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Adventure, Adventure, Four Wheel Drive, Resources and Routes

Dust Therapy: Stretching The Legs of My 4Runner (and Dog.)

A good friend of mine (who works too much) was back in town yesterday, so we decided that it was about time I took my truck out.

Gear, Gear, Luggage and Storage, Motorcycle

Review: Wolfman Tank Panniers

One of the challenges involved with packing a motorcycle is making things accessible, while still being secure. Accessibility is what made me look for extra luggage, specifically tank panniers.

Grilled Fruit Skewers with strawberries, pineapple, and mango chunks are drizzled with melted chocolate and arranged on a wooden board. A bowl of chocolate dip and a red fork rest nearby on a plaid blanket outdoors.

Cooking, Skills and Training

Grilled Fruit Skewers with Chocolate Dip

Delicious grilled fruit─It’s what’s for summer.

Cooking, Skills and Training

Cast Iron Baked Bread

Pining for an original culinary experience? Bake your own bread over an open fire.

Video

This video is not about overlanding – although there are some good car driving scenes in it and some crappy motels…it’s an homage to an extremely talented band member who influenced an entire generation.

RIP MCA (Adam Yauch)

A bright red Unimog U1700L off-road truck with large tires and a winch mounted on the front bumper, once used by the Swedish Fire Brigade, is parked on a driveway surrounded by trees and greenery.

Camper and Trailer, Featured Vehicles

La Aduana: ex-Swedish-Fire-Brigade Unimog U1700L/38

This truck, and its square-jawed, 1980s brethren represent my favorite iteration of the Unimog concept.

Resources and Routes

The Library: Good Books on the Outdoors

As you plan your summer trips, it’s always good to brush up on your outdoor skills.

They all make great reads.

Gear, Gear, Luggage and Storage, Motorcycle

Using Pelican Cases as Panniers For Your Dual-Sport

There is always a big argument between motorcyclists on the best option for luggage, specifically the side and rear cases.

Adventure

Expeditions 7: Arrival at the Arctic Ocean

After eight months of full-time logistics and planning, Brady and Miller arrive at the shores of the Arctic Ocean and the official start of Expeditions 7.

Adventure, Video

Renting a Hilux in South Africa

Possibly one of the biggest misconceptions about overlanding is the idea that you need to save for years, buy your own vehicle, spent tons of time and money outfitting it and then take a year off before you can go out to explore. There are other alternatives and one of them is to buy a plane ticket to South Africa, rent a vehicle and go out explore on your own!

A metal rocket-shaped object emits a flame on a sandy riverbank between rocky canyons at night—like a scene from an epic motorcycle trip. Star trails streak the sky, and a faint compass graphic is overlaid in the top left corner.

Adventure, Gear, Motorcycle, Resources and Routes

Thoughts on Gear Selection After Riding to Ushuaia

Having the right gear can often make all the difference in the world when it comes to the enjoyment of your trip. Having the wrong gear can take away from your enjoyment of a trip, …

Adventure, Featured Vehicles, Four Wheel Drive, Video

VOTD: Jeep, Mighty FC

On the trail as a comparison, they bring along a 1964 Jeep Forward Control crew cab. It’s funny to see the two together. The Mighty FC looks like a bulldog. The old Forward Control looks like a loaf of bread. It’s great to see footage of both of these truck on the road!

Camper and Trailer, Cooking, Four Wheel Drive, Health and Safety, Motorcycle, Resources and Routes, Skills and Training, Video

Overland Expo 2012 is around the corner!

Things have changed quite a bit in the Overland world since…

The 2009 edition was held at the Yavapai Fairgrounds in Prescott Valley

Adventure, Camper and Trailer, Featured Vehicles, Video

Creme de la Creme

Overlanders are a unique bunch of people. They want it all, especially when they’re our traveling for extended periods of time with a partner….

Featured Vehicles, Four Wheel Drive, Video

Spotted: FJ62/FZJ80 Mash-up by TLC

Via West County Explorers Club: Jonathan Ward, of TLC and Icon fame, shows off what he calls a “142,” basically an FJ62 on an 80-series chassis. This truck was built through TLC, his Land Cruiser restoration shop in Southern California.

As you can imagine, this was an extensive rebuild. Even the engine was replaced with a GM Vortec unit. They went through the truck inside and out and everything looks to be first class.

A loaded touring motorcycle, a true traveler’s friend, rests on dry, rocky ground at dusk. Multiple bags and gear are attached as clouds gather in the sky and a hint of sunset burns like fire on the horizon amid sparse shrubs in the background.

Adventure

Fire: A Traveler’s Friend

I sit here, in the middle of absolutely nowhere, with only the moonlight and muscle memory to guide my fingers while I type, my thoughts fresh in my mind. Fire; it’s amazing and serves many purposes.

A compact shovel, recovery strap, and traction boards are laid out on a table with the text Top 10 Overland Gear Vehicle Kit over the image.

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The Top 10: Overland Vehicle Kit

Without a doubt the most common question we get at Expedition Portal is: “What do I need to buy to go overlanding, fourwheeling, car camping, etc?” With the assumption that the goal is exploration and not recreational ‘off-roading’ in a group, this is our top ten purchase list, in order of importance.

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Adventure, Featured Vehicles, Motorcycle, Video

VOTD: Dubai Desert Ride on a KTM

via West County Explorers Club: This beautifully shot video takes you off-road through the desert near Dubai on a KTM 525. A Honda XR650R rides alongside.

Well done, guys!