Discussing Expedition Campers and Crossing Jungles with Lance Gillies

The Overland Journal Podcast · Jul 8, 2020 · 1h 6m · transcript

Overland Journal Podcast host Scott Brady interviews Lance Gillies, founder and CEO of EarthCruiser, focusing on lessons from decades of travel and building expedition campers. Gillies recounts early Australia trips to Cape York in the wet with a Hilux and Holden Rodeo, emphasizing testing oneself responsibly and learning from remote Aboriginal communities, plus practical crocodile safety. They discuss travel mindset: learning basic language and history, and memorable Mongolia experiences with shepherd families. Gillies describes a month-long east–west equator crossing of Kalimantan…