Overlanding and Offroad articles

Quick Facts: Bronco Raptor price news: The truck sold as VIN 001 went for $105,000 on Bring a Trailer on September 24, 2026. Vehicle: 2022 Bronco Raptor in Code Orange over Blue Onyx, 99 miles. Sale history: $350,000 at a 2022 charity auction, $159,500 in January 2023, and $105,000...

After five years running the Bereg UP-5 in snow, wind, sun, rain, and more, I've thought hard about what separates a hot tent from a four-season tent. Both sound like solutions to the same problem: staying warm when the temperature drops. In practice, however, they operate around entirely different...

Quick Facts: Storm: Hurricane Polo, Category 4, 145 mph sustained winds (NHC Advisory 25, 2 p.m. MST Saturday, September 26). Position: About 335 miles south-southwest of Cabo San Lucas, moving northwest at 10 mph. Hurricane Watch: Punta Eugenia to Santa Fe, on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur. ...

Quick Facts: Engine leaving: 6.6L L5P Duramax turbo-diesel V8, sold in 2017 to 2026 model-year HD trucks. Engine arriving: All-new 8.3L Duramax turbo-diesel V8, RPO code L6P, nicknamed Mongoose. 8.3L output: 555 hp and 1,230 lb-ft, per GM. Outgoing L5P output: 470 hp and 975 lb-ft on 2024 to...

Quick Facts: Topic: Super El Nino 2027 and the camping season ahead Record set: 3.11°C (5.6°F) above normal on Sept. 21, 2026, beating the daily record of 3.08°C from November 2015 Forecast peak: About 4.1°C, likely...

Quick Facts: Law: SB 1392, Jay Leno's Law, a California smog exemption for qualifying 1976 to 1985 collector vehicles Signed: September 16, 2026, by Gov. Gavin Newsom at Jay Leno's Garage in Burbank First exemptions: January 1, 2028, for 1976 to 1980 model years Final step: January 1, 2033,...

Quick Facts: Topic: Ford recall delays in a new analysis of NHTSA recall data Headline number: 198 days on average for a fix across 22 delayed Ford recalls issued from 2025 through June 2026 Longer view: 174 days across 110 delayed Ford recalls from 2021 through 2025 Ranking: third...

Quick Facts: Product: Defender V8 conversion (the Defender Works V8 Conversion) from Land Rover Classic. Announced: Sept. 23, 2026, by JLR's Defender Classic division. Eligible trucks: Your own 2012-2016 Defender 90 or 110 (L316) only. Engine: 5.0-liter naturally aspirated V8, about 399 hp and 380 lb-ft. Gearbox: ZF eight-speed...

Quick Facts: Topic: Choosing, sizing, sealing, and mounting overland storage boxes Sizing rule: Measure the space, compare the case's outside dimensions, then check its inside dimensions against your gear Wall loss: Expect up to 3 inches less per inside dimension on small cases, up to 5 inches on roof...

Two overlanders share the same rig. One drops camp at a lake, hikes and fishes for four days, then drives home. The other packs up every morning and covers 60 miles between camps. After decades of overlanding and camping, I've watched both styles produce great trips. However, they demand...