Presented by Slinky Stove, the Collapsible Smokeless Fire Pit While Black Friday traditionally takes place on the Friday after Thanksgiving in the United States, many retailers are offering discounts now and will continue to do so…
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Josiah Roe and the Journal of Lost Time
Overland Journal Podcast Episode 215 Join Overland Journal Podcast host Scott Brady as he welcomes product designer and co-creator of The Journal of Lost Time, Josiah Roe. In this episode, they touch on The Lost Places events,…
Down-feather Apparel for Full-body Warmth :: Best of Breed
Winter and I don’t have the best relationship. Growing up in Virginia, snow days were rare treats that had more to do with sitting inside drinking hot chocolate than playing in the snow. When we did…
The Fabric of the Smoky Mountains
For episode Five of Exploring the Smoky Mountains, we embark on a craftsman adventure, hosted by Sinuhe Xavier. The route begins in with the custom knife maker Tom Mohr and continues to Ford’s Signs where classic…
Rago Fabrication Partners with A Race Against Blindness for Land Cruiser Build
Rago Fabrication has partnered with Doetsch Off-Road to support an overland build of a 2024 Land Cruiser, raising funds for A Race Against Blindness. This collaboration is intended to generate awareness and financial support for the…
EICMA 2025 :: Leatt Helmets, 3 New ADV Motos
EICMA is the world’s largest motorcycle exposition, held yearly in Milan, Italy. The 2024 event hosted 2036 brands with more than 700 contributors from 45 countries. This year 560,000 people attended to see what is coming…
Field Tested :: 1Up Super Duty
For a painfully long period of time, the best way to haul a mountain bike from garage to trailhead was painfully inadequate, either via a janky trunk-mounted rack that strapped flimsily to the back of a…
Feature Vehicle :: 1990 Campteq Toyota Land Cruiser
In the world of overland travel, few vehicles evoke the same level of respect as the Toyota Land Cruiser. This 1990 80 Series, imported from Spain and meticulously outfitted by Campteq, is a prime example of…
The 2026 Honda Passport Trailsport is the Most Off-Road Capable Honda SUV Ever
Honda has introduced the 2026 Passport TrailSport, touting it as the most off-road capable SUV the company has produced to date. With a focus on rugged features, the new model includes an off-road-tuned suspension, an advanced…
Renogy IP67 Charger and 100 Pro Lithium Battery: Field Tested
Renogy has been relentlessly innovating its vehicle-based energy products since 2010. While the dual battery system I put together with Renogy products in 2015 functioned flawlessly for three years and 54,000 miles around Africa, Renogy’s latest…
Principles of Overlanding: Travel Safety Jonathon Jensen
Overland Journal Podcast, hosts Matt Scott and Scott Brady join Bryon Dorr to explore choosing an overlanding “home on wheels.” They compare truck campers, expedition vehicles, vans, and trailers, highlighting truck campers as an affordable, configurable,…
Ford Introduces Bronco Updates to Increase Market Share in 2025
Ford has revealed a range of updates for the 2025 Bronco; the SUV sold almost 90,000 units in 2024 despite supply chain issues and a tumultuous economy. The 2025 Bronco continues the company’s dedication to off-road…
What These Rebelles Want You to Know About Rallying Older Vehicles
Lead photo by Richard Giordano There are so many parallels between competing in the Rebelle Rally with an older vehicle and overlanding in one. Usually, the vehicle is already parked in our driveway, budget prohibits the…
Onions and Sage :: Into Oregon’s Owyhee Country
Full Disclosure: Firestone Tires invited Expedition Portal and several other content creators to explore Oregon’s Owyhee Valley for a week and to try out their new M/T2 mud-terrain tires. Firestone covered our travel expenses and food….
Proffitt’s Resurrection Cruisers’ 1959 Land Cruiser FJ28 Pickup “Taco Tuesday” Honors Toyota Legacy
Proffitt’s Resurrection Cruisers has unveiled their latest project, a meticulously restored 1959 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ28 Pickup dubbed “Taco Tuesday.” By maintaining a focus on Toyota components, the build aims to show the restoration community that…
The Rover Boys: Bristol Foster and Robert Bateman Reflect on Their Round-the-World Expedition
Photography by Bristol Foster, Robert Bateman, and Erik Thorn It all began with birds. Birds near Toronto’s Forest Hill, to be exact. Back then, the nearby ravine and creek were thick with vegetation and towering willow…
36 Hours of Adventure: Gear Testing in the Alpine Loop with Dometic
A Sponsored 36-hour Adventure By: Amanda Goad, Dometic This summer, we loaded up the new Dometic CFX5 Series and hit Colorado’s Alpine Loop—a rugged 75-mile stretch through the San Juan Mountains, climbing to 10,000 feet. With…
2025 Suzuki DR-Z4S Unveiled
Suzuki hasn’t updated the DR-Z platform in a meaningful way since the 2003 model in my garage was new. While it’s a great bike and near-perfect as a lightweight BDR machine, the DR-Z400S and SM…
Kia America Debuts Concept Vehicles at SEMA, One of Which We Really Need
Last week, I joined a hush-hush online presentation of two concept vehicles to be debuted at the 2024 SEMA Show in Las Vegas. My excitement grew as the vehicles were revealed, but that excitement turned to…
Overland News of the Week, November 8th, 2024
Warn Industries Announces Release of New Zeon XP Winch Lineup In this week’s Overland News of the Week we feature, Warn’s Zeon XP winch lineup, engineered in Clackamas, Oregon, which will be available starting December 12,…