GHT Overland - The Overlanding, Adventure Travel Podcast

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After the Rebelle
Mercedes and Elise completed their first Rebelle Rally with impressive results. We follow up with these two bad-ass women after first talking with them in June as they were planning for the event. They share stories of sheep blocking the roads, flying "just a little bit", and all the good stories from such an amazing event.

These are two strong women that should inspire all women to tackle off-road adventure in ways that will challenge you and teach you some of the finer skills in overlanding.


The Results:
Tied 20th overall in the 4x4 class
Top 1/3rd of the 4x4 rookie teams

Tied 20th overall in the 4x4 class
Top 1/3rd of the 4x4 rookie teams

Distance: Nearly 4,000 miles traveled on tarmac, dirt, gravel. 1,600 miles completed using only maps, road books, and a compass.

Music by: Shane Brown

Find all Overlanding podcasts at: https://ghtoverland.com/podcasts
Overlanding Gear & Gift Guide at: https://ghtoverland.com/overlanding-gift-guide

Satellite Messaging & Tracking for Overlanding
The ability to communicate to your loved ones at home, or having the safety-net of being able to call for help when everything has gone wrong is priceless. The SPOT X or SPOT GEN3 are two perfect solutions for this. If you simply need to track a vehicle or.... their TRACE device can give you that peace of mind of knowing exactly where your equipment is.

This is a great educational episode with Brian Dallas, the Pacific Northwest regional sales manager for SPOT. Brian helps us better understand what the benefits of a SPOT are, the differences between their new SPOT X, the GEN3 and the TRACE. We also review the costs, insurance options and coverage areas. There’s a lot of really great information packed into this episode, another great episode you’ll want to pass onto your friends.

Overlander - SPOT Product Overview

SPOT X® - 2-Way Satellite Messenger
SPOT X provides 2-way satellite messaging so you can exchange messages with any cell phone number or email address from virtually anywhere in the world. Stay connected to family, friends and colleagues whenever you’re outside of cellular range including direct 2-way communication with Search & Rescue services in case of an emergency.

SPOT GEN3® - Satellite GPS Messenger
SPOT Gen3 provides location-based messaging and emergency notification technology that allows you to communicate from remote locations around the globe. It offers custom tracking interval options, motion-activated tracking, long-life battery and more.

SPOT TRACE® - Track Anything. Anytime. Anywhere.
SPOT Trace tracks your most valuable assets virtually anywhere in the world, using your phone or computer. Affordable and easy to use, it's a no-brainer for your truck, trailer, motorcycles and other valuables.

Overland Podcast Notes w/ SPOT - https://ghtoverland.com/spot
Website: www.findmespot.com
Brian Dallas - Regional Sales Manager

Battery Life SPOT X: 48 hrs to 10-12 day (depending on use)
Cost Breakdown -
SPOT X $249.99
monthly service starts at $14.95 w/ $24.99 annual fee
annual service starts at $143.40 w/ $19.99 one time annual fee
GEN3 $149.99 annual service $199.99 (monthly breakdown approx. $16.67)
TRACE $99.99 annual service $149.99
GEOS provides emergency rescue coordination and SPOT SOS/911 monitoring through the dedicated International Emergency Response Coordination Center (IERCC).

Cost Breakdown -

SPOT X $24.99 a year
GEN3 $17.95 a year
Side Note: Globalstar Sat-Fi2 $499 Satellite Wi-Fi Hotspot

No matter how far off the grid you go for work or pleasure, Sat-Fi2 keeps you connected when cellular service is unavailable. Sat-Fi2 app is required for use; continue managing your business with the ability to email, text, talk, post to social, access the web, check the weather, and share photos and files. With S.O.S. capabilities, you can communicate directly with GEOS. Connecting up to 8 personal smart devices. Speeds up to 72 kbps. Service Cost starts at $480 yr. with 60 MB and $5 per additional MB

*Music by Shane Brown

Visit us at https://ghtoverland.com/podcasts

The Hollis family is Team Hunt Adventure
Talking with Mike and Ellen Hollis you’re immediately aware of the passion and love they have for their son Hunt; as all parents do for their children however there’s something very humbling you will learn. At their most joyous moment of welcoming their son into their loving family, something was not right. Eventually they were told Hunt may not walk, and within a year of testing the doctors diagnose Hunt with mitochondrial disease. A chronic genetic disorder that’s associated with slow growth and developmental delays. Mike and Ellen explain to us how Hunt’s GI system is affected and although it took lots of physical therapy, braces on his legs, a walker, and special shoes, Hunt is now a very active 9 year old boy who walks, runs and loves hiking!

