outdoorx4 magazine
How do you take a full-size truck and make it the ultimate vehicle for vehicle-based and overland adventure? You outfit it with AT Overland’s Aterra XL Flatbed Truck Camper, set your navigation system to virtually anywhere in the world, and explore.
Read MoreOver my three decades of vehicle-based and overland travel, one thing I’ve learned is keeping my gear organized is critical. There’s nothing more frustrating than trying to find an item at basecamp only to not know where it is or worse yet, if it was packed at all. As such, I’ve developed a system of labelling my various cargo carriers, bags, drawers, and boxes so that I know exactly what is in them. This has helped immensely in reducing my stress and anxiety at a time when I want to relax and be outdoors.
Read MoreBefore there were roof top tents, most of us slept on the ground in a regular tent shelter, often with a sleeping pad and sleeping bag but sometimes literally on the ground with nothing else. Depending on where and how you’re traveling, a quality ground shelter is still preference due to their versatility; however, being comfortable is also a significant consideration and with Helinox’ Cot One Convertible, you can be comfortable while backpacking the Grand Canyon or when catching some Zs at your local state park.
Read Moreven·er·a·ble
adjective: accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character.
Adventure travel has long lurked in the marrow of the bones of homo sapiens. There must be something irresistible about the allure of exploring the unknown when men and women like Sir Ernest Shackleton, Amelia Earhart, and those trusting or foolish enough to join them are willing to leave the comforts of home to risk life and limb. Modes of propulsion are many and, once lit, the flame of adventure leaps quickly from candle to bush to tree. For some, Scouting first whetted the appetite. For others, it was a walk in the woods with Dad or a fishing trip with Grandpa. Perhaps it was that pre-adolescent thrill as the clutch was jerkily engaged on the old Jeep. Maybe it was the magical centrifugal sensation during a first motorcycle ride that stuck in our gut like a captive butterfly. Whatever event or combination thereof, when the tinder of adventure is ready, a spark is enough to set our world ablaze.
Read MoreWhether riding on or off pavement, wearing proper safety gear is crucial while on two wheels. Two pieces of gear that have become mainstays of my adventure riding travels include the tried and true, American-made Darien jacket from Aerostich and the latest in helmet technology, the Krios Pro ECE, from Klim.
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