Check out the new web site at: http://www.OverlandExpo.com

You can register at the web site as well, the Register tab is at the top.

Details will be rolling in weekly, as we set up an awesome show once again. For [...]]]> The third annual edition of Overland Expo will be back in Amado Arizona on April 1- 3 2011.

Check out the new web site at: http://www.OverlandExpo.com

You can register at the web site as well, the Register tab is at the top.

Details will be rolling in weekly, as we set up an awesome show once again. For this year Land Rover will be building a driving course on site, that everyone can watch and enjoy, and BMW and Rawhyde Adventures is sponsoring a special motorcycle course, with BMWs to try out (uh oh).

Chris Scott of Sahara Overland will be there, debuting his all-new Overlander’s Handbook, a 600-page bible to overlanding.

The Overland Experience packages will sell out, and so will Exhibitor spaces. Register now and sign up for courses later when the schedule is finalized.

Day Passes go on sale later this fall for what should be another improvement on an already great show.

Here are some pics for inspiration:

Pic by Marcos Westcamp

Pic by Marcos Westcamp

Pic by Marcos Westcamp

Pic by Marcos Westcamp

July 31 – August 14, 2010: $3,200 inclusive

No Limit Expeditions is offering a rare opportunity for select individuals to join our preliminary scouting trip across the wilds of Central America. We will spend 14 days traversing jungle tracks through Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica & Panama. [...]]]> Central America Scouting Trip

July 31 – August 14, 2010: $3,200 inclusive

No Limit Expeditions is offering a rare opportunity for select individuals to join our preliminary scouting trip across the wilds of Central America. We will spend 14 days traversing jungle tracks through Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica & Panama.

This trip will be our chance to map the tracks and trails that will be used in our upcoming season. We will be taking our expedition Land Rover Defender 130 and Land Rover Defender 110’s. We have plotted a route but it is unclear whether this route will be passable for the entire journey. Part of this experience will be the logistics of finding our way and piecing together a puzzle of various rainforest tracks that zigzag their way through remote sections of these countries.

It will be a lot of work and we want you to come along as part of our team. This is a rare opportunity to see what goes into the logistics and planning of a real overland expedition. You will be a hands-on participant involved in every aspect of getting these vehicles and ourselves from Belize to the Darien Gap in Panama. We will be bush camping most of the time in rooftop tents and lodges when available. There will be rain, water and lots of mud but most importantly this is a unique chance to see this breathtaking untouched part of the world.

Graham Jackson, Director of Overland Training, will join the team as a lead guide for this scouting expedition. We are long time friends of Graham and are very excited to have him on this expedition. Traveling overland with Graham will be a tremendous learning opportunity for everyone. His skills and credentials speak for themselves.

We will be documenting the entire trip through video and photos capturing all of our experiences. A video documentary of the expedition will be presented to you upon completion.

Participants will fly into Belize City and fly out of Panama City. When arriving in Belize City you will board a charter flight to the remote and beautiful Chan Chich Lodge. This will be our starting point for the expedition. Upon arrival we will have a cocktail meet and greet along with a gourmet dinner and orientation. The next day the adventure begins!

The price includes in-country charter flight, food & drink, three nights of luxury accommodation, all camping and park fees, shared use of the NLX Land Rover Defender 110’s and Defender 130. You will also receive the photo & video documentary of the trip when it is complete. This opportunity is open to four adventurous individuals or couples. This trip is also open to people wanting to bring their own vehicles, please contact us for details and pricing.

For further details please contact:

James Brown, Director

No Limit Expeditions
www.NoLimitX.com
ajpbrown@NoLimitX.com
(720) 289-4906

This year the Overland Expo is going to be a very large event and is the [...]]]> So a couple of weekends ago Roseann Hanson, director of the Overland Expo and I went to Amado Arizona to scout routes for the driving sections of the Overland Expo and to finalize plans for the classes and seminars.

This year the Overland Expo is going to be a very large event and is the only event of its kind in the world that caters specifically to overlanding. Experts and travel veterans will be converging on Amado, south of Tucson for the three days of the event. There will be a vendor area and classes offered by Overland Training, from driving to cooking to navigation.

Scouting for the driving course

The Overland Expo is shaping up to be a stunning event this year. The venue is much better than the fairground we had in Prescott for OX09, and the driving sections will all be out in the desert. That, of course, requires a lot planning from Overland Training. I am working very closely with Roseann to make sure that all of the courses on the schedule are top notch. The instructor list is very impressive this year with notable names like Duncan Barbour, Nick Taylor, Tom Collins, Ted Simon, Austin Vince, Lois Pryce, Bruce Elfstrom and many others.

If you would like a pdf list of all the courses and instructors, you can download one here. Once you’ve done that be sure to go to the website and sign up for your courses, or register if you have not yet done so. Courses are filling up fast. Also check out Expedition Portal where Roseann is posting updates on the Event.

Overland Expo Website
Overland Expo updates on Expedition Portal
Route Planning to get to Expo on Expedition Portal

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 [...]]]>

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 tackle and even mud, which is not usually a component of our Arizona training.

Marcos on the river crossing

Just on the way to the campsite, we had three recovery situations which proved to be very valuable experience for the class.

Recent rains gave us the opportunity for some mud instruction

Alex easing a path for the Sportsmobile extraction

Despite the rain and the damp, we still got good use of the sand area to practice with the pull-pal and sand mats.

Paul May hooking up the Pull-Pal

FJ Cruiser about to be recovered by sand mats

We had a great group of people attend this course, and special thanks to Marcos Weskamp for the pictures used in this blog entry.

Heading towards Prescott