Overlanding and Offroad articles

Quick Facts: Product: BF Goodrich Trail Terrain T/A+ (launched June 10, 2026) Category: All-weather tire for SUVs, CUVs, and light trucks Replaces: BFG Trail Terrain T/A, sold since 2021 Sizes at launch: 33, with 50 planned across 2026 Winter rating: Three-Peak Mountain Snowflake (3PMSF) Treadwear warranty: Up to 65,000...

Quick Facts: Product: ARB Ascent Truck Cap for Ford Ranger (part AC24CYZ) Construction: Powder-coated metal frame with heavy-duty ABS shell Load ratings: 770 lb static, 275 lb dynamic Glass: 5 mm frameless tinted safety glass, 28% visible light transmission Locking: Electronic central locking tied to the factory key fob ...

Quick Facts: Network: Rivian Adventure Network (RAN) Planned size: 3,500+ DC fast chargers at about 600 sites Coverage: US sites today; Canada planned, none open yet Charger output: Over 200 kW per stall Charge rate: Up to 150 miles of range in 20 minutes (140 at announcement) Access: Rivian-only...

Quick Facts: Vehicle: Traveler Spirit of '26, a one-off Scout SUV concept Revealed: July 3, 2026, on the Scout Motors blog Heritage: 1976 Spirit of '76 bicentennial package Powertrain: None installed; static display only Production Traveler price: Under $60,000, projected Range: Up to 350 miles electric, 500-plus with the...

Quick Verdict: The best off road trails in California range from granite rock crawling above Lake Tahoe to 10,000-foot Sierra crest routes. In addition, a 127-mile desert crossing of the Mojave National Preserve rounds out the list. For most drivers, Big Bear's Gold Mountain is the smartest...

Quick Facts: What happened: Two proclamations signed Monday, July 13, 2026 Monuments affected: Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase-Escalante, both in Utah Acres removed: Roughly 2.93 million, reported as nearly 3 million New Bears Ears size: About 121,096 acres, in the Shash Jaa and Indian Creek units Bears...

Tracker snapshot (Q2 2026) Q2 leader: Ford Bronco, 45,739 units, up 15.9% year over year. Second: Jeep Wrangler, 41,793 units, down 12% from Q2 2025. Third: Toyota 4Runner, 39,076 units, up 81.1%. Year to date: Wrangler still leads at 86,254, ahead of Bronco's 76,936 and 4Runner's 72,320. Biggest mover:...

Quick Facts: Subaru recall number: WRH-26 (NHTSA campaign 26V-436) Vehicles affected: 540,450 in the US Model years: 2019 through 2026 Models: Ascent, Forester, and Crosstrek Hybrid Problem: overstated rear axle rating on the door label Safety status: no crashes or injuries reported Fix: free corrected label, mailed to owners ...

Quick Facts Headline trim: the new Defender Vertex adds body-color lower cladding, 22-inch wheels, and yellow tow hooks and brake calipers. Vertex pricing: $90,450 for the 90, $97,950 for the 110, and $106,950 for the 130. Base 2027 Land Rover Defender: the 90 S opens at $62,950, the 110...

Quick Verdict: Foil packet garlic butter shrimp cooks shrimp in a pool of garlic butter, lemon, and parsley inside one sealed packet. First, peel the shrimp and mix the garlic butter at home. Then flat-pack fold and cook on medium coals for 12 to 15 minutes until the shrimp...