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Recommended Equipment Guide: This list is to serve as a minimum recommended equipment guide for a typical overland adventure. Camping equipment is not included. No consideration has been made for special vehicle requirements or weather conditions.

Prepared by the Overland Journal Staff

4wd Vehicle

Personal-

Water: One gallon of water per day, per person plus reserve (note: weather will dictate)
Solar Protection: Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen
Appropriate travel clothing: Breathable and weighted to the conditions
Windproof and Waterproof Jacket: Regardless of conditions
Sleeping Bag: One per occupant, appropriate to the conditions
Change of clothes
Change of socks and shoes
Gloves: One pair per occupant
Hiking or trail shoes
Food: 3,000 calories per day, per person, plus reserve
Identification and copy of vehicle registration
Cash
Contact list
Signal Mirror
Navigation resources: Map and compass minimum; GPS and local guidebooks recommended
Flashlight
Whistle
First Aid Kit

Vehicle-

Fire extinguisher
Front and rear recovery points
Shovel
Jumper cables
Drivetrain fluids
Recovery strap
Jack
Tarp
Tool kit appropriate to vehicle
Vehicle spares appropriate to vehicle
Full-size spare tire
Light truck or better tires
Spare key, hidden outside vehicle



Dual-Sport Motorcycle: Coming soon
 

 

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