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So this trip has become an improvised plan B trip... My son, who is a senior at Appalachian State University, and I had planned and over-planned our fall break trip to do the western North Carolina portion of the Trans-America Trail since the summer because his fall break lined up with Columbus...

After the sale of my '98 Ram 1500 I haven't had a rig in the past 5 years... I fixed that a couple of months ago when I bought a new to me '07 GX 470. It had 130K miles, 2 previous owners and an impeccable service history nearly all done by Lexus. One of the airbags was leaking, but that's...

So I went to Moab and While I wasn't officially in The Canyonlands Dark-sky Preserve I was in Deadhorse Point right next door. I'm from the east coast and our light pollution is just horrible. I was stunned to st the night sky in all it's glory on a clear moonless night. The darker picture is...

There's no doubt that the interest in outdoor activities including overlanding, camping, hiking has seen a dramatic uptick in recent years. Also, we've seen an uptick in trails, campgrounds and other facilities closing because of poor behavior of the general public abusing these facilities ...

I read this article and it just made me so optimistic for the future of overlanding and just plain getting out into the world. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/08/spacex-wants-to-connect-starlink-satellite-internet-to-moving-vehicles.html So many of us have to plan our trips/adventures around our...

I'm looking at a few mods right now and many come with a bare option or powder coating option. I'm trying to keep the budget in check and was wondering what people more knowledgeable than myself think. For things like bumpers, racks, etc that can be bought with a bare metal option, is using...

I have a question for those who don't get out as frequently as they want, but have built up a nice rig; do you remove items between adventures and if so what? I'm not asking about things intended to be removed I'm thinking along the lines of heavier items that aren't needed for day to day...

I've been lurking around for quite a while. Now just jumping in. I use to overland, before I knew that term in my 98 Ram 1500. I just called it going out on an adventure. But now that the kiddos are older I really want to get back into it. Hopefully my son will want to join my on some trips...