After three months hauling gear, kids, dogs, and a surfboard through four SUVs in three climate zones, we pulled together this list of the best all weather floor mats for SUVs in . Our team drove through a Colorado snowstorm, a Midwestern spring thaw, and a Pacific Northwest rainy season to see which mats actually … Read more
If you own a pickup, your truck seats take more abuse in a single weekend than most car seats see in a year. Between muddy boots, dog claws, coffee spills, and tool belts, factory upholstery can look five years older than the truck itself. That is exactly why I put together this guide to the … Read more
If you’ve ever hauled a muddy dog, a leaking cooler, or a weekend’s worth of camping gear in your SUV, you already know why the best cargo liners for SUVs aren’t optional. I spent the last three months testing eight of the most popular liners in a 2021 Toyota Highlander, a 2019 Subaru Outback, and … Read more
If your SUV trunk overflows the moment you pack for a family road trip, you are not alone. After three months of testing soft-shell rooftop cargo bags across a Subaru Forester, a Honda CR-V, and a Toyota 4Runner, our team landed on the bags that actually keep gear dry, hold their shape at 70 mph, … Read more
Quick Answer: The best hitch mounted cargo box for SUVs is the SportRack Vista XL (18 cu ft, 2,300+ reviews, 4.4 stars) for most families, the StowAway Standard with swingaway frame (12.5 cu ft, USA-made) for overlanders who need tailgate access, and the Yakima EXO SwingBase for premium modular setups. I have spent the last … Read more
I keep a small utility trailer in my driveway and a boat trailer at a storage lot 40 minutes from home, which is exactly why I started testing trailer hitch locks for security years ago. Casual trailer theft happens in under 60 seconds. A thief backs up, drops the coupler onto a ball, and drives … Read more
If you drive a full-size truck into mud, snow, deep ruts, or steep trails, the best winch mounts for trucks are the single upgrade that turns a stuck truck into a self-recovering one. Our team pulled ten mounts off the shelf, cross-checked them against real owner feedback from r/overlanding and Hunt Talk, and ranked them … Read more
A Jeep off-road recovery kit is a bundled set of gear, typically a kinetic recovery rope, snatch strap, soft shackles, traction boards, a folding shovel, gloves, and often a winch, designed to get a stuck Jeep Wrangler, Gladiator, or other 4×4 unstuck from sand, mud, snow, or rocks using either another vehicle or the Jeep’s … Read more
If you run 33-inch tires or larger, you already know the rule: air down before the trail, air back up before the pavement. The only question is which compressor does that job fast enough that your group isn’t standing around a cold campfire waiting on you. After 4 months of testing, comparing real-world fill times, … Read more
I have spent the last six years sleeping in rooftop tents bolted to my own Jeep Wrangler, so I know exactly what works when the trail turns rough and what falls apart after a season of real overlanding. After three months of testing ten tents across the Mojave, the Colorado Rockies, and the red clay … Read more