{"id":201,"date":"2020-01-31T18:19:11","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T18:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theoverlanded.com\/?p=201"},"modified":"2020-01-31T18:27:07","modified_gmt":"2020-01-31T18:27:07","slug":"what-is-overlanding-anyway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theoverlanded.com\/index.php\/2020\/01\/31\/what-is-overlanding-anyway\/","title":{"rendered":"What is overlanding anyway?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The First Overland trip cruising Syrian desert in 1955.
\u00a0NIGEL NEWBERY\/THE FIRST OVERLAND <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Using the term \u201coverlanding\u201d seems to be fraught with\ncontroversy these days. If you do an Internet search using the term\n\u201coverlanding\u201d you will find a lot of sites, like this, where guys talk about\nhow they\u2019ve transformed their rigs into awesome off-roading machines, their\nlove of exploration, the fact that they do some off-road camping, yadda, yadda,\nyadda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This site is no exception. What I stated above is exactly\nwhat this site is about. My rig(s). My love of exploring with my rig. My love\nof remote camping with my rig and accessories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The controversy with using the word \u201coverlanding\u201d comes from\nfolks that call out site owners, like me, insisting that what we are describing\nis not really \u201coverlanding\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you look up the word \u201coverlanding\u201d in Wikipedia you can\nread what the article\u2019s contributors wrote on the topic. Their definition\nreally sums up the meaning to me: \u201cself-reliant \u2026 travel to remote destinations\nwhere the journey is the principal goal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Does the content of this site chronicle my intercontinental\ntrips that last months or years at a time? No, it does not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do I dream of such an adventure? Do I read about epic 2-week\noverland tours of Iceland and think \u201cmaybe someday\u201d? You bet I do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until, or if I, am ever to experience such an adventure, I\nwill pretend that my off-road camping treks through the local state forests and\nUS national parks are all in preparation for my ultimate cross-country or\nintercontinental overlanding journey that I will take at some point in my\nlifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So there it is. Don\u2019t come at me about my use of the word\n\u201coverlanding\u201d. If you do, I will just respond (if the comment dignifies a\nresponse) stating that my overarching interpretation of the term is \u201cthe\njourney is the principal goal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why fight over semantics? Let\u2019s all enjoy the journey\ntogether.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Using the term \u201coverlanding\u201d seems to be fraught with controversy these days. 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