The Explore Georgia Overland Guide by Olivia Casari and Victor Michaud presents 24 off-road routes through Georgia plus a wealth of travel-planning information. A book review.
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IGN Mapas de España is a free OruxMaps-based app with hiking-map detail, offline maps and track support, useful for off-road tours in Spain.
ORYX Solutions has new products: a modular interior build for the Jeep Wrangler JLU, dust- and waterproof rear boxes and MOLLE carrier systems for the Sprinter.
The Explore Kyrgyzstan Adventure Guide by Olivia Casari and Victor Michaud describes 24 off-road routes through Kyrgyzstan with around 500 GPS points. A book review.
Ford has announced that the new Bronco will reach Germany and a few European countries in limited numbers, as a four-door with a Terrain Management System.
Which tyres do you really need on an off-roader in winter? An overview of winter tyres, the Alpine symbol, legal rules across Europe, snow chains and spikes.
Pick-ups, panel vans and classic 4x4s dominate the overland scene. Look left and right, though, and Thore Fahrenbach's raised Volvo XC70 estate, nicknamed Ove, makes a fine all-rounder.
Nakatanenga's modular CargoBear roof rack for the New Defender 110 offers a walk-on area of almost three square metres and fits at two heights, no drilling.
Primus SIP Power Gas has the same contents as the familiar Power Gas but is filled in Europe with European components and offset with biogas for a smaller footprint.
Volkswagen has unveiled the new, second-generation Amarok: longer, with a 3,270 mm wheelbase, up to 1.16 t payload, five turbo engines and two 4MOTION systems.
Genesis Import has new Alu-Cab products: the Gen 3-R roof tent, the Contour hardtop, a 180-degree awning and the Edgeout off-road trailer prototype.
In our Scene & Clubs series we introduce communities from the off-road and travel scene. Today: the Offroad-Forum, the largest German-language brand-neutral off-road community, and the OF-SERIES events behind it.
4x4proyect has developed a Sprinter off-road suspension: the 2.65 Prerunner kit with self-adjusting monotube dampers for the 4x4 Sprinter 907 and 906.
Rough Parts brings numerous new products for the Mercedes G-Class: a modular 45 mm roof rack, folding table, recovery-board holder and folding side window.
Red Rock Adventures now offers its interior build for the Jeep Wrangler JLU 4xe plug-in hybrid: sleeping for two, 140 litres of storage and a 30-litre fridge drawer.
At Abenteuer Allrad, horntools showed the ExRoof roof rack for the Suzuki Jimny GJ, roof-tent quick releases and a short awning for low-roof vehicles.
In our Scene & Clubs series we introduce communities from the off-road and travel scene. Today: the Suzuki Jimny Forum, an ad-free, friendly community of over 7,000 members around the little off-road box from Suzuki.
In Europe Overland - Seeking the Unique, Graeme Bell tells the story of his family's overland journey through Europe in a 130 Defender. A book review.