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Terranova vs adventure van
EC Terranova

Adventure Van vs Terranova – Which is Right for You?

When shopping for a new overland vehicle, there are many factors to consider and an ever-growing array of available vehicles. Some of the most common vehicles are adventure vans, typically all-wheel drive models either converted to an overland vehicle at a specialty shop, built out DIY style, or purchased as a complete vehicle. Here we look at these vans and consider why a Terranova might be a better fit for those looking for their next overlanding vehicle: 1. Build Quality As you start to look at and compare vehicles, one of the most important questions you can consider is how

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EC Terranova

WIN ONE OF THE FIRST EC TERRANOVAS, $20,000 CASH, AND SUPPORT FIRST DESCENTS WITH YOUR ENTRY

Have you been day-dreaming of adventuring off-grid in the new EC Terranova, American’s expedition vehicle? We’re here to make one lucky person’s dream come true with the opportunity to WIN your very own EC Terranova and $20,000 cash. The Terranova can handle any terrain in any season to keep you exploring all year long. And since it sleeps up to four people, you can take family and friends along for the adventure! We’ve partnered up with the team at Omaze, the online fundraising platform, for the ultimate experience in one of the first EC Terranova’s made available to the public. 

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News

CORE, a division of EarthCruiser, and Total Composites Partner to Bring Chassis and House Solution to DIY Market

Last August we announced the formation of CORE Vehicles, a new business division focused on serving the DIY overlanding crowd and commercial market needs. CORE Vehicles line of 4X4 truck chassis are designed for a broad range of commercial applications, ranging from fire fighting, construction, law enforcement and Do-It-Yourself expedition truck builders that maintain the highest standards of EPA certification and brake testing. CORE Vehicles has entered into a strategic partnership with Total Composites Ltd, a premium supplier of composite truck bodies for commercial truck and motor home builders that offers innovative, ready-to-assemble truck body kits. Their products are developed

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Media

Off the Road Again Podcast with Lance Gillies

We are honored to have Lance appear as a guest on the Off The Road Again Podcast, a weekly release of off-road fun from the voices of two four-wheeling enthusiasts, Chris Tracy and Ross Ballot, who love all things off-road. Ross has experience with quads, a Jeep Wrangler YJ, a Chevy Avalanche, and a Canadian 4Runner, the StormTrooper. Chris started out with a Jeep Wrangler TJ, moved on to a Tacoma, a V8 4Runner, and is currently living with #TheLandYacht, a 1994 Toyota Land Cruiser FZJ80. In this episode “Ross & Chris welcome Lance Gillies from EarthCruiser to the show.

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Blog

EC Terranova Expedition Camper Update; Pre-order Special Closing 12/18

You spoke and we listened! We knew there was a need for a cab-over camper with the iconic EarthCruiser look and feel that would maximize space and comfort without compromising agility or off-road performance. Our answer is the EC Terranova Expedition Camper (coming early 2021) that was revealed in late September. We can already tell the EC Terranova Expedition Camper is a model that will be near and dear to our hearts — and yours too, judging by the number of pre-sales and inbound interest to learn more. Did you know that most of the EarthCruiser crew are self-described “avid

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Blog

Thankful for EarthCruiser Owners: Owner Stories with Glenn & Jeanne Capachin

Our “Thankful for ___” theme has so far covered EarthCruiser Pets, Veterans, and now we’d like to take a moment and express our thankfulness to EarthCruiser owners: far and wide; past, present, and future. You are what makes this crazy adventure worth it. For this month’s EarthCruiser Owner profile we caught up Glenn Capachin, a highly active EarthCruiser owner that’s always off on some trip of another. He’s quick to offer his help, and valuable advice, to fellow EarthCruiser owners, having put his own rig through a lot of paces and bringing a lifetime of experience with big rigs, car

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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

Read More +
EarthCruiser Community
International Travel
News From The Road
Tips & Tricks
Terranova vs adventure van
EC Terranova

Adventure Van vs Terranova – Which is Right for You?

When shopping for a new overland vehicle, there are many factors to consider and an ever-growing array of available vehicles. Some of the most common vehicles are adventure vans, typically all-wheel drive models either converted to an overland vehicle at a specialty shop, built out DIY style, or purchased as a complete vehicle. Here we look at these vans and consider why a Terranova might be a better fit for those looking for their next overlanding vehicle: 1. Build Quality As you start to look at and compare vehicles, one of the most important questions you can consider is how

Read More +
EC Terranova

WIN ONE OF THE FIRST EC TERRANOVAS, $20,000 CASH, AND SUPPORT FIRST DESCENTS WITH YOUR ENTRY

Have you been day-dreaming of adventuring off-grid in the new EC Terranova, American’s expedition vehicle? We’re here to make one lucky person’s dream come true with the opportunity to WIN your very own EC Terranova and $20,000 cash. The Terranova can handle any terrain in any season to keep you exploring all year long. And since it sleeps up to four people, you can take family and friends along for the adventure! We’ve partnered up with the team at Omaze, the online fundraising platform, for the ultimate experience in one of the first EC Terranova’s made available to the public. 

Read More +
News

CORE, a division of EarthCruiser, and Total Composites Partner to Bring Chassis and House Solution to DIY Market

Last August we announced the formation of CORE Vehicles, a new business division focused on serving the DIY overlanding crowd and commercial market needs. CORE Vehicles line of 4X4 truck chassis are designed for a broad range of commercial applications, ranging from fire fighting, construction, law enforcement and Do-It-Yourself expedition truck builders that maintain the highest standards of EPA certification and brake testing. CORE Vehicles has entered into a strategic partnership with Total Composites Ltd, a premium supplier of composite truck bodies for commercial truck and motor home builders that offers innovative, ready-to-assemble truck body kits. Their products are developed

Read More +
Media

Off the Road Again Podcast with Lance Gillies

We are honored to have Lance appear as a guest on the Off The Road Again Podcast, a weekly release of off-road fun from the voices of two four-wheeling enthusiasts, Chris Tracy and Ross Ballot, who love all things off-road. Ross has experience with quads, a Jeep Wrangler YJ, a Chevy Avalanche, and a Canadian 4Runner, the StormTrooper. Chris started out with a Jeep Wrangler TJ, moved on to a Tacoma, a V8 4Runner, and is currently living with #TheLandYacht, a 1994 Toyota Land Cruiser FZJ80. In this episode “Ross & Chris welcome Lance Gillies from EarthCruiser to the show.

Read More +
Blog

EC Terranova Expedition Camper Update; Pre-order Special Closing 12/18

You spoke and we listened! We knew there was a need for a cab-over camper with the iconic EarthCruiser look and feel that would maximize space and comfort without compromising agility or off-road performance. Our answer is the EC Terranova Expedition Camper (coming early 2021) that was revealed in late September. We can already tell the EC Terranova Expedition Camper is a model that will be near and dear to our hearts — and yours too, judging by the number of pre-sales and inbound interest to learn more. Did you know that most of the EarthCruiser crew are self-described “avid

Read More +
Blog

Thankful for EarthCruiser Owners: Owner Stories with Glenn & Jeanne Capachin

Our “Thankful for ___” theme has so far covered EarthCruiser Pets, Veterans, and now we’d like to take a moment and express our thankfulness to EarthCruiser owners: far and wide; past, present, and future. You are what makes this crazy adventure worth it. For this month’s EarthCruiser Owner profile we caught up Glenn Capachin, a highly active EarthCruiser owner that’s always off on some trip of another. He’s quick to offer his help, and valuable advice, to fellow EarthCruiser owners, having put his own rig through a lot of paces and bringing a lifetime of experience with big rigs, car

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 +