In this two part episode with the Hollis family you will hear a family with true “GHT” as we call it. With Gratitude towards every moment they spend as a family, to everyone who’s supported them, and especially to those who are kind towards others without judgment. Humble is saying it lightly from a family that remains laser focused on their son, however has raised nearly $500,000 to support other families facing similar challenges. Mike even did a Triathlon with a thirty year old man with mitochondrial disease, pulling him in a raft for the swim section, pulling him in a trailer during the bike sections that then doubled as the same trailer Mike pushed him in for the final running portion. There’s no question the Hollis family has Tenacity in tackling life in a positive way regardless of the challenges they face.


We met Mike, Ellen and Hunt in a Safeway parking lot after the NW Overland Rally. Now you are about to enjoy learning about their story and how Overland Adventure is their best therapy for challenges beyond what most of us face. So, if Overlanding is therapy for Hollis family, Overland Adventure; or as Hunt would say, Jeep Crawling is surely great for everyone else!

Adventure Awaits - Be Kind, Be Present and Do Good Things
GHT Overland Travel Podcast - Notes from the Interview
Website: http://teamhunt.org

Instagram: @teamhuntadventure
Facebook: facebook.com/Team-Hunt
Team Hunt Adventure Jeep Spec's
Vehicle: 2013 Jeep Wrangler “Cap’n”
Fuel Capacity: factory 18.6 gallon tank
Spare Fuel: AEV 10.2 gallon Fuel Caddy
Water Capacity: 5 gallon capacity in the rear AEV bumper with upto an additional 10 gallons with an auxiliary tank on the roof.

Shower: Nemo Helio portable pressure shower and “Goodwipes”
Solar: 150 watt tri fold OverlandSolar panel
Refrigerator: 50 litre National Luna
Recovery Gear: Maxtrax and a Warn Winch
Top Pieces of Gear: Dual Battery System & Refrigerator

Removed Gear: Inflatable YoloBoard (paddle board) - clothes, extra kitchen items, along with added recreational gear. Opting for gear to document their adventures, over gear related to comfort.

Memorable Destinations
Corral Hollow Trail in California USA
Glacier National Park USA
Tofino Canada
Favorite Overlanding Recipes
Epiphany! Anything taste good in the woods. This has been a valuable discovery process for Hunt’s diet. Hunts Favorites consist of Peanut Butter, bread, Mac n Cheese and bananas.

YouTube videos - Added Resources
Cappy w/ 410 Expedition 🇨🇦
Expedition Overland
Epic Family Road Trip
Lifestyle Overland
Overland Bound
Chris w/ Venture 4WD

Extra Mentions of extraordinary people and resources
Jillian Rebekah - @jillianrebekah
Brenton Corns - 4xFar Adventures
American Expedition Vehicles (AEV)
OverlandSolar
Devil's Head Coffee
Benchmark Vehicles
High Hopes Therapy Clinic in Franklin TN USA
Make a Wish Foundation
Vanderbilt Children's Hospital - Child Life Program
The United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation

Additional Gear mentioned
Tembo Tusk Skottle
Backroad Mapbooks
Gaia GPS
Garmin inReach

Extra for Families with Kids
Junior Ranger Program
Keep your sanity with car games, stories, music-kids bop, movies, books, keep a schedule, provide kids with specific chores around camp. Provide them with a specific amount of space for extra toys.

