Interesting story I just read

[Bob De Lozier]

https://jalopnik.com/heres-the-real-difference-between-overlanding-and-off-r-1841701778

 

[Johnny Quest]

all hawks are birds, but not all birds are hawks

 

[Kevin B.]

People get so hung up over labels. Just do your thing and quit worrying about what kind of wheeling somebody else thinks it is.

 

[cruiseroutfit]

I've always thought this added some nice clarity

what is overlanding?

Overlanding describes self-reliant adventure travel to remote destinations where the journey is the primary goal. Typically, but not exclusively, accommodated by mechanized off-highway capable transport (from bicycles to trucks) where the principal form of lodging is camping; often lasting for...

overlandjournal.com

 

[Gravy]

Analogous to: Aluminum Pie Iron vs. Cast Iron

 

[YouKnowWho]

Hmmm. I think "Team O'Neill" is wrong. Overlanding is travel via maintained (i.e. paved, gravel, bladed) roads. Off-roading is when you're travelling off of maintained roads. Rock-crawling is what you guys do, which really could be classified as a sub-category of off-roading. And there are instances where you can still be on maintained roads and technically be off-roading.

 

[The_Lobbster]

Hmmm. I think "Team O'Neill" is wrong. Overlanding is travel via maintained (i.e. paved, gravel, bladed) roads. Off-roading is when you're travelling off of maintained roads. Rock-crawling is what you guys do, which really could be classified as a sub-category of off-roading. And there are instances where you can still be on maintained roads and technically be off-roading.

I respectfully disagree. The term overlanding, started out, exactly as the name implies. Over land, across the lands of Australia, and with sufficient resources on board, to be self sustained for a period of time. It is not necessarily the travel of a paved or maintained road. Not all overlanding is offroading, and not all offroading is overlanding. That said too, 99% of the "Overlanders" on Instagram and youtube these days, buy a brand new vehicle, trick it out with all the crap, and then never get more than 50 feet from the interstate at at any given time (Exaggerated, but you get the point).

 

[YouKnowWho]

That said too, 99% of the "Overlanders" on Instagram and youtube these days, buy a brand new vehicle, trick it out with all the crap, and then never get more than 50 feet from the interstate at at any given time (Exaggerated, but you get the point).

I do get your point, and while I agree, I also disagree- YOU think it's exaggerated. However, I feel in some cases it is understated.