Overlanding and Offroad articles

Quick Facts: Engine: 8.3 Duramax turbo-diesel V8, nicknamed Mongoose Announced: September 21, 2026, by GM Trucks: Refreshed 2027 Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD Displacement change: Up roughly 26 percent from the 6.6L L5P Horsepower and torque: Not announced Tow and payload ratings: Not announced Release date: Not...

Quick Facts: Topic: An off road driving course compared to self-teaching Skill level: First-timers through intermediate Course length: 4 hours to 2 full days, including classroom time Price range: Free to $2,400, although most sit under $500 Cheapest supervised seat time: $95 at a club clinic, including the park...

A weekend trip forgives a lot of small mistakes. A cross-country overlanding trip does not. Even a worn belt or a soft tire barely matters two hours from home. The same issue three states out, on a dirt road with no cell signal, turns into a real problem fast....

A weekend overland trip fits anyone short on vacation days but craving real time outdoors. Compared to a week-long expedition, a weekend trip demands far less planning, costs far less in fuel and food, and still delivers the disconnect making a longer trip worthwhile. Picture a Friday evening drive to...

I've camped and overlanded most of my life, moving from a tent to a bumper pull trailer to a fifth wheel, and tracking weather windows the whole way. Working for 4WDTalk put me in regular contact with snowbird overlanders too, since readers write in every fall asking which route...

Quick Facts: What it is: Starlink Direct to Cell, satellite service delivered to an ordinary phone. Hardware needed: None. No dish and no antenna. How you get it: T-Mobile's T-Satellite, on T-Mobile or on an unlocked phone. Price: $10 per line each month, or included on T-Mobile's top plans. ...

I've been camping and overlanding most of my life. Over the decades I've slept in ground tents, strapped into rooftop tents in Wyoming wind, loaded truck bed campers before elk season, and pulled trailers into country where cell service is a rumor. Every shelter type taught me something, but...

Quick Facts: Product: Rivian x iKamper Skycamp 4.0 DLX, the second Rivian rooftop tent collaboration Sizes: Duo for the R1T bed, Trio for the R1S and R2 roof Announced: August 18, 2026, and shipping now Base price: $4,800 Duo, $5,050 Trio, before a $249 freight charge Loaded weight: 140...

Quick Facts: Vehicle: Ford Bronco Basecamp, five-seat AWD SUV Platform: Unibody monocoque, not the body-on-frame US Bronco Markets confirmed: Australia and New Zealand, from mid-2027 Powertrain: Dual electric motors plus a 1.5-liter turbo gasoline range extender Battery: 49 kWh usable, LFP chemistry per Ford Australia Range: 800 to 900...

I've towed trailers behind my truck for years and years, and my first off-road trailer taught me lessons no brochure mentioned. I bought based on price and looks, not suspension type or real-world tongue weight, and I paid for that mistake on my second trip when a leaf-sprung trailer...