Conversation turns to Smores and Hot Cider, the campfire gets bigger, temps continue to drop and the snow piles up. Throw another log on the fire; this is the perfect time to begin our discussion about whether to run snow chains.

All snow might look alike but snow comes in many forms: wet and slushy, dry and powdery, deep, shallow, crystalline, large flakes, small pop-corn and all in between. Don’t let folks fool you into thinking there is only one way to drive in snow (actually there is – carefully – but that is a given).

Calef Letorney and Taylor Congleton from Rovers North were at the Nation Rallye last week. Check out this slideshow..more to come!

text & photos: Raymond Greaves [Raymond Greaves and his girlfriend Nereide left London in January for a six month drive to Cape Town, South Africa, in their 2004 Range Rover. Here’s the first part of his remarkable story. –ed.] Two years ago my work in investment banking took me to various power and renewable energy [...]

text: Taylor Congleton photos: Bend Edmonson www.tellurideweddingimages.com www.benedmonson.com www.livesimple.me [Taylor Congleton owns and operates T. Congleton Rovers, a full service Land Rover shop, and Overland Corrosion Protection, a Waxoyl protection service for all vehicles, in Westford, VT. Taylor also serves as the Field Technician for Rovers North Fleet Sales –ed.] The telephone call didn’t need [...]

text: Matt Martin & Aaron Williams
photos: Matt Martin

This year’s SCARR (South Central Area Rover Rally), held from April 15-18, provided further proof—if any was needed—of Texas hospitality. Our driving instructions pointed us in a new direction, the Hidden Falls Adventure Park in Marble Falls, TX, but the old tradition of a warm reception for organizers and attendees alike, still felt firmly intact. After a long drive from Vermont in a Defender, that reception meant a great deal to us. In the frigid north, we’re used to receiving grunts and nods at Land Rover events; when we come to SCARR, we’re overwhelmed by the warm greetings. Believe me, we never tire of meeting fans of Rovers North!

text: Jeffrey Aronson
photos: Nordel Gagnon & Jeffrey Aronson

I spent a month away from home in the Conway, NH, area, with my Land Rover, the QE I. On my island town, I’m the only year-round resident with a Land Rover, so I’m used to waiting until summer before other Land Rovers appear on our roads. Traveling to a month’s study to become a Wilderness EMT at the Solo School, I hoped to meet up with other Land Rover enthusiasts.

text: Alexandra Sailer
photos: Sailer Images (Steffen and Alexandra Sailer)

Our beloved Defender 110 arrived three weeks later than promised, and sat for nearly another week on a wharf waiting to get into the quarantine area. Depressed and angry, we almost decided to have the Rover’s container loaded on a ship straight to Los Angeles, when the express agent finally called. On May 16, we finally could meet customs and quarantine officers at the quarantine depot to have the Landy cleared—if there weren’t a bunch of flies coming out, that is…. As we arrived, we couldn’t believe our eyes. This was a quarantine depot? It looked like a totally open area. The Landy sat out of its container coated in a thick layer of dust! It turned out the very nice customs officer paid far more attention to the Landy itself than the dirt (once again). Happy not to find foreign soil in any of the critical places, the agent released our Land Rover. Still, yet another missing piece of paper delayed us; our express agent hemmed and hawed, and finally, we drove off with the Rover. Cross this “custom service” off our recommendation list!

text by Alexandra Sailer photos by Sailer Images (Steffen and Alexandra Sailer) [Steffen and Alexandra Sailer, Metzingen, Germany, travel around the world as nature photographers. They share the first legs of their travels in this article –ed.] Our Landy in sleeping mode. On the left hand side the shelfmade cabinet of lightweight and sturdy material, [...]

text: Gustaf Kupetz photos: Ben Edmonson [Gustaf Kupetz was most recently the Gear and Field Specialist for Land Rover Lifestyle magazine. An avid off-roader, he headed for the Rockies last summer. Here’s his story –ed.] It’s been a personal goal to search out the quintessential overland trail. The perfect trail would have sufficient length and [...]

[Bill Burke, an internationally known off-road expert and instructor, has extensive training in Emergency Response. He addresses backcountry first aid this issue because off-roading and safety go hand-in-hand. This article cannot replace proper first-aid training; only professional training from qualified agencies will give you the skills and mindset required to render responsible and quality emergency [...]