Overlanding as the New RV'ing
There is a definite significant rise in the interest and participation in Overlanding. Overlanding is the idea of travel for travels sake usually doing an entire continent or around the world. T...
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fulltimedaniel wrote:toedtoes wrote:
Don't a bulk of RVers "travel for travel's sake" anyway? I don't see this as anything new.
Well my impression is that most traditional RV'ers are more destination oriented. Ie getting the the Natl Park or the coast etc. The "trip" is secondary, but still important, to the destination. Whereas in Overlanding there really is no destination per se. It is ALL trip.
This is how the Overlanders define it:
Overlanding is self-reliant overland travel to remote destinations where the journey is the principal goal.
I think when it comes to non-full-timers, this might be true. But most full-timers I've met put more importance on the traveling rather than a specific destination. Just read all the comments from folks on this forum stating "slow down and enjoy the journey" when someone wants to travel 500+ miles a day to get to a specific destination.
