Ten Essentials for Camping – and How Does it Apply to Overlanding Created by members of Washington state’s alpine club known as The Mountaineers, the Ten Essentials was used in the club’s climbing courses. In our guide, you can learn how the original list of Ten Essentials can be adapte...
After a night of camping along the Yakima River, my daughter and I got up early, broke camp, and headed to Ellensburg, Washington, to meet up with the Northwest Backroad Drivers group to explore the Whiskey Dick Wildlife Area just east of Ellensburg. ...
I hate camping in the rain. Everything gets wet. Packing up a wet tent (or in my case a tarp), running around in damp cloths, trying to dry out socks with the truck’s defroster… it sucks. Two days into this adventure and everything in the back of the truck is damp. I it sti...
There is also a Pacific Overland route, … … that can take you from San Diego north through to Washington state or even beyond into Canada. This one will offer desert, urban landscapes and increasingly green mountains as you head north; your choice whether to focus on the coastal side or ...
when you’re camping… The sun has a way of letting you know it’s morning shining directly into your eyes no matter how many layers of tent, sleeping bag and beany you try to put in the way. The screeching of crows piercing the air calls to you in your dreams more clearly than any...
Camping gear hire: $50 per day Personal Location Beacon (optional): $40As you can see, it’s not a cheap endeavour, especially if you have to hire your own gear.We would say that if you have all of your camping gear, can organise your own transport, and want to eat as cheap as ...
Whether camping deep in the desert, finding solitude in the mountains, or wandering through the high plains, the dark sky becomes an intrinsic part of the overland experience. Dark skies are essential to this journey. They invite us to slow down, notice, and be a part of something bigger....
One issue I’ve run into while traveling in our vehicle is keeping track of all of our kitchen cutlery. Generally, it’s all within a larger tote, but within that tote, it always seems to get scattered amongst other items, like camping stoves, pots, pans, mugs, and coffee brewing suppl...
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Anyway, its easy enough to do and gave us a bit of street cred at camping Dassine in Tam when our sleeves were rolled up. We had two punctures on the Land Rover – the first on the Fadnoun plateau which ruined the tyre too. The second in the middle of the Amadror which we ...