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

Getting to Know EarthCruiser Crew Member James Faler

Meeting James Faler James Faler has been part of the EarthCruiser crew for over 5 months.  He brings a great personality to the team, and loves working with the company because of the awesome crew members around him.   James has been building houses since a young age and through these experiences has amassed a wealth of mechanical talent.  He would love to see the overlanding industry grow to be huge and more global. James was born and raised in East Bay, California where his appreciation of the outdoors began.  His interests continue to flourish in outdoors activities such as mountain

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A Typical Day at The EarthCruiser Workshop 1.19.2017

EC Workshop Vibes Today at the EarthCruiser workshop we are overflowing with 4×4 adventure vehicles to build! At the moment we are currently building EarthCruiser EXPs’ and EarthCruiser FXs’.  Lance was getting a little home sick… So he decided to buy another Nissan Patrol and put the guys great skills to work! (Nissan Patrol 1988) Also, we are excited to announce that we are expanding! So in addition to building our adventure travel vehicles we have started to organize our new space. We look forward to having this additional space and announce in the near future what it will hold!

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GZL Snow Camping at Hart Mountain

Snow Camping for NYE With all this beautiful snow Central Oregon has been receiving Lance and Michelle could not pass up a trip out to Hart Mountain with the GZL for NYE. This is exactly why we do this… It’s a chance to get out and explore in comfort! With temperatures being below zero it was a great opportunity to test out the portable heater the GZL comes with. Also it’s a great time of the year to check out the amazing night sky. Hart Mountain is about 4 hours Southeast of Bend, Oregon and has some great outdoor features to be

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Into the Jungle Alpha Goes

Jungle Time for EarthCruiser “Alpha” EarthCruiser Alpha heads into the jungle of Malaysia. During monsoon season these tracks change very quickly. When the logging road are dry, they are great, but with just a few inches of rain they are whole new experience! One must always keep this in mind.   Anywhere an EarthCruiser fits is a camp site. There was just enough flat-ish ground pushed to one side for us. We had no idea who would use the track this evening.    It’s all about the details.  Even in monsoon weather we can open the windows. How, you ask? The

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Disaster Relief in Kota Bharu – Day Two

Building a House Day Two As day two starts time is short, all the volunteers have day jobs they need to get back to on Monday. Work continues though through to early hours Sunday morning! With the roof on, running power was possible! A deal was struck with a neighbor to purchase power for a few Ringets a day (one Ringet equals about $0.25 USD). DIY home building is normal for much of rural Malaysia. It is typical to see partial finished homes. They build what they can afford and as funds become available one buys more materials and continues

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Disaster Relief in Kota Bharu – Day One

The Road to Building a House After the Rainforest Challenge, 4×4 RELIEF MALAYSIA let us tag along on one of their many relief operations.  The crew is made up of off road enthusiasts with a network of skills they put to good use. In this case building a house for a family of nine in Kota Bharu, who lost everything in the monsoon floods. Kota Bharu has a very special history in World War II – the house is about 2 km from where this happened in 1941. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_invasion_of_Malaya Briefing Briefing! It always starts with a briefing on who is doing

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Bagan Myanmar Part 7 – River Life Line

Life on the River in Myanmar Rivers are a life line in Myanmar and are well worth spending some time exploring.  In all, Myanmar is a country with a long and proud history, one which has a lot to offer an over-lander. NOTE: Access through land borders in Myanmar change every day.  Friends recently waited 19 days for clearance to transit, even though their paperwork was in order.  There is some unrest in Rakhine province and should be a no-go zone.  Information is also difficult to find and verify.  Check in with other travelers at places like the Overland Explorer shop

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Bagan Myanmar Part 6 – Home Made Moonshine

Moonshine Making! The ever useful Brahmin cow!  This one is grinding palm for a home made moonshine.   Making Jiggery at the same moonshine facility.   Distilling the palm “wine” slowly over a wood fire.   The final products,  guaranteed to knock you socks off!  

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Bagan Myanmar Part 5 – Transportation

Transportation in Bagan In Bagan Myanmar roads have a variety of transportation. Even in the middle of town cattle get moved.   Horse drawn carts are very common.    For larger loads bullock carts are also common, and the next one, well, that must be the best expedition vehicle.  It can run on anything and run anything!    

