The April Overland Training Comprehensive Course was supposed to cater for interested people coming off the Overland Expo. Unfortunately, it didn’t turn out that way, but ended up being attended by a military unit and a reporter. Certainly not ideal. There was some conflict, but in the end we all came to a great compromise [...]
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Jay and Alice of the Muskoka Foundation and builders of the massive (and impressive) Eco-Roamer came to Overland Training for some custom instruction on recovering and driving such a large vehicle. They both have a lot of experience as overlanders, but the Eco-Roamer, by virtue of its size and weight, presents some unique challenges for [...]
Beautiful location for a class Overland Training recently completed the February Comprehensive course in Arizona. Much to our surprise the area we do the initial driving and recovery training was completely changed due to massive water flow. In some ways it was very nice as traffic was minimized, we had a nice river crossing to [...] Overland Training requires a Wilderness First Aid certification for our Overland Certification program, and to date we have (and still do) accept WFAs from various providers like NOLS and Wilderness Medical Associates. But, while great, these organizations cater to a large audience and one that is not specifically vehicle based. We saw that there is [...] Adventure Trailers, becomes an “Overland Certified Company”. For Immediate Release Adventure Trailers, manufacturer of Expedition Trailers and Overland Equipment has become a member of the elite group of “Overland Certified Companies”. By completing the certification process, Adventure Trailers has reaffirmed its commitment to the Overland Community and its core values of [...] Our Fall 2009 class was full with 10 students and an impressive range of vehicle including: FJ Cruiser, 4Runner (2), EarthRoamer LT, Sportsmobile, Tacoma (2), Jeep Unlimited (2), Jeep Comanche and two trailers (AT and KK). As always the range of experience was expansive but we managed to accommodate everyone and the responses were uniformly [...] July 15th to the 18th was the annual FJ Cruiser Summit in Ouray Colorado, and Overland Training was on hand to provide assistance to the organizers and trail leaders.
Seth's FJ on Black Bear during pre-scouting The event was very well run by Seth, Tim and Ty and ended with a photoshoot that closed down main [...] This past weekend Troy, Travis, Connie and myself went on a day trip to scout some new locations for the upcoming Overland Training course in Colorado. Colorado is impressively green right now!
Troy and Travis ahead of the OT Range Rover We followed Troy’s route which was quite impressive and offered a variety of training opportunities.
Overland Training recently completed a custom course for a father and son team preparing to drive from Southern California to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. They also plan to travel extensively in the Southwest on photography trips. Certainly a unique truck, with Aluminess Bumpers and a Fourwheel Camper installed. I was surprised by just how capable the 1/2 [...] Overland Training recently provided driver training for Land Rover North America at their North Scottsdale demonstration track.
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