Overlanding is vehicle-based, self-reliant, long-distance travel where the journey is more important than the destination. We discovered overlanding in 2018, after we had already been traveling full-time for four years.
We weren’t sure if we were cut out for the level of intentional self-deprivation that overlanding requires–especially because we were traveling with a one-year-old at the time! But our shakedown trips into Mexico had us hooked, and we ended up doing 4,000 miles through the interior and the full Baja Peninsula.
In 2018, we started preparing to overland around the world. As of October 2021, we launched our 10- to 15-year journey across all six habitable continents.
We have three subcategories you may be interested in:
- North America documents our overlanding adventures on the North American continent, including our travels through interior Mexico and Baja.
- Gear and Build is full of articles about our personal overlanding builds, as well as our recommendations for you, from experience. By sharing our mistakes, we hope to save you time, money, and sweat equity. No need to reinvent the wheel!
- Resources is pretty self-explanatory, full of overlanding suggestions and strategies to help you on your way.
Baja Border Crossing at Tecate and First Night in Ensenada
What a difference 72 miles can make! We spent a frigid night at Potrero County Park in California, just 10 minutes from the border crossing at Tecate. Though the weather
We’re Leaving for a Two-month Overlanding Trip Down the Length of the Baja Peninsula
At some point in 2019, Eric said to me, “You know you always get to plan where we travel.” “Nuh-uh,” I rapidly denied. But after some thought, I realized he
Overland Bound: Why You Should Join Now
In mid-2018, I was devouring everything I could online regarding the overland lifestyle. During that process, I ran across the forum pages on overlandbound.com. Immediately I was entrenched in a
The Overland Journal Podcast Is Here and There’s Nothing Else Like It
I look forward to our travel days because of podcasts, filling the miles with learning, inspiration, and perhaps a few true crime episodes. But every time I scour my podcasts
Announcing Our 2020 Travel Plans
In 2020, we’ll enter our seventh year of full-time travel. In 2019, we explored Mexico, Canada, and the United States. In 2020, we’ll visit all three countries again, but in
Master Overlanding Packing List
This is the list I wish I’d had when I first got into overlanding. One of the most common questions we’re asked at all of our events is, “What exactly
Our Weekend Overlanding on Michigan’s Drummond Island
There is no place in Michigan to go off-roading like Drummond Island. We spent a weekend exploring the trails out there and want to share some protips for those of
Why We Chose Titan Fuel Tanks Over Rotopax for Extra Fuel Storage
We had just crossed the border into Mexico, and the very next day we got word of a major fuel shortage country-wide. We didn’t have immediate access to the news,
