Summer is just around the corner, and that means it’s time to get kitted up and hit the trails. This Gear Showcase features great options for everything from camp kitchen and solar systems, to bumpers and roof racks from some of our favorite brands.
This Gear Showcase includes items some of the best and newest gear available on the market. Amongst this showcase you’ll find items to keep you on course, comfortable, and organized. What more can you ask for? How about a speaker that has enough battery life for a weekend of adventure soundtracks?
Spring will soon be in the air, at least for most of us, but if you’re still months away from seeing the thermometer break wintery temps, our apologies. Regardless of your weather situation, it’s always a good idea to check out some new gear.
The short days of midwinter are a great time to reevaluate your gear before hitting the trail for your next adventure. Here are some of our suggestions for your consideration.
Staying clean on the trail helps you stay out longer, keeps morale high, and in all honesty, it just makes for a nicer overall adventure. We’ve rounded up some of our favorite products that help you transport water, shower and change in private, filter water, and even a shower that fits in your pocket.
The holidays are upon us, and it’s never too early to get started on your shopping list. We’ve rounded up some of the best gear to outfit adventurers heading into the new year.
Keeping your rig protected and prepared for recovery situations is an essential part of overlapping. We’ve rounded up some of our favorite products help you get through, and out of, those tough spots on the trail.
Knowing where you’re going, staying in communication with your group, and having the ability to reach help if you need emergency assistance can all be paramount on the trail.
While comfort items get a lot of attention, it’s important to be prepared on the trail. …
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At the end of the day where you rest and relax can make or break the rest of your journey. We appreciate tents and awnings that are durable, secure, and easy to use.
Many overlanders adventure with a furry copilot, and of course, we want our dog’s gear …
Whether you’re jostling your rig down a rough trail, parked in a sketchy area of town, or just looking to stay loaded and ready for the next trip, hauling, organizing, and securing your gear is a priority.
Since the invention of overlanding, auxiliary lighting and energy have been paramount. After all, you can’t be truly self-sufficient in the backcountry for very long without either. And the market for these segments has changed dramatically in recent years. Heck, Just a decade ago, most of the products on this list didn’t exist. If they did exist, they weren’t half as powerful or robust as the products we enjoy today.
4×4 trucks and SUVs may have blazed the trail for overlanding, but a great deal of folks are heading off into the backcountry in overland-kitted vans. And this is the month we give them their much-overdue attention. With the help of our friends at Storyteller Overland, we have collected our favorite overlanding vans — and van accessories — to get you comfortably out on the trail and exploring.
If you didn’t know from our Ultimate Overland Motorcycle build, it’s Moto Month here at Overland Expo. Accordingly, in addition to the awesome — and ultimate — gear we’ll be bolting to our Africa Twin, we found a few other must-have items for all you adventure motorcyclists. As usual, they’re listed in alphabetical order.
Running gear — it’s sort of a generic catchall term. But, for us at overland expo, we see it as the essentials you need to outfit your rig to both distinguish it from the crowd and also effectively outfit it for the trail. This includes wheels, tires, suspension, and even an exhaust system.
Whether you’re wanting to combine your overland trips with your passion for mountain biking or if you’re simply shopping for a satellite vehicle to strap to your rig for shorter, two-wheeled excursions, these are the best mountain bikes and e-bikes for overlanding.
It’s almost winter and whether you’re a year-round overlander in need of some warm camping gear or if you’re simply keen to stock up on gear for those chilly mornings next spring, now is a great time to stock up on warming (i.e. life-saving) gear.
Sure, a roof rack and a fridge will make your 4×4 look and feel like an overland rig. But no overland vehicle is truly complete and ready for extended, remote travel until it’s outfitted with armor and recovery equipment.
Consider this moth’s Essentials a veritable smörgåsbord of cool overlanding gear. Plan a trip, send updated from the trail, collect solar power, and capture high-quality 4K video along the way, this list has it — and will help you — do it all.
Just as in life, energy and light are fundamental to overlanding. Our favorite products across these categories run the gamut from lighting the trail ahead or illuminating your campsite to generating your own electricity during an adventure to tech that enables you to tote auxiliary energy along on your journeys.
Tires and wheels can make or break an overlanding adventure. And, as it turns out, every overlander has a steadfast opinion on both. So, we put our heads together and picked the best tires and wheels for overlanding — for both 4x4s and for adventure motorcycles.
Storage solutions — from racks to trailers and everything in between — are as essential to overlanding as the vehicles themselves. After all, our gear makes our journeys possible. With that in mind, Overland Expo compiled its favorite overland gear storage solutions.
Few pieces of overlanding kit are essential as tents and awnings. Although both have been around virtually as long as overlanding itself, there have been lots of entrants with big breakthroughs in both segments. This makes tough to know which is best. These are Overland Expo’s favorite tents and awnings.
Photo by Brett Willhelm