The XOVERLAND Podcast

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Welcome to the XOVERLAND podcast, an exploration of adventure, those who pursue it, and all that makes it possible.

Gather insight and inspiration from engaging conversations with trailblazers from around the world.  Whether they be travelers, entrepreneurs, influencers, or experts in their field, we're here to share their unique voices and learn all that we can in the process.

Our conversations may delve into the intricacies of overland vehicle electronics, the psychology of pushing past one's comfort-zone, or the inspiring stories of creatives such as Chris Burkard or Clay Croft. 

Like the exciting guests they work to bring onto the show, our podcast host and co-host, Jimmy Lewis and Leah Heffelfinger, cover a lot of ground to bring you the XOVERLAND Podcast!

Recent Episodes
  • EP92 | The Overland Collective: The Story, the Why, and What’s Next
    May 2, 2025 – 55:51
  • EP91 | Prioritizing a Life of Adventure: Sinuhe Xavier & Clay Croft
    Jan 15, 2025 – 58:23
  • EP90 | Overland Optimized: Life, Gear, and Adventure with Clay & Ryan
    Dec 18, 2024 – 51:05
  • EP89 | The Return to Africa: Overlanding & Filmmaking in Southern Africa with Clay Croft & Zach Johaneson
    Nov 20, 2024 – 42:29
  • EP88 | "Insuring the Overland Adventure" with Jason Siver
    Nov 7, 2024 – 54:53
  • EP87 | Coffee for Overlanding - What is the Best Way to Make it?
    Sep 18, 2024 – 02:32:27
  • EP86 | Finding the Balance in Overlanding - Lisa & Jason of Four Wheeled Nomad
    Aug 7, 2024 – 35:59
  • EP85 | Full Time Overlanding in an Ambulance - Melanie and Sebastian & The Campulance
    Jul 24, 2024 – 02:06:46
  • EP84 | Building Your Dream Overlanding Build with Mainline Overland
    Jun 12, 2024 – 01:31:41
  • EP83 | Scott Brady - Thriving While Overlanding
    May 29, 2024 – 01:23:23
  • EP82 | Do I need Aftermarket Bumpers? CBI + XOVERLAND
    May 1, 2024 – 01:41:12
  • EP81 | Teenagers in Africa - Cyrus, Ryder, and Eli Croft on Overlanding in Africa
    Apr 7, 2024 – 01:01:32
  • EP80 | African Memories with Richard and Ashley of Desk to Glory
    Mar 24, 2024 – 01:26:36
  • EP79 | “Dr. Jon” Solberg, MD, on Medical Preparation for Overland Travel in Africa
    Feb 29, 2024 – 59:03
  • EP78 | 2024 Tacoma Trailhunter - Our 1 Month Review, Clay Croft and Jimmy Lewis
    Feb 24, 2024 – 45:49
  • EP77 | Clay & Rachelle Croft Chat AFRICA: XOVERLAND Season 6
    Feb 1, 2024 – 58:25
  • EP76 | Tour or Adventure? A Conversation with Joe Fleming of BONAFIDE Moto Co. South Africa
    Jan 18, 2024 – 01:25:15
  • EP75 | Dakar Rally and Overlanding? A Conversation with Off-Road Coach, Jimmy Lewis
    Jan 3, 2024 – 01:19:24
  • EP74 | EDUCATING KIDS ON THE ROAD: What Should You Do About School?
    Dec 13, 2023 – 01:42:11
  • EP73 | Is Wild Camping Legal? Overlanding & Recreating on BLM (Bureau of Land Management) Lands
    Nov 29, 2023 – 01:01:02
  • EP72 | RVing to Overlanding: The Inspiration and Story Behind Skinny Guy Campers
    Nov 15, 2023 – 51:49
  • EP71 | “Going Out to Go In” – Exploring Yourself by Exploring the World w/MAK & Owen of Bound for Nowhere
    Nov 1, 2023 – 01:13:20
  • EP70 | We CHANGED Our LIFE! Family Overland Adventure w/Evan & Christine DeHaven
    Oct 18, 2023 – 01:08:53
  • EP69 | Chris Burkard on Adventure, Photography, and Succeeding in Life
    Oct 4, 2023 – 59:53
  • EP68 | Can Your Truck DO THAT!? Technical Trails with TrailRecon’s Brad Kowitz
    Sep 27, 2023 – 01:03:40
  • EP67 | GOING to EXTREMES! Navigation with Rebelle Rally Founder, Emily Miller
    Sep 20, 2023 – 01:41:06
  • EP66 | NEVER RUN OUT!! Optimizing Auxiliary Power in Vehicles with Mark Bruce of REDARC Electronics
    Sep 13, 2023 – 01:10:51
