How-To

How-To

Jeep Gladiator on bluff Central Oregon

Which Jeep Is Best for Overlanding?

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.

Where to Camp While Overlanding

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

What Is Overlanding?

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.

campfire in snow

How to Overland During Winter: Keeping Warm

Not surprisingly, staying warm is the name of the game when it comes to overlanding during winter. As a person who overlands and camps year-round, I’ve come to rely on a handful of habits and pieces of gear to ensure that I remain comfortable (i.e. warm) during my winter excursions

Gear box

What to Bring Overlanding

Packing for any trip can be nerve-racking, but when you’re responsible for assembling everything you will need to venture into the backcountry, the list can quickly get out of control.

Overland van life parked on beach in Baja Californian Mexico

How To Prepare for Your First Trip to Baja

The Baja Peninsula is an overlanding paradise in and of itself. There’s nothing better than this epicenter of adventure through desert, beaches, and dirt roads.

How-to: Plan for an Adventure-Moto Trip

You’ve succumbed to calls of overland adventure and purchasing a shiny new dual-sport motorcycle. Before you set out into the wilderness on said new moto, it’s important to know how to do it, as well as what to pack.

How-to: Ride Two-Track on a Honda Africa Twin DCT

Overlanding has many faces. Typically, the image comes to mind of a well set-up rig like a 70 Series Toyota Land Cruiser, a Unimog, or a luxury-built Sprinter van. Certainly, however, there is also room for motorcycles in the community of overlanders.

Places To Go Overlanding

“Where should I go overlanding?” As you might expect, this is always a difficult question to answer. I don’t often know what vehicle the person drives, how comfortable they are with being uncomfortable, whether they know how to drive responsibly in the backcountry, and how much experience (or lack of) they have. That said, there’s a ton of adventure to be had for all skill levels, so jump in and get moving!

Overlanding with a Two-Wheel Drive Vehicle

Staff writer and accomplished two-wheel-drive traveler (Camry driver and motorcycle rider), Azure O’Neil, discusses how to overland with a two-wheel-drive vehicle.

Is Overlanding Dangerous?

Based on her experiences overlanding through 31 counties on four continents, by both two and four wheels, Overland Expo’s Azure O’Neil answers the question: “Is overlanding dangerous?”

Overhaul Your Recovery Kit with 7P Overland

If you missed Overland Expo Virtual Spring in May, then you missed a ton of learning opportunities and some great prize giveaways…but no worries, you can still see the videos on YouTube! 7P Overland hosted a great virtual class on overland recovery kits and why they chose certain items in their kit.

Photo by Brett Willhelm

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