Off The Road Again

Ross & Chris welcome Chris Holloway to the show. Chris is the organizer of the Midwest Overland Off-Road Expo (MOORE Expo) that takes place on February 13-14, 2021. MOORE hosts educational sessions and will have 80,000 square feet of vendors and presenters over the two days of the expo. There is also an off-road group drive from the Southern Missouri Off Road Ranch to the Expo. Chris is a JKU and a Land Rover Discovery owner. 

Ross & Chris welcome Matt Farah to the show. Matt is the host of The Smoking Tire podcast and the owner of Westside Collector Car Storage in LA. He has also driven across the state of Washington to Canada off-road and navigated a Toyota Previa across Utah in All Cars Go to Heaven and All Cars Go to Heaven 2. Maybe we can help them raise the funds for All Cars Go to Heaven 3?

Chris talks to Matt about the best yachting movie and the "Whomper". The answer is Wind.  

Ross & Chris welcome Ryan Spinks from QuietKat to the show. Ryan & QuietKat have been developing an eBike with Jeep. 

Ryan also runs a couple of 4Runners for off-roading and overland travel with his family and grew up in the Vail Valley.

Ross & Chris welcome Richard & Ashley Giordano from Desk to Glory to the show. Richard & Ashley traveled from Vancouver, BC to Tierra del Fuego, Argentina in a red Toyota Pickup. 

They have also chased Baja with a team running a Land Cruiser. This team has also helped with the Rebelle Rally. Their latest trip was to the Arctic Circle at the end of last winter. 

Chris & Ross welcome William Byrd to discuss the 2021 Ford Bronco. William was able to spend some time with a pre-production Bronco in person. He touched it! The guys also discuss the Bronco Sport and its competition, the Jeep Cherokee.

Chris & Ross welcome Lyn Woodward to the show. Lyn works for Kelley Blue Book and does their video reviews on YouTube. She owns a Datsun 1600 and a Mitsubishi Montero called "Half Monte." Lyn also has competed in the Rebelle Rally and has recently been a part of purchasing a Suzuki XL7 to base in Moab for overland adventures. 

Ross had no vehicle updates. Chris completed the first road trip in the Sequoia with four kids. The 5.7L V8 engine was fantastic for highway miles. It just needs a little bigger fuel tank.

Chris & Ross welcome Andrew Collins to the show. Andrew is the Reviews Editor of Jalopnik. He owns a Mitsubishi Montero, a Datsun/Nissan 300ZX, and an International Scout. Andrew has experience in Baja and with the Dakar Rally. The guys discuss the 2021 Ford F150, a drone shot of Broncos, and Ram TRX. Ross bought and sold a cargo box for the Miata. Chris had some maintenance done to the Sequoia before a road trip. 

Chris and Ross welcome Jonathan Miller to the show. Jonathan is one of the driving forces behind Breeo. They make smokeless fire pits and the Outpost, a stainless steel camping grille. Jonathan also has a new camper and is on the hunt for a rig to tow said camper to remote locations. He previously has lived in a Casita, 17-foot camper that he towed with a V8 Grand Cherokee and a diesel Grand Cherokee. The guys discuss potential modifications for the trailer to improve it off-road.

Ross gets the hitch installed on the Miata and Chris is disappointed with shipping since both Thules have been damaged before they got to him.

Chris & Ross welcome Jeff Glucker to the show. Jeff is the Editor-in-Chief of the Hooniverse. Jeff owns a Mitsubishi Montero and has a new show on the Motor Trend App called Shift Talkers and it's good. Jeff talks about Wide Open Baja, side-by-sides, and a trophy truck. 

The Ford Bronco gets discussed again. Hopefully, the reveal will be soon.

Chris & Ross welcome Zach Bowman to the show. Zach writes for Road & Track. He also spent a year crisscrossing the US five times with his wife and child in a Ram 2500 with a Four Wheel Camper on the back. Zach also has a hilarious story about an automaker being forced to use another company's product to drive them out of a vehicle launch in Mongolia.

Ross & Zach talk about motorcycles while Chris nods along.