After 125 years of building beautiful, simple, and functional bikes, legendary motorcycle manufacturer Royal Enfield has officially entered the electric era. After years of anticipation, the company recently began customer deliveries of its first battery-powered motorcycle,…
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2026 Ultimate Overland Build: Nissan Frontier Pro-4X + Tune Camper
Each year, the Overland Expo Foundation partners with a manufacturer to build one of their Ultimate Overland projects. Last year was an amazing GMC 2500 AEV with an OEV camper, and this year they focused on…
Highway to Heaven: Through Ladakh and Kashmir in our 65-horsepower Wonder Bus
Both engine and lungs struggle for air as we wind our way past overloaded trucks and vertical drop-offs at 5,300 meters. Fingers and face tingle in spurts, and every bathroom break feels like running up the…
2027 Slate EV Truck Arrives With a Confirmed $24,950 Starting Price
The automotive industry has spent much of the last decade moving steadily upmarket. New vehicles have become larger, more complex, and significantly more expensive, leaving many buyers priced out of the new-truck market. Against that backdrop,…
Forest Service Launches New Recreation Mobile App
The United States Forest Service has launched a brand new mobile app that the agency says provides the most complete and accurate collection of Forest Service recreation sites that has ever been made available to the…
Icon 4×4 Reimagines the Classic Chevrolet C10 as a Modern Silverado-Based Pickup
My good friend Kade is the proud owner of a 1984 Ford pickup, and it is the coolest thing I have ever driven, apart from my Defender that is. The Ford is a bit rough around…
Ford Planning More Bronco Models
Following a milestone month where Bronco sales surpassed Jeep Wrangler sales for the first time since the model’s return in 2020, Ford is making it clear that the Bronco story is only just beginning. Top Ford executives…
Overland News of the Week, June 19, 2026
Free Spirit Recreation Updates RTT Line Up Free Spirit Recreation has introduced a fully updated 2026 rooftop tent lineup, featuring upgrades across the Nova, Kali, Aspen Lite, Aspen Pro, and Evo XL models. The revisions focus…
Story Time with John Blashford-Snell: The 1971-72 Darién Gap Expedition
Overland Journal Podcast host Ashley Giordano welcomes John Blashford-Snell, a British explorer, author, and former army officer known for leading pioneering scientific expeditions to some of the most remote regions on Earth. Born in 1936, he…
Tundra TRD Hammer to Challenge Raptor
Toyota has spent years building a reputation for durability, reliability, and long term ownership value. What it has not traditionally been known for is building high performance desert trucks. That may soon change with the rumored…
Overland Conservation :: Eastern Sierra Conservation Corps
Eastern Sierra Conservation Corps (ESCC) Founder and Executive Director Agnes Vianzon asks a simple question: How did you first access the outdoors? Through family camping trips? School outings? Friends and local programs? Where you grew up—urban…
Joe Burrow’s Custom Charity Bronco Heads to Barrett-Jackson Auction Block for a Cause
The last time we wrote about a Barrett-Jackson auction, it was to express some disbelief that a Santana Land Rover with what many would describe as an overly theatrical Jurassic Park-inspired theme managed to attract bids…
Watch Desk to Glory’s Why We Overland Season 2 Today
When Season 1 of Why We Overland driven by Mobil 1 wrapped last year, Desk to Glory’s Ashley and Richard Giordano were traveling deep into the Moroccan Sahara in search of shifting dunes and elusive solitude. As…
Adventures with Cyrus “Scooter” Anderson: Seven Summits and Beyond
Overland Journal Podcast host Scott Brady and Cyrus “Scooter” Anderson explore the importance of being present during travel and the value of family adventures, anchored by Anderson’s mantra to “Never, ever give up.” Anderson outlined his…
Ducati Unveils Desmo450 EDS Dual Sport
Ducati’s 2026 Desmo450 EDS takes desmodromic valve timing into the outback with their first modern street-legal enduro/dual-sport machine. Per Ducati, the EDS was “born with a clear vision, one that speaks of passion, technology, and exploration.”…
2027 Ram ProMaster Adds Vanlife Trim
The camper van market has grown from a niche corner of the outdoor industry into a major force shaping vehicle development, and Ram is now embracing that reality with the introduction of a dedicated Vanlife trim level…
Airstream Expands Rangeline Lineup with New 21PL Touring Coach
Airstream has introduced the new Rangeline 21PL Touring Coach, a Class B motorhome designed to offer greater flexibility for travelers seeking increased sleeping capacity, configurable storage, and simplified off-grid capability. Built on the Ram ProMaster chassis,…
GMC Unveils Hummer X Concept
The off-road SUV market has become one of the most fiercely contested segments in the automotive world, and General Motors appears ready to join the fight in a much bigger way. The recently revealed GMC Hummer…
First Drive :: BFG Trail-Terrain+ Tire Review
While the BFGoodrich Trail-Terrain+ all-terrain tire is a great original equipment (OE) tire replacement for many vehicles used for overland travel, it’s not a replacement for a KO3, KM3, or other more aggressive, and most importantly,…
The Rogue Wanderers on 100 Countries in a Toyota Tacoma and Four Wheel Camper
Overland Journal Podcast host Ashley Giordano welcomes American overlanders Dawn and Andy Elsbree, the Rogue Wanderers, to dive into their 2019 Toyota Tacoma and Four Wheel Camper build, why they chose it as their global overland…