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Avoiding Damage Off-Road
You've started branching out to trails and other off-road adventures and now things are getting hairy. Boulders and trees closing in on...
Trail Guide Joe
Sep 15, 20214 min read
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Overlanding Gear: Choosing Between Tow Ropes, Straps, Cables, & Chains
Let's cut to the point, you want to get out on the trails, overlanding and off-roading, but you're concerned about getting stuck. It's...
Trail Guide Joe
Sep 8, 20214 min read
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Introducing a First-Timer To Camping
If you've gone camping as often as I have, the trips really are innumerable at this point, you have long forgotten what it was like to go...
Trail Guide Joe
Aug 6, 20214 min read
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Caring For Your Tent
The more you go camping, the more your tent is going to look like you went camping. By that I mean, it's lost the "new tent" smell,...
Trail Guide Joe
Jul 29, 20215 min read
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How To Prepare For An Overnight Float Trip
An overnight kayak trip could be considered the water-bound backpacking trip. It's the same kind of concept except, rather than load up a...
Trail Guide Joe
Jul 17, 20215 min read
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How To Properly Load Your Trailer
If you are a trailer owner, or are thinking about getting a trailer soon, there is one big, important detail you need to be aware of....
Trail Guide Joe
Jun 20, 20216 min read
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5 Tips for Summer Hiking
Summer is here and so are the summer vacationers! Hikers of all skill levels will be hitting the trails as the weather warms. So what do...
Trail Guide Joe
Jun 13, 20213 min read
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Picking a Kayak
So, you want to get a kayak? Excellent! Should you go out and buy the first one you see without realizing what you're getting? NO! Why...
Trail Guide Joe
May 25, 20214 min read
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Why I Went With A Truck
You have a lot of choices when picking a vehicle for your adventures. Depending on what your needs are, you could pick between an SUV, a...
Trail Guide Joe
May 18, 20214 min read
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Why I Went With A Camping Trailer
They are big, hard to store, terrible for fuel mileage... So why did I go with a camping trailer? Quite simply, it made sense! Really, it...
Trail Guide Joe
May 14, 20212 min read
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Hygiene While Overlanding
When you're on an overlanding trip, chances are you're going to find yourself way out in the middle of nowhere and wouldn't you know it,...
Trail Guide Joe
Apr 27, 20213 min read
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What Do You Really Need To Start Overlanding?
If you missed my article, "How To Start Overlanding", you might make a note to go back and look it over as it might help fill in some of...
Trail Guide Joe
Apr 16, 20216 min read
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How To Get Started Overlanding
What Is Overlanding? First, let's answer the big question of "what is overlanding?" Let's start with the basics! Grassroots overlanding...
Trail Guide Joe
Apr 16, 20213 min read
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Chigger Awareness!
"My old nemesis..." They go by many names, Berry Bugs, Red Bugs, Harvest Mites... but I call them Chiggers. These bugs are small. Really,...
Trail Guide Joe
Apr 3, 20212 min read
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Tick Awareness!
"The scourge of the wilderness..." Ticks can be found on nearly every continent of this planet so your chance of avoiding them completely...
Trail Guide Joe
Apr 3, 20213 min read
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4 North American Plants To Identify & Avoid!
Poison Ivy What is it? Poison Ivy can be found as a vine, climbing on a support such as a fence or tree, a trailing vine, cascading from...
Trail Guide Joe
Mar 24, 20214 min read
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5 Tips for Spring Hiking
Winter's end is nearing and spring is around the corner! Hikers of all skill levels will be hitting the trails as the weather warms. So...
Trail Guide Joe
Mar 6, 20213 min read
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5 Tips for Winter Hiking
Hiking doesn't have to be a "fair weather" activity. In fact, some of my favorite weather for hiking is in winter, with or without the...
Trail Guide Joe
Feb 26, 20214 min read
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Be BEAR Aware! Hunting & Fishing Safety
Hunting and fishing in the wild, particularly in bear territory, doesn't have to be a scary thing. By no means should you be completely...
Trail Guide Joe
Jan 23, 20214 min read
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My Overlanding Trip to the Colorado Rockies
The details! Length: 16 days Miles: 3,061.7 Fuel used: 222.78 gallons Fuel cost: $502.19 This, by far, has been my largest overlanding...
Trail Guide Joe
Jan 16, 20215 min read
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How to Properly Maintain Your Vehicle for Overlanding Adventures
Whether you are overlanding or just driving your daily commute, car maintenance is a must! By following a maintenance schedule, you can...


Overlanding - Car Survival Kit
When out on an extended overlanding adventure, or really any long road trip, you will likely plan - and over plan - for your own health...


Off-Roading Lighting
I know you've seen them on just about every off-road or overlanding vehicle so you want them too. Why not, they do look pretty cool,...
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