Overlanding and Offroad articles

Photo by SanderStock via iStock Growing up, we always tent camped. Whether it was just my dad and I or the whole family, we were on the ground, in sleeping bags, often freezing cold, even in the summer. We were cold because we didn't have the right sleeping bags. We took...

photo by kevinjeon00 via iStock Towing on the street might get straightforward after a while; however, towing off-road is a completely different beast. Changes in terrain like driving on hard packed gravel roads to sandy surfaces can drastically change the way your trailer affects the vehicle’s performance.  In today’s article, we...

Photo by lennjo via iStockOverlanding can become a cost-prohibitive exercise if you try to start out in a brand-new vehicle. Last I looked, trucks and SUVs are selling for sky-high prices so building an overlanding rig out of an older truck or SUV is the direction most of us...

The past week has given us plenty of new vehicles, from the Ford Maverick to the 300 series Landcruiser. Today, we are having a look at the all-new 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee – Jeep’s luxurious answer to Range Rover and Toyota. Like most 4WDs out there the Cherokee got...

In the sports car world, few events are more important than the announcement of an all-new BMW M Car or a Porsche 911. Updates to these models happen rarely and far in between. The same is true in the world of off-roading in which two cars have gone down...

I think we can all agree that $214,000 is a big chunk of change... But as the saying goes, you have to pay to play, and with this new Airstream off-road camper van, you can play just about anywhere you like. This bad boy is called the Interstate 24X Touring Coach,...

"Wes's RV at Redrock Canyon State Park" by David~O is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Overlanding in an RV can be a great experience, especially if you're traveling with kids. The added space an RV provides allows everyone to "get away" when they need to. This is to say nothing of the amenities that...

The LX and GX models of the Lexus line-up have always been a go-to platform to build an overlanding rig out of; however, the design of these vehicles did bring some limitations when it came to ground clearance and approach and departure angles.  Just like many of us, the engineers...

A new style of pickup trucks is starting to enter the market – the compact pickup truck. We’ve seen Hyundai do it with the Santa Cruz and now Ford has decided to enter the game with the Maverick.  I believe that such trucks will increase in popularity as they combine...

Photo by GarysFRP via iStock When you head out on an overlanding adventure - whether it's for a few days or a few months - one of your biggest expenses will be fuel. Resigning yourself to the fact that your truck, SUV, RV, or whatever kind of vehicle you have will...