Overlanding Blog

Whether heading out for a summer weekend or embarking upon a year-long adventure spanning the continent, multiple climate-zones, and all four seasons, the clothing you pack will either keep you safe, comfortable, and thriving or put you in a compromised and possibly even dangerous situation. Since we’re all about thriving while overlanding, we’re sharing our best insight, tips, and tricks when it comes to preparing your wardrobe for adventure travel!

Overlanders love solitude, finding unique places away from the noise and confusion of the world. We use our vehicles, our skill sets, and our resourcefulness to find ourselves where we most want to be on the planet.

You have an overland rig. You put a lot of thought into building it. (You may have even listened to our podcast on the subject or watched one of our many videos!) Now, you and your vehicle are equipped to adventure anywhere and everywhere.

Looking for ways to spice up your cooking around camp? Whether you’re disembarking on a several month overlanding journey or simply heading out for the weekend, we have some tips that will help bring the joy and taste to your camp culinary repertoire!

Oftentimes, where one finds beautiful, unspoiled mountain habitat, one finds bears. As overlanders, we seek out such places.

This is the third blog in our three-part series focused on teaching you the best practices for building an overlanding vehicle. In Part 1, we covered the basics:  Determining needs and wants, the difference between a dedicated overlanding build and a daily driver, selecting a platform (mid-sized or full-sized/pickup or SUV), and brand choice. In [...]

This is the second blog in our three-part series focused on teaching you the best practices for building an overlanding vehicle. In Part 1, we covered the basics:  Determining needs and wants, the difference between a dedicated overlanding build and a daily driver, selecting a platform (mid-sized or full-sized/pickup or SUV), and brand choice. In [...]

Building an overlanding vehicle is a complex challenge but a lot of fun. We’re here to help you with the process! Building an overlanding vehicle is fun. Building an overland vehicle can be expensive. Building an overland vehicle is complex, and building an overland vehicle is a challenge. The rewards, however, are many. Capability, reliability, [...]

Overlanding events are kicking off for 2022, and we're so stoked! Want to stop by and chat with the team, check out the X Overland fleet, pick up some merch or ask us questions? These events are the perfect place to do so. Here is the X Overland Event Schedule for 2022. Stay tuned for [...]

With all the new concepts and platforms now available for overlanding, we wished to weigh in and offer our theory on what makes the “best” overlanding vehicle. What is the best overlanding vehicle? Before we answer this question (and we do have an answer!), let’s take a minute to look at the huge variety of [...]