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A solid group of good friends, industry experts and enthusiasts having a laugh with overland and offroad conversations. Rig talks, trip recaps and more. We are the not so serious overlanders.

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    • Apr 22, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 81 EPISODES


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    EP078 - If it's Got 5 Holes, Why is overlanding and off-roading fun for a new comer?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 74:02


    We sit down with our least experienced off-road friend to find out why he still hangs out with us.

    EP077 - Jesse Hosts a Game Show, Rig builds and how we rate them on the trail

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 95:58


    We play a rig building game, rate how each other did, banter, and find a winner!

    EP076 - So it's a Boat? Overland news and notes, 4x4 Hybrids Americans can't have, Dream imports

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 76:13


    Overlanders arrested, OnX does good things, BYD might be making better cars than what you've been lead to believe, what vehicles can we NOT get but wish we could?

    EP075 - Story Time, Our friend buys a new rig, 6.7 Power Stroke issues, Local car happenings

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 78:11


    Colin tells the wrong story, and Sean has his first Colorado car scene experiences.

    EP074 - Right Amount of Weird, Ideal first car, Wild Super Duty swap, New Escalade and... Kia?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 89:56


    Sean brings some automotive news, from Cadillac and Kia, we forget to do an intro, and what is the ideal first car in these price ranges?

    EP073 - It Rains Everywhere, Under rated Overland platforms, XJ vs 100 series Land Cruiser, Nissan Rouge Rock Creek

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 83:17


    Nissan has some competition for the Forester market, how much better is an XJ than a 100 series Land Cruiser? And, some under rated overland platform ideas you may not of thought about yet.

    EP072 - "Buck Island Broken, Done That", Ryan Rupcich @readyrig4x4 Rig Updates and KOH talk

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 75:51


    Ryan Rupcich @readyrig4x4 joins us again for extended stories from his KOH experience and updates us on the build progress of his wild ZR2 Colorado.

    EP071 - I Just Wanted To Be Right, News from Lexus Rivian Audi and Toyota, Hammers talk

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 76:13


    Sean, Mike and Colin discuss Mike's most recent vehicle shuffling, some automotive news, what we saw from King of the Hammers, and of course, would you pay money for this?

    EP070 - Mufflered, Recent automotive news, Wide Jeeps, Marketplace reviews

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 70:17


    Sean joins Jesse and Colin from Colorado and releases some automotive news, we oogle at a consignment dealer website, then decide if we would pay money for various trucks.

    EP069 - Begrudgingly, Toyota insider info, Our winter camp trip, Would you pay money for this... Ambulance

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 73:40


    Sean's final episode in the studio, our Toyota insider gives some info on recent real world developments, winter camp story time, and Sean wont pay money for an ambulance.

    EP68 - Era Draft, What vehicle from each era are YOU picking? Ram truck news, Would you pay money for this Suzuki?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 75:12


    Sean joins Mike Colin and Steve from Florida to draft cars from each era, then drops a bombshell on us about a new Ram truck before finding out if we would pay money for a plethora of Suzuki's

    EP067 - I Sound Good! Automotive news coming your way, Build ideas that might not ever be a thing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 88:02


    Sean Jesse and Colin cover some automotive news, check out some odd builds that we may or may not pay money for, then get into some half baked plans that probably wont ever materialize.

    EP066 - All You Need is a Grand Caravan, Shocking Edmunds Reliability Results, The Dakar Rally, Would you pay money for this?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 66:30


    The race that you SHOULD be following, plus, Mike has a coolant leak, Steve nerds out on motorcycles, Colin still hates Subaru's, and to everyone's disgust, Sean picks a vehicle he would have over a Miata.

    EP065 - Snorkel Neutral, Ford's law suit, Spotted in Columbia, Would you pay money for this?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 71:13


    Luke, Colin and Sean cover some recent automotive news, come up with new podcast names, and Sean tells us about the vehicles of Columbia. Then Mike finally shows up to play would you pay money for this with us.

    EP064 - Got 'em! Are these rig builds real or fake? Snow wheeling and breaking rigs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 64:31


    Jesse and Colin do their best to fool a not on socials Tyson with some fake and some real rig builds from the internet, plus some stories from our most recent outings.

    EP063 - Reckless Speculation, will Honda be buying Nissan and Mitsubishi? post PRI download

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2024 76:20


    Might be to early to tell at recording but rumor has it Honda could be making moves, Mike has Miata speculations, would you pay money for this!? A quick PRI insider rundown, and opinions on a couple recent YouTube builds.

    EP062 - It's Called the L.A. River, Vehicles from the silver screen that formed you, off-road park recovery

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 82:29


    Sean, Colin, Jesse and Mike form opinions on a wild vehicle recovery tactic performed at an off-road park then do a deep dive on the vehicles that had the biggest influence on who they are today.

