Join me for a whole new season! In this episode, I talk about some travel trends that are shaping up to be big for Overlanding. I also talk about trips and events we have planned for the year. Tread Lightly! figures heavily into my New Year's resolution and it should in yours too. All that, and I drop some new beats as well.

Links for the show notes:

⁠Tread Lightly!⁠

⁠Southeast Overland Camping Event⁠

This episode covers my trip down to the Croatan National Forest. Friday night was COLD (yeah, stop laughing, northerners, it was cold for down here), but we had a great campfire to stay warm by. This will be the final episode of the Dirt Road Tourist... for 2025, LOL! Mash that subscribe button to hear what's coming next year. As promised, find the links below to Venture Unknown Foundation & Southeast Overland Camping Event:

Venture Unknown

Southeast Overland Camping Event

I talk about vehicle needs for overlanding, and give you my first impressions of a brand new GPS mapping app on the block! An app called NoRoads has burst onto the overlanding scene, and I've taken the time to check it out.

On this episode, we go the George Washington National Forest, and not have lunch where we intended! I give my first impression reviews on the Moon Lence camping chairs, and our new NatureNest Polaris Plus RTT. I have some updates about the Dirt Road Tourist website, and talk about the upcoming Sweep Up The Southeast event, organized by the Venture Unknown Foundation. Check out the link below.

Link to Venture Unknown Foundation Page:

https://ventureunknownfoundation.org/events/sweep-up-the-southeast-2025/

In this episode, I talk about our Veterans' Day weekend visit to Uwharrie. I also drop some Christmas gift ideas for the overlander on your list. If you're one of my family who follows the podcast, now you don't have to ask...

Been a while, but I'm back behind the mic! In this episode I talk about how the purchase of a drawer system cascaded into changing every piece of major gear on the rig, and things to consider before you make a single-item upgrade on yours.

On this episode, I talk with author, actor/producer & adventurer, Wells Jones. He is a veteran of the Navy Antarctic Pararescue service, a dual-sport overland traveler, and has even trekked across the deserts of Saudi Arabia on a camel. Listen in as we talk about everything from overlanding to skydiving to running with the bulls in Pamplona. A number of links are mentioned during our conversation, and you will find them below:

https://a.co/d/ewSYXVQ

https://ridebdr.com/

https://www.seedsofpeace.org/programs/developing-leaders/middle-east/

Have finally gotten the Overland Vehicle Systems Expedition Cap mounted onto the Tacoma, and I talk about how the install went, as well as my first impressions about the quality of the bed cap. If you've been looking for an un-sponsored, unbiased review of the OVS Expedition Cap, tune in; you'll find it here. I also talk more about the Southeast Backcountry Discovery Route, which I want to make one of the first places we test-bed all this new stuff.

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