
How To Choose an Overland First Aid Kit, or Build Your Own
Often the most needed and most overlooked piece of equipment that you need to carry with you in the backcountry is a solid first aid kit.
Often the most needed and most overlooked piece of equipment that you need to carry with you in the backcountry is a solid first aid kit.
Packing for adventure motorcycling can be an exercise in minimalism, but if you dial in the basics, you’ll be camping in comfort in no time. Like all things overlanding, you’ll develop your own systems with practice and experience— here are a few tips to get you started.
The single most important thing you need to consider on an overland trip is water. But knowing exactly how much water to bring on an overland journey isn’t always easy — especially if you’re new to overlanding. In this article, we examine exactly how much water to bring for overland journeys as well as tools to make toting large quantities of water on the trail easier.
Sometimes exploring the backcountry means that you’ll get stuck, requiring the use of a winch to extract yourself. Learn some basic winching techniques to help you get out of any situation.
Overlanders looking for a simple way to improve off-road ride quality and performance automatically look to expensive bypass shock absorbers, lift kits to fit bigger tires, aftermarket coils, and burly leaf springs. But the answer they seek might be as simple as airing down on the trail.
Getting out into the backcountry with your overland vehicle for a few days or a few weeks is the perfect way to recharge your internal batteries and give you a new outlook on life. But the question we often get is, “How do you recharge your physical batteries while you’re in the wilderness?”
Using the bathroom when overlanding can be a real challenge. When nature calls, and you need to use the bathroom on the trail, be prepared with the best practices and gear to poop outside — the correct way.
Overland travel can be very expensive but most overland travelers are able to visit the far reaches of the planet by vehicle with modest incomes, small savings accounts, or web-based jobs.
When scrolling through social media, it’s easy to get the impression that in order to have a true overland adventure, you need a brand-new rig loaded down with all of the latest gear, and you have to take a trip to some far-flung exotic location for months at a time.
Drinking before driving is a terrible idea, but cold beer after overlanding can be awesome. Here are some tips and recipes for your campsite cooler to make backcountry beer taste even better.
Thinking about purchasing a full-size rig for your overland travels? Here are a few things to think about before you begin that build.
Riding safely in the dirt and other low-traction environments on a bike like the Ténéré 700 — or any off-road motorcycle — is all about balance, fine braking control and speed control.
We hope that all of our readers, and of course everyone else that recreates in the wilderness, will strive to minimize their impact and, better yet, leave it better than they found it.
Subarus are capable, comfortable, and wildly popular, especially amongst the outdoorsy crowd. With a lineup of great vehicles, Subaru offers something for everyone, and several models make great adventure rigs with just a few additional accessories.
Winches are great tools for overland travel, but do you need a winch for overlanding? If you are missing a winch, you shouldn’t let that stop you from hitting the trail. With the right accessories and training, an overland adventure can be successful without installing a winch.
Adventure riding is self-reliant motorcycling, where the journey is the goal. Whether you’re out for a weekend or a month, here are a few tips to get you going.
The first rule of thumb for negotiating rocks on an adventure bike of any height is momentum. Keep it moving forward, but bigger rocks require a slower pace.
Planning a trip is the first step to getting out there to have the adventure of your dreams. Here are a few tips to take you from map to trail in no time flat.
The Toyota Land Cruiser is one of the most iconic vehicles in the world for overland travel. We outline them so you can choose one that’s right for you.
If you’re reading this, you’ve probably come across the term “overlanding.” You may have heard an acquaintance use it to describe their weekend getaway, or you might have come across it on social media. In all reality, overlanding means a lot of different things to a lot of different people.
Deciding which Jeep is best for overlanding isn’t an easy decision. We have some recommendations that might help you steer toward the best overlanding Jeep for you.
Cooking over an open fire is not a new technique by any means. Our ancestors in the Paleolithic era threw hunks of meat onto open flame up to two million years before contemporary humans learned how to grill a perfect steak.
Without a place to go, the most outfitted rig to ever grace the backroads is a bit pointless. It’s simple enough to find trails, backroads, or some other adventurous route, but it isn’t easy to find places to call home for the night
Depending on who’s slinging the term, “overlanding” has taken on a variety of different meanings in recent years. Not to be confused with car camping, four-wheeling, or #vanlife, overlanding is self-sufficient vehicle travel where the journey itself is the goal.
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