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How to Make a Campfire Last All Night
If you’re doing any camping this winter, you may be interested in this video by Far North Bushcraft & Survival. It addresses the problem of how to keep your camp warm all night without having to...
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Spotted: Alvis Stalwart 6×6 For Sale
If you’re in the market for an amphibious, 6×6 off-roader, have a look at this mid-60s Alvin Stalwart. It features a 220-hp straight-eight Rolls-Royce engine, a 25,000-lb. winch, and a 12,000-lb. boom...
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A Unimog History Lesson
Quite a nice Unimog history lesson in this video. It starts at the beginning and covers through 2008.Filed under: - Trucks, - Videos, MEDIA, VEHICLES Tagged: 4-wheel-drive, 4x4, Mercedes,...
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Mitsubishi Montero/Pajero German Review (2nd Generation)
I really like this German review of the second generation Montero/Pajero. The Gen2 Montero (1991–1999) represents, for me, the sweet spot in the line-up: modern creature comforts, off-road capability,...
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Driving Skills: Left-Foot Braking
Left-foot braking means applying the brake with the left foot while your right foot is on the gas and the car is moving forward. It’s one of the most important skills I’ve learned. It makes progress...
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Off-roading in Abandoned Mines
This is pretty nutty. I’ve gone some crazy places but I’ve never driven through a mine. The poster writes that the action takes place on the Gold Rush Trail in British Columbia. It seems super...
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The Adventurists Rickshaw Run
Fancy doing a 3,500 km (2,175 mi.) lap of India in a 7 hp Bajaj rickshaw? Well then, step right up young sir, young miss, The Adventurists are at it again. Correction. They’re always at it. They’re...
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Sidecars and Snow: Ural Motorcycles
. Merry Christmas from West County Explorers Club! We hope you’re having wonderful adventures wherever you are.Filed under: - Armchair Travel, - Motorcycles, FEATURES, VEHICLES Tagged: Gear Patrol, in...
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Sounds: Heartless Bastards
We’ve been listening to a lot of Heartless Bastards lately. They’re an American band with a gritty, rocking style. Their music is catchy and just plain good. Both of these songs “Parted Ways” and...
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Enduro Riding Techniques
Happy New Year! If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to become a better off-road rider, I have something for you to watch. This South African enduro riding skills video shows a ton of techniques:...
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Sounds: Lord Huron
. Another album in heavy rotation here at WCXC is Lonesome Dreams, the 2012 debut offering from indie folk rockers, Lord Huron. The songs roll right along, and there’s something dreamy and...
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Volkswagen Baja Bugs!
The guys from Motor Trend’s Dirt Every Day go out, buy a couple of Baja Bugs, and start their own off-road club. Hmm, maybe I could take some tips from these guys.Filed under: - Cars, - Videos, MEDIA,...
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Armchair Travel: Riding September
. From Clement Beauvais and the guys that did the Long Live the Kings video we posted a while ago, here’s one called Riding September. Just a fun video about the joy of getting out on the road.Filed...
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Video: Central & South America Off-Road
. Here’s a nice video compiling photos and footage of three 4x4s driving through Central and South America: a Land Rover Defender, a Toyota Land Cruiser 70-Series, and a Mitsubishi Delica. Some of the...
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Gen3 Mitsubishi Pajero on the Powerline Track, NSW
Here’s footage of a Gen3 Mitsubishi Pajero/Montero tackling the very rutted Powerline Track in New South Wales, Australia. In this video the brake-actuated, limited slip system looks like it’s doing a...
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Video: Mitsubishi Pajero L040
This is another German Pajero (Montero) video, this time of the Gen 1 model. I like seeing this period videos of the trucks in action. One of the interesting things they say is that, at the time,...
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Video: ZIL 157
. Just a nice little video of a guy and his old, Russian ZIL 157. Link: ZIL 157 on WikipediaFiled under: - Armchair Travel, - Trucks, - Videos, FEATURES, MEDIA, VEHICLES Tagged: 6x6, video, WCXC, ZIL...
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Insidious Sands
. Just some guys in Saudi Arabia playing in the sand with their 70-series Land Cruisers. Looks like fun.Filed under: - 4x4 / SUV, - Videos, MEDIA, Middle East, PLACES, VEHICLES Tagged: 70-series,...
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Recovery Goes Seriously Wrong
This video is a heart-stopper. An Australian film crew crosses a tidal flat, gets stuck, and things go seriously pear-shaped from there. I was on the edge of my seat watching it. It’s a perfect...
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Spotted: Toyota 100 Series Land Cruiser Build
Watch this 2000 Land Cruiser 100 Series go from stock to rock (ready) in a little under four minutes. The project was done by Cruiser Outfitters in preparation for the Baja 1000. They dubbed the...
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