![]() I’m still far from an expert, but my tent intimidation factor has gone down considerably. I’ve hiked and camped all the way from Peru to Tanzania. This year, I tangibly lowered my minimum lodging standards, and on top of that I’ve done a LOT of hiking trips. At night, I prefer walls and the amenities our species worked for centuries to achieve, like running water and air conditioning.Ī lot can change over the course of eight months of globe trotting. My love of the outdoors lasts during business hours. Before leaving on this trip of world and life exploration, I had never tent camped more than two or three nights in a row. I was not up for three months of tenting it. She overland camped across half the Africa for three months. How did I find out about this exciting way to transverse continents? I first found out about overlanding on a hike in Peru, of all places, from my Dutch tentmate (shoutout to Liset!). People join and leave along the way, and I’ll be joining the tour for only a few weeks. This kind of tour may last months for some, crossing half a continent along the way. In my specific case, overlanding will involve meeting a group of 10-20 other travelers and tour guides, and driving together in a giant truck together across southern Africa. Typically, but not exclusively, it is accomplished with mechanized off-road capable transport where the principal form of lodging is camping, often lasting for extended lengths of time and spanning international boundaries.Īs definitions go, it’s a bit dry, but I agree. Overlanding is self-reliant travel to remote destinations where the journey is the principal goal.So what is overland camping exactly? And how did I ever find out about it?Īccording to Wikipedia (they really can help with EVERYTHING): I know all the trendy ways to get around these days. Oh, I say, ‘I’ll get there by overland.’ No matter I had no idea what this meant until a few months ago. Sometimes I use it as a noun, often a verb, once in a while as a method of transportation. I’ve started telling my friends – ‘why yes, after the next stop I’ll be overlanding across Africa for a few weeks’. For weeks, I’ve been throwing around this term like using it makes me that next level of travel professional. The next chapter of my nomadic life involves a new way to travel – overland camping. The travel bit is what you have to do in order to go and look at animals.” – David Attenborough What is Overlanding? ![]()
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