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The time is upon us once again for the 6th annual 2022 James River State Park Rooftop Tent Rally sponsored by Blue Ridge Overland Gear. This family friendly event offers kids activities, hiking and biking trails, river access for kayaking and fishing, bonfires and live music! There will also be multiple classes to help you up your overland skills. Don’t miss out on your chance to compete in the separate cooking and survival competitions this year as well! For more information about the event or to purchase tickets, please visit ..read more

NOTE: This is not a payed post and we are in no way affiliated with Hipcamp. This is honestly our first impression of the service and will most likely not be our last interaction with it either. We truly see where this can and will be a valuable tool in our kit to locating campsites in the future. See the gallery below for photos of the aforementioned “Great Experience” campsite we enjoyed in Maryland. The link to this campsite is located and the link to the video our YouTube channel is also located ..read more

The Black Hills of South Dakota are truly magnificent. Beautiful canyons, streams, lakes and waterfalls, there are so many things to discover there outside of the usual tourist hotspots. Spearfish Canyon is a great example of what make the hills so amazing. The canyon can be explored via HWY 14A or the myriad of back country roads that run all through the area. Either way you choose, I guarantee that you’ll discover a landscape that is unmatched by any other. Have you ever been to the Black Hills? What did you love most about it ..read more

Our first experience to the lavish Maymont Estate, in Richmond, Va, was a colorful one. This gilded era mansion annually hosts an event that is aptly named the “Garden Glow”, a colorful enhancement of the already beautiful gardens located on the property. In conjunction with the properties original Romanesque-style buildings, you begin to feel like you’ve been transported to some far off place or fairytale. Food trucks, venders, facilities and a multitude of fire pits and benches are provided as a courtesy on the main lawn of the property but do very little to detract from the overall experien ..read more

Just a couple of photos that we took at @overlandexpo East 2021. Admittedly we didn’t seize the opportunity to take a lot of photos this year. We were consumed by amazing conversations and being able to meet everyone in person. We’ll never complain about that because all of you are amazing! So many great stories and travel tips. Believe me, our list of places to visit and things to do grew exponentially this year and we’re as excited as ever to get out there and see it all. As usual, the event seemed to fly by and we weren’t able to sit in on any of the classes or round tables that we wou ..read more

Again, we want to thank all of you for taking the time to follow along with this project and our adventures. Sometimes life doesn’t work out how we plan, but that’s just part of the adventure. Stay tuned to see where we go from here. And remember, Family First, Adventure Always! Well, that was another topic of multiple family discussions. The short answer is, that she will get her rear interior reinstalled and will get a much needed deep cleaning. Then, we plan to put her up for sale. I know, shocking! None of us really want to get rid of her, there’s too many memories. But those memories were ..read more

Tools and Supplies needed for Land Cruiser Rear Glass ..read more