Hello WCXC Subscribers, my apologies for the the lack of posts since the spring. In the balance between work life and personal life, WCXC has been taking a back seat. I have a new membership offering though that you may be interested in. It’s called The Intermodal Spirit. It’s a hub for stories, tools, and ideas at the intersection of exploring, relating, and being. The first big piece I’m featuring is The St. Agnes Journal, collection of dispatches from the time I overwintered on a mile-wide English island. It’s also about how we relate to each other in community and one-on-one. It ..read more

Ukrainian YouTuber Anton Somewhere in pre-war times posted what I thought were thoughtful, well-documented travel videos from his trips around the world. Now he’s back in Ukraine posting updates about the war. This video I thought was particularly nice because it shows ordinary Ukrainians banding together to help support the country. It’s a perspective that feels more personal and hopeful than what I feel I’ve seen in normal news coverage ..read more

A FortNine review (always good) of the Yamaha Ténéré 700 ..read more

Singer has released an all-terrain version of its reimagined 911 which was developed in conjunction with Tuthill Porsche in Britain. It’s called the All-terrain Competition Study (ACS for short) and pays homage to the 1980s 911 Safari ..read more

Check out the video of this amazing remote controlled 1/10 scale, 80-series Toyota Land Cruiser off-roading and crossing streams ..read more

  This video seems to cover all of the bases for a method of cutting down waste and refilling those green, 1-lb. propane bottles. An adapter is needed to do the job but there’s a link to it in the video description. Be sure and check local laws as far as the legality of this goes in your area ..read more

This wonderful, narrated video details a trip made by a group of friends from England, throughout Africa, and back in 1959/60 ..read more

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In an effort to have an emergency shelter for anytime of year, I recently bought a “hot tent” (a tent that can be heated) and a camp wood stove to go along with it. I’d like to try it as well for 4-season overland camping. I found two companies that both make tipi-style hot tents and camp stoves that seem to offer good value. The first is a Norwegian company called Gstove. The second is a Chinese company called Pomoly. Pomoly HEX Plus tentI bought the 4–6-person HEX Plus hot tent from Pomoly. It’s a clever, one-pole tipi design. The rest of the tent gets staked and guyed out. It’s made of a m ..read more

This 2020 Sprinter-based, off-road van concept from German manufacturer Hymer looks capable outside and like a stylish apartment inside. It features an indoor kitchen and fridge, a folding desk/workspace, stairs to leading to an insulated, pop-up sleeping loft, a very cool convertible bathroom/shower area, and a rear tailgate deck with a slide-out grill/outdoor kitchen. It’s amazing how far RVs have come. I could go for something like this. Here’s a link for more info: https://www.hymer.com/de/en/models/technology-innovation/vision-venture ..read more