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International Travel
News From The Road
Tips & Tricks
Meet The EC Crew!

Meet Your Service Department: Alex and James

We want to introduce everyone to Alex and James, the EarthCruiser Service Department. Chances are you’ve already met them or spoken with them on the phone. This is the team you’ll want to contact when you have questions about servicing, repairs, or upgrades for your EarthCruiser vehicle. Alex Azevedo: Service Manager Alex has been with EarthCruiser for two years. Previously, he served as a Master Service Technician with Subaru and worked as a subcontractor building houses in his home state of Alaska. Alex calls himself a “Recovered Ski Bum” and is currently an avid mountain biker. When he’s not managing

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Blog

Camp Cooking Recipe: “Soulless Sailor” Cocktail

EarthCruiser Service Manager, Alex Azevedo, is known for his detailed knowledge of our vehicles. He’s also the President of the company’s Social Club and knows how to mix a mean cocktail. His signature winter drink is what he had dubbed the “Soulless Sailor.” This concoction came about after long, cold days of snow machining (Alaskan for riding Snowmobiles) with friends in Alaska. He was looking for something to warm them up on those chilly adventures. Alex has always been partial to a Dark and Stormy, a drink made from dark rum and ginger beer, so when friends from Michigan told

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Meet The EC Crew!

Meet the Crew: Tyler Wild

Tyler Wild knows good design. Holding bachelor’s and master’s degrees in architecture, he spent years in the field before searching for a better work/life balance and a change of pace. You can currently find him in the Production department at EarthCruiser. What brought you to EarthCruiser? I first moved to the Bend area to work as a Wildland Fire EMT. I was working in the emergency department during the peak of the Covid pandemic, right there on the front lines. As I did this work, I found myself listening to the people I was coming into contact with, and I

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Meet The Crew: The Waytes

Mat and Ellen Wayte are recent additions to the EarthCruiser crew. They met while working as tour leaders for an overland travel company, and have a combined experience of over 20 years in the industry. Together they led expeditions through over 40 countries on four continents before moving to Central Oregon, where they live off-grid in a home they built together. Mat works in production, currently building Terranovas, and Ellen is in Sales and Marketing. What do you love about overlanding? Mat: Overlanding means you’re experiencing a different place every day. You’re in charge of your own tomorrow, and you’re

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Adventures

Lance Gillies: Budapest to Bamako Rally 2022

EarthCruiser Co-Founder/CEO Lance Gillies has entered the 2022 Budapest to Bamako Rally early next year. We will be following Lance and his mate, Howard, over the course of this rally in future posts. We started with getting Lance to answer a few questions from why he choose to enter, how he has prepared so far, to how he picked his rally mate. Read on for the full details.. What made you interested in completing the 2022 Budapest to Bamako Rally?  It not the “rally” that interests me, it’s the journey from deciding if this is a good idea to the completion of the event

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Adventures

EarthCruiser Co-Founder Michelle Boltz: “Why I Travel.”

If you have ever heard EarthCruiser Overland Vehicles Co-Founders Lance Gillies and Michelle Boltz speak about what prompted the creation of EarthCruiser Overland Vehicles, the answer is consistent and straightforward, they love to travel and needed a capable, comfortable vehicle that enabled them to explore. Twelve plus years and hundreds of expedition vehicles later, it is clear that their desire resonates with a larger audience. “Travel evokes some really deep things in me…”,  states Michelle. Read on to hear how she has built a life around her passion. Lance started EarthCruiser 12+ years ago and I’ve been involved in the ‘business’ for

Read More +
EarthCruiser Community

Meet Our Crew – Victoria

Welcome to our “Meet Our Crew” series. We want to feature the people behind EarthCruiser because their talents, skills, commitment and passion to create best-in-class vehicles are what make our products and company so special. Our Bend, OR based crew is a tight-knit bunch. Working on these trucks, both in the shop and office, is akin to an intricate dance that produces something extraordinary and beautiful. We have a crew of less than 40 people, and we are lucky enough to genuinely want to share time and adventures with each other outside of work. Whether it is camping or white

Read More +
Media

OSU-Cascades CareerLift Podcast with Lance Gillies

Looking for a new podcast for that hike or bike ride this weekend? Give a listen to “CareerLift Podcast“, brought to you by the Career Development Center at OSU-Cascades. Each week, career coaches, Rachel and Laura explore different topics to help students continue designing the career they want. They regularly feature industry professionals giving advice on how to “give your career a lift”. We appreciated the invitation for Lance to be featured and have the opportunity to share advice. It’s important to take time and mentor young brilliant minds. We have a long-standing friendship with OSU and have worked with

Read More +
Media

Live For Adventure: EarthCruiser’s New Look For a New Era

What a year! In addition to expanding our popular EarthCruiser FX and EXP lines to include Dual Cab options, introducing the EC Terranova Expedition Camper, and launching an entirely new business unit with CORE vehicles, we’re also evolving the look and feel of the EarthCruiser brand.   If you’re reading this, you’re on our new website, a project months in the making. We’re honored so many people want to learn about our vehicles and the people that bring them to life. We hope this new experience more deeply conveys the heart and heritage of EarthCruiser. The ride-drive-live experience in an

Read More +
EarthCruiser Community
International Travel
News From The Road
Tips & Tricks
Meet The EC Crew!

