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

Getting to Know EarthCruiser Crew Member Augie Cary

Meet Augie Cary Augie Cary has been part of the EarthCruiser crew for over six months.  He brings an enthusiastic personality to the team, and loves working with the company because he can learn more about the CNC operation through continued education.  Augie loves that the company is small in crew members, but big in aspirations!  He hopes to continue growing with the company and enjoys being part of a team where we can travel to work with relief programs. Augie was raised in Stonington, Connecticut where his admiration of the outdoors began.  His interest continues to grow in outdoor

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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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Open the Box and Go Explore with Alpha!

Getting Alpha Out of the Container Not the first time we have done this, but it is still so special! Opening the doors and there it is, the very same EarthCruiser Alpha we loaded up early one morning with the EarthCruiser team back in Bend, Oregon. There is Alpha waiting patiently to get on the move. Just undo the tie down straps in the front and rear and we are almost ready to go! Lance likes to turn the wheel fully one direction. This helps to hold the vehicle in place from the rough seas moving it from side to

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EarthCruiser Alpha Arrives in a Box

Alpha Arrives in Malaysia Before Alpha arrives to go explore Malaysia we must get everything in order with customs.  Upon arrival from the US, to leave the port, customs officials must first inspect the cargo “EarthCruiser Alpha”. After review customs then reseals the container. With everything in order, it is our choice to have EarthCruiser Alpha delivered to the freight forwarder premises. Typical is what is known as “swing lift”, not all companies have them, but many do. They are a quick economic method of delivering containers to the ground. In about 10 minutes the container is off the truck and is ready

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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 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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Bagan Myanmar Part 4 – Buddhist Temples

Buddhist Temples Bagan is a very important Buddhist temple site for the Burmese. These are all 11th– 13th century pagodas and represent a variety of styles.  Well worth a trip!  A male monk in his traditional scarlet robe. With 89% of the population being Buddhist, there are many monks (male and female) seen everywhere.  Even monks need to shop for souvenirs! Teak was a major commodity of Burma and there is still an active wood working industry today.

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Next stop…Bagan Myanmar

Bagan Myanmar The next stop on Lance and Michelle’s adventure is to Bagan Myanmar! There is a new toll road from Yangon to Mandalay making for a quick-ish 400 mile journey.  Tolls seem to be paid in some places and in others one just waves their ticket.  Not sure about the system yet.  More than adequate height for any model EarthCruiser. Dual lanes each direction with a 100 kmh or 60 mph speed limit.  Slowing down on gentle curves and when overtaking seems to be standard procedure.  People, children, dogs and motorbikes cross at any point. Roads are shared with

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

Getting to Know EarthCruiser Crew Member Augie Cary

Meet Augie Cary Augie Cary has been part of the EarthCruiser crew for over six months.  He brings an enthusiastic personality to the team, and loves working with the company because he can learn more about the CNC operation through continued education.  Augie loves that the company is small in crew members, but big in aspirations!  He hopes to continue growing with the company and enjoys being part of a team where we can travel to work with relief programs. Augie was raised in Stonington, Connecticut where his admiration of the outdoors began.  His interest continues to grow in outdoor

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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

Open the Box and Go Explore with Alpha!

Getting Alpha Out of the Container Not the first time we have done this, but it is still so special! Opening the doors and there it is, the very same EarthCruiser Alpha we loaded up early one morning with the EarthCruiser team back in Bend, Oregon. There is Alpha waiting patiently to get on the move. Just undo the tie down straps in the front and rear and we are almost ready to go! Lance likes to turn the wheel fully one direction. This helps to hold the vehicle in place from the rough seas moving it from side to

Read More +
Blog

EarthCruiser Alpha Arrives in a Box

Alpha Arrives in Malaysia Before Alpha arrives to go explore Malaysia we must get everything in order with customs.  Upon arrival from the US, to leave the port, customs officials must first inspect the cargo “EarthCruiser Alpha”. After review customs then reseals the container. With everything in order, it is our choice to have EarthCruiser Alpha delivered to the freight forwarder premises. Typical is what is known as “swing lift”, not all companies have them, but many do. They are a quick economic method of delivering containers to the ground. In about 10 minutes the container is off the truck and is ready

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 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 +
Blog

Bagan Myanmar Part 4 – Buddhist Temples

Buddhist Temples Bagan is a very important Buddhist temple site for the Burmese. These are all 11th– 13th century pagodas and represent a variety of styles.  Well worth a trip!  A male monk in his traditional scarlet robe. With 89% of the population being Buddhist, there are many monks (male and female) seen everywhere.  Even monks need to shop for souvenirs! Teak was a major commodity of Burma and there is still an active wood working industry today.

Read More +
Blog

Next stop…Bagan Myanmar

Bagan Myanmar The next stop on Lance and Michelle’s adventure is to Bagan Myanmar! There is a new toll road from Yangon to Mandalay making for a quick-ish 400 mile journey.  Tolls seem to be paid in some places and in others one just waves their ticket.  Not sure about the system yet.  More than adequate height for any model EarthCruiser. Dual lanes each direction with a 100 kmh or 60 mph speed limit.  Slowing down on gentle curves and when overtaking seems to be standard procedure.  People, children, dogs and motorbikes cross at any point. Roads are shared with

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