there's already a thread on this exact thing, but the "overlanding" thing is just like everything else that has a rise and fall in popularity...
overlanding is just like the "juicing" craze 15 yrs ago... there were people who juiced their fruits and vegetables for health benefits. been doing it for years without giving it a thought...just part of their life. there were people dedicated to this and it was fairly quiet until one day it just sort of blew up. suddenly its being advertised on infomercials and suddenly its all the rage and everybody is juicing and buying juicing machines. doesn't take long and all the big manufacturers are jumping on the bandwagon with THEIR version of the perfect juicer. immediately to follow are different juicers and arguments over which is best. sales are sky high and certain fruits and vegetables are now getting scarce due to demand and that fuels the frenzy. after a while the hype dies down some and then someone comes out with the Nutri-Bullet where you now add spinach to the mix and make a smoothie out of it. got so popular that there were cordless versions being sold so people could make these ridiculous concoctions "on the go". there were "juicing communities" where people gathered to discuss juicing and how their version of it was better than others and even books written on the subject. over time and juicing communities withered on the vine and the once coveted juicing machines are now collecting in dusty attics and landfills. so the question is: is juicing dead? yeah, as far as marketing it for profit and maintaining an interest in a country where people have the attention span of a gnat, always looking for the next popular trend to be a part of. but for those who were part of it
before it became a fad...its the same to them as it was before all the hype and it will continue that way for them even after it fades into obscurity for everyone else...
hummm...wonder what happens when 2 fads meet? what about "juicing" and "overlanding"?
