We know that you all love classic Toyota platforms, and few are more endearing or coveted than Ashely and Richard Giordano’s 1990 Toyota pickup, lovingly named Little Red. But this truck is more than just an object of admiration, it’s a proven global travel platform. Richard and Ashely drove it from Vancouver Island all the…
Video of the Week :: 1959 Crossing Africa and the Sahara by Truck
Photo courtesy of Anthony Fleming In 1959, Anthony Fleming, Rex Yates, and Collyn Rivers climbed aboard a modified Bedford QLR off-road military vehicle bound for South Africa. Rivers had purchased the truck, which was unused and cost a mere hundred pounds, and outfitted it with five 180-liter fuel tanks, five 20-liter jerry cans, and 700…
Video of the Week: Wyoming Backcountry Discovery Route and Film Release
The Wyoming Backcountry Discovery Route (WYBDR) is number eleven from the BDR non-profit organization, and as of February 1, all route information is available on their website. Along with free GPS tracks, travel resources, and waterproof Butler maps, you can also find the WYBDR film, showcasing highlights from the route, such as: the Sierra Madre…
Video of the Week :: Matthew Payne’s DAF T244 “Matilda”
Ex-military vehicles often look the part, but in reality, many fall short of the mark in terms of real-world dependability and usability. An army mechanic once told me that in the field, they expect 40 percent of their vehicles to experience some form of breakdown (even over relatively short distances) and that generally, they’re not…
Video of the Week :: The Grizzly Torque
In 1957, Canadians Bristol Foster and Robert Bateman traveled 60,000 kilometers through 19 countries and four continents in their Land Rover Series I nicknamed The Grizzly Torque. The focus of their trip was a result of their backgrounds (Foster is a biologist and ecologist, and Bateman is a well-known Canadian artist and naturalist), so they…
Video of the Week: Expedition Overland is Back with The Last Frontier Series
Expedition Overland is heading back to Alaska with two newly-built Tacomas, a 5th-generation 4Runner, and an enthusiastic seven-man team. The Last Frontier begins with a four-day journey through the inside passage, before officially kicking things off in Whittier, Alaska. Trips like this don’t happen at the drop of a hat; this adventure required seven months of…
Video of the Week: Man’s Inspiring Mission While Living in his 1954 Dodge M152 Military Vehicle
We first chatted to Richard Villacres back in 2018 when he was about to embark on his journey across the USA and abroad, gifting portraits to people living on the margins of society, branding his journey as JackDaw.Love. Richard was a full-time photographer working for Central Washington University until he purchased, Hella, his 1954 Dodge…
Video of the Week :: Levi Allen “Winter Storm in DIY Sprinter Conversion”
Levi Allen, the founder of Leftcoast Media, accomplished film director, explorer, and all-around good guy, creates some of the most beautiful adventure films on YouTube. In this episode, Levi shares five days of camping in his Mercedes-Benz Sprinter on Mount Washington, Vancouver, during a huge snowstorm that sees temperatures plummet to -19°Fahrenheit. This instalment includes…
Video of the Week :: Drew Simms – “Solo Winter Camping in my Jeep During a Snow Storm”
Drew Simms has become very popular on YouTube (with some videos reaching over 3,000,000 people) thanks to stunning production, epic adventures, amazing storytelling, and, of course, a badass go-anywhere rig. His recent “Snow Storm” has already been viewed over 600,000 times and provides a fascinating insight into living in a compact 4WD vehicle during wintertime….
Video of the Week :: Dakar 2022 Coverage All in One Place
Saudi Arabia’s annual Dakar race has started and as always, the event is packed full of adventure and intrigue—including a not so favorable caught-on-video display of mean sportsmanship between Toyota driver Giniel De Villiers when he hit and almost ran over rider Cesar Zumaran while the latter was stopped with bike issues. That video can…
Video of the Week :: Meet the Woman Who Drove this 1930 Hudson Great Eight Around the World
At age 77, rally car driver, automotive mechanic, and businesswoman Heidi Hetzer decided to drive around the world in a 1930 Hudson Great Eight. Over 31 months, she traveled through Eastern Europe, across China, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the US, Mexico, Central, and South America. She then sailed to Africa and drove north to Germany….
Video of the Week :: Forgotten Island
The island of Socotra is located in the Indian Ocean, just off the coasts of Yemen and Somalia. While it is an unlikely destination for paragliding, that fact couldn’t deter this group of four highly-skilled test pilots from trying their luck on remote sand dunes rugged cliffs. Much more than a film about flying, this…
The Rare GMC DUKW Truck
The DUKW (known as a Duck) is a six-wheel-drive modified amphibious truck used by the US military during World War II and D-Day beaches of Normandy. General Motors Corporation and Sparkman & Stephens designed this truck to transport troops and goods over land and water, but some enthusiasts have taken to restoring them and utilising…
Video of the Week: Lea Rieck Rides Valley of the Gods, Moki Dugway
Some of us are sitting here in the dark days of winter dreaming of sunnier riding climates. Arizona and Utah rarely see a day without sun, and this video shot at Valley of the Gods and Moki Dugway from Got2Go is just what I needed on this rainy Pacific Northwest afternoon. Not only does the…
Video of the Week :: Living the Vanlife – Desert Overlanding
I’m sure many of you will already be familiar with Chad DeRosa’s Youtube channel Living the Vanlife; after all, his “Winter Storm in a Van” episode received over 14,500,000 views. During the pandemic, Chad transitioned from his trusty 1990 2WD Vanagon Westfalia to a Mercedes Sprinter 4WD with the goal of creating “the ultimate overlanding…
Video of the Week: Zero DSR Electric Motorcycles on the Colorado BDR
Have you ever wondered if an electric motorcycle can really go the distance off the highway? Well, they can. And Tucker Neary has proof. Riding two Zero DSR electric motorcycles, Tucker and his friend Mark traveled and documented over 1,000 miles in seven days along the rough and rugged Colorado Backcountry Discovery Route. They wanted…
Video of the Week: Racing a Type One Beetle in the Baja 1000
Of all the epic desert races, the Baja 1000 is one of the most infamous, drawing competitors from across the globe. It’s a spectacular sight to watch their fully-customized race trucks bombing through the course at full speed, but in a way, it’s even more impressive to watch class 11 – the stock Volkswagon Type…
Video of the Week: 1100 HP Trophy Truck Tested For The Baja 1000
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…