Backcountry Navigation and Off-Pavement Essentials

Master the technical skills and vocabulary needed to confidently transition from casual gravel roads to remote forest two-tracks for your next overlanding expedition. * **Master technical off-pavement terminology** for effective trail communication * **Execute safe recovery techniques** for self-reliance in remote areas * **Develop terrain-reading skills** for gravel and dirt two-track navigation * **Optimize vehicle preparation** for sustained backcountry overlanding trips

6 sections ยท 15 lessons

Course outline

Vehicle Readiness

  1. Tire Dynamics
  2. Vital Fluids
  3. Essential Gear
  4. Vehicle Readiness

Surface Mastery

  1. Gravel Physics
  2. Mud Tactics
  3. Sand Navigation
  4. Surface Mastery

Technical Maneuvers

  1. Line Choice
  2. Hill Ascent
  3. Controlled Descent
  4. Technical Maneuvers

Backcountry Navigation

  1. Map Reading
  2. Forest Signage
  3. Backcountry Navigation

Recovery Skills

  1. Traction Boards
  2. Kinetic Recovery
  3. Recovery Skills

Overlanding Ethics

  1. Tread Lightly
  2. Camp Selection
  3. Overlanding Ethics

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