Driving Line Overlanding Article

[FrankInNordale]

I came across this article and thought I would see what you all thought. There are some really great thoughts on the article in the comments section. Basically, this kid thinks he is the second coming of Mark A. Smith without the willingness to grow or mentor the community. If you don't know who Mark A. Smith is look up Expediciones De Las Americas... you'll be happy you did.

https://www.drivingline.com/articles/do-it-for-the-gram-how-social-media-ruined-overlanding/

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[drogers]

What a douche.

 

[Vegas_Sirk]

The problem is the kid is basically judging people for their reasons of getting into Overlanding. The problem with this is that even if people are getting into it for the wrong reasons they still promote the hobby/sport which helps it grow and thrive. Also just because you start for reason Y dosen't mean that you can come to like/love it for reason X as you grow in the hobby.

 

[drogers]

It also assumes that anyone who doesn't grow up offroading on a budget is somehow less deserving of enjoying the hobby...

 

[RedTRex]

The comments section is the best part!

 

[Wraith]

The author comes across as pretentious and holier than thou in the article. I can understand some points but the narrative screams "look at me, I'm pompous! I am doing what nobody else has ever done. Follow me on Instagram! I am a trailblazer!" The Overlanding craze used to be off-reading, camping, and exploring for most of us and enjoyed for far longer than many of us have been alive but has gained huge popularity in the last decade for good reason. Vehicle based adventure travel is something a lot of us aspire towards with our families and yearly vacations and I see nothing wrong with it as its furthering the sport and getting more people interested and involved than ever before. The hope would be the more voices there are to fight back against the land grab and closures the better for everyone. I can see the flip side of the coin where the influx of people has also been harmful to the sport and becoming more boujee with each passing year, but you take it with a grain of salt. It wasn't long ago that there was a legitimate threat to BLM land closures nationwide because they were bigger with more representation than a small population of off-road enthusiasts. I was going to write a larger rebuttal, but the comments section on the article sums up my feelings pretty accurately.

 

[Gladiator4Runner]

I'd like to see him try to take an enduro motorcycle up a goat path and sleep under the stars just once-

 

[DarkAardvark]

"Let me preface this by saying that I’m not your typical 28-year-old"

You're still a millennial. On top of that, you're a pretentious hipster millennial who was doing something "before it was cool."

 

[Valicor]

The comments section is the best part!

Thank you for this. I couldn't get through the first page of this "article" so I never saw the comments. Going back and reading them now gave me a good chuckle, one that I wouldn't have had if not for your simple comment.

 

[Jowen]

I do have a strong gag reflex, but does get mine going. I do lot of overlanding, do all most all my own work, I do extensive preplanning. I try to pack out more than i pack in. I only want leave tracks behind me. ahh well I had better go before I get sick

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