When it comes to overlanding, no matter what, you get down and dirty! Okay, okay... get your minds out of the gutter, not that type of dirty. Some of us like to rough it and just stay dirty, some of us may use baby wipes and freshen up before bed, but… me, I like a nice hot shower to rinse off and refresh. After a long day on the trails or even just a few hours of sitting near … [Read more...]
Shovel for AEV Tire Carrier
One of the first modifications I made to our 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon (try saying that 5 times fast) was the AEV Rear Bumper and Tire Carrier. The combination of a frame mounted tire carrier that integrated with the tailgate and also supported a 10 gallon fuel tank, shovel holder, and a slew of other accessories made it the perfect setup for a long range travel … [Read more...]
Front Runner Wolf Pack – Initial Review
Packing gear can be a pain in the ass, and with hundreds of storage solutions available on the market, it can be tough to find a quality product that will perform well under multiple circumstances. After using Rubbermaid Action Packers for the past 2 years, I decided it was time to find a new storage solution that would perform well both in and outside the truck. My goal was … [Read more...]
New DirtRoadTrip Stickers!
So lets just cut to the chase, we've had stickers for sale on our site for the past year and the quality of them has been lackluster to say the least. We ordered these in the early days of DirtRoadTrip and wanted to spend as little money as possible we didn't pay much attention to the quality of the product. We knew immediately we had a quality issue as soon as Kia Soul … [Read more...]
Garmin GPSMAP 721 – Install
Navigating while traveling through the back country has always been a challenge, and while paper maps are always a good backup tool to have, this is 2016. Over the past few years I've utilized multiple navigation platforms ranging from Delorme Atlases to iPad based applications (MotionX and Gaia GPS) and have found all of them to have their own pros and cons. So when Tony … [Read more...]
