TREAD Magazine

A guide to automotive adventure and outdoor lifestyle, covering topics from overlanding and off-roading to traveling and camping.

3 AWD SUVs Delivering Technology

3 AWD SUVs Delivering Technology

Three off-tarmac AWDs in particular caught our eye when testing capability, technology, and off-pavement prowess: the 2019 Rolls-Royce Cullinan SUV, 2019 Honda…

Competing In The Oregon Trail Rally

Competing In The Oregon Trail Rally

Join me as I get a behind-the-scenes look at rally champions Travis Pastrana and David Higgins of Subaru Motorsports USA as they…

2019 Rebelle Rally Women

2019 Rebelle Rally Women

The notable, strong, and experienced Rebelle Rally women share their moments of achievement and challenge during the 2019 1,500-mile traditional navigational off-road…

Adventures Outdoors Help Heal After A Tragic Fire

Adventures Outdoors Help Heal After A Tragic Fire

Overlanders Trisha Mills and Bill Carmichael awoke to a wall of smoke and heard windows in their second story dining room blowing…

The Unofficial “Official” EJS Flat Fender Run

The Unofficial “Official” EJS Flat Fender Run

During last year’s EJS, I joined up with an army of eclectic Jeep owners for an unofficial Willys Jeep flat fender run,…

Overland Diary: Unforgettable Iceland

Overland Diary: Unforgettable Iceland

Planning an adventure trip can be rewarding and stressful at the same time, and things can quickly go awry when the unexpected…

Winter Weather Auto Prep: Tips, Tricks, And Upgrades

Winter Weather Auto Prep: Tips, Tricks, And Upgrades

The dog days of summer are over; it’s time for winter weather auto prep. But, before you dash out into the frozen…

Veteran Organizations Helping Other Veterans

Record the Journey, Veteran Overland, and Southern Xpeditions have three things in common: a great love for the outdoors, vehicle-sustained adventure, and…

Suzuki Samurai, The Unstoppable Warrior

Suzuki Samurai, The Unstoppable Warrior

Amber Turner, a Suzuki Samurai owner, off-road-enthusiast-turned-welder, and King of the Hammers (KOH) racer, is familiar with life-altering changes. She’s forged a…

Kalaber Creations’ J1 Is A One-of-a-kind Jeep

Kalaber Creations’ J1 Is A One-of-a-kind Jeep

With lots of imagination, common sense, and guts, Mark Tetreau of Arizona-based Kalaber Creations started building a 1971 Kalaber “J1” Jeep in…

A Remote Backcountry Adventure In British Columbia

A Remote Backcountry Adventure In British Columbia

Exploring British Columbia (BC), Canada’s backcountry, can present itself with unique beauty like none other. Five 4x4s and a small group of…

2020 Alcan 5000 Rally

2020 Alcan 5000 Rally

The 2020 Alcan 2000 Rally showcased extreme weather conditions, long hours of navigation, and driving over ice- and snow-covered roads, as well…

A Mint Green Man Truck Travels Internationally

A Mint Green Man Truck Travels Internationally

Even before he owned the mint green MAN truck, Canadian resident A.J. Leveille was always into cars. Man vs. MAN … yet…

Jessi Combs, A Legend Lives On

Jessi Combs, A Legend Lives On (award winner)

On Aug. 27, 2019, we lost one of the most influential and endearing off-road automotive greats: Jessi Combs. Her encouragement and influence…

Dueling Mitsubishi Delicas Of The 1980s And 1990s

Dueling Mitsubishi Delicas Of The 1980s And 1990s (award winner)

If you’re into oddball vehicles, rad vans or quirky four-wheel-drives, you might have heard of the Mitsubishi Delica. The Delica Star Wagon…

Badass Bandoola: A 1953 Willys M38a1 Beast

Badass Bandoola: A 1953 Willys M38a1 Beast (award winner)

Little did G. Denny Ghiringhelli know that a military Jeep his father bought in the early 1970s would play a pivotal role…

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Campworks NS-1 Trailer Revolutionizes Solar-powered Remote Travel

Campworks creates off-grid charging stations — the sun powers their trailer anywhere you tow it. Imagine a world in which off-road adventurers…

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EV Off-roading: News, Updates And More

We’re seeing change: electric vehicles, or EVs, are starting to become prolific in the marketplace. Electric AWD and 4×4 adventure rigs are…

Volkswagen Id.4 Tackles The Rebelle Rally (award winner)

My experience piloting an all-electric 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD Pro SUV in the desert was mind-bending. To date, I’m one of a…

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Valkyrie Racing Conquered The Antarctic In A Vintage Porsche 356

After experiencing over five decades of life, Renée Brinkerhoff wanted to give back. She became a racecar driver and completed major rallies…

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Jeep Concept Vehicles: The Concept Quartet

For over 80 years, Jeep has manufactured cool and capable 4×4 vehicles. This past year was no exception. The off-road giant’s trek…

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6 Vehicle Upgrades for Beginner Overlanders

It’s been a while since we ran a refresher course on overlanding for beginners, especially about the very first things we recommend doing…

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Exceptional Endurance at Rally Jameel

Women in Saudi Arabia have only been allowed to drive a car beginning just four years ago. Announced in September 2017, it…

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Yearning for the Great Outdoors in Reesor’s Tacoma

Curt Reesor’s Tacoma and Wisconsin-made XVENTURE off-road trailer solidified his outdoor adventures.

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Off-Roading the INEOS Grenadier in France

Off-road enthusiasts globally are eagerly awaiting INEOS Grenadier updates, especially those from the United States and Canada. We recently got a chance…

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Vinoski’s 4Runner: An Angler’s Perfect Catch

Don’t judge a book by its colorful cover, otherwise you may mistake Alissa Vinoski as a pretty face who’s nothing like you’d…

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