Visit us at https://ghtoverland.com/podcasts

The Hollis family is Team Hunt Adventure
Talking with Mike and Ellen Hollis you’re immediately aware of the passion and love they have for their son Hunt; as all parents do for their children however there’s something very humbling you will learn. At their most joyous moment of welcoming their son into their loving family, something was not right. Eventually they were told Hunt may not walk, and within a year of testing the doctors diagnose Hunt with mitochondrial disease. A chronic genetic disorder that’s associated with slow growth and developmental delays. Mike and Ellen explain to us how Hunt’s GI system is affected and although it took lots of physical therapy, braces on his legs, a walker, and special shoes, Hunt is now a very active 9 year old boy who walks, runs and loves hiking!

In this two part episode with the Hollis family you will hear a family with true “GHT” as we call it. With Gratitude towards every moment they spend as a family, to everyone who’s supported them, and especially to those who are kind towards others without judgment. Humble is saying it lightly from a family that remains laser focused on their son, however has raised nearly $500,000 to support other families facing similar challenges. Mike even did a Triathlon with a thirty year old man with mitochondrial disease, pulling him in a raft for the swim section, pulling him in a trailer during the bike sections that then doubled as the same trailer Mike pushed him in for the final running portion. There’s no question the Hollis family has Tenacity in tackling life in a positive way regardless of the challenges they face.


We met Mike, Ellen and Hunt in a Safeway parking lot after the NW Overland Rally. Now you are about to enjoy learning about their story and how Overland Adventure is their best therapy for challenges beyond what most of us face. So, if Overlanding is therapy for Hollis family, Overland Adventure; or as Hunt would say, Jeep Crawling is surely great for everyone else!

Adventure Awaits - Be Kind, Be Present and Do Good Things
GHT Overland Travel Podcast - Notes from the Interview
Website: http://teamhunt.org

Instagram: @teamhuntadventure
Facebook: facebook.com/Team-Hunt
Team Hunt Adventure Jeep Spec's
Vehicle: 2013 Jeep Wrangler “Cap’n”
Fuel Capacity: factory 18.6 gallon tank
Spare Fuel: AEV 10.2 gallon Fuel Caddy
Water Capacity: 5 gallon capacity in the rear AEV bumper with upto an additional 10 gallons with an auxiliary tank on the roof.

Shower: Nemo Helio portable pressure shower and “Goodwipes”
Solar: 150 watt tri fold OverlandSolar panel
Refrigerator: 50 litre National Luna
Recovery Gear: Maxtrax and a Warn Winch
Top Pieces of Gear: Dual Battery System & Refrigerator

Removed Gear: Inflatable YoloBoard (paddle board) - clothes, extra kitchen items, along with added recreational gear. Opting for gear to document their adventures, over gear related to comfort.

Memorable Destinations
Corral Hollow Trail in California USA
Glacier National Park USA
Tofino Canada
Favorite Overlanding Recipes
Epiphany! Anything taste good in the woods. This has been a valuable discovery process for Hunt’s diet. Hunts Favorites consist of Peanut Butter, bread, Mac n Cheese and bananas.

YouTube videos - Added Resources
Cappy w/ 410 Expedition 🇨🇦
Expedition Overland
Epic Family Road Trip
Lifestyle Overland
Overland Bound
Chris w/ Venture 4WD

Extra Mentions of extraordinary people and resources
Jillian Rebekah - @jillianrebekah
Brenton Corns - 4xFar Adventures
American Expedition Vehicles (AEV)
OverlandSolar
Devil's Head Coffee
Benchmark Vehicles
High Hopes Therapy Clinic in Franklin TN USA
Make a Wish Foundation
Vanderbilt Children's Hospital - Child Life Program
The United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation

Additional Gear mentioned
Tembo Tusk Skottle
Backroad Mapbooks
Gaia GPS
Garmin inReach

Extra for Families with Kids
Junior Ranger Program
Keep your sanity with car games, stories, music-kids bop, movies, books, keep a schedule, provide kids with specific chores around camp. Provide them with a specific amount of space for extra toys.

