Satellite internet is one way to get fast internet on the road, and by now Starlink is a real alternative to local SIM cards or slow wifi. But how well does it actually work in practice for travellers? We asked two who use it on the road and at sea.
The tyre is the only connection between the vehicle and the road, and it has to deliver grip, safety and comfort, off-road under harder conditions. But who actually knows how a tyre works? We take a look under the tread.
Every well-equipped off-roader carries shackles. But where are the differences between the shapes, can they be used wrongly, and what do the numbers mean? The little ABC of steel shackles, so your next recovery goes safely.
ADVERTISEMENT: Off the beaten track, far from the nearest socket, power becomes essential. We tested the Jackery Explorer 500 portable power station for six months and came away convinced.
Writing is painting with words. Part two is about language: pace through sentence length, killing the faceless “one”, strong verbs, filler words and vivid metaphors.
A pickup makes a brilliant base for a camper, and the choice on the market is almost endless. Demountable, flatbed, hardtop, pop-top or over-cab: an overview of the concepts, plus what to look out for when buying.
Writing is a skill anyone can learn, talent is overrated. Here is how you write better travel reports, with plenty of examples and honest tips against tired clichés.
The shock absorber is the spring's close partner and does more than damp vibration. Part three explains the damper types, from emulsion and monotube with IFP to twin-tube and bypass, and how they work.
Low emission zones and driving bans affect older vehicles and diesels across Europe, so off-road travellers too. Our country-by-country overview and how to plan your route around them.
Even off-road travellers use motorways to get to the trailhead. Our country-by-country overview of road tolls and vignettes in Europe, from Austria's Go-Box to the UK.
10x42, 8x30, 7x50, magnification, lens diameter, light-gathering power, field of view and twilight factor? The figures on binoculars often look confusing at first glance, and not every pair suits every purpose equally well. All these properties can affect the price and, of course, how useful the binoculars actually are. We show you what to look out for when choosing, and which binoculars work well for the off-road trip.
The Carnet de Passages is your vehicle's passport. Where you need it, what deposit to expect, and how to apply, use and renew one on an off-road expedition.
A broken brake line is one of the nastiest failures on the road, it hits your safety directly. How to repair a brake line on a trip: flares, fittings, the right tools and bleeding.
At Scheinwerfer LUXX we get a lot of questions about high beam. In those conversations we also notice plenty of assumptions and gaps in knowledge. So in this article we want to tell you everything you need to know about high beam on your vehicle.
Flamingos, bears, along the Silk Road, over the mountains, and then Hanjo and Linda back in Nordhorn after 338 days and 46,086.6 kilometres. Here is the final part of their journey back to Europe via Armenia, Georgia and Turkey.
Rims are a far broader topic than you'd think at a glance. Everyone has at least four of them on their car, but hardly anyone knows much more about them than that the rim is round and sits between the tyre and the axle. We're about to change that.
How to replace a winch's steel cable, shown on a WARN Zeon 12: removing the old rope, fitting the new one at the drum and spooling it on neatly.
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.