Cascade Campers Founder Zach Yeager’s love affair with VW vans (he owns at least four that we know of) began with a post-school road trip. Frequent breakdowns helped him learn how to maintain his vehicle but…
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Vintage Camper Restoration Dangers and Considerations
Editor’s Note: We elected to feature this editorial as a service to our readers, recognizing that so few of us know the dangers of asbestos in older vehicles, often encountered during the restoration process. No…
ARB Launches Their New Upper Control Arms
There are numerous reasons to upgrade your suspension, including managing increased load, achieving additional ground clearance, and improving ride/handling/control. As we add additional lift, it often affects alignment, including reaching the limits of factory alignment ranges….
Video of the Week: Red Rocks to Mountain Tops Adventure Ride
With the change of seasons approaching and cooler weather on the horizon, it’s a great time to find inspiration for fall motorcycle touring. In this week’s Video of the Week, the crew from the Rocky Mountain…
Destinations :: Skylodge Adventure Suites, Peru
Since you are visiting Expedition Portal, we’ll assume that you’re an adventurer. But just how adventurous are you? Would you scale a sheer cliff face or ride an exposed zip line to get to your evening…
A Journey to the Arctic Circle
We put our finger on the map, packed the car, and left the UK on a rainy Thursday evening. Not the most memorable start to an adventure, but after spending the previous two weeks converting the…
Jessi Combs Foundation Scholarships Support Women’s Trade Careers
Legendary female racer and world record holder Jessi Combs lived to push the boundaries of what was possible. And now, a year after she established the new land speed record as the World’s Fastest Woman…
Behind the Builds: Overland Journal’s Latest Projects and Tech
Scott Brady and Matt Scott discuss Overland Journal Podcast project vehicle updates, including a deep dive on Scott’s 2007 Lexus GX 470 (Prado 120-based) build with ARB Old Man Emu BP-51 suspension, AEV Crestone DOT-legal beadlock…
EV/PHEV Designation to Debut at 2020 Rebelle Rally
Every day we inch closer to the 2020 Rebelle Rally, we get more excited, and the recent announcement of the electrified designation for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in the race has added a…
Could eBussy be the Campervan of the Future?
eBussy from German manufacturer ElectricBrands is the electric cargo van we’ve been dreaming of. Its modular design is advertised to be (almost) infinitely customizable, offering both commercial and recreational appeal, with swappable bodies and batteries. But…
Secure Anything with Mac’s VersaTie System
L-track, or logistic track, is a tie-down system designed for securing airplane seats and cargo. But L-track is also right at home in RVs, overlanding rigs, campervans, and trucks where it has been used for everything…
Traveling Around The World by Motorcycle : A Female’s Perspective
When people learn my husband, Dave, and I traveled around the world by motorcycle, the assumption might be I sat on the back of his bike. I enjoy mentioning there were two bikes. Dave rode a…
Exploring the Southern Appalachians
It was mid-March 2020, and news of COVID-19 was widespread and omnipresent. Businesses were shutting down left and right, and the dreaded pandemic was taking hold across the globe. I was in Breckenridge, Colorado, working on…
MaxTrax Releases Their Newest Color :: Turquoise
Overland News There are few overland products as recognizable and as universally useful for backcountry travel as a few sets of MaxTrax. For over a decade, we have used MaxTrax for remote travel. And when we…
Goodbye, Transmission
In my mind, destroying a manual transmission is an act of violence. It is something that involves loud grinding, clunking, maybe even a stalled engine. I believed it was something that would leave you stranded on…
Video of the Week: My Wife’s First Mustang
We may be a 4WD-focused website, but we still appreciate beautifully restored classic sports cars, especially if there’s a good story behind it. The 1965 Mustang convertible in this week’s video belongs to Jason Momoa’s…
Overland News of the Week, August 21st, 2020
Tuffy Flip-up License Plate Holder for Roller Fairlead Sometimes it’s the simple things in life that bring us pleasure, and if you happen to live in a state that requires a front-mounted license plate, then this…
Adventure in Scotland by Land Rover Discovery
Wet and windy, those were the two words that summed up the British weather for our short road trip around Scotland. We explored one of the tallest roads in Britain to the most northerly point of…
Gear Spotlight :: Spot, Halite, Sawyer, and RedArc
In preparation for our overland journey from Cape Town, South Africa to Vladivostok, Russia we have been accumulating gear that will be employed to make the journey easier, safer, and more secure. The following is a…
Warn Debuts Epic Wheels
Warn Industries entered the automotive world in 1948 when they began producing locking hubs for surplus WWII Jeeps. Their famous winches followed in 1959, establishing them as one of the most recognized names in the off-road…