Visit us at https://ghtoverland.com/podcasts

Overlander Ray Hyland - Overlanding London to Singapore

Imagine finding a 1954 Land Rover, left as an antique in someones field, having not run in 20 years, then buying it for $300 and telling your wife and children you just found the perfect overland rig. Followed by; let’s drive it from London to Singapore as a 16,000 mile, 12 country family road trip.

Have you ever met Ray Hyland? We met Ray at the NW Overland Rally as he stopped to welcome us to the rally with a warm smile and several amazing stories. Ray runs several overland rallies, one being the NW Overland Rally, along with BC Overland Rally and a new rally coming to Colorado!

Ray has been overlanding from what we concluded, his entire life. He’s been taking his family along for the adventure since about 2004. In 2015 he and his wife Marianne, along with their 3 children climbed into their patched up 1954 Land Rover Series 1 Station Wagon; Shipped it to London and drove it to Singapore to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the first London to Singapore overland journey. Words escape us for the sense of adventure Ray has, and probably why he has so many amazing and entertaining stories that leave you with that deer in the headlights look.

Listen to this two part overland podcast with Ray Hyland as he tells a few of those stories as he gives priceless insights on so many great overlanding tips, from border crossings and that perfect tool every overlander should have.

Overland Podcast - Show Notes
Website: http://www.nwoverlandrally.com / http://www.bcoverlandrally.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LondontoSingapore/

Vehicle: 1954 Land Rover Series 1 86” Station Wagon
Fuel Capacity: 45 liters (11.88 gallons) 10 hrs of driving
Spare Fuel: Two 20 liter Jerry cans (5.28 gallon) added 4.4 hrs of driving
Water Capacity: 20 liters
Shower: Solar Shower and a Simple Shower
Solar: 120 watt OverlandSolar panel
Refrigerator: 65 liter Dometic
Favorite Recipes: Changed daily, eating local foods
Top Pieces of Gear: Pulaski tool (axe)
Favorite Places (in no particular order)
Darjeeling Region in the foothills of the Himalayas
Iran
American Southwest Region
High Arctic - Brooks Range

Volunteering: The Muskoka Foundation - Do Good as You Go

Additional Gear List found at https://ghtoverland.com/ray-hyland

Visit GHToverland.com/podcasts for all our Overland Podcast episodes with comprehensive notes for each episode.

Imagine finding a 1954 Land Rover, left as an antique in someones field, having not run in 20 years, then buying it for $300 and telling your wife and children you just found the perfect overland rig. Followed by; let’s drive it from London to Singapore as a 16,000 mile, 12 country family road trip.
Have you ever met Ray Hyland? We met Ray at the NW Overland Rally as he stopped to welcome us to the rally with a warm smile and several amazing stories. Ray runs several overland rallies, one being the NW Overland Rally, along with BC Overland Rally and a new rally coming to Colorado!
Ray has been overlanding from what we concluded, his entire life. He’s been taking his family along for the adventure since about 2004. In 2015 he and his wife Marianne, along with their 3 children climbed into their patched up 1954 Land Rover Series 1 Station Wagon; Shipped it to London and drove it to Singapore to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the first London to Singapore overland journey. Words escape us for the sense of adventure Ray has, and probably why he has so many amazing and entertaining stories that leave you with that deer in the headlights look.
Listen to this two part overland podcast with Ray Hyland as he tells a few of those stories as he gives priceless insights on so many great overlanding tips, from border crossings and that perfect tool every overlander should have.

Visit GHToverland.com/podcasts for all our Overland Podcast episodes with comprehensive notes for each episode.

Emily and Aaron discussing ethical travel and Overland Adventure.
A nurse and a teacher by profession, insatiable travelers the rest of the time! Emily and Aaron write the “Two Dusty Travelers”. A blog about responsible and off the beaten path travel.

First discovered overlanding while living in East Africa, they ran into a couple with a Land Rover with a rooftop tent and immediately fell in love with the idea. They love getting away from the crowds to experience remote place for themselves, so overlanding has been a perfect getaway to have those unique experiences as overlanders.

