Benchmade 5370FE Shootout OTF OTF automatic knives can be deployed single-handed in an instant, making them the perfect blades for use in high-stress situations. But many of them are heavy and prohibitively expensive due to complex…
The Legacy of Cyclist Kittie Knox
Photo courtesy of The Referee & Cycle Trade Journal, v. 15 May-Oct. 1895 via the Smithsonian Archives Between the busy streets of Broadway and Binney in Cambridge, Massachusetts, lies a tree-lined path nestled aside red-brick buildings…
The Global Run Project
Editor’s note: This article was originally published in Overland Journal’s Summer 2021 Issue. My wife, Claire, and I are digital nomads traveling the Pan-American Highway in our Ram 3500 with XPCamper. We are keen runners and…
Book Review: Our Ridiculous World (Trip): Around the World on a Scooter with a Sidecar, by Matt Bishop and Reece Gilkes
At first, it might seem odd that two friends with no motorcycle skills and subpar travel portfolios would decide to quit their jobs, leave their significant others behind, and travel around the world. On a scooter….
Featured Overland Trailer :: HutRV Dekpod
The HutRV Dekpod is a new style of expanding overland trailer slated for release in 2022. The stand-out design principle behind this trailer is simple yet clever: a pivoting fold-out kitchen area that rotates open onto…
Mojave by Defender
“Daddy! Those motorcycle guys are giving us the thumbs-up!” my 5-year-old said. We were only an hour into the first off-road adventure of our new Land Rover Defender, and I knew it was going to be…
Looking for Firewood? Stacked.camp Knows Where It’s At
These days there’s a website or app for just about anything, and you can now add firewood to that list. Stacked.camp is a new “community-focused project” (website database) that was created to help campers find firewood,…
Sea Eagle FastTrack Angler
Editor’s note: This article was originally published in Overland Journal’s Summer 2021 Issue. If you are overlanding near water, one of the healthiest and fun things you can do is fish for dinner every morning; it’s…
RawHyde Adventure Days at Zakar—April 21-24
Rawhyde Adventures, known for enduro and adventure motorcycle training, has some rescheduled 2022 dates for their ADV Days. You’ll be able to check out the Rally and Expo at their new facility at Zakar, which stands…
Field Tested: Wacaco Picopresso Travel Espresso Maker
The first article I ever had published in the pages of Overland Journal was a field-tested review of Wacaco’s Nanopresso travel espresso maker. Given that fact, it feels especially fitting that now, two years later, I…
IRONMAN 4×4: RIGS & COFFEE
A large collection of classic and modern Land Cruisers, coffee, great company, and in-store promotions on overlanding gear—no, this isn’t Valhalla, but the monthly meet-up at Ironman 4×4, Portland. That’s right, on the first Saturday of…
I Owe the Poolahoop Inventor an Apology
Life has taught me to at least appear humble. I have a childhood friend who somehow got it into his stubborn mind that he would never, ever apologize. He is a miserable, wealthy adult. I am…
Video of the Week :: Matthew Payne’s DAF T244 “Matilda”
Ex-military vehicles often look the part, but in reality, many fall short of the mark in terms of real-world dependability and usability. An army mechanic once told me that in the field, they expect 40 percent…
Xero Z-Trail Sandals
Editor’s note: This article was originally published in Overland Journal’s Summer 2021 Issue. Xero shoes come from the natural movement school of thought, otherwise referred to as minimalist. The idea is that you need not put…
How to Find Internet While Overlanding
Photography by Richard Giordano I remember blissfully roaming through the Americas, connecting to WiFi at my leisure, refusing to purchase local SIM cards, and providing the occasional update to our fans back home (my parents) via…
Xero Shoes Mesa Trail
Editor’s note: This article was originally published in Overland Journal’s Summer 2021 Issue. Learning to pack light feels half art, half psychology. Even after decades of veiled attempts, I am still miserable at it, ultimately bringing…
100 Years of Moto Guzzi—a Documentary
A friendship between two aircraft pilots and one mechanic has turned into a century-old business within the motorcycle industry. Despite one of the friends being killed in an airplane accident, the two other friends carried on…
Get Out There and Travel
“Get out there and travel”. It’s a seemingly simple statement, but it takes a lot of courage for many women to take the leap, whether they are single, a wife, and/or mother. I know because I…
Destination: McCarthy, Alaska, and Kennecott Mine
In Alaska’s Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, there sits a village called McCarthy. If you search for this place on Google, you’ll find it says, population: 0. But people do live here. A 2020 census lists 107…
Video of the Week :: The Grizzly Torque
In 1957, Canadians Bristol Foster and Robert Bateman traveled 60,000 kilometers through 19 countries and four continents in their Land Rover Series I nicknamed The Grizzly Torque. The focus of their trip was a result of…