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

Getting to Know EarthCruiser Crew Member James Faler

Meeting James Faler James Faler has been part of the EarthCruiser crew for over 5 months.  He brings a great personality to the team, and loves working with the company because of the awesome crew members around him.   James has been building houses since a young age and through these experiences has amassed a wealth of mechanical talent.  He would love to see the overlanding industry grow to be huge and more global. James was born and raised in East Bay, California where his appreciation of the outdoors began.  His interests continue to flourish in outdoors activities such as mountain

Read More +
Blog

A Typical Day at The EarthCruiser Workshop 1.19.2017

EC Workshop Vibes Today at the EarthCruiser workshop we are overflowing with 4×4 adventure vehicles to build! At the moment we are currently building EarthCruiser EXPs’ and EarthCruiser FXs’.  Lance was getting a little home sick… So he decided to buy another Nissan Patrol and put the guys great skills to work! (Nissan Patrol 1988) Also, we are excited to announce that we are expanding! So in addition to building our adventure travel vehicles we have started to organize our new space. We look forward to having this additional space and announce in the near future what it will hold!

Read More +
Blog

GZL Snow Camping at Hart Mountain

Snow Camping for NYE With all this beautiful snow Central Oregon has been receiving Lance and Michelle could not pass up a trip out to Hart Mountain with the GZL for NYE. This is exactly why we do this… It’s a chance to get out and explore in comfort! With temperatures being below zero it was a great opportunity to test out the portable heater the GZL comes with. Also it’s a great time of the year to check out the amazing night sky. Hart Mountain is about 4 hours Southeast of Bend, Oregon and has some great outdoor features to be

Read More +
Blog

Into the Jungle Alpha Goes

Jungle Time for EarthCruiser “Alpha” EarthCruiser Alpha heads into the jungle of Malaysia. During monsoon season these tracks change very quickly. When the logging road are dry, they are great, but with just a few inches of rain they are whole new experience! One must always keep this in mind.   Anywhere an EarthCruiser fits is a camp site. There was just enough flat-ish ground pushed to one side for us. We had no idea who would use the track this evening.    It’s all about the details.  Even in monsoon weather we can open the windows. How, you ask? The

Read More +
Blog

Disaster Relief in Kota Bharu – Day Two

Building a House Day Two As day two starts time is short, all the volunteers have day jobs they need to get back to on Monday. Work continues though through to early hours Sunday morning! With the roof on, running power was possible! A deal was struck with a neighbor to purchase power for a few Ringets a day (one Ringet equals about $0.25 USD). DIY home building is normal for much of rural Malaysia. It is typical to see partial finished homes. They build what they can afford and as funds become available one buys more materials and continues

Read More +
Blog

Disaster Relief in Kota Bharu – Day One

The Road to Building a House After the Rainforest Challenge, 4×4 RELIEF MALAYSIA let us tag along on one of their many relief operations.  The crew is made up of off road enthusiasts with a network of skills they put to good use. In this case building a house for a family of nine in Kota Bharu, who lost everything in the monsoon floods. Kota Bharu has a very special history in World War II – the house is about 2 km from where this happened in 1941. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_invasion_of_Malaya Briefing Briefing! It always starts with a briefing on who is doing

Read More +
Blog

Bagan Myanmar Part 7 – River Life Line

Life on the River in Myanmar Rivers are a life line in Myanmar and are well worth spending some time exploring.  In all, Myanmar is a country with a long and proud history, one which has a lot to offer an over-lander. NOTE: Access through land borders in Myanmar change every day.  Friends recently waited 19 days for clearance to transit, even though their paperwork was in order.  There is some unrest in Rakhine province and should be a no-go zone.  Information is also difficult to find and verify.  Check in with other travelers at places like the Overland Explorer shop

Read More +
Blog

Bagan Myanmar Part 6 – Home Made Moonshine

Moonshine Making! The ever useful Brahmin cow!  This one is grinding palm for a home made moonshine.   Making Jiggery at the same moonshine facility.   Distilling the palm “wine” slowly over a wood fire.   The final products,  guaranteed to knock you socks off!  

Read More +
Blog

Bagan Myanmar Part 5 – Transportation

Transportation in Bagan In Bagan Myanmar roads have a variety of transportation. Even in the middle of town cattle get moved.   Horse drawn carts are very common.    For larger loads bullock carts are also common, and the next one, well, that must be the best expedition vehicle.  It can run on anything and run anything!    

Read More +