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05/29/2026

The Year of the Lion 🇰🇪

A musky smell swept over the two Land Rover Defenders in the blackness of an East African night and we realised that the lions had come. In the darkness I could see one of the lithe, tan-colored cats, huge and powerful, emerge from a wall of brush. It walked softly towards us, inquisitive and alert. A ripple of excitement moved through our team as we hunkered down on the roofs. I whispered into my walkie-talkie, “Can you see her?” A rapid, quiet response came back from Overland Journal’s editor Chris Collard, who was on the roof of our 1974 Range Rover about 30 feet to my left. “Roger, I see her.” The booming call of a dying wildebeest roared out across the plains of Kenya as we triggered the “callback” recording once again. In a moment the hungry lioness was joined by a second of the great predators who was equally vigilant.

| Fall 2016 📔 | by Sam Watson ( ) ✍️ / Photos by 📸 |

05/27/2026

A CJ-3B Jeep sluks its way through Botawana 🇧🇼

Botswana borders South Africa’s northern and northwestern boundaries. It’s a mainly dry country of some 230 thousand square miles of primarily sandy semi-desert scrub known as the Kgalagadi. The centre of the country is dominated by the Makgadikgadi, 7,000 square miles of salt pan. In the north, the Okavango River, which rises in southwest Angola, drains into the Kgalagadi, forming a huge inland delta, a wildlife paradise. It was into this world they were headed.

Broz had a Land Cruiser pickup, a 1972 FJ45, still with a three-speed transmission. Major towns were sometimes hundreds of miles apart on unsurfaced dirt roads, often involving days on tracks through soft sand where petrol consumption could drop below 10 mpg. The Jeep and Land Cruiser were well loaded with camping equipment, food, booze, cans of water, jerry cans of fuel, and necessary spares and tools. As they were about to leave home in South Africa, Garner produced the bottle of raat for all to take a sluk from to promote luck and good fortune in their endeavour.

| Winter 2022 📔 | by Roger Gaisford ✍️

05/20/2026

Living Legends: :: An architect of her own fortune 🏍️

Her two-and-a-half year journey began in 1982. Along the way, she witnessed riots and civil uprisings that altered the course of nations, and suffered permanent scars and memory loss from physical maladies and major accidents. She even managed to fall in and out of love with three men. What better ingredients for some serious character building?

Her trip would still be considered impressive nowadays, but the fact that she was a young woman in her early 20s, setting off alone with no sponsorship or support in an age before email, cell phones, and sat navs makes her journey all the more remarkable.

| Spring 2017 📔 | by .pryce ✍️ |

05/13/2026

The Last Mirage 🐫🏜️

In my frustrating post as an under-challenged air force pilot, phrases such as completely uninhabited, no-one ever crosses from one side to the other, and no trace of any water system and not a single tree flamed my abiding love of the great deserts. My 1969 attempts to launch an expedition to cross Africa at its widest point were frustrated by my doctors’ wishes to make adjustments to my right lung. An overseas posting later, I was able to persuade the guardians of the Royal Air Force (RAF) Expedition Training Scheme that the project was worth a try.

The logistic and technical challenge of just the Majâbat was enormous: over 1,000 miles of sand dunes, and rocky or obstructed going without any previous route to follow along the 20th parallel of latitude, with no fuel, water, or supplies available. In this pre-satellite era, the best maps were 1:1m scale. How would we navigate? What vehicle could do the job? Could we communicate if something went wrong?

| Winter 2016 📔 | by Tom Sheppard ✍️

05/06/2026

Adventures in Balochistan, Iran 🗺️

Along with my two good friends Leigh and Paul, I had arrived in Iran about a month earlier after spending five months driving 16,000 miles from London via the Arctic Circle. Our idea was simple: we had bought an old London taxi on eBay, fitted it out with a winch and other gizmos, found some sponsors, and were now halfway through a long drive to Australia. Hopefully, after another 10,000 miles we would break the current Guinness World Record for the longest journey by taxi. That was, of course, if we could make it out of Iran, through Pakistan, and into less dangerous territories.

So far we had loved Iran. The people were exceptionally friendly, the roads were good and, perhaps surprisingly, it was packed full of amazing sightseeing. But there was a problem. Despite repeated attempts, Paul and Leigh had not been able to secure their entry visas for Pakistan. With only my visa in hand we developed a new plan. Paul and Leigh would fly to Dubai, where a contact at the embassy promised that he could get them the elusive visas. Meanwhile, I would cross the border into Pakistan and we would meet up again somewhere in the north; we would then cross over to India where we would enjoy our first beer in two months. This scheme would allow us to continue with our journey, unbroken, and so maintain the world record attempt. However, it also meant that I would be crossing the Balochistan region on my lonesome.
 | Fall 2015 📔 | By Johno Ellison ( ) ✍️

05/01/2026

The Deserts of Mangystau :: Exploring the Floor of an Ancient Ocean 🌊

Some journeys are born from restless curiosity, a flicker of wonder that demands pursuit. Ours began with a handful of photographs. They showed a landscape so alien it could’ve easily been from a different planet: jagged spires clawing at a bruised sky, canyons carved by eons of wind, and lonely rock formations scattered across a sandy void. I’ve crossed deserts, climbed mountains, and driven trails from Patagonia to the Pamirs, but these pictures stumped me—no frame of reference, no familiar horizon.

