It is that time of year, soon the big guns will be heading to Baja for the Baja 1000 and we are getting excited for the action we have come to expect from this incredible event. “Plaster City, CA has long been the benchmark for desert truck testing in the US. It’s home to some…
Video of the Week: Find Your Wild | Inspiring Female Overlanders
When Sunny Eaton and Karin Balsley started gathering information about overlanding in preparation for their trip from Nashville to Panama, there weren’t many resources for women available at the time. So, the couple decided to create a space that would reflect their voices in the community. In this week’s featured video, we join Sunny and…
Video of the Week: Sultanate of Oman
Bordered by the Arabian Sea, Yemen, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia, the Sultanate of Oman is a vibrant country on the Arabian Peninsula that is filled with incredible mountains, dune fields, Beaches, and Wadis. In this week’s featured video, we join Georg and Melanie on an incredible journey through this spectacular country. They share their…
Video of the Week: Overland Ready Ford F350 Super Duty Flatbed Build
In this week’s video, Chris Cornette gives us a detailed look at his one-of-a-kind F350 Super Duty flatbed overland camper build. Chris chose the short-bed extended-cab F350 chassis for a variety of reasons including the generous payload, short-wheel-base, and gearing options from the factory. He then had a custom Norweld flatbed tray installed which supports…
Video of the Week: Alibaba One-Wheeled Electric Motorcycle
Maybe you’ve been thinking motorcycles aren’t dangerous enough, or that it’s far too easy to balance on two wheels. If so, then maybe the Alibaba one-wheeled electric motorcycle is for you. I don’t see this as the next round-the-world form of transportation that can pretty much fit in your carry-on luggage, but it might be…
Video of the Week: Texino Switchback II Sprinter Campervan
Our creative director, Sinuhe Xavier, recently got the opportunity to take Texino’s new Switchback Mercedes Sprinter campervan out for a test drive with his son. In addition to being available for rent or to purchase, Sinuhe appreciated the van’s beautifully finished interior, integrated l-track (for securing gear, bikes, etc.), voluminous storage, and cork flooring. He…
Video of the Week: 2021 Ford Bronco Badlands Sasquatch Overland Test
There was a lot of hype leading up to Ford’s release of the new Bronco, but it appears that it was justified. In this week’s video, Scott gets behind the wheel of the Badlands Sasquatch edition for some proper off-highway driving at the Expedition Portal test track in Arizona. Notable features found in this Bronco…
Video of the Week: Baffin
Rock climbing is a completely different pursuit than overland travel, but there are parallels in terms of strategy and approach. For instance, when you approach a climbing route, especially a remote one, your entire expedition needs to be completely self-sufficient. You’ve got to show up prepared with your own food, water, and equipment. You need to…
Video of the Week: 2022 Nissan Frontier PRO-4X Overland Test
In this week’s video, we join Scott in Utah for a test drive of the 2022 Nissan Frontier Pro-4X. This is a notable Nissan model with a longstanding presence and popularity around the world as the Navara. Despite the fact that the 2022 Frontier is basically a new vehicle (aside from its frame), we have…
Video of the Week: Harley Davidson Pan America Off-Road Test
Harley Davidson ruffled a few feathers when they revealed their 1250cc Pan America adventure touring bike this year, but we’re not mad. In fact, we love seeing manufacturers mix things up and do the unexpected. It keeps things interesting. If you missed the release, you can check out Heather’s article which covers some of this…
Video of the Week: Principles of Overlanding – Vehicle Selection
We often fall in love with a particular vehicle for emotional reasons and automatically decide that it’s the rig we need. Maybe we have fond memories from our childhood of driving around the forest with our father in his old Land Cruiser. Naturally, when we begin looking for our own adventure vehicle, experiences like the…
Video of the Week: Field Tested Nemo Helio Shower Kit
Just because we enjoy going off-grid, and spending extended periods without the conveniences of home, doesn’t mean that we enjoy being dirty. Long days on the trail are taxing, and having a quick way to rinse off the sweat and sunscreen at the end of the day is often a luxury worth making room for…
Video of the Week: Principles of Overlanding – What is Overlanding?
If you find yourself wondering what the term overlanding actually means, don’t feel bad. This is an extremely common question, and with many advertising efforts latching on to and often using the term interchangeably with off-road or 4WD, we understand the confusion. In the simplest terms, overlanding is vehicle-based adventure travel. In today’s video of…
Overland Journal Podcast: Episode 51, Interview with Overland OG Paul May
Show notes for episode 51 Summary: Scott and Matt interview overland OG Paul May. Paul has been working in the industry for two decades and is the owner of Equipt Expedition Outfitters based in Salt Lake City, Utah. A Land Cruiser aficionado who has owned a 40, 60, 100, and 200 series, Paul has embarked…
Video of the Week: 2021 Ford Tremor Diesel Overland Review
Join Scott for a test drive of Ford’s new 2021 Tremor, a powerful full-size pickup with serious off-road chops. In addition to its standard 3,400-pound payload, 20,000-pound towing capacity, and 1000 pound-feet of torque, the Tremor can be factory optioned with a Warn winch, rear locker, front mechanical limited-slip differential, 35-inch tires, and a 2-inch…
Video of the Week: Hummer EV 0-60 in 3 seconds with Watts to Freedom Launch Control
The look on your passenger’s face will be priceless when you turn your head and tilt your shades down before saying, “hold on, I’m putting the Hummer EV in WTF-mode.” That’s Watts to Freedom, in case you were wondering. Basically, this user-selectable driving mode lowers the Hummer’s Adaptive Air Suspension two inches and delivers optimal…
Video of the Week: 1990 Leyland Daf T244 Expedition Truck Build
The Leyland Daf T244 is a 4-tonne British Army vehicle that was manufactured in Lancashire in Northwest England. Owner Alex Jackson bought this truck specifically because of its 12-valve Cummins 6BT engine and spent roughly $70-thousand (Canadian) total between the truck and the habitat build. Alex performed a slew of upgrades including adding a custom…
Video of the Week: Overland Journal Lexus GX470 Build
On my first trip to Prescott, Arizona, I remember seeing Scott’s 2007 Lexus GX470 at Overland HQ and asking him about it. At the time, I was considering the vehicle for an overland build myself (which I ultimately abandoned in favor of a full-sized truck, primarily because I needed more robust towing capability). Scott and…
Video of the Week: 600-pound ATerra Tacoma Overland Camper
A fully enclosed four-season sub-600-pound flatbed truck camper? Yes, it’s true, and it’s a first for the North American market. The ATerra camper was designed by Tern Overland and is being sold exclusively through AT Overland. After 25 months of development, the main engineer behind the project, David Soza, gives Scott the first glimpse of…
Video of the Week: 2021 Sniper X Overland Off-road Trailer
In this week’s video, Scott takes the new Sniper X overland trailer out in the Prescott National Forest for a proper hands-on test. While the profile of this trailer may look similar to other trailers from Down Under, it has some notable differences. The dry weight of this trailer is 1,800 pounds, and with a…