Overland Primer

Welcome to Overland Primer! The purpose of OP is to help you learn the basics of overlanding so that you can get out there and start adventuring. For this initial post I will provide some context about overlanding, primers, and myself by answering some questions and asking one in return. What is Overlanding? Overlanding has become an umbrella term that means different things to different people. According to Oxford Languages, overlanding is simply “traveling a long distance over land”. Wikipedia goes a step further by defining it as “self-reliant overland travel to remote destinations where the journey is the principal goal.”. Colloquially in America, overlanding is typically referred to as vehicle assisted adventure with camping being the primary form of lodging. Often the vehicle is a car or truck with four or all wheel drive (4WD/AWD). Adventure motorcycle travel and bicycles have also been included in the fold. My personal definition is that I am overlanding whenever I am traveling...