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International Travel
News From The Road
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CORE Vehicles

EarthCruiser USA Announces CORE Vehicles, a New Division Focused on Commercial Markets

We have got some really exciting news to announce — a new division called CORE Vehicles, focused on serving commercial market needs and the DIY overlanding crowd. Our first product availability is a four-wheel drive expedition-ready chassis that maintains the highest standards of EPA certification and brake testing.  Hear from EarthCruiser and CORE general manager, Chad Knight, as he joins us from the building bay with additional insights into the formation of CORE Vehicles, specific products and applications, and what to look for in coming months. Read on for the full announcement and details: EarthCruiser, a globally recognized brand behind

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EarthCruiser on the Overland Journal Podcast: “Discussing Expedition Campers and Crossing Jungles with Lance Gillies”

If you follow Overlanding then you are very familiar with The Overland Journal. A few months ago we had the pleasure of hosting Scott Brady at HQ. Lance and Michelle, and most the EarthCruiser crew, were able to spend quality time together, from a safe-masked physical distance, of course. While here, Scott and Lance sat down for a highly engaging interview for the Overland Journal Podcast, a production of the Overland Journal Magazine and the expeditionportal.com website, and features the travelers, topics, and news related to the overlanding community and industry.  In the latest episode, “Discussing Expedition Campers and Crossing

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North America

The End of an Era – EarthCruiser Omega

The last diesel EarthCruiser in North America – introducing EarthCruiser Omega. Since our founding in 2008, diesel powered EarthCruiser trucks have been the chosen carriage for transporting owners to the most remote areas around the globe. These fantastic trucks have allowed their owners to see and experience it all, from pristine South French wineries, to the rugged terrain of Tajikistan. However, as we described in a July post, times are changing. Our heritage has not been built on a certain type of fuel, but on providing a proven platform for people to travel without limitations. In the United States we’ve

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EXD

Traveling the Mojave Road in the EXD

Most Americans have heard of the Mojave desert. A barren wasteland in Southern California full of rocks and reptiles that should be avoided by all travelers. If this is what you envision, than your really need to read this post to see what you are missing. In late January I had 3 days to trek from Arizona to Southern California in the EXD for the start of the Baja XL Rally. I was burnt out from 9 continuous days standing on pavement at the Barrett-Jackson Auction, and in desperate need for some  therapy in nature. Looking for as direct of

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Baja XL Rally 2019

Baja XL: Days 5 – 7

Fun in the Sun Ahhhh Baja Sur. Right break waves, white sand beaches, volcanic mountain ranges, and epic dirt roads. With the temperature averaging around 82 degrees Fahrenheit each day, I can easily see why this place is becoming the snow-birding central of the west. We’ve run into more gringos enjoying the sun than locals, and English is almost the primary language down here. Day 5: As the sun was rising on Day 5, John and myself were already taking in the views of the Pacific from a lonely sand dune close to our beach camp. The group made the

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Blog

Experience The Difference of the EXD Camper

If you’ve been following our blog and social media pages, you’ve well seen the release of our newest EarthCruiser vehicle, the EXD camper. A few blogs back we compared 1 ton trucks to popular conversion vans. Like we said in the blog, we love the van life concept, and the EXD is how EarthCruiser would do vanlife! Since the release of the EXD we’ve been getting a lot of questions regarding what makes it such an amazing machine. Most recently Truck Camper Adventure (TCA) asked to interview Lance about what makes it different. Below is some of the dialog… TCA:

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Blog

Nobody Puts MOD in the Corner

We Begin Our Prototyping with a Retired GZL Shell “It’s time to start building!”, Lance said as we were finalizing the last few SolidWorks files. This jump from concept to proto-type always gets our engineers nervous. Hoping that everything was thought through, calculated out, and will line up is the dream but never the reality. By noon the next day a stack of plywood showed up, and our crew began cutting shapes on our C&C machine. Why plywood? Because it is cheap and easy to take a computer design and see how it feels when it is a tangible structure.

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Blog

MOD: One Shell of an Idea

Sharon, the owner of Aroma Coffee Hut down the street from EarthCruiser HQ, is a pretty happy camper these days. Why? Well mostly because of the amount of coffee we are consuming these days to make sure all is prepared for Overland Expo West, but also because she helped plant a seed in our overly caffeinated minds. Since the release of the GZL truck camper back in October 2017, most customers have been overly satisfied with the premium options it comes standard with. There is, however, a growing contingent of interested people who love the GZL concept but don’t need

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Budapest to Bamako Rally

The Romantic Notion of the Desert

Desert, Desert, and More Desert Mauritania is not usually on anyone’s bucket list.  It is poor, the desert is taking over, it only abolished slavery in 2001 (and still has slaves) and really there is not very much there.  It is, however, hauntingly beautiful, desolate, diverse and in some ways scary.  It was where the Rally and so many others have their desert focused portion—the Paris Dakar spent a lot of time in Mauritania.  Our first real day in Mauritania we started off on a 530 km run from Bou Lanour to Atar along the longest train in the world

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EarthCruiser Community
International Travel
News From The Road
Tips & Tricks
CORE Vehicles

