Opinion/Educational/Humor

Things have been quiet here lately and, at least for the time being, that is not going to change. The last few years have been a bit of a struggle for both ECOA as a brand and me as a person. Without going into too many personal details, it’s been a bit of a comedy […]

Opinion/Educational/Humor

The ECOA Patron Support Team is back!

2025-04-25

If you’ve been paying attention to the last few blog articles, you’ve seen a footer at the end of each article talking about the 2025 ECOA Patron Support Team. Yes! The ECOA Patron Support Team is back for 2025 and the foreseeable future. In the past we made use of external platforms like GoFundMe in […]

Event Report

Opinion/Educational/Humor

10 years, 100 events, 1 long adventure

2024-11-22

Milestones were first used by the Roman Empire on their empire spanning network of roads. As the saying goes, “All roads in Europe lead to Rome.” That’s not rhetoric or hyperbole. The vast majority of modern highways and core roads in Europe were first laid out more than 2,000 years ago. In modern times milestones […]

Opinion/Educational/Humor

Tread Lightly

Why I volunteered with the Foundation at Expo East this year

2024-10-24

For the second time in just as many years I did not teach a single class at Overland Expo East (go ahead and gasp). Last year didn’t leave me with much choice. For those that don’t know, on the first weekend of 2023 I was hit by a car leaving me on the sidelines for […]

Back to Basics 2: On the essence of travel

2020-11-15

For the last few months I have been driving a bone stock 2006 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. There was a brief period of adjustment since prior to that I had been driving a 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee with 330,000+ miles on it. Both of these Jeeps fall in the shadow of my 2004 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited […]

Opinion/Educational/Humor

Overland in the Time of Quarantine

2020-09-25

Needless to 2020 has been a near total wash when it comes to overland adventure travel. Every major event and most minor events have been canceled. Any events managing to survive the chopping block outright found themselves a nerfed capacity. Travelers themselves were either stuck at home or relegated to short trips in their own […]

Update on Videos

2020-08-07

Last month I announce the ECOA YouTube channel. Sadly, shortly after it went live, my new camera broke and I have been unable to film any additional videos. Seriously, sometimes I just can’t catch a break. That said, the channel is up and running and as soon as my camera comes back from the Canon […]

Opinion/Educational/Humor

A response from Backcountry Discovery Routes Board of Directors

2020-07-20

I like to update everyone who read my open letter to the Backcountry Discovery Route Board of Directors. They reached out to me earlier today and facilitated a conference call between their board and myself. I’ll start by saying I was a little bit nervous. While I wanted to bring attention to what had happened, […]

Opinion/Educational/Humor

An Open Letter to the BDR Board of Directors

2020-07-18

Dear Backcountry Discovery Route Board of Directors, I am a longtime fan of the Backcountry Discovery Route (BDR) Series. Over the years I have logged countless miles along many of the routes. Some of my favorite travel memories in recent history are from traveling portions of the Utah (UTBDR) and Arizona (AZBDR) routes. I was […]

Opinion/Educational/Humor

Videos & Patreon

2020-05-15

I went and did a thing. I bought a new camera. I’ve been teasing for far too long that I will be getting into video production, and I just got another step closer to that day. What’s happening with the blog and podcast? So here’s how it’s going to work. Things here on the ECOA […]

Opinion/Educational/Humor

Intro to Overland Etiquette & Decorum

2020-04-01

Over the years I have attended multiple overland themed events in a variety of locations across the spectrum of sizes. People often ask me what it’s like to go to a large event like Overland Expo and how it differs than a smaller regional rally. I’ve decided the time has come to pen my thoughts […]

Opinion/Educational/Humor

2020 Overland Skills Weekends

2020-02-21

The time has come to get our learning on! For 2020 there will be FOUR Overland Skills Weekends. They will be as follows: March 13-15 = OSW #1: Basic Recovery April 10-13 = OSW #2: Communication & Navigation June 19-21 = OSW #3: Advanced Recovery September 18-20 = OSW#4: Trip Planning and Logistics Overland Skills […]

Opinion/Educational/Humor

My Overland Mount Rushmore

2019-12-13

Mount Rushmore was completed in 1941 as a way to not only promote tourism to the local area but pay tribute to some of our country’s greatest leaders. I thought it would be interesting to explore my own conceptual “Overland Mount Rushmore” of the four fellow overlanders that I enjoy following. So let’s take a […]

Opinion/Educational/Humor

ECOA is Back!

2019-07-01

The ECOA blog is back… sort of. Still a few things that need tweaked (mostly cosmetic stuff), but for the most part the site should be working. You’ll also notice a few new secotions. First, new for the second half of 2019 is a revival of the Patron Support Team. This will go a long […]

Opinion/Educational/Humor

ECOA is about to get a facelift!

2019-06-21

Over the next few days the East Coast Overland Adventures website will be undergoing a major comprehensive overhaul. This will be an inside out teardown and rebuild of our digital home. This will not only increase functionality of the blog but it will also add some new features to the site. What are those features? Well, you’ll […]

Opinion/Educational/Humor

Back to Basics

2019-06-14

I recently returned home from managing the Overland Demo Area at the 9th Annual Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival. It was a modest display, but between my trailer, Dan’s Africa Jeep, and Eric’s Postal Scrambler and Bantam Trailer we did a solid job of representing the overland adventure lifestyle to the Jeep community. During the event […]

Opinion/Educational/Humor

[Status Update] Overland Skills Weekend, Overland Expo West, and the LS Swap

2019-05-10

By the time you read this I will already be on the road headed to Virginia for the first Overland Skills Weekend hosted by ECOA and Overland Experts. As soon as it’s wrapped up I’ll be making a marathon dash westbound to Flagstaff, Arizona for Overland Expo West. Sadly I will be doing it all […]

Opinion/Educational/Humor

Has overlanding become the next form of off-road cosplay?

2019-04-01

With Overland Expo just a few weeks away my thoughts have turned westward with wide eyes. Having missed Expo West last year I made a promise to myself I wouldn’t miss it this year. Overland Expo West, it’s like Boy Scout summer camp only with Jeeps and Skottles Having been to both Overland Expo West […]

Opportunity, Reflection, and Ambition

2017-12-15

As the year winds down I’ve been taking the time to do two things. First, reflect upon 2017 (spoiler alert – awesome year). Second, look ahead to 2018 (no spoilers, you’ll just have to keep reading). One of my all time photos from my 2017 adventures.Tanto National Forest, Arizona I like to think of myself […]

You need to go read this article – Now!

2017-11-26

I’ve made it a point to keep the content here on the ECOA blog my own. Part of that is just because this is my own little slice of the digital world. Also because I don’t have the funds currently to pay anyone else to contribute to the site. As such, the job of content […]