The San Juan Mountains, Colorado. One of the most spectacular dispersed camping areas in North America — 14,000-foot peaks, aspen groves shimmering gold, a sky so dark at night you can practically reach up and grab a fistful of stars. The kind of place that makes you feel genuinely small and genuinely alive simultaneously. I had a fire going. Hot dogs on sticks. A cold beer sweating in my hand. Total sensory perfection. Then the rig next door fired up their pizza oven. Not a

The rooftop tent is overlanding's greatest marketing achievement — a product that costs ten times more, requires a ladder to access at 3am, and somehow convinced an entire community it was an upgrade. This is how the con works.

The unspoken truth about overlanding? We're all chasing that perfect outdoor bathroom experience with a view. A hilariously honest take on wilderness freedom.

Beyond its crowded coastlines, California offers millions of acres of public land for overlanders. The state’s diverse geography—ranging from temperate rainforests and volcanic plateaus to high-altitude granite peaks and desert playas—is categorized into six primary regions. This breakdown and accompanying video guide are designed to help travelers choose the perfect destination for anything from a weekend escape to a multi-week expedition.

We were just looking through all of our old emails and articles and realized we hadn't done a featured routes article in quite some time. And just because it may be cold, dark, and snowy in your locale, there's plenty of places to explore during the winter months! . In Search of Solitude? Overlanding and outdoor recreation in general has absolutely exploded since Covid hit 5 years ago. And those once hidden gems seem to have been discovered by the weekend warriors. But, if yo