Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 2:09 Google Trends 4:11 What is Overlanding? 9:17 Affordability 11:47 Sense of Ownership 18:08 Sense of Freedom 35:00 The Future 46:55 A Closing Story Watch this episode’s video: https://youtu.be/glyw4jvhIwg Subscribe to our beautiful printed quarterly, whose stories are only found in print, at http://www.subscribetoaj.com FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/adventurejournal/ Facebook —...

Check out the UBCO: https://ubco.com/discount/ADVJOURNAL250 Electric bicycles are taking over the world. That might make some trail users grumpy, but from a climate perspective, it’s a good thing. Electric motorcycles...there are a few, but it’s not exactly a revolution. Now, filling the gap between bikes and motorcycles, comes the UBCO, a two-wheel drive that combines the best of both. Today, we’re talking about how this is about the most fun you can have in the saddle and why bikes like...

Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 4:37 Our Watch Collection 7:44 Stats about Tech 12:01 Why the Ultra Changed Everything 20:05 What's New on the Series 21:18 Can it reduce your phone use? 34:58 Navigation on the Watch 45:36 The Elevator Pitch for Smartwatches Subscribe to our beautiful printed quarterly, whose stories are only found in print, at http://www.subscribetoaj.com FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/adventurejournal/ Facebook —...

From the 1970s on, backpacking reigned supreme. Every outdoor person backpacked, or so it seemed. In a 2012 AJ poll, readers told us they preferred backpacking to car camping 9 to 1. But in the last decade, something changed. Car camping rebranded itself as overlanding and was suddenly cool. Today, backpacking seems to have lost its vibe. But has it? In this episode of the Adventure Journal podcast, we’re taking a stand on a pursuit loved by millions. Is backpacking overrated? Underrated?...

Chapters: 0:00 Justin's Controversial Shirt 2:13 The Origin of Cairn Kicking 22:20 Environmental Impact of Cairns 29:15 Are Cairns Necessary for Navigation? 47:19 What Do the Parks Say? 51:33 Conclusion Subscribe to our beautiful printed quarterly, whose stories are only found in print, at http://www.subscribetoaj.com FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/adventurejournal/ Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/adventurejournal Pinterest —...

In February 1959 in Russia, nine young ski tourers failed to return from an expedition to the Ural Mountains. Weeks and months later, when searchers finally found their bodies, the evidence—their tent, manner of dress, footprints in the snow, and strange injuries—didn’t come close to offering a logical explanation. After 64 years, the mystery has only deepened. Did the KGB kill them? Was it a Russian weapons test gone awry? UFOs? In this week’s Adventure Journal podcast, we try to solve the...

“Well, you’re not hardcore unless you live hardcore,” sang Jack Black in “School of Rock.” In this episode, taking a cue from our pal Jack, we tackle core-ness: What does it mean to be core? Why do we care if we’re perceived as hardcore or not? Does it signify anything?  In Book Club, Stephen Casimiro takes us on a trip through Diane Cook’s The New Wilderness. It’s a semi-post-apocalyptic tale of a group of people chosen to live in the last stretch of wilderness in the country, as urban...

Did you have one seminal experience that set you on a life of adventure? Or did you come to your adventurousness gradually? Adventure Journal founder and editor Stephen Casimiro and senior editor Justin Housman unpack their first major adventures, tackling how and why the restless hunger to explore gets under our skin. Also, in Over/Under, they take a stand on whether the American Northeast is overrated as an adventure destination. In gear, Casimiro’s new canvas tent is a game changer for...