    EP061 - Hats Off to Them, Automotive news, Sprinters are huge, OnX build challenge, Unreal Adventure

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 66:30


    Sean and Colin hit the news feed, Sean still has a soft spot for sprinter vans, and two dilemmas finally come to a close.

    EP060 - It's Denio! OnX build challenge, Sand dunes, Explosions and Soccer?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 73:09


    The crew does their best to stay on the rails after an in studio explosion, Jesse and Colin talk about their wet dune adventure, Sean feels left out, and Steve knows how to pronounce Denio.

    EP059 - MOON VAN! SEMA recaps, vehicle guessing, Kia makes a truck now!?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 71:45


    Sean has the crew guess what his partners new vehicle is after dropping bombshell news, We get a boots on the ground recap of SEMA, and as the number one midsize truck podcast we check out the all new Kia Tasman.MERCH : https://campfirepassport.myshopify.com

    EP058 - Different Horse, Nissan Trailgater, Ferrari talk and more off the rails conversations

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 72:34


    Nissan has a very gimmick based build coming to SEMA, how Ferrari is this Stance Works F40, plus an "offroad" Volkswagen nearly keeps us on the rails. MERCH : https://campfirepassport.myshopify.com

    EP057 - You'll Be Back, onx build challenge, big cab over builds, and giant skeletons in Jeeps

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 82:04


    Our take on decorating your vehicle for the holidays, an onx build challenge deep dive, and really cool big cab over trucks. MERCH : https://campfirepassport.myshopify.com

    EP056 - Ossie is great too, Fit Garage troopy stories, architecture, and broken oil pans

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 79:44


    Alex and Ossie from The Fit Garage join us to talk about taking over the shop, troopy builds, a Volvo 6x6, and other Land Cruisers. MERCH : https://campfirepassport.myshopify.com

    EP055 - 3 Minutes of Silence, Alucab has a new camper, what happened to bed nets?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 58:27


    Sean's got some gripes this week, we talk Alucab's new truck camper, and wonder what ever happened to bed nets. MERCH : https://campfirepassport.myshopify.com

    EP054 - The Arizona Episode, all conversations somehow lead back to Arizona, Unreal Adventure rigs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 71:37


    Tiny campers, a Series 3 Land Rover, a BMW got invited on the Unreal Adventure!?

    EP053 - That's a NASCAR quote, @carrickcustoms9504 never gets worse than 7 MPG and misses his Audi

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 79:19


    Jon from @carrickcustoms9504 AND The OBS Truckery Podcast joins us to talk about how he got his start, OBS trucks, and maybe a couple off the rails things like NASCAR history and old Audis.

    EP052 - Rhymes with fever, BFG KO3 updates, is it really Hoonigan that's bankrupt?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 67:45


    Jesse, Sean and Colin discuss the updates to the new BFGoodrich KO3, the sensationalism surrounding what's been called the Hoonigan bankruptcy, and what its like waiting for parts.

    EP051 - Cream on the Outside, News on the new Nissan Armada and Ford Bronco Sport, Hilux Conspiracy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 72:49


    Our crack pot conspiracy theorist (Jesse) attempts to give excuses as to why he calls the Toyota Pickup a Hilux, there's a new Armada coming as well as a more offroad friendly Bronco Sport. Plus, would you pay money for this!? with a twist.

    EP050 - It's Blue and It's Hideous, 50th episode celebration, Fuso conversion, memories and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 73:32


    It wouldn't be us if there wasn't audio quality issues for our 50th episode! Topic round robin, would YOU pay money for this? And our favorite pod memories from our first 50(ish) episodes!

    EP049 - It's a Wrangler L, lifted cars are a thing, an odd wrangler and how far would you go?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 67:19


    Sean and Jesse talk about how much the like lifted cars, Colin pitches the sale of an odd wrangler build plus more volkswagen problems and what have we done to our rigs since the Rubicon trail.

    EP048 - What Color Is Your... , "the best" cyber truck, and a fast "hilux"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 62:08


    Mike struggles to hold things together with us as we critique some more rigs and cover some new truck news. Then its time to break down Luke's vehicle colors.

    80's on Edison 2024 Special, the coolest 80 series Land Cruiser event in Oregon, plus math!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 74:29


    Ethan from @4x4bend joins us for a second time because it is once again time to prepare yourselves for the premier 80 series Land Cruiser event in Oregon and other offroad vehicle talks.Sign up for the event here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/eighties-on-edison-2024-tickets-1010185410757?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

    EP047 - Vanilla Recon, stock Ranger on the Rubicon debacle, Youtube rig review and rigs from the web

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 70:44


    Everyone has probably seen it by now but a new stock ford ranger attempted the Rubicon and as you can imagine things didn't quite work out. New ZR2 talks, and rigs we found on the internet that may or may not be cool.