  • EP65 | Artists-Fly Fishers-Overlanders: Chase and Aimee Bartee of Tight Loops
    Sep 6, 2023 – 01:19:26
  • EP64 | All-in! Overlanding for Life with Eric & Brittany Highland
    Aug 30, 2023 – 01:12:41
  • EP63 | Podcast Hosts Go Overlanding!
    Aug 23, 2023 – 01:20:54
  • EP62 | Solo Adventure Travel with Filmmaker and Motorcyclist, Sterling Noren
    Aug 16, 2023 – 01:19:31
  • EP61 | Wildfire Prevention and Safety–Don’t be “THAT GUY”!!
    Aug 9, 2023 – 01:15:28
  • EP60 | Is It Time to Go to a Pro Shop for Your Build?
    Aug 2, 2023 – 01:03:20
  • EP59 | Do It Yourself! How to Build the Ultimate D.I.Y. Truck Camper w/Ambition Strikes
    Jul 26, 2023 – 58:16
  • EP58 | Will We Run Out of Water? Handling Water Anxiety with Guzzle H20
    Jul 19, 2023 – 57:35
  • EP57 | Elevating Camp Cookin' with Gondirtin
    Jul 12, 2023 – 01:14:51
  • EP56 | XOVERLAND – The Next Chapter – an Update from Clay and Rachelle Croft, and Content & Marketing Director, Evan DeHaven
    Jun 28, 2023 – 55:16
  • EP55 | What’s Next for Eva zu Beck?
    Jun 21, 2023 – 01:07:07
  • EP54 | How to Overcome Problems Related to Time, Money, and Geographic Location When Getting Started in Overlanding
    Jun 14, 2023 – 01:19:26
  • EP53 | The Path to Personal Growth Through Adventure with Rebecca Donaghe, Global Adventurer and Filmmaker
    Jun 7, 2023 – 01:21:24
  • EP52 | Your Questions about Overland Vehicle Building Answered by XOverland’s Clay Croft and Tanner Johnson
    May 31, 2023 – 01:09:13
  • EP51 | The All-New 2024 Tacoma Trailhunter - Exclusive Sit-Down with Sheldon Brown, Chief Engineer
    May 25, 2023 – 31:25
  • EP50 | Getting Stoked for Overland Expo West 2023 w/Eva Rupert
    May 10, 2023 – 49:55
  • EP49 | Wilderness Medicine for Overlanders with Dr. Jon Solberg
    May 3, 2023 – 53:37
  • EP48 | Overlanding Stories and Catching Up with Ty Heaps!
    Apr 26, 2023 – 01:10:36
  • EP47 | Learning to Enjoy Pooping in the Outdoors and Managing Human Waste
    Apr 19, 2023 – 01:02:47
  • EP46 | How to Maintain Your Overlanding Vehicle for Years of Adventure
    Apr 12, 2023 – 01:14:30
  • EP45 | Battery and Power Management with Matt Hopkins and Ryan Connelly
    Apr 5, 2023 – 01:09:27
  • EP44 | Overlanding and Outdoor Adventure Communications with Matt Hopkins and Ryan Connelly of X Overland
    Mar 29, 2023 – 01:12:50
  • EP43 | Overlander’s Mindset: Vehicle Recovery with Certified Master Trainer, Nena Barlow and Rebelle Rally Champion, Rachelle Croft
    Mar 22, 2023 – 34:51
Recent Reviews
  • Mojavejohn1
    Great podcast
    What a great podcast. This is quickly becoming one of my favorite, go to podcasts. It’s really well done.
  • Midwest Fil-billy
    Great quality of content
    I started listening to this podcast after watching X Overland after watching the series on YouTube. The quality of the series is equal to or exceeds any documentary certain documentaries on discover or history channel. Keep up the great content
  • shoremontero
    Best Overland Pocast
    I’ve been following XO since 2016. Gave me the inspiration to build out my montero for camping and overland travel. Great stuff guys!
  • Danwhite1989
    Ep 26 with Justin From Patriot Campers
    Highly suggest giving the XO podcast a listen. I’m never disappointed. I thoroughly enjoyed this podcast in particular. It was interesting to get perspective on the business end of being among the front runners in the overland manufacturing industry. The frustrations and headaches that come with trying to create product and content to stay relevant in a suddenly and rapidly popularized market, on top of meeting huge demand with an unreliable supply chain. I’ve come to realize that go getters, such as these two gentlemen, don’t have time to sit and read the comments on social media (much like this one) and that’s a good thing. They’re busy innovating, working tirelessly to maintain their personal lives, relationships and their livelihood. And that’s exactly how it should be. This episode has thrown some serious light onto aspects of the overland industry that many of us are far if not entirely removed from. It’s given me a newfound respect for what exactly it it is that these folks and their teams do and how much work they have put into pursuing these endeavors. I always enjoy listening to all the XO podcasts, another opportunity to learn something new. Very well done!
