Recent Overlanding Articles

Jeep Brings Its Off-Road Experience to Overland Expo East 2026 — Here's Why You Need to Be There There is a particular kind of frustration that comes with reading a spec sheet. Ground clearance measurements, approach angles, axle articulation numbers — they mean something in the abstract, but they

New Mexico Wants to Know How Much You Spend in the Dirt There is a version of the American weekend that looks like this: a truck loaded with gear before sunrise, a trail map downloaded the night before, and hours spent picking through canyon terrain or threading switchbacks on a dirt bike with no

Dometic's Slimline 3 Roof Rack Is the Overland Upgrade You've Been Waiting For There's a particular kind of trust that develops between a man and his rig — the kind built over thousands of miles of dirt roads, river crossings, and washboard tracks that rattle everything loose except the things tha

Dometic Drops the Slimline 3: The Roof Rack the Overland Community Has Been Waiting For There's a certain kind of guy who stares at his truck's roofline the way other people stare at blank walls — imagining what could go up there, what weight it could bear, what trips it could make possible. For t

Real Adventure Lies Beyond the Pavement There's a moment every guy knows — you're cruising down the highway, coffee going cold in the cupholder, GPS telling you to take the next exit — and something in your gut says no . Not today. You glance at a dirt trail cutting into the hills, or a fire road

The Australian Outfit Turning the Toyota HiAce Into the Overlander Nobody Saw Coming There is a certain orthodoxy to overlanding that has calcified over decades of trail miles and campfire conversations. You need a pickup. Preferably a diesel. Ideally with a lift kit, a snorkel, and a locking rear

Top One-Ton Trucks for Overlanding Adventures Image credit: Ford Overlanding’s all about hitting the open road, diving into the wild, and living outt

Is Your Truck Ready for the Wild? Overlanding Basics A few years back, a buddy of mine pulled up to my driveway in a kitted-out Tacoma — roof rack, recovery boards strapped to the side, a rooftop tent folded down over the cab — and all I could think was, where the heck has this been my whole life

The Problem Every Overlander Knows Too Well Anyone who has spent time living out of a vehicle knows the frustration. The fridge is packed, the gear is stacked, and the one thing needed is buried somewhere at the bottom. It means unpacking half the truck just to grab a cold drink or find the food f

Every spring, Fort Tuthill County Park in Flagstaff, Arizona transforms into something that's hard to put into words unless you've been there. For three straight days, the grounds fill up with trucks, trailers, tents, gear, people, and enough energy to power a small town. This year's Overland Expo