    EP046 - Easiest Trail Not For Me, @roam4lo is more like us than we thought!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 62:47


    @roam4lo joins the pod to talk about the growth of their guide service, their new full service shop, as well as past present and future trip plans.

    EP045 - NAPA Know How, bad Youtube watch, what are we doing wrong?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 58:09


    Sean and Colin make the best of getting stood up by criticizing someone else's content full well knowing our own is sub par. Then more rigs from the internet reviews!

    EP044 - If I Was A Hundredthousandare, post Rubicon Trail reports, rigs from the internet and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 87:33


    Jesse struggles to speak and then leaves early after rigs from the internet sharing, post Rubicon Trail talk, and just missing a rescue made by Matt's Offroad Recovery.

    EP043 - It's Worth it, Even if it Ruins Your Truck, @toastyfab tells us highly entertaining stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 95:43


    A day late and way more than a dollar short, A legend of the Montero world joins us to tell us how it all happened, plus some last second Rubicon tips.

    EP042 - Jerry Can of Chili, cool rigs from the internet, and omg it's almost time for the Rubicon!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 63:23


    Sean Colin and Steve share some cool cars from the internet with each other and break them down. Plus our last minute race to get ready for the Rubicon trail.

    EP041 - Sucker for Green Interiors, the new Toyota recall, Jeep Wagoneer S Trailhawk

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 77:14


    Sean and Colin go solo again but this time the Toyota recall is on the docket, a new Jeep that is confusing to non Jeep people, and making stylistic choices for your offroader.

    EP040 - That's a Mouthful, is the Excursion back? Getting your custom plate denied, and more Rubicon prep

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 75:33


    The crew examines the MegaRexx SVN Overland, Jesse tells tales of his trucks first outing in 9 years, and just how far can you go with custom plates?

    EP039 - Depreciation Proof? More rigs from the internet, could you fall in love with these cheap ass vehicles?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2024 72:47


    Sean brings the group more internet rigs to talk on which turns into cheap vehicles we could buy and not help but fall in love with despite how shit it just might be.

    EP038 - It's a Little Bit Country, what do you bring and don't need? Method Race Wheels feature rig review

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 68:25


    A deep dive on vehicle colors thanks to a cool old Dodge, leads us into a conversation about things we never forget to pack when heading out for a camp trip and somehow never need it.

    EP037 - Doug Dimmadome, Earthcruiser shutdown, Fox Factory Silverado, prepping for the Rubicon

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2024 75:03


    The crew runs talks rigs they'll never afford by running down the 700 HP Fox Factory Silverado and the unfortunate announcement from Earthcruiser closing its doors. Jesse also spurs talks of Rubicon trail prep as the one with what might be the biggest project ahead of him.

    EP036 - Carbon better than it was, annual Alvord trip recap, new OBDR talk

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 67:56


    What is known as our annual season opening trip is in the books, Tyson, Sean, Colin and Steve discuss the ups and downs of not only the trip it self, but getting ready for it as well as the aftermath.

    EP035 - Boy Math, preparing for a season opener trip, and how bout that new 4runner?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2024 64:35


    Sean Colin Mike and Luke deep dive on the new Toyota 4Runner, then go over the ins and outs of how far behind we all are on getting ready for our annual first trip of the season.

    EP034 - Always be Gamblin, almost OG's of the Gambler 500 and their stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 77:54


    Russel @fiend_metal and Jamie @arcforcestudio join the pod from Jesse's garage to tell tails about the early days of the Gambler 500, their increasing involvement and the trials and tribulations of building vehicles for them.

    EP033 - Just the Two of Us, prepping for the camp season ahead, zr2 vs trd, YouTube reviews

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2024 68:57


    Sean and Colin have a little date night conversation in a stripped down one on one podcast sure to peak everyone's interest.

    EP032 - Viral Vanning, how nearly rolling your Sportsmobile boosts your clicks

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 57:49


    @manny.adventures comes on the pod to tell us just how bad it was, and what really came of it all in the end.

    EP031 - Sean has average legs, mid size new truck market and what we think of it, which truck is best?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 82:39


    Luke joins us to test out our new equipment, Mike didn't know the new ranger existed, we rank our NEW mid size truck options and talk electric.

    EP030 - Do you have the dog!? Building a Nissan Xterra and becoming an influencer with @conheck_offroad

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 74:20


    Conner Heckert @conheck_offroad and Denali join the Sean and Colin to talk about his rig, content creation, and of course dogs!

    EP029 - Stock Gladiators are Ugly, @readyrig4x4 has a wild ZR2 Colorado, KOH stories, ZR2 innovation talks

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 68:19


    Ryan @readyrig4x4 joins Sean and Colin to tell his story about being the first to 37s and no lift on the second gen colorado ZR2 and how his KOH experiences inevitably lead him down the path of his crazy build.

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