With the beginning of the new year, you’re bound to hear plenty of talk concerning resolutions. People will be hitting the gyms, kicking bad habits, and posting lists of goals and dreams on their refrigerator doors. We think this season of positive change is a beautiful thing, which is why we’ve decided to join in…
Category Archives: Skills and Training
From the ExPo Vault: The Best of the Best – Sporks
We answer the question few dare to even ask: Which spork reigns supreme?
Field Report: Overland Experts Training
Here at Expedition Portal, we talk a lot about how to make your four-wheel drive more capable and reliable for the road ahead. After all, these vehicles are often our only way into and out of the remote locations we love, so it makes sense that we’d want to purchase parts that help them perform…
How to properly align your lights
There’s a reason that auxiliary lights are used on expedition vehicles around the world, and it isn’t because they look cool. Well, not entirely at least. A high quality set of lights allows drivers to see obstacles and animals ahead of them before they become a problem, and that can be the difference between a safe…
What’s in your winch bag? The basic gear you should be carrying
The other day I ran into the proud owner of a well-built four-wheel drive. Eager to talk shop, he began to list a few of the numerous pieces of equipment he had installed on his new vehicle. The list included 37-inch tires, aftermarket wheels, a 4-inch lift, lights, a roof rack, a front bumper, and…
Head to Head: Mud or All-Terrain Tires
Big lugs or little knobbies. Which is best for you. We address some of the basics.
Travel Tip: How to Maintain Your Zippers
Never deal with a stuck zipper again
Women’s Travel Fest
The Women’s Travel Festival is coming up March 3-5 in New Orleans
Overland Skills: Knowing When to Turn Around
It’s not a defeat if you live to travel another day.
Camp Champ
A chuck box of the luxury nature
Travel tip: Mixing Engine Oil
Can you mix different motor oils without damaging the engine?
Five Off-Road Driving Basics for the New Overlander
Driving any vehicle onto unimproved roads is not something to take lightly. Many variables, seen and unforeseen, can conspire to stymy forward progress or damage vehicles and the occupants within. While there are an endless number of techniques and skills to be learned, much of it only through hands-on time behind the wheel, there are a few general…
To Shift or Not to Shift
We address the overland pros and cons of manual cogs versus a slushbox transmission.
Going Alone – Single Vehicle Offroad Travel Safety
With no one else to count on but yourself, you had better be prepared.
A2A Expedition: Overlander Off-Road Driving Techniques – Water Crossings.
You better know before you go.
Landcruising Adventure: How to deal with police officers while overlanding
How to handle bribes, bravado and other bouts with authority.
Why do a 4×4 training course before an overland expedition?
You bought the capable truck. Do you know how to drive it?
Overland Skills: Selecting a Campsite
How to select a plot of earth for a short overnight stay.
A2A Expedition: Staying Safe on your International Overland Journey
The road to adventure is often lined with corrupt border guards, potential thieves and other hazards.
Adventure Photographer: Ten Tips for Better Travel Images
You’ve made the journey, be sure you come home with the image souvenirs you wanted.