Overlanding/ 4WD Touring - What Is It? How to Get Started
What is Overlanding? Wikipedia describes it as being Overlanding or 4WD touring. It's basically camping with a car or an off-roader truck or anything else like a bike or RV. Usually it refers to extended camping trips rather than just a quick weekend or 1 week out for the year type of trips. The word Overlanding itself is an Australian term. Over the last few years you've likely seen people talking a lot about traveling with their van. If you do a search you'll see that the term "van life" has really taken off. It appeals to those on a limited budget or those who like to travel and work at the same time. Since the popularity has taken off manufacturers have taken notice and have started designing vehicles just for this purpose. They are properly equipped right from the show room sometimes. You can see it in the marketing campaigns as well. They are really showing alot of video and images with people living out of their vehicles in the ads. So now that you know wh...