Routes (BDR) is holding its fifth annual Holiday Auction. Head over right now until December 20 to place bids on items that will no doubt increase your fun factor—or someone else’s. Choose from brands…
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Kachi Lodge on Salar De Uyuni, Bolivia
Any of you who have traveled to or researched the South American continent are probably familiar with the Bolivian Salt Flats, aka Salar De Uyuni. But did you know that you can camp at 11,811 feet…
Overland News of the Week, December 11th, 2020
Scout Leather Co. Hex Bit Driver If you’ve worked with high-quality hand tools, you’ll appreciate Scout Leather’s titanium hex bit driver. It accepts 1/4-inch hex bits and makes detailed work a pleasure, thanks to a ball…
Be Seen In These Darker Months, Day And Night
Sometimes we have to—or even want to—ride in the dark or at other low-light times of the day, which makes it hard to be seen. What can we do about it? Light up that machine! Before…
The Chama Vaquero Chair
When we shut the vehicle doors and drive countless hours down rocky dirt roads, it is often in search of something we can’t find at home. Perhaps it’s adventure or the stillness of remote locations. Maybe…
MotoVentures New Adventure Bike Challenge Course
MotoVentures, based out of Anza, California, has added a new adventure bike challenge course to their 350-acre track. The course includes “…short steep climbs, tight turns, hill turns, a log crossing, a narrow beam ride, loose…
Be a Backcountry Chef with ARB’s New Slide Kitchen
ARB’s drawer system gives pickup truck owners slide-out storage for quickly and easily accessing essential gear without needing to climb into the bed of the truck. And for owners that are looking to get additional functionality…
36 Hours of Adventure :: An Origin Story
This 36-Hours of Adventure is Presented by: Origins I remember the first fish I caught, my grandfather smiling as I pulled the heavy (to my six-year-old frame) trout out of the pond. I am not sure…
Deliver Your Rig to Remote Shores with Hard Drive Marine
Here at Expedition Portal, we generally focus on vehicles with wheels; things like trucks, vans, motorcycles, and trailers (does a trailer count as a vehicle?). But the truth is, for some adventures, crossing Greenland for instance,…
Discovering the Limits :: Overland Lessons From the Field
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Overland Journal Magazine, and is available as a back issue here The Hemi barked to life, squatting the rear of the Wrangler, accelerating us up the face of…
Why Buy Gear when You Can Rent?
Any of you who have taken a long road trip or lived on the road have probably learned that one of the main limiting factors everyone comes to terms with is storage space. It’s possible to…
Camp Out in a Forest Service Fire Lookout Tower
Photo: Clear Lake Lookout, Courtesy of Mt.Hood National Forest The attentive forest service firefighter scans the horizon diligently from their aerie lookout tower. It’s an improbable structure in an improbable place, perched high on a…
Video of the Week: 7 Weeks Iceland 2020 Trailer
Iceland’s black volcanic landscape is punctuated with vibrant green hillsides and cascading waterfalls in this cinematic overland trailer from Benyamin Senkal.
The Shakedown Trip
Editor’s Note: This article was written by Christian M. Simon and Phoebe P. Simon Are you planning to overland? Will you cover significant distances and camp in remote places, maybe accompanied by kids, pets, kayaks?…
2020 Overland Holiday Gift Guide: 20 Gifts Ideas Over $200
Western Mountaineering Flash Hooded Jacket With colder temperatures settling into the Northern Hemisphere, a lightweight down jacket makes a great holiday gift that can be used day in and day out. And the Flash hooded jacket…
2020 Overland Holiday Gift Guide: 20 Gift Ideas Under $200
Our overlander’s 2020 gift guide aims to take some of the stress out of shopping. Instead of frantically clicking the purchase button on Amazon a week before Christmas (or Hannukah, or Kwanzaa, or Festivus…), you can…
2020 Last Minute Online Shopping Deals
Every year when the holidays arrive, I have to remind myself to limit my shopping to gifts for friends and family. But without fail, I always seem to find more gifts for myself than others. Is…
Episode 32 Planning Your First Overland Journey
Show Notes for Podcast Episode #32 Planning Your First Overland Journey Summary: For this Principles of Overlanding, Matt and Scott review the fundamentals of planning your first overlanding trip, including basic equipment, vehicle modifications, and…
Prometheus Design Werx Travel Down Jacket
With the days getting shorter and the last of the fallen leaves gathering on the trail, we start to look toward winter travel and more time in the brisk outdoors. With so many of us trying…
Video of the Week: Popup Life Episode 2
The short video series Pop-up Life is a collaboration between New Belgium Brewing and Four Wheel Campers that documents a sustainable approach to enjoying public lands. This week, in episode 2, join Mac, Owen, and Luna…