If you are not already subscribed to the Expedition Portal YouTube channel, drop what you are doing and make it so (if you don’t want to miss our newest content, that is). In addition to hands-on vehicle tests and the Overland Journal podcast, there are beautifully-edited overlanding videos like the one below: Overlanding the Altar Desert in Sonora, Mexico. This…

Iceland’s black volcanic landscape is punctuated with vibrant green hillsides and cascading waterfalls in this cinematic overland trailer from Benyamin Senkal.  

The short video series Pop-up Life is a collaboration between New Belgium Brewing and Four Wheel Campers that documents a sustainable approach to enjoying public lands. This week, in episode 2, join Mac, Owen, and Luna (the cat) as they drive from Nevada to Utah, visiting Great Basin National Park and cleaning up trash at campsites along the way.  

Classic meets Contemporary in this week’s video of the week. Join Scott and Matt as they discuss the Land Rover Defender, what it was, and what it has become. Plenty of side-by-side driving footage as well as an insightful discussion.  

“The caravan of American Off-Road Vehicles, equipped with Four Wheel Campers’ lightweight, low-profile, durable pop-up campers, crossed through six western states and included a wide cast of characters including climber Jonathan Siegrest, climber/surfer Jessica O’Bryan, professional snowboarders Danny Kass, Chad Otterstrom, and Alex Andrews, snowboard mountaineer Laura Hadar, and many more. The adventures begin at the Four Wheel Camper factory…

This week’s video of the week has it all: adventure, history, breathtaking scenery, and stunning videography. The Escape Artist, Wieland Hintz, shares footage from his journey across the Andes, from Santiago to Montevideo, with deep insights about the people, places, food, and architecture he encounters along the way.  

This video of the week celebrates the silly, the absurd, and the kid inside all of us. Grind Hard Plumbing Co, perhaps best known for their zany kids’ vehicle modifications, are back for an exceptionally ambitious adventure. “This is the story of a group of friends that got together the most heavily modified Power Wheels on the planet and went…

Hunting is a way of life for professional guide and survival instructor Benji Hill. He lives on game meat year-round which is no small task. Hill builds and hunts with his own gear which is more challenging but infinitely more rewarding. It can take as many as 300 hours of scouting, glassing, tracking, and stalking for him to harvest a…

Ewan McGregor has become quite notorious for his motorcycle exploits with friend and co-adventurer Charley Boorman. In 2004, the pair (along with a film crew) rode 19,000 miles from London to New York City on motorcycles. The journey was produced as a television series titled Long Way Round. Not a pair to sit idle for very long, McGregor and Boorman…

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 ATV MC YouTube channel takes us along on an epic loop that they’ve dubbed the Red Rocks to Mountain Tops adventure ride. This 800-mile…

  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 wife, Lisa Bonet. It was the first car she ever bought, but it had seen better days. Rust, rot, and time had taken their…

  As the title suggests, this week’s video of the week is not actually a video, it’s a podcast. Bring Back Bronco: The Untold Story is “the story of a truck and the story of a country.” This eight-part serial podcast is hosted by NPR and New York Times contributor Sonari Glinton, who uncovers the 50-year history of the iconic…

VOX is a specialized development organization that focuses its efforts on bringing sustainable, clean drinking water to the people of sub-Saharan Africa. Through private funding and a talented team, VOX has already brought water to over 1 million people across Botswana, South Africa, Tanzania, Mozambique, and Kenya. “Water is essential to life,” Says VOX Founder Brian King. “When you provide…

If the name Rivian doesn’t mean anything to you yet, do yourself a favor and read up on them right here. But for those of you who have been following along eagerly with the development of their incredibly slick-looking electric vehicles, we’ve got a great video of the week for you. This is the R1T, Rivian’s fully-electric, 400+ mile range,…

Andrew Muse spent two years of his life creating a DIY Earthroamer-style overlanding vehicle from scratch (check out his build thread in the ExPo forum). It was a humbling experience that tested his ingenuity and patience, but he and his girlfriend, Ashley, saw the vision through to completion and now they have a one-of-a-kind adventure rig that is likely to…

We may not have gotten many of the 4×4 Japanese vans in the ’80s and ’90s, but now that they’re arriving on American shores, we’re definitely making up for the lost time. Small enthusiast events are popping up around the country, photos of Delicas and Hiaces are flooding Instagram, and dedicated trail runs are becoming more and more common. While…

What’s there really to say about this video? It’s short, it’s sweet, and it’s a perfect introduction to your weekend. Now get out there and enjoy it!

Wheel x Biker While overland travel does not require exploring on the dirt, we often enjoy the challenge and remoteness that the path less traveled can afford. Access to public lands is an important cause for all multi-use outdoor enthusiasts to support, and Fat Tire produced this thoughtful piece about the collaboration between the mountain biker and the wheeler… Nonprofit…

We all have that one big camping trip we look forward to each year. The destination could be halfway across the world or just around the corner. The means of travel could range from bush planes to backpacking, and the timeline might vary from days to weeks. But what each trip shares are a sense of freedom upon departure and…

By now, you’ve probably seen Live Work Wander’s striking yellow Land Cruiser floating around Instagram. This beautiful Maltec build has quickly become one of our favorite overland rigs, boasting an ideal combination of capability and comfort without adding excessive weight through modifications. For many of us, it’s a dream rig, but it has also raised some questions amongst die-hard cruiser…