I recently had the opportunity to be a guest host on the Autoblog podcast and it was a great time! The Autoblog will occasionally have articles about offroad vehicles but it is mainly about road-going cars. As an automotive enthusiast, I have enjoyed following the articles found on Autoblog for the last five years. … Continue reading
Month: August 2013
Episode 46 – Central Overland
On episode 46 we feature an interview with Wes Craiglow, the founder of Central Overland. Central Overland was started mostly by accident. Wes had the desire to go check out some of thousands of miles of trails in his Arkansas regional area. He put it out there on Expedition Portal that he was going to … Continue reading
Episode 45 – Vermont Overland Trophy Summary
The 2013 Vermont Overland Trophy is now in the record books. Just to reiterate what the Vermont Overland Trophy is, here is the description from Peter Vollers, the event organizer: VOT participants will challenge both themselves and their overlanding rigs to four days of punishing vehicle-dependant overlanding designed to challenge the participants’ vehicle capabilities, navigational … Continue reading
Episode 44 – Vermont Overland Trophy Preview – ScottyMarks
Scott Markley, or ScottyMarks as he’s known on Twitter, is going to be running a 80 series Toyota Land Cruiser in the Vermont Overland Trophy. The 80 series is a very popular overlanding platform due to its reliability, stoutness, power and interior capacity. Scott’s particular 80 has been in the family and on the trails … Continue reading
Episode 43 – ranewman with Land Rover Defender 110
Episode 43 introduces us to Rick, also known as ranewman on Expedition Portal. Rick is one of the competitors in the Vermont Overland Trophy Challenge and will be driving an 1986 Land Rover Defender 110. Rick has had his Land Rover Defender 110 for less than a year and promptly replaced the diesel motor but … Continue reading
