If you are a Toyota Land Cruiser fan, we have a treat for you! In this “Patriot Games” episode, the Australian Montesalvo family set off directly from SEMA in Nevada on an adventure through the Mojave Desert. In convoy for this trip are Justin & Sarah with the Mega6x6 and Patriot Campers X3, Christian &…
Video of the Week :: X Overland “Nordic Series” EP1
As both a consumer and a creator, I want to preface this article by stating that the content produced by Expedition Overland (XOverland) is truly outstanding. I can’t remember the last time I watched something on YouTube that inspired me on so many levels. The production value is genuinely astonishing, the storytelling keeps you hooked…
Video of the Week :: Campfire Breakfast Cornbread with Chef Sarah Glover
Sometimes the most memorable camp meal requires a dash of patience, a pinch of attention, and a handful of smoldering embers. While I’m often one to rush through breakfast, eager to tackle the next thing, the idea of a long, slow breakfast is incredibly appealing. Chef Sarah Glover does it right with this savory cornbread recipe, which…
Video of the Week :: Road Tripping Siberia’s Chuysky Trakt by Lada
Solo biker and backpacker Alex Reynolds admits that the sandy switchbacks, picturesque lakes, and dirt offshoots of Siberia’s Chuysky Trakt are the perfect place to become purposefully lost. Located in the Altai region of Central Siberia, this nearly 1,000-kilometer federal highway from Novosibirsk to the Russian-Mongolian border was used to carry goods, honey, and furs by caravan…
Video of the Week :: Off-Road in Oman
Swiss/German couple, Sybil and Christian, have embarked on an exciting journey to explore the world as full-time travelers in their 2011 Mercedes Benz Vario 4×4, affectionately known as Benny. While the Vario camper is larger than your average garden variety off-road vehicle, the couple seems confident in the Mercedes’ ability to take on relatively challenging…
Video of the Week :: The Sidecar Guys, Off-Road Sidecar Adventure from Seattle to Los Angeles
I’ll be the first to admit that the motorcycle/sidecar combo is not the first mode of transport that comes to mind when I think about overlanding. However, after traversing 35 countries and 34,000 miles in just 15 months with a scooter and sidecar, Guinness World Record holders Matt and Reece aka “The Sidecar Guys” have…
Video of the Week :: Bicycle Touring the World with Kamran On Bike
“When you are on a bicycle, you feel the wind, the rain, the heat, and the cold. You feel the slightest slope. You feel the smallest bump. You become one with nature,” Kamran Ali narrates in his video, “Why Bicycle Touring to Travel the World?” Currently in Saudi Arabia, Ali has cycled 50,000 kilometers in…
Detailed Walk-Around :: Ineos Grenadier Trialmaster for Overlanding
For this video, we do a deep dive into the Grenadier’s specifications and components, reviewing all of the drivetrain, gear ratios, traction devices, features, and accessories. The Grenadier is “Built on Purpose” for overland travel, with the capacity and payload to support long-distance remote travel. With robust underpinnings, the Grenadier Trialmaster includes 32″ BFGoodrich…
Video of the Week :: 10 days in the Norwegian highlands
Kasper Hoglund, a professional photographer and minimalist overlander from Norway, has a deep-rooted love for all things travel-related as he explores Scandinavia in his Land Rover. Kasper lives out of his impeccable 2014 Land Rover Discovery SD V6 HSE (high specification equipment) on a full-time basis, through sunshine, rain shower, or blizzard. The Discovery is…
Video of the Week :: Only a Roadtrip Away “The Perfect Camp Spot”
Only a RoadTrip Away, a.k.a David and Lotte, are a German couple perhaps best known for their international adventures in George, a 1991 Range Rover Classic. In 2019 I was fortunate enough to spend some time with them exploring some of the lesser-known spots in the Lofoten Islands, Norway. It was during this trip that…
Video of the Week :: Otto the G-Wagen’s 26-Year World Tour
When German globetrotter Gunther Holtorf and his 1988 Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen set off on an 18-month tour of Africa in 1989, he didn’t expect to spend the next 26 years (and 900,000 kilometers) road-tripping through 215 countries. His main travel companion was his wife, Christine, who joined the adventure a year later, in 1990. Gunther and…
Video :: XPlore RV X145 Overland Test
The Xplore RV is one of the first expedition-class trailers produced in the United States that features the optimal confluence of compact dimensions, trail capability, and live-in comforts. These attributes are all wrapped in a package that comes complete with (optional) 1,000 watts of solar, 1,080 Ah of lithium, long-travel airbag suspension, robust chassis, and -40…
Video of the Week :: Overland Site “Alaska Highway”
If Overland Site sounds familiar, that’s because we recently featured their epic 1998 Iveco TurboDaily 4×4 on Expedition Portal and were also fortunate to interview the Hungarian duo on the Overland Journal Podcast. Their website is a wonderful travel resource with detailed blogs, gear reviews, overlanding guides, and even a step-by-step course to getting sponsorship. Their…
Video :: Overlanding a 2WD Mercedes Sprinter Diesel?
We evaluate the 2021 Mercedes Sprinter Diesel 2WD 170 for overland travel.
Video of the Week :: 4WDs flooded in Cape York
Australia is heaven to an overlander, with thousands of rough gravel tracks in vast open spaces that can get even the most experienced off-roader sweating under the collar. Cape York, a large peninsula in the most northern point of Australia, is a popular destination for many off-roaders and four-wheel drive enthusiasts. Cape York has an…
Video of the Week :: Blue Line Co. Goes Fishing for an Isuzu
Overlanding isn’t only a pursuit for itself. In fact, many of us fell into overlanding while chasing other passions. Backroads travel, mountain biking, climbing, fishing, or just regular old car camping can be the inspiration to build an overland rig all your own. A well-thought-out adventure vehicle will help get you to more isolated campsites,…
Video of the Week :: Unnur
I selected Unnur during an Icelandic Airlines flight, not knowing it was an award-winning Chris Burkard Studio production and unaware that I would be desperately attempting to dry my tear-filled eyes by the end of the film. The video follows Elli Thor, an Icelandic surf photographer, as he strives to balance living close to nature…
Video of the Week :: Alaska to Patagonia via the Darién Gap
The Darien Gap is a sixty-mile stretch of jungle, rainforest, swamps, and mountains between Colombia and Panama and is considered one of the world’s most dangerous routes. Along with the estimated 135,000 refugees and migrants that cross the Darien Gap annually, the treacherous route is rife with drug traffickers and kidnappers, poisonous and venoms creatures,…
Video of the Week :: Lewie and the Rover–Will We Survive the Sahara Desert?
I watch a lot of overlanding films on YouTube and many are beautifully produced, informative, and inspiring, but it takes a decidedly special story to move me. It’s not often a feeling that you can describe in words, but rather a stirring sensation that makes you want to pack the rig and hit the road….
Video of the Week :: The Last Overland
In 1955, six Oxford and Cambridge university graduates set out to make history by driving 19,000 miles from London to Singapore in two 86-inch Land Rover station wagons. Prior to departure, the team approached a BBC producer named David Attenborough for film reels, which were transformed into Attenborough’s Travellers’ Tales, a television series that aired after the…