Welcome to the Overland Gear Guide Members Hub
Your central dashboard for Overland Gear Guide – from free planning tools and Skills Center courses to route guides, ebooks, Rusty AI, and future member-only downloads.
Think of this hub as your trailhead for everything we publish. It links out to the Overland Skills Center, core planning tools, regional route guides, ebooks, Rusty AI, and (soon) glovebox-ready PDFs.
- Jump straight into route planning tools and calculators.
- Browse skills & safety content before you hit the trail.
- Explore regional overlanding route guides across the world.
- Grab ebooks and future printables to keep in your glovebox.
Route Planning Tools & Calculators
Use these side by side with the Skills Center and route guides. They’re built to answer real planning questions: range, fuel, pressures, and load.
Overland Expedition Planner
Break trips into legs, estimate fuel and range, and track camps, borders, ferries, and key resupply points.
Best on desktop or tablet with your mapping app open in a second window.4WD Tyre Pressure Calculator
Terrain-based starting pressures for sand, rock, corrugations, mud, and snow – tuned by vehicle class and use case.
Pairs perfectly with our tyre and traction articles and the Traction Mastery ebook.Vehicle Load & Weight Simulator
Model passengers, cargo and upgrades to see how they affect axle loads, roof capacity and overall weight.
Use it as a visual planning tool, then confirm final figures at a certified weighbridge.Core Skills & Safety Guides
Start here if you’re still building confidence. These are the foundations that make everything else (routes, tools, fancy gear) actually work on the trail.
- Overland Skills Center – Skills Hub
- Recovery 101 – Safer Overland Recoveries
- Off-Roading 101 – Beginner 4WD Basics
- The Essential Guide to 4WD Recovery Safety
- The Ultimate Guide to Overlanding
Rusty AI – Your Overland Skills Co-Driver
Rusty AI lives on Overland Gear Guide as your calm, no-ego co-driver. He’s trained on our tools, guides, and methodology so you can sanity-check ideas before you commit them to the trail.
“Stuck, planning a route, or unsure about a recovery setup? Talk it through with me first.”
- Ask about tyre pressures, terrain choices, and airing-down strategies for your rig.
- Run through safe recovery steps before you pull – especially in sand, mud, or snow.
- Sense-check your packing lists, recovery tiers, and long-route fuel plans.
- Get help turning big-picture route ideas into realistic daily legs with the Expedition Planner.
Rusty is an educational tool – not a replacement for professional training, local knowledge, or your own judgement. Always stay within your limits, follow local laws, and back up any advice with official sources.
Regional Overlanding Route Guides
Use these as starting points for your long-term planning. Each guide focuses on big-picture route choices, seasons, paperwork, and minimum kit expectations – not turn-by-turn directions.
Top USA Overlanding Routes
TAT, BDRs, Mojave Road, Alpine Loop, White Rim, Georgia Traverse, Magruder Corridor and more – with seasonal notes and minimum kit.
South America’s Top Overlanding Routes
Pan-Am variants, high Andean passes, Patagonian routes, and the Trans-Amazonian – plus high-altitude and paperwork considerations.
Expedition Africa – Overlanding Routes
Cairo–Cape Town, West Africa, Southern Africa loops, Sani Pass, Kaokoland, and classic safari circuits with border basics.
A Guide to Europe’s Overlanding Routes
TET, Trans-Pyrenees, Ligurian Border Road, the Balkans, Iceland, and Scandinavia’s Right-to-Roam routes with Schengen intel.
A Guide to Overlanding Australasia
Canning Stock Route, Simpson Desert, Binns Track, Cape York OTT, and New Zealand high-country tracks with logistics notes.
A Guide to Asia’s Overlanding Routes
Silk Road, Road of Bones, BAM Road, Pamir Highway, Mongolia and Himalaya routes with visas, permits, and seasonal advice.
Grab-and-Go Checklists & Quick References
This section will grow over time as we add more glovebox-friendly resources tied to the Skills Center and ebooks. When new PDFs go live, we’ll link them here and mention them in the newsletter.
Pre-Trip Vehicle Check
A simple pre-trip inspection routine to run before each departure, covering tyres, fluids, steering, brakes, and lights.
Included inside several ebooks and Skills Center lessons; printable versions will be linked from those guides.Basic Recovery Kit Cheat Sheet
A one-page summary of recommended recovery kit tiers for typical touring, remote desert routes and mud-heavy trails.
Referenced in Overland Repair & Recovery and the Recovery 101 course.Tyre Pressure Field Notes
Compact reference for common tyre sizes and starting pressures for sand, rock, corrugations, and snow/ice.
Use alongside the online Tyre Pressure Calculator and traction-focused content in the Skills Center.Ebooks to Deepen Your Overlanding Knowledge
These titles go beyond the free articles, turning hard-won lessons into structured, field-ready handbooks. Links below are affiliate links – you pay the same; we may earn a small commission that helps keep Overland Gear Guide independent.
Overland Expedition Series (Bundle)
Three focused handbooks covering route planning & logistics, borders & paperwork, and repairs & recovery.
Get the complete series →Overland Navigator
Season-aware route planning, budgeting, offline navigation, and daily routines for long-term overland trips.
Get Overland Navigator →Crossing Borders
Visas, Carnet/TIP, insurance, and real-world border tactics for Pan-Am, Africa, Asia and multi-region routes.
Get Crossing Borders →Overland Repair & Recovery
Field fixes, limp-home strategies, and recovery workflows to keep trips moving when things break far from home.
Get Repair & Recovery →Overland With Confidence
Travel security, risk management, and smarter decision-making so you can explore more and stress less.
Get Overland With Confidence →Traction Mastery
Airing-down techniques, contact patch fundamentals, and terrain-based pressure strategies to unlock your 4×4’s grip.
Get Traction Mastery →Members Hub FAQ
Do I need to pay to access this hub?
No. The Members Hub, Skills Center overview, and all core planning tools are free to access. Some ebooks and third-party products are paid, but we don’t put critical safety or planning basics behind a paywall.
I signed up but I’m not getting the emails – what should I do?
First, check your spam/junk folder and mark any Overland Gear Guide email as “Not spam”. Then add our address to your contacts. If that doesn’t help, re-submit the form on the Sign Up page to refresh your subscription.
Can I unsubscribe and still use the tools?
Yes. Every email includes a one-click unsubscribe link. You’ll still be able to use the Expedition Planner, Tyre Pressure Calculator, Skills Center overview pages, and all free guides on the site.
How can I support Overland Gear Guide?
The easiest ways are: use our affiliate links when buying gear or books, grab one of the ebooks above, share a favourite guide with a friend, or send constructive feedback via the Contact page. Every bit of support helps keep the site independent and tools like the Expedition Planner free.
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