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5 things you need (and 5 you don’t) while Overlanding

5 things you need (and 5 you don’t) while Overlanding

Blake and Chelsea here! Along with our two basset hounds, Charlie and Blue we live life on the road in our fully outfitted Jeep TJ. Gear in our rig is always changing.

Here are some items we found we do and don’t need on our Overland Trips.

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Trail Guardian Clean-Up: Mojave Preserve

Trail Guardian Clean-Up: Mojave Preserve

In October, Overland Bound Executive Director, Kent Reynolds hosted a Trail Guardian event at the Mojave National Preserve. On a cool fall morning, 53 Overland Bound member volunteers from California and Nevada joined representatives from the National Park Service and Mojave Desert Land Trust to help with projects at the southeastern California Preserve. By the time members headed home from the weekend, they had logged 650 volunteer hours.

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Overland Bound Member Profile: Dave Addington

Overland Bound Member Profile: Dave Addington

I first found Overland Bound when my only car was a Honda Accord. In the summer of 2017 I borrowed a friend’s Tacoma as I was going up to Hume Lake Christian Camps in Sequoia National Forest to visit my daughter who was staying up there.

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PNW Adventures of a 2006 Nissan Xterra SE

PNW Adventures of a 2006 Nissan Xterra SE

We recently took the time to talk shop with Overland Bound Member Blake M. about his Titan swapped 2006 Nissan Xterra build. Blake chose to be very hands on with his build and did many of the modifications himself. Learn how his love for snow boarding and snowy mountains was the driving factor behind his build process.

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Moving Into “Advanture” Overlanding

Moving Into “Advanture” Overlanding

When Dave and Angela Spinks decided they were going to shift gears from their overland ready Defender 110 to a setup with more comforts for cold and volatile weather, they asked themselves… Could an off-road capable and adventure ready VAN be the solution?

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Cross-Continental Community Spirit

Cross-Continental Community Spirit

What happens when a US Overland Bound Member studying abroad in Australia reaches out to the Queensland OB crew? A full adventure happens, that’s what. Read about how the unlikely pairing of a college student from Oregon and a retired Aussie off-roader created one epic story.

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Overlanding as a Way of Life

Overlanding as a Way of Life

Graeme, Luisa, Jessica and Keelan Bell have traveled the world in their Defender 130 for over 10 years. This is a perspective on overlanding and the mindset of adventure based on their global adventures as a family. (Hint: You don’t need a fully built out rig and expedition time in Africa to be an overlander.)

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Overlanding with Your Dog: Jennifer & Monty

Overlanding with Your Dog: Jennifer & Monty

Jennifer Langille has been overlanding full-time throughout the US with her one year old Vizsla named Monty. Read more about the ups, downs, ins and outs of a life on the road with a four legged friend.

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When a Toyota R&D Engineer Builds an Overland Rig

When a Toyota R&D Engineer Builds an Overland Rig

Dan Rich, Overland Bound Member 0582 has been an Engineer for Toyota for 30 years in Power-train Research and Development. For much of that time he has tried many different configurations on his FZJ80, which has led to the build he shares in this video. His rig is modest, but performs well, and reliably.

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Spread the Word!

Sharing the journey. Once you become a member, break the status quo. Communicate with others freely and openly. Answer...

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Our forums are the heart of our community, and a wealth of information for new and experienced overlanders alike. It...

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