Team DRT made their way north to Coal Township, PA for the first big East Coast event of the year. The 2nd annual WheelersLLC Overland Adventure. I was unable to attend last year, however Tony and Alex covered the event in its inaugural year. You can read that article here and get yourself up to speed on Wheelers LLC who hosted the event and background. With rain in the … [Read more...]
GW National Forest – Weekend Camping Trip 6/17
While sitting around having a few too many IPA's around my dining room table, we came to the realization that we hadn't set up a tent since last year in the George Washington National Forest. So what did we do? We got too many some more beer, loaded up the trucks, and dusted off the iPad to head out and run a few roads we'd been meaning to check out. Traveling from Northern … [Read more...]
Overland Expo West – 2017
Overland Expo East was our only prior Expo experience and we were very excited to see what Expo West had to offer. The venue for the show had been moved from Mormon Lake to Fort Tuthill in Flagstaff, AZ, and everyone we spoke with was in agreement that this was a much better venue. The campgrounds were well shaded in a beautiful forest setting, but those areas quickly began to … [Read more...]
2017 WheelersLLC Overland Adventure
This past weekend the DRT Crew hit the road and set a course for Pennsylvania coal country to attend the first annual WheelersLLC Overland Adventure at the Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area. With perfect spring temperatures in the forecast and a lack of any camping trips in recent memory, this was the perfect excuse to load up the Jeep and head north. "Hang on, who's … [Read more...]
Why You Should Take a Solo Trip
A few weeks back while scouting for a Summer DirtRoadTrip Camp Out location, I decided to hit the trails alone in order to be able to cover more ground and maintain a relatively flexible schedule. Remarkably, halfway through the trip I realized that I could count the amount of times I'd ventured solo into the back country on one hand. Then once I started thinking about it, I … [Read more...]
