Since we're kicking things off with a bang here at DRT HQ, I've compiled what has become known as "THE" official list any east coast Overland event that is worth a damn needs to be on. How did we develop our rigorous selection criteria? We drank a few beers and decided which ones we would actually want to attend, it also helps that we've experienced all of them during … [Read more...]
Going All In – We Dive Deep Into the Gambler Cherokee
Last time I wrote in we had just purchased a $400 Jeep in hopes of repairing it before the Gambler 500 in Detroit at the end of April. Up until this point, the gambler was just a dream. We had a lot of work ahead of us and it was time to tear into the Jeep. After going through the vehicle and checking for anything we needed to keep an eye out for we started by tackling that … [Read more...]
Overlanding the Upper Peninsula (UP) – Day 3
As the last of the bags went in the jeep and the OzTent was latched down to the roof rack, we turned our attention to the day’s waypoints and our campsite destination for Tuesday evening. Luke Comstock pointed out several interesting stops that we would want to consider along our route towards the Keweenaw Peninsula. To me, the pure essence of what overlanding is and means was … [Read more...]
Crash Course: The Baja 1000
Everyone has heard of the Baja 1000 and knows that it is a roughly 1,000-mile endurance race on the Baja Peninsula in Mexico. The notion of piloting a race vehicle through the desert in a ~1,000 miles endurance race is the thing of dreams. For the 217 teams that have entered the Baja 1000, our dream is their reality! We are exactly [1 week] away from the start of the 48th … [Read more...]
