Trash caddy. Spare tire trash bag. Dirty gear bag. Trail trash bag. Over tire bags are known by many names, and in many different sizes and price points.
Real overlanders usually use ham radios for communication, said Nicolas Villescas of New Mexico-Expedition at a recent rigs and coffee meetup in Rio Rancho.
It seemed like a good idea to plug the van into my home so that I could turn on the air conditioner and cool it off before we hit the road after Albuquerque had heated up to almost 90 degrees.
Often when using gear overlanding, camping or hiking, good enough is good enough. Many pieces of equipment from tent stakes to bug nets to sporks or other cooking gear are purchased for a single use, a single trip or a single vacation.
Cochiti Lake along the Rio Grande is one of the closest places to Albuquerque for a quick, water adventure. And in the desert Southwest, water adventures are few and far between.
Onlookers ogled vintage vehicles in a corner booth at Overland Expo West in Flagstaff this past weekend. Old timers recalled the days when overlanding was for the hardy, and you had to earn your adventure stripes with scratches and dings and bangs and bruises rather than buying a ready-to-go, four-wheel drive luxury rig ready to start adventure.
Aaron Ketner sent Journal Outside a photo of his setup: Tepui Roof Tent, 4x Innovations steel rear bumper/swingout, custom rear leaf springs by Alcan Springs of Colorado, refreshed front suspension with Bilstein 5100 struts, Method Wheels, Big 7 wire kit with 140 amp alternator upgrade.
With all things being equal, including the amount of sunlight, our trip to Chaco Culture National Historical Park ushered in spring and lent a greater understanding of how to plan for special events at national parks.
Despite the turmoil in the federal government, the gates are scheduled to open before the sun rises for the spring equinox at Chaco Culture National Historical Park this year.
Welcome to Journal Outside, an expanded adventure section that will appear periodically in the Sunday Journal. It will feature the adventures of overlanders, campers, hunters and other people who live in New Mexico to take advantage of the public lands and being part of America’s Southwest.
