Adventure Featured Communications for Overlanding (GMRS & Satellite 2-way messengers) It's critically important to have a means to communicate when off-grid. I did a deep-dive on both satellite 2 way messengers and also 2-way GMRS radios and thought I'd share the results here in case anybody else is going down the same rabbit hole
Overlanding Great overland and expedition training people and resources [Image credit: Jonathan Hanson - ExporingOverland.com] My top favorite people in overlanding and expedions are probably: Expedition Portal / Overland Journal * Top 10 Overland Used vehicles [https://expeditionportal.com/top-10-used-overland-vehicles/] * The 10 Commandments of Modifying an Overland Vehicle [https://expeditionportal.com/the-10-commandments-of-modifying-an-overland-vehicle/] Scott Brady's LR4 build: * The Modern
Overlanding The Ineos Grenadier is getting close I think this will be the successor to the original Land Rover Defender. In fact, the CEO of the company behind it tried to buy the Defender name from Land Rover but they of course had other plans for it. So he built Ineos (the company) so that he could
Overlanding Four-by-four driving 6th edition is out! If you have a 4WD or are into Overlanding, and do not have a copy of this book, do yourself a favor and pop over to Jonathan Hanson's ExploringOverland.com and pick up a copy [http://www.exploringoverland.com/shop/four-by-four-driving-by-tom-sheppard-1]. If you do any sort of long
Overlanding Wheels and Tires for the LR4 Ah, the age old question! What wheels and tires should I use! Turns out that there are hundreds of pages of forum discussion about this. MY first principles (yours may vary!) * get as much sidewall as possible while still keeping the overall tire diameter under 31" so as to
Overlanding Vehicle 3: Building a 2013 Land Rover LR4 5.0 V8 for overlanding I've always had a love of Land Rovers and always wanted one. After driving the 4Runner for a while, which is an excellent if uninspiring vehicle, I decided to make a change. I did a ton of research and found that the LR3/LR4 was in my price
Adventure 1800 mile 5 desert solo overland trip (SoCal) Anza Borrego, Algodones Dunes, Joshua Tree, Mojave, Death Valley
Photography Best photography from the 5 desert trip I selected these photos not because of the story they tell (that's over in the other post [https://www.troyangrignon.com/1800-mile-5-desert-solo-overland-trip-socal/]) but because they are some of my favorite photos from this trip. One of my little visitors
Adventure Vehicle 2: 4Runner Build 2018-2019 This was a fairly minimal build. Just a roof rack, rear wheel rack, and wheels and tires. Equipment: Truck: 2018 Toyota 4Runner TRD Off-road Premium Wheels: 17" TRD Tires: Falken Wildpeak A/T Swing away wheel holder: Wilco Off-road Hitchgate Roof rack: Frontrunner Outfitters
Adventure Corral Hollow - Bear Valley Overland weekend July 2019 Spent a few days exploring Stanislaus with a good buddy and really enjoyed the trails there. Video here Photos below:
Overlanding May 2019 Overland Expo West Another great OEX! The 7p.io driving courses are highly worthwhile Practicing failed hill climbsI love these winches - super accessible but super expensive! Learning winching and recovery Duncan Barbour - one of the Camel Trophy OG's
Adventure Pismo Beach SloCal Nov 2018 Had fun running around SloCal. Video is here: Photos are below:
Adventure Trip to Moab Sept 2018 Amazing week long trip to Moab and back Video is here: Photos are below:
Overlanding Trip through the Mojave to Overland Expo 2018 Great trip with some amazing scenery and no people! And then some excellent training at Overland Expo. Video is here: Photos are below: Learning better driving skills from the 7P team Learning how to patch tires with Jonathan Hanson, founder of Overland Expo. Learning winchless recoveries with Nick Taylor from
Adventure Death Valley Dec 2017 Death Valley is truly one of my favorite places in the world. Photos below Flat tire!After getting the flat, we headed for Beatty, Nevada to get the tire fixed so that we would not be in trouble if we got ANOTHER flat. Beatty Nevada is...quaint. The Christmas decorations
Overlanding 4WD training at the Carmel Land Rover Experience Nov 2017 It has been said by more than a few of my favorite 4WD gurus (I'm thinking that I've heard this from Jonathan Hanson, Andrew St, Pierre White, Tom Shepard and Paul Marsh?) that the first and best upgrade to any 4WD is the owner learning how
Overlanding Vehicle 1: 2017 Subaru Forester XT I have always loved Subaru vehicles. They're reliable and they go anywhere. Against the better judgement of people who know more about 4WD than I did at the time, I bought a 2017 Forester XT and outfitted it for overland travel. Overall, it was great on the highway