It’s always tempting to throw flashy gear and modifications at your overlanding vehicle. If you aren’t careful, then you’ll end up over payload, over budget, and you may not even have resources left to actually enjoy your journey!
We have learned what works and what gear is essential. This is the most popular category on our blog, where you can learn about our overlanding gear and build based on our experience.
Get started with our article, Ignore the Hype: What Do You Really Need to Go Overlanding?
If you’re planning to build out a Jeep Wrangler for overlanding, then don’t start before reading 3 Obstacles You Must Overcome to Optimize Your Jeep Overlanding Build. Protip: owners of other makes and models can also benefit from this advice.
When you have the basics covered and are ready to bury yourself in the details, we have the Overland Jeep Build Sheet and Master Overlanding Packing List for our Jeep Wrangler, which we built and used specifically for North American travel. We lived out of our Wrangler full-time for about six months total as a family of three.
You can also familiarize yourself with our Jeep Gladiator Overland Build, which we completed in 2021 before leaving to drive around the world. This vehicle was built for full-time, global overland travel for a period of 10-15 years. We also share transparently about how much it cost to build our Gladiator.
Video Tour of Our Overlanding Rig Featured on Story Chasing
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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
Why We Chose Titan Fuel Tanks Over Rotopax for Extra Fuel Storage
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The Best Camping Chairs and Compact Tables for Overlanding
Anyone who spends a significant amount of time overlanding will tell you that a good life is spent outdoors and traveling. When you are traveling the globe in a vehicle,
iKamper Skycamp Review: A Family-friendly Roof Top Tent
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Independent Review of the Genesis Basecamp Stove by JetBoil
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Neverending Story: Our Overlanding Jeep Build
Though we started out with a capable rock crawling build, we decided on an overlanding Jeep build as our goals morphed. Listed in this article is every major upgrade, modification,
