Chad DeRosa’s travels around the USA and Baja have been well documented for more than a decade. This video beautifully demonstrates that Chad is not only an excellent storyteller but also a courageous explorer, daring to take on the winter Arctic in his Mercedes Benz Sprinter. With temperatures dropping to -30F, Chad takes us on…
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Video of the Week :: 1968 Volvo Valp in Lapland
We recently featured Rick Schamper’s truly extraordinary 1968 Volvo Valp, and today we’re taking a look at his two-part film Overlanding Trip to Lapland. Rick is an offshore engineer and mechanic based in Norway, but when he’s not working, he’s traveling in his expedition-ready Laplander. Over the years, he’s taken this rig to Iceland, Spain,…
Video of the Week :: Episode Three of Destinations: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Last week, Overland Journal launched Episodes One and Two of a three-part original fly-and-drive video series titled Destinations: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This series follows the adventures of Richard Giordano and myself (Desk to Glory) as we travel through Saudi Arabia in a rented Toyota Fortuner. The complete series is now live on Expedition…
Overland Journal Presents: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a 3-part Video Series by Desk to Glory
I am thrilled to announce that Overland Journal has launched Episode One of a three-part original fly-and-drive video series titled Destinations: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Episodes two and three will be released later this week via the Expedition Portal YouTube channel on Wednesday, March 23, and Friday, March 25, 2022. This series follows the…
Video of the Week :: 392 HEMI Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Recon
If you had any doubts that a 470 horsepower (and 470 foot-pounds of torque) Jeep Wrangler Rubicon with a Hemi and a retractable roof would deliver a fun driving experience, let Scott Brady clear things up. “I can attest to the fact that it goes 0-60 in 4.5 seconds. This is such a fun truck…
Couple builds an off-road camper in 2.5 months
Photo credit Richard Giordano If you’re in the market for a camper but not one seems to be the right fit, why don’t you build your own? Easier said than done (we know this from personal experience.) But Riley and Courtney Casey from Ambition Strikes managed to build a lightweight turnkey camper on a 2015…
Video of the Week :: Desk To Glory’s 1990 Toyota Pickup
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…