Overland Trip Planning: How to Plan a Grand Overlanding Adventure and Getting Started with GAIA GPS

We're breaking down planning for overlanding trips and showing you how to use GAIA GPS (both on the web and the mobile app) in this video you shouldn't miss. Learn from my mistakes so that you don't have to make them on your own.

I know, I know, this is a really long video but I believe it provides good value to those who are new to this overlanding thing and who are a little intimidated with planning a grand adventure. There’s no magic silver bullet for planning overland adventures so the more we can learn from one another the better our adventures will be.

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GAIA GPS
https://www.gaiagps.com/

onX Offroad offline mapping and navigation
https://www.avantlink.com/click.php?t...

US National Parks
https://www.nps.gov/index.htm

US National Forests
https://www.fs.usda.gov/Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
https://www.blm.gov/

Bureau of Land Management
https://www.blm.gov/

Dispersed Camping Info Resources
https://freecampsites.net/
https://www.boondockersbible.com/
https://www.campendium.com/

Backcountry Discovery Routes
https://ridebdr.com/

Overland Journal - Overland Routes
https://overlandjournal.com/overland-...

US Department Of Transportation - Federal Highway AdministrationNational
Traffic and Road Closure Information
https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/trafficinfo/

Wildlife precaution information
https://www.snakebitefoundation.org/b...
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-c...
https://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid/...

Emergency Satellite Communications Texting Device
Garmin In-Reach Mini https://amzn.to/3juIczu

Chapter Markers:
00:00 Intro
02:26 Tip #1 Overland planning for beginners
02:59 Start of adventure planning
03:12 Tip #2 Long drives
03:48 Tip #3 Knowing where to refuel
05:11 Tip #4 Offline mapping apps
06:32 GAIA GPS Map Layers
07:29 GAIA GPS Create Waypoints (web version)
10:11 GAIA GPS Create Waypoints (mobile app)
10:43 Discovering camping locations
12:20 Tip #5 Camping info resources
13:56 Tip #6 Waypoints for resupply locations
15:06 Dispersed camping general rules of thumb
15:50 Tip #7 Waypoints for things to do
16:24 Tip #8 Backcountry routes
17:45 onX Offroad app
18:20 GAIA GPS mobile app crash course
20:52 GAIA GPS How to import Route Files
22:36 GAIA GPS Create Routes (web version)
26:24 GAIA GPS Create Routes (mobile app)
28:39 GAIA GPS Guide Me with Routes
29:29 Continue adventure planning
31:39 Tip #9 GAIA GPS downloading map data
35:10 Tip #10 Weather and wildfire info
37:22 Tip #11 Road closure info
38:08 Tip #12 Wildlife info
39:57 Tip #13 Reducing weight
40:36 Tip #14 Off-grid advice
41:04 Tip #15 Getting help
41:33 Let’s review all the tips
43:34 Last bit of info

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