Overlanding and Offroad articles

Quick Verdict: Pie iron pizza pockets seal pizza sauce, low-moisture mozzarella, and pepperoni between two buttered slices of bread. Preheat the cast iron empty for 2 minutes in medium coals, then cook 3 to 5 minutes per side. Hold the sauce to 2 tablespoons. Keep it a half inch...

Quick Facts: Product: ROAM Vagabond 2.0 rooftop tent, by ROAM Adventure Co Type: Softshell foldout, sleeps 2 to 3 Sleeping size: 56" W x 96" L x 52" H Closed size: 56" W x 48" L x 9" H Weight: 150 lbs, up from 130 lbs on the original...

Quick Facts: Topic: How cold is too cold to camp, and the 19 mistakes wrecking freezing nights. Real limit: Your gear and your judgment, not the thermometer. First thing to fail: Ground insulation, long before your sleeping bag. Pad R-value needed: 4.0 or higher below 32°F, 5.5+ on snow. ...

I've spent years testing overlanding gear, and the Elk Mountain Ridgeline 14 is one of the more impressive inflatable tents I have put my hands on. I flew out to Idaho to meet Travis, the owner of Elk Mountain Tents, after he told me a batch of eight pre-production...

Quick Facts: Topic: Choosing a Harbor Freight generator for vehicle-based camping Models covered: 6 Predator inverters, 2 open-frame units Our overlanding pick: PREDATOR 4200 Watt Dual-Fuel, item 71203, $799.99 Weight range: 46 lb to 257 lb Noise range: 56 dBA to 72.5 dBA Longest single-fill runtime: 26 hours on...

Quick Verdict: This cowboy coffee recipe boils coarse grounds straight in the pot over an open fire. A splash of cold water then drops them to the bottom. Two tablespoons of grounds per 8 ounces of water, one boil, a four-minute rest, and a slow pour. No filter, no...

Parkit360 5K Force trailer dolly review 2026: 5,000-lb capacity, 1.5HP motor, 6% grade limit. Real-world specs, price ($2,185), and who should buy.

After decades of overlanding across the American West, I've watched hundreds of buyers make the same mistakes. Specifically, they buy the wrong size trailer for match the terrain they run, they overspend on onboard systems they seldom use, or they underestimate what their tow vehicle handles. Buying an overland...

I've spent a good amount of time overlanding and off-roading over the years, and truck camper payload is the question I hear pretty frequently from readers cross-shopping their first hard-side rig. My own trucks taught me early lessons: a truck's advertised towing number reveals almost nothing about what it...

Quick Facts: 2027 Silverado ZR2 engine: 3.0-liter Duramax turbo-diesel standard, as before. ZR2 gas option: the new 6.6-liter L78, and nothing else. Trail Boss engine list: 2.7-liter TurboMax standard, 5.7-liter V8 or diesel above it. The subtraction: no 6.6-liter V8 on Trail Boss at launch, per GM Authority. ZR2...