The answer came after a fair amount of digging: Mangystau, a desolate area in Southwest Kazakhstan. A glance at a map confirmed the scale—Kazakhstan sprawls across Central Asia, a behemoth of steppe and desert, and Mangystau clings to its wild western fringe, kissed by the Caspian Sea, a place few travelers reach. Those photos lit a fuse. Questions tumbled out: Where exactly was this? How would we get there? What would it take to explore there with a young family in tow? Could we perhaps weave it into our current trip? And why had this geological wonder stayed off our radar for so long?

| Spring 2026 | by ✍️( )

04/29/2026

Get a Dream 🗺️

So you want a life of travel and adventure, maybe become a journalist, maybe get famous and make lots of money? No problem. First, get a dream and latch onto it like a pit bull. In 1970 I bought a 1967 Land Rover 109 and proclaimed that I was driving to South America. “You’re what?” was the reaction from friends. I worked three jobs, paid off all bills, saved about $5,000, and in 1972 headed south toward Panama, the dream firmly clenched in my teeth.

I had no plan or purpose. My motto was paraphrased from John Steinbeck’s book Travels with Charley: Don’t take the trip, let the trip take you. I met Monika on a Baja beach and though driving to South America, Mexico got in the way. We camped on the coast, caught fish, bought local fruits and veggies, a little gas, and propane. Our total costs were about $25 a week. We had no mortgage, car payment, or insurance. Nada! We were in a rare window of life when we were responsible but had no responsibilities.

| Spring 2017 📔 | by Gary Wescott ( .expedition / .wescott )

04/24/2026

Toyota Land Cruiser 250 :: The Land Cruiser North America needed

Any new Toyota 4WD announcement is exciting, but the reveal of the new 250 international Land Cruiser/Prado/ GX/4Runner is groundbreaking. The 90, 120, and 150 platforms were excellent, but this variant utilizes the new global TNGA-F platform and reflects Toyota’s “all in on overlanding” mantra these past few years. While it is important to note that the 250 does not have the same underpinning and duty cycle as the 300-Series Land Cruiser, this variant is still a Land Cruiser II by every measure (Land Cruiser II and Prado have been used interchangeably in various markets since the 1990s), striking a balance between price, durability, and capacity. In late summer of this year, I had the opportunity to join Toyota for several days of overlanding and camping in the mountains of Colorado to drive the new 250 Land Cruiser. So, is it ready to drive around the world?

| Spring 2025 📔 | by .a.brady ✍️

04/22/2026

The Conquistadores of Mato Grosso 🗺️

Officially, it was not possible to visit indigenous lands independently, as FUNAI, the National Indian Foundation, hardly ever issues permits. However, on our continuous 14-year journey we have learned not to immediately accept no for an answer. We ask and look around until we find the right person, and more often than not, new possibilities present themselves. Which doesn’t mean it is easy. There was no tourist infrastructure, and our dependence on people who generally spoke no English while we spoke, at best, portignol (a mixture of Spanish and Portuguese) made traveling in Mato Grosso hard work. A few weeks earlier we’d stood on the border, about to return to Brazil, when I studied my map on which I had circled possible areas of interest. However, my eyes kept straying to the left side of the map. Mato Grosso was void of circles. Why? This was Brazil’s third-largest state. Clearly, there must be something of interest in such a vast region? The map included national parks and green-purple areas indicating Indian Territories. Would it be possible to visit them? And who else was living there? I decided to listen to the voice hammering in my head, “Go and see for yourselves!” For 5 months, we traveled through a century-long story of conquest for land.

| Gear 2018 📔 | by Karin-Marijke Vis ✍️ |
Photography by Coen Wubbels 📸 .adventure

04/20/2026

Living Legends: Patricia Upton ( )

Together, Loren and Patty set out on February 22, 1985. They faced many challenges along the way but also experienced moments of pure joy and wonder. Patty captured every moment on camera, and Loren felt grateful to have such an incredible partner by his side. On March 4, 1987, two years and 11 days after they kicked off their expedition, they successfully crossed the Darién Gap in their 1966 CJ-5 Jeep, the “Sand Ship Discovery,” and entered Colombia. This journey earned them an entry into the 1992 Guinness Book of Records for the first all-land crossing of the Darién Gap by vehicle, and Patty’s stunning photographs captured the essence of the journey. They shared a special bond, born from a shared love of adventure and a deep respect for the wilderness, and spent the next 30 years traveling to far-off lands together: South America, Africa, Australia, and the Middle East (to name a few), and eventually married in March 1994.

| Fall 2024 📔 | by Misti Tokarsky

04/15/2026

| Overland Journal Gear 2026 📔 |

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

• Publisher’s Letter: XOverland Celebrates 15 Years, Clay Croft ( Clay Croft )
• Field Tested: mammothoverland , Milwaukee Tool , Jetboil , Enduristan USA , BOTE
• Overland SUVs: The Golden Age Is Here, Scott Brady
• Easy on the Eyes: Lighting for Every Campsite, Stephan Edwards
• Bikepacking Crete: Gear That Got Me There and Back, Jack Mac ( ↞ Jack Mac ↠ )
• Feature Vehicle: 1975 6x6 Volvo C304 ( Overland Travel Family | DIY Expedition Trucks ), Ashley Giordano ( Ashley Giordano 🇨🇦 )
• Landscape Photography: Elevate Your Imagery Into Dreamscapes, David Morring
• Skills: Preventing and Dealing with a Breakdown, Graeme Robert Bell

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