There are many reasons why these vehicles hold such sway over our emotions, and make no mistake, Land Rover ownership is first and foremost an emotional decision.

Dual sport helmets, caught between the needs of the street and the needs of the dirt, are often a compromise that end up doing nothing well. No longer.

Congratulations! You all posted an excellent set of photos and stories that encompassed the feeling and adventure of Overland Expo.

One of the coolest parts of Overland Expo is seeing the fantastic and rare vehicles that congregate there. Check out these awesome campers from this years show.

What allows us to seemingly ‘float’ over sand, climb slippery surfaces and crawl over rocks with improved floatation, more grip and less tire damage.

A daily-driver with showroom looks

This 1987 Defender is ready to take you on any adventure

The essentials

Chris Scott’s ultimate and always practical motorcycle planning guide. If you ride adventure motorcycles you need to read this book.

I like these early trucks because they were fitted with the classic instrument cluster that Mercedes had used for decades: temperature/fuel to the left, speed in the center and tach. on the right.

From the forums comes refurbished Land Rover Series IIa.

I became interested in Somaliland as a traveler and as an economist. At the time, I was writing a chapter of an economics textbook and wanted to use the pirates of the Gulf of Aden as the topic of the chapter.

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.

Today we’re making an exception.

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)

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, …

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. 

{loadposition bellymain3}

I am finishing this article less than two hours after driving the Forward Control

concept vehicle from the Jeep design team.

We met online when I was in college, about 12 years ago. At the time I was looking for a partner to join me on winter snowboard trips.

Here are some tricks I have learned over the years to make traveling a little bit more enjoyable.

Does experience matter?

You might not agree with our conclusions, but they are based on over 200 years of combined experience…