What is the best overland vehicle in the world?

The 2011 Expedition Portal Overland Awards

4wd SUV of the Year – North America (US and Canada)

Phase 3: Guatemala

When we finally crossed into Guatemala, we had to pay a few bucks for some sort of mandatory agricultural spray on the underside of the vehicle.

As long-time Amazon Prime members, we ordered an early release Kindle Fire for evaluation.  Given the form factor, we considered its suitability for adventure travel.  Being just in the middle of the iPad and iPhone on size, the Fire immediately feels more portable and with the rubber surround, more robust. Without question, the Fire lacks some critical functionality native on…

Phase 1: Intro; Northern/Central Mexico

Most Americans drool over the legendary Land Rover Defender 110, and especially ones newer than 25 years old, which cannot be legally imported & registered in the United States.

Bumpers for Expedition Travel

This modification was completed in preparation for our 2004 Sierra Madre Mexico expedition, which required a fuel range of 320 miles, with 270 miles off-highway.

Demello Off-Road Frame Reinforcement

Toyota Tacoma Demello Rock Sliders       Fully welded .120 wall 1.75″ tubing   .25″ plates and gussets     Rock Slider Benefits Rocker Protection is one of the most critical modifications to be added to a vehicle intended for challenging terrain. Properly designed rocker panel protection provides several benefits in addition to guarding the body panels from rocks….

Images by the Expedition Portal Team Test Team: Joe Bacal and Scott Brady Introduction: It is difficult to describe how -57 degrees feels, the extreme cold of the arctic winter damaging my lungs with each successive breath. Our team had made camp at the Arctic Circle after successfully reaching the frozen Arctic Ocean via hundreds of miles of ice road….

Overview of Trailer Use for Vehicle Dependent Expedition Travel

Land Rover has just announced an amazing adventure package for later this month. It is limited to only 12 seats, so we recommend giving them a call ASAP! Cool locations, VIP entrance to the Telluride Film Festival, 5-star hotels, personal driving instructors, this one has it all folks. See below for details. Oh yeah – if some of our Portal…

We take a look at one of the best trailers on the market, the Adventure Trailers Chaser

Winter 2007, N69 26.70 W133 01.60

Winter 2007, N69 26.70 W133 01.60

Winter 2007, N69 26.70 W133 01.60

One of our forum members brought up this video – talk about a great a mix of classic motorcycle and epic climbing of Ben Nevis, the highest peak in U.K.
We are still trying to identify the cool caferacer in this video….Triumph?

Kristina Hall walks us through the essentials of patient assessment

Sometimes you are wondering or heading somewhere and you see something that attracts your attention – like a sign, a remote road, a certain sight.

After 2 winters of using the Mattracks it is time for a user report.