Talk to a group of off-roaders and each one will tell you the tire he or she is currently running on their vehicle is the best. My question is the best at what? No tire can do everything. Hence why there are so many different types of tires and tread designs. When it comes to preparing a vehicle for overland travel, the tire selection should be different than if you are … [Read more...]
Overlanding the Upper Peninsula-Day 5, 6 and part of 7
As the day broke on Day 5, the entire 2015 Upper Peninsula Overland (UPO) group was ready to really kickoff several days of trails and camping along the shores of Lake Superior. Today’s plan would take us along the southern side of the Keweenaw Peninsula down to the small village of Gay, MI where I was hoping to find Alex Kang at the Gay Bar. Just to the East of Gay, we would … [Read more...]
2015 New Hampshire Overland Challenge
Growing in popularity in the Northeastern United States are several overland/off road events that seek to present new challenges to those interested in a fun and lightly competitive overland style event. Exploring New Hampshire’s new Overland Challenge was the group’s first foray into such a challenge. The event presents a four day challenge pitting twenty teams of … [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...]
Bald Eagle State Forest
One of the great features of the Mid-Atlantic Overland Festival is its close proximity to Bald Eagle State Forest and its vast network of dirt roads. So there's absolutely no excuse for not making it out onto the trails; that is unless your Rover broke down, or you were lured into the Vermont Overland camp the night before. Bald Eagle State Forest is huge, it is almost … [Read more...]