  • jimmyfliv
    Insightful, Informative, Entertaining
    This podcast not only covers all things overlanding, but also the human aspect of the experience. Love the authentic and meaningful conversations around topics of adventure and personal growth as well as the highly technical and informative episodes that teach. Keep up the great work!
  • jbjlock26
    About much more than cool trucks!
    I’ve been a fan of X Overland since discovering the channel on YouTube. The quality of their cinematography is worthy of broadcast television or better. This podcast takes you beyond the camera lens and into the philosophy behind what they do and introduces you to the people involved. Sometimes they talk about cool truck builds as well but it’s much more than that!
  • Schnitzel7274
    Episode 17 OOOF!
    Let me say first I am a huge XO fan and have been very pleased with this podcast overall, especially the round table discussions. But episode 17 is a doozy and should be deleted or re-edited/re-done. This episode does not seem on brand with XO as it purely comes across as a Redarc advertisement and the fact that Redarc would allow a “rep” to speak on their behalf on such a respected platform and NOT EVEN KNOW what AC and DC currents are, how they work, and why these components are important is beyond embarrassing. Conversation should have been over at that point. I can’t imagine working with a company or installer that couldn’t explain these basics to me and why they should be important to my build. I gave one star to draw attention to this and my overall rating would be a 5. But I hate to see XO or this podcast go in the direction of being shallow advertisements.
  • RusselSaysGo
    A lot to think about.
    I’ve been a fan of the XO shows for years, but I only just found the podcast. In the time I’ve listened I’ve learned a lot about overlanding, I’ve definitely rethought my truck build. For what I want to do, I don’t need much more than tires and suspension.
  • GBSLL
    Inspiring!!!
    I came across XOverland in the fall of 2020. So thankful to have come across all their content . You all have been a big inspiration. Thank you for all that you do. And all the great work. Best of luck on future endeavors.
  • Adam Nutting
    Epic as always!
    Just like all of their video series this podcast is high quality, holds your attention and great content. A must listen for any overlander of any level. Also fantastic for those arm chair adventurers.
  • johhnynascar
    Top notch and down to earth
    I’m very grateful that the XO team has put together a very well thought out and informative podcast. Always look forward to the next show!
  • giahellwigevents
    Exciting Listens
    Excited to have the opportunity to listen to Rachelle and Clay as the speak to their business and all things overlanding. Love learning and taking their information to our rig and what we’re up to. This podcast breaks everything down into bite sized chunks. Yay!
  • FutureOverlander
    Great information. Even better insight into XO
    These podcasts are so refreshing! I love how I can listen and feel as if I am in the room with the team. Can’t wait for more!
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