Since their passion for overlanding was sparked, they’ve converted their Subaru Forester into an overland vehicle, recently spending three weeks traveling around National Parks in the western US (on top of getting out almost every weekend in their home base in the Pacific Northwest!). When Aaron and Emily travel internationally, they almost always rent a vehicle, overland camping to see the country. They’ve done this in Kenya, Mexico, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Aruba. They write their blog and maintain their social media accounts as a way to encourage people to bypass the resorts and immerse themselves in the country they've traveled to.

Big believers that you don't need all the time and money in the world in order to get out there and enjoy overlanding! Overland Travel can be a force for good, passionate about empowering you to explore in ways that help, not harm, the incredible world that we share!

Website: www.twodustytravelers.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/twodustytravelers
Facebook: www.facebook.com/twodustytravelers
Twitter: twitter.com/@2dustytravelers
Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/twodustytravelers

Vehicle: 2009 Subaru Forester called “Forrest”
Fuel Capacity: 16 gallons (60.5 liters) tank + 5 gallons (19 liters) Jerry can
Water Capacity: 7.5 gallons (28.4 liters)
Shower: None
Solar: 100 watts
Refrigerator: a thermo-electric cooler
* recently upgraded to an ARB 37QT

Top Pieces of Gear: FreeSpirit Recreation Rooftop Tent
Best Recovery Gear: Maxtrax
Favorite Places: Utah USA, Ngorongoro Crater Tanzania & Aruba
Favorite Recipes: Sharp Cheddar Cheese, Triscuits and Tuna fish

Visit GHToverland.com/podcasts for all our Overland Podcast episodes with comprehensive notes for each episode.

Emily and Aaron discussing ethical travel and Overland Adventure.
A nurse and a teacher by profession, insatiable travelers the rest of the time! Emily and Aaron write the “Two Dusty Travelers”. A blog about responsible and off the beaten path travel.

First discovered overlanding while living in East Africa, they ran into a couple with a Land Rover with a rooftop tent and immediately fell in love with the idea. They love getting away from the crowds to experience remote place for themselves, so overlanding has been a perfect getaway to have those unique experiences as overlanders.

Since their passion for overlanding was sparked, they’ve converted their Subaru Forester into an overland vehicle, recently spending three weeks traveling around National Parks in the western US (on top of getting out almost every weekend in their home base in the Pacific Northwest!). When Aaron and Emily travel internationally, they almost always rent a vehicle, overland camping to see the country. They’ve done this in Kenya, Mexico, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Aruba. They write their blog and maintain their social media accounts as a way to encourage people to bypass the resorts and immerse themselves in the country they've traveled to.

Big believers that you don't need all the time and money in the world in order to get out there and enjoy overlanding! Overland Travel can be a force for good, passionate about empowering you to explore in ways that help, not harm, the incredible world that we share!

Website: www.twodustytravelers.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/twodustytravelers
Facebook: www.facebook.com/twodustytravelers
Twitter: twitter.com/@2dustytravelers
Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/twodustytravelers

Vehicle: 2009 Subaru Forester called “Forrest”
Fuel Capacity: 16 gallons (60.5 liters) tank + 5 gallons (19 liters) Jerry can
Water Capacity: 7.5 gallons (28.4 liters)
Shower: None
Solar: 100 watts
Refrigerator: a thermo-electric cooler
* recently upgraded to an ARB 37QT

Top Pieces of Gear: FreeSpirit Recreation Rooftop Tent
Best Recovery Gear: Maxtrax
Favorite Places: Utah USA, Ngorongoro Crater Tanzania & Aruba
Favorite Recipes: Sharp Cheddar Cheese, Triscuits and Tuna fish

Visit GHToverland.com/podcasts for all our Overland Podcast episodes with comprehensive notes for each episode.

Overlander Marco Mok from Holland Africa Tour
Marco has been overlanding and exploring with the Holland Africa Tour since 2004 starting with a trip from Sudan to Ethiopia. Shortly after he followed up with an overlanding trip from Cameroon to Chad, followed by several trip in Morocco. The Holland Africa Tour (HAT) uses three M.A.N. trucks (German truck brand); a 8x8 for storage of relief goods and supplies. A 6x6 with two cabins for up to seven passengers, also used for the tours kitchen and crew member belongings. Their newest addition, a 4x4 used for spare parts and supporting equipment.