Meet Your Service Department: Alex and James

We want to introduce everyone to Alex and James, the EarthCruiser Service Department. Chances are you’ve already met them or spoken with them on the phone. This is the team you’ll want to contact when you have questions about servicing, repairs, or upgrades for your EarthCruiser vehicle. Alex Azevedo: Service Manager Alex has been with EarthCruiser for two years. Previously, he served as a Master Service Technician with Subaru and worked as a subcontractor building houses in his home state of Alaska. Alex calls himself a “Recovered Ski Bum” and is currently an avid mountain biker. When he’s not managing

Read More +
Blog

Camp Cooking Recipe: “Soulless Sailor” Cocktail

EarthCruiser Service Manager, Alex Azevedo, is known for his detailed knowledge of our vehicles. He’s also the President of the company’s Social Club and knows how to mix a mean cocktail. His signature winter drink is what he had dubbed the “Soulless Sailor.” This concoction came about after long, cold days of snow machining (Alaskan for riding Snowmobiles) with friends in Alaska. He was looking for something to warm them up on those chilly adventures. Alex has always been partial to a Dark and Stormy, a drink made from dark rum and ginger beer, so when friends from Michigan told

Read More +
Meet The EC Crew!

Meet the Crew: Tyler Wild

Tyler Wild knows good design. Holding bachelor’s and master’s degrees in architecture, he spent years in the field before searching for a better work/life balance and a change of pace. You can currently find him in the Production department at EarthCruiser. What brought you to EarthCruiser? I first moved to the Bend area to work as a Wildland Fire EMT. I was working in the emergency department during the peak of the Covid pandemic, right there on the front lines. As I did this work, I found myself listening to the people I was coming into contact with, and I

Read More +
Blog

Meet The Crew: The Waytes

Mat and Ellen Wayte are recent additions to the EarthCruiser crew. They met while working as tour leaders for an overland travel company, and have a combined experience of over 20 years in the industry. Together they led expeditions through over 40 countries on four continents before moving to Central Oregon, where they live off-grid in a home they built together. Mat works in production, currently building Terranovas, and Ellen is in Sales and Marketing. What do you love about overlanding? Mat: Overlanding means you’re experiencing a different place every day. You’re in charge of your own tomorrow, and you’re

Read More +
Adventures

Lance Gillies: Budapest to Bamako Rally 2022

EarthCruiser Co-Founder/CEO Lance Gillies has entered the 2022 Budapest to Bamako Rally early next year. We will be following Lance and his mate, Howard, over the course of this rally in future posts. We started with getting Lance to answer a few questions from why he choose to enter, how he has prepared so far, to how he picked his rally mate. Read on for the full details.. What made you interested in completing the 2022 Budapest to Bamako Rally?  It not the “rally” that interests me, it’s the journey from deciding if this is a good idea to the completion of the event

Read More +
Adventures

EarthCruiser Co-Founder Michelle Boltz: “Why I Travel.”

If you have ever heard EarthCruiser Overland Vehicles Co-Founders Lance Gillies and Michelle Boltz speak about what prompted the creation of EarthCruiser Overland Vehicles, the answer is consistent and straightforward, they love to travel and needed a capable, comfortable vehicle that enabled them to explore. Twelve plus years and hundreds of expedition vehicles later, it is clear that their desire resonates with a larger audience. “Travel evokes some really deep things in me…”,  states Michelle. Read on to hear how she has built a life around her passion. Lance started EarthCruiser 12+ years ago and I’ve been involved in the ‘business’ for

Read More +
EarthCruiser Community

Meet Our Crew – Victoria

Welcome to our “Meet Our Crew” series. We want to feature the people behind EarthCruiser because their talents, skills, commitment and passion to create best-in-class vehicles are what make our products and company so special. Our Bend, OR based crew is a tight-knit bunch. Working on these trucks, both in the shop and office, is akin to an intricate dance that produces something extraordinary and beautiful. We have a crew of less than 40 people, and we are lucky enough to genuinely want to share time and adventures with each other outside of work. Whether it is camping or white

Read More +
Media

OSU-Cascades CareerLift Podcast with Lance Gillies

Looking for a new podcast for that hike or bike ride this weekend? Give a listen to “CareerLift Podcast“, brought to you by the Career Development Center at OSU-Cascades. Each week, career coaches, Rachel and Laura explore different topics to help students continue designing the career they want. They regularly feature industry professionals giving advice on how to “give your career a lift”. We appreciated the invitation for Lance to be featured and have the opportunity to share advice. It’s important to take time and mentor young brilliant minds. We have a long-standing friendship with OSU and have worked with

Read More +
Media

Live For Adventure: EarthCruiser’s New Look For a New Era

What a year! In addition to expanding our popular EarthCruiser FX and EXP lines to include Dual Cab options, introducing the EC Terranova Expedition Camper, and launching an entirely new business unit with CORE vehicles, we’re also evolving the look and feel of the EarthCruiser brand.   If you’re reading this, you’re on our new website, a project months in the making. We’re honored so many people want to learn about our vehicles and the people that bring them to life. We hope this new experience more deeply conveys the heart and heritage of EarthCruiser. The ride-drive-live experience in an

Read More +