![]() Last time, we were inspecting solar arrangements. Many of these high-end rigs can be solid opportunities to inspire ideas for modifications that have already gone through extensive R&D to make it to the vendor’s booth. Granted, for us, we don’t get envious, we get creative. The danger of attending Overland Expo is always in the vendors’ area where colorful displays and compelling demonstrations introduce new products you never knew you needed or opulently appointed overland rigs that invoke the green-eyed monster. But, of course, we can’t help but be distracted by dirt bikes and a myriad of other products. We are in the market to size up our tires and spend a good chunk of the day discussing the pros and cons of different tire diameters. A lot of the stalls are manned by business owners and experienced employees. Expo is a fantastic opportunity to see products up close and pick the brains of vendors. Getting Lost Among the Vendors’ Boothsīy Saturday, we are lectured out and ready to explore the vendors. Owner presents truck camper in the Showcase & DIY Vehicle Area. We spend our pre-expo evening walking the lines of rigs and getting excited about the following dayĭIY presentation about Drive the Globe rig. The expansive grassy fields are gradually covered in pop-up overland trailers, converted unimogs, trucks with rooftop tents, 4×4 vans, and a delightful range of truck campers. So the campground is near full capacity the evening before the Expo began.Īs attendees with weekend camping tickets, we roll in the day before the event and watch the other rigs roll in. The weatherman predicted rain throughout the weekend which can dampen the enthusiasm of some attendees but a bit of mud on the tires is a common feature of overlanding rigs. This year’s event takes place at Oak Ridge Estates in Arrington, Virginia. Overland Expo East 2021 represents the third East event that we have attended, after 20. Dating back to its first gathering in 2009, the Expo has grown over the years to cover events in the West, Mountain West, and East. Overland Expo is an annual event bringing together overland enthusiasts of every stripe for a weekend of instruction and inspiration. Taking a look around the campground from the Avion. But before we get swept up in our upcoming projects, let us share Overland Expo East 2021 itself. As always, we leave inspired for our future camper modifications and exhilarated to start planning new overland adventures. We sit in on talks, browse vendors, explore the campground and rigs of fellow attendees and watch Overland Experience attendees run an extensive dirt obstacle course. If you’re still reading this, comment on your favorite rig below.It’s another complete Overland Expo with all the exhilarating encounters that come with it. ![]() I reached out to Toyota to see if I can borrow it for a weekend. They should just sell it exactly like this. It was made for Lexus to show the abilities of the Lexus GX 430. The Jeep Gladiator was the cool new vehicle of the Expo. Soon I’ll provide two examples of excellent, small, overland budget builds. The truth is that most people that need all that shit. I realize that a lot of these vehicles are ridiculously expensive. I always wanted one of those but I’m afraid of the costs. I’d drive this thing to Alaska right now. AEV bumper, fender flares, wheels, and snorkel. it opened up to create a bench and access to the bed. I didn’t ask many questions of the owners of they seemed busy. Walking around the camping area I noticed this Unimog. ![]() The man in the picture has started a small business restoring old Land Rovers and this is his own Landy. One of the first vehicles that really struck me upon arrival was this lovely Land Rover. They’re divided into camping area attendee vehicles and vendor displayed vehicles. Here are are the other cars I saw at that expo. I drove there in a Honda and slept in roof-top tents. I have attended the Overland Expo East a few weeks back. I promise that Jeff will soon burn the rubber something with too much power soon and I’ll provide useless info on Easter European crapcans. But sometimes it’s good to look into other things, too. We still love old, shitty, rare, and obscure cars. I feel like Hooniverse has turned into camping/off-road/4×4/adventure website.
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