Overlanding and Offroad articles

Quick Facts: Product: ARB Ascent Truck Cap for Ford Ranger (part AC24CYZ) Construction: Powder-coated metal frame with heavy-duty ABS shell Load ratings: 770 lb static, 275 lb dynamic Glass: 5 mm frameless tinted safety glass, 28% visible light transmission Locking: Electronic central locking tied to the factory key fob ...

Quick Facts: Network: Rivian Adventure Network (RAN) Planned size: 3,500+ DC fast chargers at about 600 sites Coverage: US sites today; Canada planned, none open yet Charger output: Over 200 kW per stall Charge rate: Up to 150 miles of range in 20 minutes (140 at announcement) Access: Rivian-only...

Quick Facts: Vehicle: Traveler Spirit of '26, a one-off Scout SUV concept Revealed: July 3, 2026, on the Scout Motors blog Heritage: 1976 Spirit of '76 bicentennial package Powertrain: None installed; static display only Production Traveler price: Under $60,000, projected Range: Up to 350 miles electric, 500-plus with the...

Quick Verdict: The best off road trails in California range from granite rock crawling above Lake Tahoe to 10,000-foot Sierra crest routes. In addition, a 127-mile desert crossing of the Mojave National Preserve rounds out the list. For most drivers, Big Bear's Gold Mountain is the smartest...

Quick Facts: What happened: Two proclamations signed Monday, July 13, 2026 Monuments affected: Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase-Escalante, both in Utah Acres removed: Roughly 2.93 million, reported as nearly 3 million New Bears Ears size: About 121,096 acres, in the Shash Jaa and Indian Creek units Bears...

Tracker snapshot (Q2 2026) Q2 leader: Ford Bronco, 45,739 units, up 15.9% year over year. Second: Jeep Wrangler, 41,793 units, down 12% from Q2 2025. Third: Toyota 4Runner, 39,076 units, up 81.1%. Year to date: Wrangler still leads at 86,254, ahead of Bronco's 76,936 and 4Runner's 72,320. Biggest mover:...

Quick Facts: Subaru recall number: WRH-26 (NHTSA campaign 26V-436) Vehicles affected: 540,450 in the US Model years: 2019 through 2026 Models: Ascent, Forester, and Crosstrek Hybrid Problem: overstated rear axle rating on the door label Safety status: no crashes or injuries reported Fix: free corrected label, mailed to owners ...

Quick Facts Headline trim: the new Defender Vertex adds body-color lower cladding, 22-inch wheels, and yellow tow hooks and brake calipers. Vertex pricing: $90,450 for the 90, $97,950 for the 110, and $106,950 for the 130. Base 2027 Land Rover Defender: the 90 S opens at $62,950, the 110...

Quick Verdict: Foil packet garlic butter shrimp cooks shrimp in a pool of garlic butter, lemon, and parsley inside one sealed packet. First, peel the shrimp and mix the garlic butter at home. Then flat-pack fold and cook on medium coals for 12 to 15 minutes until the shrimp...

Desert overlanding is unforgiving in a way mountain or forest camping is not. After decades of running the American Southwest as the founder of 4WDTalk, I've watched summer trips end early for predictable reasons. Someone underestimated water, missed the shade window, or towed a trailer with sun-baked tires the...