4wd Our first Adventuremobile, the GEO Tracker (Suzuki Sidekick) We all have that one vehicle from our childhood that holds a special place in our hearts. For me, it was my mother’s teal-green GEO Tracker. I still remember
2-liter turbo The 2019 Jeep Cherokee might just be the next great mid-size overland rig After five years on the road, Jeep has finally given the Cherokee a much-needed facelift. This controversial Jeep made waves when it was reintroduced in late 2013, with many, including
4wd Overloaded: a dangerous oversight, or a necessary evil? I’ve been thinking about weight a lot lately. No, not my body weight, though I could gain to trade a few pounds of fat for muscle. I’m talking
4wd Nitto Terra Grappler 30k mile review Nitto is well known for its wide variety of performance tires, with many catered specifically to off-road and race applications. One of Nitto’s earliest entries into the all-terrain segment
air filter Time for a little fall maintenance I’d been putting off some routine maintenance on the Wrangler for a few weeks now. I needed an oil change a new air filter and probably a tire rotation
4wd four-wheel drive the new vs. the old In principle, four-wheel drive is a pretty simple concept. Power from the engine is sent through the transmission to a transfer case that sends power to the front and rear
4wd Well that's diff-erent, Is my LSD bad? Sometimes things don’t go to plan. Like when your limited slip differential mysteriously goes out without warning. This is what we discovered last week after it began making the
85P Got air? Our review of the Viair 88P portable compressor So you’re in the market for a new portable air compressor. Maybe you need something to air up your tires after a long day on the trails. Maybe you
4wd Why is Overlanding in the U.S. so expensive? Over the last few months, I’ve been following an interesting trend in the U.S. overlanding communities. Heavily overbuilt rigs with tens of thousands of dollars of equipment strapped
Niecie's new Adventuremobile When life gives you lemons, you don’t make lemonade, you buy a Jeep and run over those stupid fruit and say, “to hell with lemonade.” Joking aside, the last
What a year - Adventure Bent turns one What a wild ride this first year back at blogging has been. Today the Adventure Bent celebrates its first anniversary. It’s kind of hard to believe it’s already
4wd Everything looks better in red even shocks I’ll be the first to admit shock absorbers are not the most glamorous part on a Jeep, but this week that’s exactly what we're talking about. A little
4wd Is less more? Why downsizing can the be right solution The space in my trunk where a great big footlocker containing all my camping gear, tools, and other equipment now sits empty. Actually, I can’t remember the last time
4wd Project Wrangler to focus on overland travel in 2017 I’ve learned a lot in the last few months, I’ve made some mistakes, like when I almost put my Wrangler into a ravine, or when I found myself
4wd Have Jeep - will travel Back in March, I bought my dream car, a True Blue Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. I’d been drooling over this weird four-door convertible ever since I first saw one back
Adventure Dreams of adventure our plans for 2017 As winter sets in, I have plenty of time to make plans for next years adventures. Better plans mean better adventures, less time spent searching for a campsite at midnight,
4wd Lessons learned in off-road recovery In the last six months, I’ve learned a lot about driving off road. I’ve made my fair share of mistakes, and getting stuck has often been the consequence.
4wd How do you drive off road? How do you drive off road? It’s a question many 4×4 owners ask themselves. There’s a lot of skill and experience that goes into successfully navigating a
