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I'm wondering about the family tree for seemingly related 13-ft Chinese-frame hybrid trailers. It seems like there is a family relationship between Black Series 13 hybrid, then OBI Dweller 13, then Mars 13 and Opus, not to mention AUS-RV. I like the size, and they all seem to share the same...

Hi all, and greetings to this subcommunity. By way of introduction, my wife and I are fairly avid offroad adventurers/explorers/overlanders. This past New Year's, we left our usual SUV tent behind and rented a Basecamp 16 REI for a trip through southern AZ and New Mexico. Here's a link to the...

We usually like to get out into nature for a New Year's trip, and this year followed that theme. But for a change, we rented a little trailer - an Airstream Basecamp 16. It's not a rugged offroad trailer by any means, so we adjusted accordingly. Compared to our usual tent camping, the additional...

Just posted a trip report in the Adventure Report subforum about our recent offroad trip to the CO Rockies. This was our first adventure trip in our new to us (5+ yrs old) Land Rover Discovery. We previously had a Land Rover LR3 for 10+ years and had taken it on a lot of offroad adventures. So...

My wife and I work from home and took advantage of that arrangement to escape the summer heat in Arizona and rent an AirBnB in Montrose, CO, for a part of the summer. Then we followed that with a week of camping and adventure in the Rockies. For the camping, we - or rather I - usually like to...

[Edits note: This is my first listing for the vehicle, and I'm updating the listing based on questions I receive and things thought about after the initial posting. Most of the edits are in the "It's a Land Rover thing" (known problems) section.] Location: Scottsdale, AZ The vehicle: 2005 Land...

It's good to have been doing an activity long enough that you can just pick up and go--or change tack and take another route. We were planning on a warm'ish-weather trip in southern Arizona during the New Year's break, but socio/economic/governmental issues with legal and illegal border...

The problem with sticking with a hobby for a number of years is that it gets difficult to find "new and different." We wanted to do some exploring and camping for the week after Christmas, but we have already done most of the trails and nearby destinations. Death Valley and KofA: been there...

Here's a good old fashioned trip report with words and photos (until I get the go-pro drone and more :) ). Our adventure trips are usually nomadic affairs: camp overnight, pack up in the morning, and hit the trail. Rinse and repeat. This trip was a bit different. Once we got to Great Basin...

As we started planning a couples vacation with friends Chuck and Pam, I immediately thought of remote, overland adventures. March is supposed to be a great time to explore Death Valley, so I threw that out as a destination for a 5-day trip. Hint: wildflowers can help sell a Death Valley trip to...

Just posted a Trip Report in the Adventure section. Many nice pictures of the Land Rover taking us on a great adventure in AZ. https://expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/winter-wanderings-in-az-gila-canyon-colorado-river-valley-kofa-swansea-and-beyond.221988/

For sale: Oztent Foxwing 270. $400 (Phoenix, AZ, in-person pickup only). Used for just one trip. Solid on the trail and the interstate. We were hoping the side extensions would provide privacy, but not really. Package includes: Foxwing 270...

Welcome to 2021. Covid nixed plans for a longer, out of state trip, but we still had some time off and wanted to bust out for a multi-day camping trip over New Years. Laurie is always concerned about cold weather during winter trips, so the planning parameters were: Stay in AZ Try to stay in...

Kind of old news, but I did a blog writeup of AZLRO Utah Traverse last May. Folks on this forum might be interested to see Land Rovers (and owners) having fun in Utah. -> Utah Traverse A few action shots:

I wonder where that trail goes? This lunch spot would be a great campsite. Let’s drop a GPS point in case we ever return. We’ve been looking at those mountains for the past 3 days; let’s explore there some day. Overland adventure can be addictive that way. The more you get out, the more you...

Have you ever thought about where you'd like to be buried or have your ashes spread? Not to be lugubrious (such a fun word for a dour subject), but the thought occurred to me when considering the attraction of a place like Kofa National Wilderness Preserve. Kofa is a big swath of desert...

It wasn't about grief. That's the last thing she would have wanted. Rather, a few weeks after my Mom's death, I wanted to just get away from household obligations and give myself the opportunity to think and reflect. She would have been delighted to know that I found this peace, quiet and...

Second Gen Spot for sale. $45 $40 $35 (pickup in Phoenix area) or $50 $45 $40 shipped. Based on previous sales, this seems on the cheap end. Works fine, and it has served me well for the past few years. I bought the protective cover with clip, and it has always lived in that, so it's in good...

Don’t go! The drug cartels are having territory grabs and wars. Mexico has the highest per capita murder rate. Did you read last week about the tourists killed in a bar shootout? You’ll step on a manta ray or be attacked by killer squids. Etc. Etc. On the other hand, friends who recently went...

I was reminiscing about our late summer trip and thought it might be nice to post here, so fellow Land Rover owners, or those considering the platform, can see the vehicle out where it belongs, possibly in different part of the world. This was a 9 day trip (2 days highway travel and 7 days of...