In the previous blog entry you can see the Overland Journal sign on display in our safari tent at the Overland Expo 2010. We also used it in our booth at the Whiskey Off-Road mountain bike race at the end of April. That sign is now proudly hanging above the door of our office/shop in Prescott, AZ. It is lightweight so that we can take it to other events in the future.

Luis and Lacey have been on the road for about 3 months and 10,000 miles, traversing the continental United States twice in preparation for their journey to Ushuaia.  Driving a 60 series Land Cruiser with a diesel conversion, they plan on driving to the southernmost place in the Americas over the next 1-2 years.  Having no hard-set plans, they will camp as much as possible in the roof-top tent in this self-supported adventure.

Here at Overland Journal headquarters, we had the pleasure to visit with them some as they were on their way to southern California, before they head south into the Baja peninsula.  With a custom-built kitchen, Engel fridge, and a myriad of magnets, these two will have an amazing overland experience on their Expedición Mundo Perdido.

http://www.lostworldexpedition.com/

Over the past several weeks, we at Overland Journal (along with some volunteer help) have been working hard to move into our new office/shop.  It is approximately 300 sq ft of office space, and 1200 sq ft of garage with a 12ft roll-up door.  A huge thanks to Chris, Nathan, Christophe and Ralph for a long day of hard work moving everything over to the new shop.  We moved approximately 500 boxes of magazines that day.  Weighing in at 27 lbs each, that is a total of 13,500 lbs — or the equivalent of an Earthroamer XV-LT.  In addition we moved a few thousand pounds of miscellaneous vehicle & adventure gear.  There have been countless trips moving over the remaining office furniture and other miscellaneous garage items.  More news to come in the upcoming months on how this progresses.

On many of my adventures in the American Southwest, I have come across innumerable shiny, small, cylindrical artifacts.  Some are inscribed with the words ‘Bud Light,’ while others are simply emblazoned ‘Budweiser.’  So I took it upon myself to make a journey in hopes to find the source of these most peculiar relics.

Careful decryption of aforementioned objects pointed me in the direction of St. Louis, Missouri.  So it was there I traveled.  Upon entering the facility, I encountered what could possibly be a new course offering for Overland Training:

Venturing further into the building I found what might just be the source of these special artifacts that decorate the backcountry:

Seeing the word ‘packaging’ was a great clue to unraveling this mystery.  Perhaps these relics are merely vessels to contain some sort of liquid…  Then I turned the corner and hit the jackpot.  A sign boasting an output of 1,950 12oz cans per minute!!

After making this great discovery, I noticed that they had some fine specimens on display:

And not only did this place produce cans, but they also had a fine array of overlanding vehicles.

The earliest method for transporting the artifacts across the country:

The first motorized hauler of said relics:

Anheuser-Busch has tight security, lest someone should want to steal the delicious beverages they produce:

We’re not sure if that’s an ARB bull bar on the front, or if they ran over a walker:

This diesel powered overlanding super-bus is great for those long-distance journeys.  It has 3 living rooms, 27 fridges, and 5 bathrooms:

This rig is known as the Sportsmobeer: