Who wouldn't want to save money on fuel. The best reason being it gives you more financial resources to travel for a longer duration and to more places.
So would buying Coleman products as opposed to Snowpeak or Levis as opposed to Patagonia. Just sayin...
I've always thought of overlanding as extended periods of travels. Months or weeks at a time and hence why you'd want a rig more comfortable to live out of. Is it really different than a long camping trip? no.
Funny, I have yet to meet a single self-proclaimed overlander who's ever done more than go camping for a weekend at a designated campground. Not that there's anything wrong with that of course.
The US is a big place. I don't see any reason you can't take extensive trips right here. It's possible to do most of that traveling in the dirt as well.
Believe me, it is and I do all the time. I just have yet to meet a self-proclaimed overlander who does too - just ones who tell me that they have an overland built Jeep.
So what's the difference between an overland rig and a well built up capable rig? Not much.
Exactly!
A rig like yours can go anywhere an overland build can. Not saying otherwise. The overland rig can't go everywhere a jeep like yours can.
LOL!! While this is true, you make it sound like a Jeep like mine has always been as built up as it is. Also, are you suggesting that a stock Jeep can't be an overlander?
The difference is they're not building a jeep to do both.
Funny, I didn't know self-proclaimed overlanders have specific limits as to how much they build up their Jeep. Exactly where is the line drawn?
They focus on living out of the vehicle in remote places as well as the not so remote stops in between. Would you want it offroad capable? Yes. So capable it can run the most difficult trails? no. Its not a huge difference.
And that was spoken exactly like a person who's never been in a truly remote place. Believe it or not, there are times and places where a smooth dirt road can get washed out by an unexpected flash flood. That once moderate to easy trail can suddenly become a most difficult trail. How do I know? I've been there - it's one of the reasons I started to build up my Jeep to what it is today.
The comfort of living out the the vehicle for extended periods of time is the real difference.
I suppose living comfortably out the back of a vehicle for extended periods of time is really subjective.