I left DC mid morning and started heading south not really knowing what to expect over the next few days, but I'd packed enough underwear and SD cards to handle whatever this trip decided to throw at me. The 6 hour drive down to the Uwharrie Off-Road Training Center in Uwharrie, North Carolina gave me plenty of time to mentally prepare myself to cover the International … [Read more...]
Fall Event Season 2015 – Preview
"Overlanders" all over the east coast are starting to pack their rigs and Land Rover owners are renewing their AAA memberships in preparation for the 2015 Fall Event Season. This year, as in years past, DirtRoadTrip is planning on attending all three. This means we'll be driving over 2,600 miles over a period of three weekends, from the hills of North Carolina to the … [Read more...]
Kayaking Savage River Reservoir
Sometimes all the planning in the world still leads to a terrible trip, and sometimes you just get lucky. For the past few months, Tax and I had been planning to take our kid brothers on a camping trip since none of them had ever received a lesson in manliness really spent any real time out in the woods. Unfortunately, sometimes life get's in the way, and what was supposed … [Read more...]
Wharton State Forest Road Closures
It only takes a few bad apples to ruin the fun for everyone - and if I can read between the lines and emotionally heated chatter, that's what it sounds like is happening up in New Jersey in the Wharton State Forest. Some Background Wharton State Forest is located in Central NJ, about 45 minutes southeast of Philadelphia, and about 3 hours Northeast of DC. There are over … [Read more...]
Adventure Trailers Combo Slide Review
For the past year we've been using the Adventure Trailers Combo Slide in our 2014 JKU Rubicon everywhere from the mountains of West Virginia to the parking lots of a few tailgates. Now that we've actually spent some legitimate time with this piece of kit in the field, here's our long term review. The Adventure Trailers Combo Slide is what I consider to be one of the most … [Read more...]
