This 1974 Land Rover Forward Control came from South Africa. We set up camp, our vendor booth for Warn, said hi to a bunch of friends, and were ready to roll. After two days and some long hours on the road avoiding Interstates when we could, we decided upon a surprise quick visit to the south rim of the Grand Canyon (neither of us had ever been) before rolling into the Expo Thursday late afternoon. All of us met up just south of Portland at 5:00am Tuesday, May 17. But, we all stuck together going 55–65mph where all the vehicles were most happy. None of us were going to win the prize on getting to AZ quickly.
We were slow goin’ as we had three vehicles caravanning down there: the Teal Terror with diminutive-in-size but very capable Dinoot trailer, the WARN 2013 AEV Brute conversion Jeep with Schutt Industries XVENTURE trailer, and a Dodge Ram 3500 diesel dually, with a truck bed camper and toy hauling trailer. Prepare for everything, but pack as light as you can.
#OVERLAND EXPO WEST PROMO CODE 2016 FULL#
Full sun, dark clouds, rain, and high wind. Getting to Expo West from Portland, OR was another story in itself: rolling hills with pine trees, lakes, flatlands with millions of sagebrush, Las Vegas (do I need to say more?), and dusty nothingness. The Teal Terror and the WARN AEV Brute in Nevada. An adventure really doesn’t start unless something goes wrong, right?!? There may have been a few swear words along the way though … We have learned enough that once surprises like that happen, to do the best you can to be flexible, calm, and collected. We kept what we needed for the trip, jam packed our ARB off-road fridge (thank God we bought it last year!), defrosted our home’s fridge with towels on the floor and doors opened, and headed to AZ. An interesting feat to say the least! Well, long story short, we have a few awesome friends that took our frozen and fresh food delights and took them into their homes: in exchange for beer. Doh! What was a seamless pre-pack and pull-together of everything for the show ended up in a last minute frenzy to fix or replace our fridge, and to ask friends or neighbors to house our food for, er, at least 1–2 weeks. As the final hours approached to what we knew was going to be an epic trip, Andy opened the fridge door to make breakfast, and there it was. Clothing pulled together-we were just about ready to go. Food was bought and stowed in our home’s fridge (more on this part later). Before we left Portland, Oregon, all of our gear and tools were spread about the house and the Teal Terror (project 1995 Suzuki Sidekick) was getting its final details put together (oil change, fluid checks, CB radio/antenna install, etc.). He, as a vendor for his company Warn Industries, and me as media to cover the event for Subcompact Culture. My husband Andy and I were eager to get down there.
In fact, there was so much wind that several camping tents and vendor pop-up tents pulled away from their anchors, tore to shreds, or did a sky dance before landing in the aisle next door. Expo West was held near Flagstaff, AZ in the countryside around Mormon Lake. Expo West is one of two main overlanding events in the USA, Overland Expo East is its counterpart and is held later in the year in the eastern part of the country. Huge! This yearly event brings in adventurers from all over the world to learn about latest gear, rigs, lessons learned while traveling, and hopefully make new life-long friends along the way. With a record-breaking crowd, the eighth annual Expo West had 250 exhibitors, 400 hours of classes, roundtable discussions, and workshops, and nearly 10,000 attendees. The Teal Terror was on display in the Warn Industries booth at Overland Expo 2016. The 2016 Overland Expo West was an awesomely windy, thrilling, fast-paced, and exciting event. What was my first time attending and covering this show will surely not be the last. How would one sum up this year’s Overland Expo West? Windy? Fun? Exciting? Informative? Well, yes, we say all of the above.
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