Are you ready to hit the road and see the world? Before you jump behind the wheel, make sure that you’ve packed the right equipment behind the seat. You’ll want to be prepared for anything when you’re miles and miles from civilization. Here are just four essentials for an overland trip!

1. Navigation Gear

Some people like old-fashioned maps. Others prefer the ease and convenience of a GPS device. There’s no right or wrong way to navigate your personal journey; as long as you end up where you wanted to go, it’s okay to use whatever directional tools that you’d like. No one will kick you off the road for not using a certain kind of guiding equipment.

2. Bull Bar

Bull bars are popular as a style accessory, but they have practical uses as well. They can prevent damage to your vehicle as you drive through dense, unfamiliar terrain, …

For many people, fishing is one of the great pleasures of life. It almost doesn’t matter if a person catches a fish. Simply being out in nature by a body of water with friends and family is pleasure enough. But those who are serious about catching fish know that the right equipment can mean the difference between an ice box full of their favorite catch and nothing at all. Besides hooks and lines, the most important fishing equipment are rods and reels.

Things to Know About Rods

Rods have evolved from their humble beginnings as sticks with strings attached. Now there are light, short spinning rods, leger rods made to hold bait on the bottom of the river or lake, the long float rod, boat rods, shore rods and different types of fly rod. Whatever type of rod a fisherman chooses, it needs to be light, responsive and maneuverable. Basically, …

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