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A blue fat-tire mountain bike stands on a red dirt trail surrounded by shrubs and trees, perfect for any overlanding adventure, with hills and greenery in the background.

First Ride: 2015 Salsa Bucksaw Full-Suspension Fatbike

Fat is where it’s at.

A motorcycle lies tipped over in the sandy desert as an overlander stands beside it, while another man rides a camel in the background. The arid landscape is dotted with rocks and a small tree.

Financing Extended Overland Trips: How Do They Do it?

While there’s not one holy grail of an answer to this question, here’s a few ways that real around the world travelers have paid for their adventures.

A person wearing protective gear and a helmet rides a motorcycle on a rocky dirt trail in a barren, mountainous desert landscape under a clear sky—an ideal setting for Adventure Motorcycle Training with RawHyde.

Motorcycle, Motorcycle, Skills and Training

Adventure Motorcycle Training: RawHyde

Have you ever “bunny-hopped” a 1200 GS over a log?

Two overland vehicles drive on a rocky dirt trail surrounded by trees and shrubs in a dry, rugged landscape; the foreground vehicle is black and the one behind is white.

Adventure, Adventure

36 Hours of Adventure: Sedona

Not every overland adventure crosses a continent or even a county. Busy schedules often conspire to postpone extended travels, but that only opens the door for shorter excursions which can be no less challenging and fun….

An older couple stands beside their green overland vehicle with a rooftop tent set up. Parked on grass near a body of water, the scene captures the spirit of overlanding beneath a cloudy sky and beside a tree.

Adventure, Adventure, Four Wheel Drive

The Americas with Tubby Xplorer: Part 12

The founder of Eezi-Awn continues his world adventure, this time updating us in South America

A black-and-white photo shows an overlander on a vintage BMW motorcycle, while a color photo beside it features a rider overlanding on a modern BMW adventure bike, both riding off-road and wearing protective gear.

Featured Vehicles, Motorcycle

Then and Now: The BMW GS

With adventure motorcycling becoming more popular than ever, we take a look back at one of it’s most iconic bikes

A green tent and bike are set up on a grassy, rocky hilltop overlooking a dense forest and mountains—an ideal overlanding spot beneath a clear blue sky.

Bicycle, Gear, Outdoor, Skills and Training

Bikepacking: Selecting the Right Shelter

If you’ve been tuning into the Expedition Portal bikepacking series, you’ll know we’ve covered everything from how to select a bike to which snacks to keep in your jersey pockets. One of the more critical components…

Gear, Luggage and Storage

Field Tested: Mountain Khakis Field Bag and Cabin Duffel

When it comes to buying the right gear, luggage is among the most important. If you need to trust something to hold everything else then make sure it’s something tough and secure.

A plate of fish tacos with salad, sauces, lime, and a bottle of Corona beer sits on a table overlooking a sandy beach—a perfect overlanding meal by the blue ocean and distant mountains under a clear sky.

Cooking

The Baja Fish Taco

When south of the border, grab a cold cerveza and indulge in a few of Baja’s legendary Tacos de pescado.

A small garden shovel with a wooden handle and dark metal blade—reminiscent of a classic spetsnaz shovel—shown against a gray gradient background, perfect for any gear scout’s kit.

Gear, Tools, Recovery and Safety

Gear Scout: A Shovel for the Spetsnaz and Utah Mud

Modeled after those used by Russian Spetsnaz special forces, this shovel can help you dig a hole, chop up wood, or even assail combatants in hand to hand conflict.

Close-up of the front of an Overland Jeep on a sandy beach, showing its grille, headlights, bumper with two yellow hooks, and large off-road tires. The ocean and blue sky are visible in the background.

Four Wheel Drive, Gear, Gear, Vehicle Accessories and Protection

Pronghorn Overland Gear’s MFES for the Jeep JK

In the back of my mind, as I walked past a seemingly endless inventory of JK bumpers, was an image of something entirely different, the Pronghorn MFES.

A red overlander SUV with gear and bicycles mounted on the roof and rear drives up a rocky, dirt trail surrounded by trees and shrubs.

Gear, Luggage and Storage, Vehicle Accessories and Protection

Trail Tested: Thule T2 Bike Rack

As one of the most popular bike racks around, we’re sure you’ve seen the Thule T2 before. Find out how it faired on the trail.

A camel with a saddle stands in a dry, grassy field facing an Overland van. Distant mountains and a clear blue sky create the perfect backdrop for this unique overlanding scene.

Adventure, Adventure, Adventure

Drive Nacho Drive: Trouble on the Pakistani Border

Brad and Sheena Van Orden have been circumnavigating the globe for the past two years in their VW van affectionately referred to as Nacho. www.drivenachodrive.com is a beautifully presented chronicle of their colorful adventures.

Illustration of a red and silver Honda Overlander adventure motorcycle with off-road tires, a high front fender, and a tall windshield, viewed from the front left side.

News

Honda Hints at Africa Twin 1000 for 2015

Could it be that Honda will give us back the beloved Africa Twin?

A gray BMW adventure motorcycle with off-road tires and black side panniers is parked on a dirt path, surrounded by rocks and dry grass—an ideal setup for any overlander seeking their next journey.

Gear, Vehicle Accessories and Protection

Field Tested: Touratech’s New DriRide Breathable Seat

There’s not too many things that can ruin a long distance ride like a serious ache in the rear. Making sure you have the right seat is more critics than you think.

Side-by-side comparison of an old, black-and-white Jeep on the left and a modern, silver Jeep Rubicon Overlander tackling a rocky trail with trees in the background on the right.

Featured Vehicles, Four Wheel Drive

Then and Now: The Classic Jeep

From humble beginnings to the off-road and overland icon it is today, we take a look at the history of the Jeep Wrangler

A person wearing black motorcycle gear and a helmet rides an adventure motorcycle up a rugged, dirt trail surrounded by green trees and bushes, embodying the spirit of overlanding exploration.

Featured Vehicles

Honest Adventure

Suzuki delivers adventure with their V-Strom 650 ABS.

A hand holds a textured black and gold bicycle handlebar grip, featuring a scale-like pattern and metallic gold ends—perfect for any Overlander seeking style and comfort on their overlanding adventures.

Gear

Bikepack Tech: Custom Grips from Imprint Grips

Using a proprietary material, Imprint Grips can be molded to any shape with a simple process using hot and cold water.

A tan overland van is parked on a small metal ferry crossing a green river, surrounded by lush trees and foliage under a partly cloudy sky.

Adventure, Adventure, Adventure

Gorillas in the Jungle: Bwindi, Uganda

As the birthplace of Ebola and AIDS, and the deathbed of untold millions in the tribal clash between the Hutus and the Tutsis. I wasn’t enthusiastic about driving our old Volkswagen campervan into such a volatile region.

A silver Land Rover Discovery overlander SUV is parked on a rooftop with a city skyline and tall buildings in the background.

Four Wheel Drive, News

Jumping the Shark? Land Rover’s Discovery Vision Concept

A quarter century after its inception, the Discovery is on the precipice of a significant metamorphosis and as if the protagonist in a Greek tragedy, is headed for an imminent and dramatic fall. Or, is it?

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