How to keep your overland vehicle on the road – Part 3 – Where to Find Workshops
This is part 3 of a 3-series story on how to keep your overland vehicle on the road. Find part 1 here and part 2 here. At the Chilean Automobile … Read more
What Car Gear and Equipment do you Need to Travel Overland
Let’s talk winches, sand ladders, GPS and other navigation tools, rooftop tents, air filters, and, of course, car tires! What car gear do you need, what works, and what doesn’t.
For camping and cooking gear, take a look at this page.
How to keep your overland vehicle on the road – Part 2 – Where to Find Local Parts
This is part 2 of a 3-series story on how to keep your overland vehicle on the road. Find part 1 here, and part 3 here. In India, our jar … Read more
How to keep your overland vehicle on the road – Part 1 – Which Spares to Bring
This is part 1 of a 3-series story on how to keep your overland vehicle on the road. Here are part 2 and part 3. In 2003, we acquired a … Read more
Dealing with the Heat When Overlanding (from the Overland Expertise Pool)
When we left the Netherlands in 2003, a heatwave was about to hit Europe. During the summer months in Greece we were grateful for the foot vents in the BJ45. … Read more
Tips on how to Level your Overland Vehicle (from the Overland Expertise Pool)
Coen is a perfectionist in many ways, even when it comes to using leveling blocks. When he wants the vehicle to be parked straight, it has to be straight. As … Read more
Which Overland Tires do You Need – Fat or Skinny, and Why? (from the Overland Expertise Pool)
So what’s the story, fat or skinny tires? In this blog post we share 13 opinions from experienced overlanders. From the beginning of our journey, over 17 years ago, we’ve … Read more
Winch Maintenance: Stagnation means Decline
What can happen with your winch if you don’t use it regularly and don’t do any maintenance?
How to Prepare for a Winter Road Trip in Siberia
Russia Travel – Tips on preparing for a long-distance road trip in Siberia during winter; how to stay comfy in your overland rig.
The Essentials Series – Overland Recovery Gear – What do we Bring and How do we Use it
What is the favorite recovery gear on our overland journey, and what do we like about the overlanding essentials? The winch, hi-lift, saw?
DIY Awning – How To Build an Inexpensive Rear-door Car Awning
Tips for a Rear-door, All-weather Protection, DIY Awning. A car awning for your overland vehicle to protect you in sun and rain.
Mosquito Battle Plan – Tips for Mosquito Netting to Travel Overland
How to keep mosquitoes out of your overland rig and face? Here is our car mosquito netting, homemade mosquito repellent and more tips.
3 Super Convenient Car Window Shades for Your Overland Journey
Roll-up blinds, blackout shades, insulation material and, while we’re at it, mosquito netting. Here are our car window shades for the Land Cruiser.
Badass Solo Women Motorcyclists Sharing Their Favorite Motorcycle Tool
Check out these inspiring solo women motorcyclists traveling across the world and what they have to say about their favorite motorcycle tool.
The Magic-number Car Tires for Overlanding
Discussions abound on what is the right overland tire. Coen summarizes 15 years of overlanding in the 8 sets of car tires we bought, and why.
Tips on Buying Starter Batteries for Overland Travel
With 15+ years of experience on the road, Coen shares what he finds important when buying starter batteries for overland travel.
Why we Love our Rooftop Tent – Our Pros and Cons with 2 RTTs
From an Eezi Awn we switched to a Carpas Anaconda. Why? What do we like about rooftop tents, what not, and how often have we used them?
Why Travel with a Rooftop Tent – Which RTT to Buy, and Why?
Rooftop tent, RTT, roof tent, car top tent: different names for a bedroom on our home on wheels. Why one do you buy, and why?
Cool Clean Air, Your Engine Loves It – Our Air Filter Challenges
Our Land Cruiser’s air filter rusted through. How did the car get to sport a fancy air filter like the Donaldson Full-View Pre-Cleaner?
Our Garmin GPSmap 60CSx – Leaving Nothing but Virtual Breadcrumbs
From traditional road maps we moved on to the digital version: How do we use our Garmin GPSmap 60CSx in our overland trip?
Hella Lights Illuminating our Adventure
Hella Marine Netherlands has been extremely supportive of Landcruisingadventure and has supplied us with Hella LED lights – read more how we use them.