Most impressive to us is the Holland Africa Tours humanitarian efforts. From donations of cars, a piano, to ropes, shoes and soccer balls. They are always bringing smiles to the most remote villages in Africa, based completely on their experience and relationships built over many years. Knowing what people need and what will make life for them a little better. You will want to look into what they are doing and consider a tour with them to see first hand, parts of the world you’ve only imagined from documentaries on National Geographic. Do not expect catered meals and room service, expect to become part of a team changing lives, yours is sure to be forever impacted! The Gratitude from those you help, to the Humbling feeling of just how appreciative and kind people are for your Tenacity to get off the couch and doing something good for them, asking nothing in return.

See the movie (documentary) link below from the Holland Africa Tour - it is unquestionably worth your time!

Overland Travel Podcast - Show Notes
Website: https://www.hollandafricatour.nl

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hollandafricatour

Vehicles: All from the M.A.N. brand of trucks in Germany - 8x8, 6x6 and a 4x4

Fuel Capacity : 792 gallons of spare fuel (3,000 liters)

Water Capacity: 396 gallons (1,500 liters)

Clothes Washing: Plastic drum with water, soap, then followed by a long bumpy road.

Shower: none - wet wipes

Solar: none - lots of battery power

Refrigerator: 2 full size refrigerators



Top Pieces of Gear: Camera
Favorite Places: N. Sudan the Sahara Pyramids, the Nile, Sunsets in the Desert. Namibia; easy to rent a 4x4 and push your limits.
Favorite Recipes: Spaghetti; easy to prepare meals.
Additional Reference:

Examples of the work the Holland Africa Tour is doing: https://www.hollandafricatour.nl/?page_id=31

Apply to join the Holland Africa Tour: https://ghtoverland.com/holland-africa-tour

Visit GHToverland.com/podcasts for all our Overland Podcast episodes with comprehensive notes for each episode.

Overlander Marco Mok from Holland Africa Tour:
Marco has been overlanding and exploring with the Holland Africa Tour since 2004 starting with a trip from Sudan to Ethiopia. Shortly after he followed up with an overlanding trip from Cameroon to Chad, followed by several trip in Morocco. The Holland Africa Tour (HAT) uses three M.A.N. trucks (German truck brand); a 8x8 for storage of relief goods and supplies. A 6x6 with two cabins for up to seven passengers, also used for the tours kitchen and crew member belongings. Their newest addition, a 4x4 used for spare parts and supporting equipment.

Most impressive to us is the Holland Africa Tours humanitarian efforts. From donations of cars, a piano, to ropes, shoes and soccer balls. They are always bringing smiles to the most remote villages in Africa, based completely on their experience and relationships built over many years. Knowing what people need and what will make life for them a little better. You will want to look into what they are doing and consider a tour with them to see first hand, parts of the world you’ve only imagined from documentaries on National Geographic. Do not expect catered meals and room service, expect to become part of a team changing lives, yours is sure to be forever impacted! The Gratitude from those you help, to the Humbling feeling of just how appreciative and kind people are for your Tenacity to get off the couch and doing something good for them, asking nothing in return.

See the movie (documentary) link below from the Holland Africa Tour - it is unquestionably worth your time!
Overland Travel Podcast - Show Notes

Website: https://www.hollandafricatour.nl
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hollandafricatour
Vehicles: All from the M.A.N. brand of trucks in Germany - 8x8, 6x6 and a 4x4
Fuel Capacity : 792 gallons of spare fuel (3,000 liters)
Water Capacity: 396 gallons (1,500 liters)
Clothes Washing: Plastic drum with water, soap, then followed by a long bumpy road.
Shower: none - wet wipes
Solar: none - lots of battery power
Refrigerator: 2 full size refrigerators

Top Pieces of Gear: Camara
Favorite Places: N. Sudan the Sahara Pyramids, the Nile, Sunsets in the Desert. Namibia; easy to rent a 4x4 and push your limits.
Favorite Recipes: Spaghetti; easy to prepare meals.