Cover your winch! If you’ve invested in a winch for your Jeep Gladiator, Wrangler, or overlanding rig, you already know it’s one of the most valuable recovery tools you can own. But here’s the thing—leaving your winch exposed to the elements without protection is a quick way to shorten its lifespan and compromise performance. From […]
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Episode: The Overland Journal Podcast — “Michael Ellem on the Photographer’s Journey”Host: Scott Brady | Guest: Michael Ellem (@OffroadImages) Why this episode is worth your time In this author’s opinion, every episode of Overland Journal Podcast is worth your time. However this one is particularly special for me. Host Scott Brady sits down with Australian
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If you’re planning your next Southeastern overland adventure, overlanding Bankhead National Forest in North Alabama should be on your radar. Known as the “Land of a Thousand Waterfalls,” Bankhead is home to over 180,000 acres of trails, waterfalls, and backroads that make it one of the top Alabama overlanding routes for both locals and travelers
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I’ve compiled this Jeep Gladiator Tire Guide because if you own a JT (Jeep Gladiator,) chances are you’ve already looked at the tires and wondered how much bigger you can go. Tires are usually the first upgrade—partly for looks, partly for capability, and partly because the right set of rubber makes a huge difference in
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Its OHVs vs. 4x4s – The off-road world is changing fast. Side-by-sides (SxS/UTVs) have exploded in popularity, and land managers, rental fleets, and off-road parks are adapting to meet that demand. But there’s a downside: full-size 4×4 drivers—Jeeps, trucks, and expedition rigs—are finding fewer trails built with them in mind. This shift has sparked tension
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The Backcountry Discovery Routes (BDR) network was created for ADV motorcycles, but it’s also one of the best tools for Jeep and 4×4 expedition planning. With more than a dozen official cross-state routes, many of them are already perfect for rigs—stock or built. We’ve combed through them and picked the seven best BDRs for Jeep
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When you think of Backcountry Discovery Routes (BDR), you probably picture motorcycles carving across rugged dirt roads and high mountain passes. That’s how it all started—an organization dedicated to creating and preserving off-pavement adventure routes for ADV motorcyclists. But here’s the secret: the BDR network isn’t just for two wheels. Much of it is perfectly
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The American South wears many colors — pine green, Gulf blue, and mountain gray — but in Oklahoma, the South runs red. Red clay, red sunsets, and red dirt roads that stretch to the horizon. It’s a land caught between the Deep South and the Great Plains, where cowboy grit meets Southern grace. The trails
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When you think about overlanding in Georgia, two names always surface: the Georgia Traverse and the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest (CONF). At a glance, they might seem like the same thing—forest service roads, mountain ridges, gravel connectors—but in practice, they deliver two very different styles of adventure. The Georgia Traverse is a backcountry highway across the
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I’ll be the first to admit it—I’m not some grizzled veteran of overland expeditions who’s spent years crawling across continents. I’m just a guy who has always been drawn to the road less traveled, to the idea of loading up a vehicle and chasing the horizon. But when I looked around for resources to help
