I have a very welcome, too-brief diversion from the current financial stress coming up in the form of a trip to the Big Island of Hawaii. We’re extremely fortunate in that it’s almost an all-expense paid trip, as we’d never have been able to afford it right now otherwise. Unfortunately, I can’t bring the Jeep […]

For the past few years I’ve gotten an annual flier from 4Wheel Parts for their Truck and Jeep Fest, but this year was the first time I’ve gone. I think they hold these events in different regions, and our local one is at the  San Mateo Expo Center. The main event is open to the […]

The Royal Geographical Society (RGS) publishes the Expedition Handbook. I’ve read excerpts from it and found it to be interesting from an overland driving and offroading perspective. Sample chapters are available as free downloads from the RGS website. Included among the samples is a chapter on desert expeditions and another on vehicle-dependent expeditions, both by […]

For the previous two years, I spent most of Father’s Day weekend at the GBES offroad and navigational rally in Nevada. Unfortunately, my co-driver Antony couldn’t make it this year, so I decided to pass rather than try to go with a substitute. It just wouldn’t have been the same and it didn’t feel right. […]