May 31 2009
New Show on Sunday evening 10PM Eastern. Sounds interesting…
Four modern-day explorers head into Tanzania’s deep interior, to travel 970 miles through stunning and unforgiving African terrain. Using only a compass and basic maps, they will re-experience the spirit of a remarkable adventure in world history–American journalist Henry Morton Stanley’s perilous 19th-century journey to find Dr. [...]
May 27 2009
Starting With The Basics:
This will be a series of articles on meal equipment, planning, general kitchen set up, preparation and clean up.
Meals are one of the most important aspects of all expeditions. Long days are expected and good appetites are usually the result. Planning is critical to determine the amount of food, the availability to purchase food during the trip, any [...]
May 25 2009
New (top) & Old | Cutting | Naked Foam | Sewing | Staple Removal
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We took a 2 hour break from Memorial Day Weekend to complete the re-upholstering of the rear seats for the Unimog. I had previously cut the bench seat which had room for three people into two [...]
May 22 2009
The two common and obvious fuel options when choosing what expedition vehicle to purchase and set up are gas and diesel. At first thought you may not realize quite how important this selection is, and it can be the determining factor in which truck you select.
The first point to consider is availability. Where do you plan to [...]
May 21 2009
PinzTrek.Com - How about a Pinzgauer?
For those of you trying to decide which vehicle to ultimately select for your adventures the Pinzgauer made by Steyr-Daimler-Puch certainly is an option to consider. PinzTrek is a great site to get started with your research. Photos, modification ideas and specifications can be found here. The author has also [...]
May 20 2009
Vehicle Dependent Expedition Guide By Tom Sheppard
Okay, I admit this book really is not the “Suggested Read” of the week. This book really is “THE” book. Referred by some adventurers as the bible of overland and is so well known in overland circles that we commonly refer to it as simply VDE.
I include it here [...]
May 19 2009
Metal fabrication has begun on our expedition Mercedes Unimog. The first step is fabricating the roll cage system that serves as a protection device for the vehicle occupants and a brush/bump guard to protect the bodywork of the truck in off road conditions. In addition, work has begun fabricating the steel frame for the rear expedition [...]
May 14 2009
It may not qualify for the Overland Travel site of the week, but it is a cool read anyway. I have been a subscriber to Pilot Getaways Magazine for a number of years and figured some of you might share my appreciation for travel by small plane. Although some of the features certainly focus on cool places [...]
May 12 2009
Our newest T-Shirt is in stock and ready to ship!
Drive The Globe | Overland Adventures has just released a new t-shirt design. This 100% cotton shirt is a high quality, rugged adventure ready shirt. The screened logo is large on the back and also appears small on the left front. Be sure to pick one [...]
May 11 2009
Adventure Capitalist By Jim Rogers
Read this one several years back. The trip was completed in 2001. The following synopsis describes the novel well.
The bestselling author of Investment Biker is back from the ultimate road trip: a three-year drive around the world that would ultimately set the Guinness record for the longest continuous car journey. In [...]