EarthCruiser USA Announces CORE Vehicles, a New Division Focused on Commercial Markets

We have got some really exciting news to announce — a new division called CORE Vehicles, focused on serving commercial market needs and the DIY overlanding crowd. Our first product availability is a four-wheel drive expedition-ready chassis that maintains the highest standards of EPA certification and brake testing.  Hear from EarthCruiser and CORE general manager, Chad Knight, as he joins us from the building bay with additional insights into the formation of CORE Vehicles, specific products and applications, and what to look for in coming months. Read on for the full announcement and details: EarthCruiser, a globally recognized brand behind

Read More +
Media

EarthCruiser on the Overland Journal Podcast: “Discussing Expedition Campers and Crossing Jungles with Lance Gillies”

If you follow Overlanding then you are very familiar with The Overland Journal. A few months ago we had the pleasure of hosting Scott Brady at HQ. Lance and Michelle, and most the EarthCruiser crew, were able to spend quality time together, from a safe-masked physical distance, of course. While here, Scott and Lance sat down for a highly engaging interview for the Overland Journal Podcast, a production of the Overland Journal Magazine and the expeditionportal.com website, and features the travelers, topics, and news related to the overlanding community and industry.  In the latest episode, “Discussing Expedition Campers and Crossing

Read More +
North America

The End of an Era – EarthCruiser Omega

The last diesel EarthCruiser in North America – introducing EarthCruiser Omega. Since our founding in 2008, diesel powered EarthCruiser trucks have been the chosen carriage for transporting owners to the most remote areas around the globe. These fantastic trucks have allowed their owners to see and experience it all, from pristine South French wineries, to the rugged terrain of Tajikistan. However, as we described in a July post, times are changing. Our heritage has not been built on a certain type of fuel, but on providing a proven platform for people to travel without limitations. In the United States we’ve

Read More +
EXD

Traveling the Mojave Road in the EXD

Most Americans have heard of the Mojave desert. A barren wasteland in Southern California full of rocks and reptiles that should be avoided by all travelers. If this is what you envision, than your really need to read this post to see what you are missing. In late January I had 3 days to trek from Arizona to Southern California in the EXD for the start of the Baja XL Rally. I was burnt out from 9 continuous days standing on pavement at the Barrett-Jackson Auction, and in desperate need for some  therapy in nature. Looking for as direct of

Read More +
Baja XL Rally 2019

Baja XL: Days 5 – 7

Fun in the Sun Ahhhh Baja Sur. Right break waves, white sand beaches, volcanic mountain ranges, and epic dirt roads. With the temperature averaging around 82 degrees Fahrenheit each day, I can easily see why this place is becoming the snow-birding central of the west. We’ve run into more gringos enjoying the sun than locals, and English is almost the primary language down here. Day 5: As the sun was rising on Day 5, John and myself were already taking in the views of the Pacific from a lonely sand dune close to our beach camp. The group made the

Read More +
Blog

Experience The Difference of the EXD Camper

If you’ve been following our blog and social media pages, you’ve well seen the release of our newest EarthCruiser vehicle, the EXD camper. A few blogs back we compared 1 ton trucks to popular conversion vans. Like we said in the blog, we love the van life concept, and the EXD is how EarthCruiser would do vanlife! Since the release of the EXD we’ve been getting a lot of questions regarding what makes it such an amazing machine. Most recently Truck Camper Adventure (TCA) asked to interview Lance about what makes it different. Below is some of the dialog… TCA:

Read More +
Blog

Nobody Puts MOD in the Corner

We Begin Our Prototyping with a Retired GZL Shell “It’s time to start building!”, Lance said as we were finalizing the last few SolidWorks files. This jump from concept to proto-type always gets our engineers nervous. Hoping that everything was thought through, calculated out, and will line up is the dream but never the reality. By noon the next day a stack of plywood showed up, and our crew began cutting shapes on our C&C machine. Why plywood? Because it is cheap and easy to take a computer design and see how it feels when it is a tangible structure.

Read More +
Blog

MOD: One Shell of an Idea

Sharon, the owner of Aroma Coffee Hut down the street from EarthCruiser HQ, is a pretty happy camper these days. Why? Well mostly because of the amount of coffee we are consuming these days to make sure all is prepared for Overland Expo West, but also because she helped plant a seed in our overly caffeinated minds. Since the release of the GZL truck camper back in October 2017, most customers have been overly satisfied with the premium options it comes standard with. There is, however, a growing contingent of interested people who love the GZL concept but don’t need

Read More +
Budapest to Bamako Rally

The Romantic Notion of the Desert

Desert, Desert, and More Desert Mauritania is not usually on anyone’s bucket list.  It is poor, the desert is taking over, it only abolished slavery in 2001 (and still has slaves) and really there is not very much there.  It is, however, hauntingly beautiful, desolate, diverse and in some ways scary.  It was where the Rally and so many others have their desert focused portion—the Paris Dakar spent a lot of time in Mauritania.  Our first real day in Mauritania we started off on a 530 km run from Bou Lanour to Atar along the longest train in the world

Read More +