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Overlanding the 7-Hour Plane Crash Trail

The upper midwest is effectively devoid of off-roading and overlanding opportunities. Most people in the scene are settling for camping in parks, getting invites to a handful of events on private land, or making long hauls to get our fix outside of the midwest.

We'd been planning a fall overlanding escape to the Ozark National Forest with our cousins, who have a very similar setup as ours (Ford Broncos and off-road teardrops). We scouted out some campsites that we could drop our campers at while we wheeled through the forest. Ideally, we'd pull the teardrops through the trails, but some of the water crossings can get pretty high, and no one wants a wet mattress...

The week before we were set to leave, the forecast predicted temps in the 90s along with super high humidity. Most of our crew wasn't very interested in sleeping in the hot, humid f... read more

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Is this heaven? t.co/qTHlCC9VE9
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I really should’ve quit golfing after that hole-in-one last year.
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Hey @elonmusk, you ever think about golf?
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yay moms!
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Hi, I'm Derek Brooks

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