For the past two years, Nathan Hindman, alongside Thór Jónsson of Viking Off Road, have been teaching the Winching and Off Road Recovery at Overland Expo. In this class, we attempt to teach our students enough in 2 hours to safely and effectively operate a winch in a typical vehicle recovery situation. Some of that [...]

One of the problems using modern petrol-powered vehicles for overland applications is that they have an abundance of electronics. On expedition, this means more things to potentially go wrong. Fortunately, all North American Spec (NAS) On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) I equipped Land Rovers include a handy code reader on-board the vehicle. This reader displays a code [...]

There’s a great sense of anticipation that comes with leaving for a new adventure to parts unknown. However, in the rush to get out the door and hit the trail, it’s easy to leave something behind. There’s very few things that can so effectively kill that excitement than the sinking feeling that you’ve left behind [...]