**NEW 2012 CLASSES ANNOUNCED BELOW** 85+ CLASSES / PROGRAMS & 65 INSTRUCTORS
Schedule:
Thursday, May 17, 2012 — noon: camping opens for main field; exhibitors set up
Friday, May 18, 2012 — 9 am to 5 pm show, classes, Film Festival; 5 to 7, happy hour; 7+, Film Festival
Saturday, May 19, 2012 — 8 am to 5 pm show, classes, Film Festival; 5 to 7, happy hour; 7+, Film Festival
Sunday, May 20, 2012: 8 am to 10 am exhibitor show; 10 - 3 pm show, classes, Film Festival
Monday, May 21, 2012: departures . . . the adventures begin
For our Exhibitors list, visit the Sponsor & Exhibitor page. For an overview of the show, see the Details page, and a list of our Instructors and VIPs is on our Experts page.
There is a large on-site restaurant and bar, and there will be food and beverage booths (more on the venue, see our FAQ page)
2012 PROGRAM
Confirmed for 2012: Land Rover is once again sponsoring an on-site overland driving course. The course will be staffed by a dozen of the top overland driving skills trainers in the world ~ custom-tailored skills instruction, open all day to Overland Experience registrants, use your own vehicle or use a provided test vehicle. Day Pass attendees may sign up for a test drive of a provided vehicle, with an instructor.
Image courtesy Peter Sweetser, Camel Trophy 89New for 2012: Get ready to be blown away by our expanded OVERLAND SKILLS AREA, with driving and motorcycle riding, and hands-on instruction in an ALL NEW FORMAT that will allow you to custom-tailor specific overland skills training: winching, ropework & lashing, recovery, specialty substrates, spotting, bush skills, and more. We don't want to give it all away now, but here's a hint: we're giving the Camel Trophy Overland Expo Training Team** a blank slate to design the ULTIMATE OVERLAND SKILLS TRAINING AREA, and they won't disappoint.
Overland Experience registrants will have unlimited access to the ongoing Teaching Stations at the OVERLAND SKILLS TRAINING AREA.
*Asterisk indicates OPEN TO EVERYONE, INCLUDING DAY PASSES
ALL-NEW Films & Slide Shows
Open to everyone
*Central Asia with Tiffany Coates
by Tiffany Coates
*Motorcycle Chang-pa
by Gaurav Jani
*Around the World on a BMW—on $25 a Day
by René Cormier
* Best of the Southwest and Baja
by Chris Marzonie
*Africa by Parts: Seven Years of Exploration
by Chris and Karin Weight
* Silver Towns of 19th c. Colorado by Motorcycle
by James Vota and crew, the ALT Project
*Sahara Overlanding: The Golden Age
by Chris Scott
*Overlanding Australia with Ron and Viv Moon
by Ron and Viv Moon
*Egypt’s Libyan Desert: The Sykes/MacDougal Centennial Expedition
by Jonathan Hanson, Diane Boyer, Steve Hayden, Roseann Hanson
* Continental Divide Ride
by Sterling Noren
Adventure Travel Film Festival
*Open to everyone
Austin Vince and Lois Pryce bring us the 4th Annual Adventure Film Festival, an international celebration of historic, odd, harrowing, fascinating, and inspirational "do it yourself" adventure films. See their website for information; the 2012 playlist will be posted in early 2012.
Seminars, Workshops, Classes & Demos
*asterisk indicates open to everyone; all others require Overland Experience registration
Overlanding Driving Skills: On-site Driving Course built by Land Rover Experience & staffed by a dozen of the top overland driving skills trainers in the world.**
Enjoy custom-tailored skills instruction, open all day to Overland Experience registrants, use your own vehicle or test drive one (for use only on this driving area, not for other classes).
*Day Pass attendees may sign up for a test drive of a provided vehicle, with an instructor.
Adventure Motorcycle Skills: On-site Demo Course built & staffed by BMW & RawHyde Adventures in our Adventure Motorcycle Village on-site. Offering beginning & intermediate / advanced riding classes (the latter held off-site, in the field) for Overland Experience registrants ~ ride the the experts.
*Anyone can test-ride a BMW on our demo course (helmet, license required)
*BMW & RawHyde Adventures are offering their comprehensive BMW Academy riding course concurrent with the Expo. Contact them for details at RawHyde Adventures.
**Overland Expo Training Team includes Land Rover Experience & Camel Trophy trainers (Bob Burns, Sarah Batten, Jim West, Jim Swett, Tim Hensley, Ken Cameron, Daphne Greene, Don Floyd, Tom Collins), BMW & RawHyde Adventures (Jim Hyde, Kevan Harder & staff), Overland Experts (Bruce Elfstrom & staff), Graham Jackson, Barbour All-Terrain (Duncan Barbour), Pangaea Expeditions (Nathan Hindman), Nick Taylor, Pete Sweetser, Sweet Otter (Kristina Hall), Viking Off-Road (Thor Jonssen & staff), Adventure Trailers (Martyn Davies, Mario Donovan)
Overland Skills Classes & Workshops ~ Motorcycle & 4Wheel
*asterisk indicates open to everyone; all others require Overland Experience registration
Overland Driving Skills ~ Co-Ed and eWomen-Only Classes
Marshaling (Spotting) Skills ~ Co-Ed and for Women-Only
Introduction to ADV Motorcycling: Course
ADV Riding: RawHyde/BMW Course (separate registration)
NEW ~ Advanced ADV Skills Clinics ~ daily practice & instruction in the motorcycle arena
Intermediate and Beginning ADV Motorcycling: Trail Rides
Motorcycle Recovery
Intro to Recovery: Winching
Intro to Recovery: Non-winch techniques
* Introduction to Basic Winching Demo
Overlanding & Real Life: Can’t Chuck it All? How to go anyway
Overland Conservation Driving
NEW ~ Safety and Security: Rolled Vehicle Demo: Passenger First Aid and Vehicle Recovery
NEW ~ Advanced Driving: Clutch and Gear Work
NEW ~ Advanced Driving: Automatic Transmission Skills
NEW ~ Advanced Driving: Water Crossings
NEW ~ Advanced Recovery Scenarios: Multiple Vehicles
NEW ~ Advanced Recovery Scenarios: Single Vehicle
NEW ~ Advanced Driving: Tire Pressure
NEW ~ Advanced Driving: Failed Hill Climbs
NEW ~ Big-Truck Driving
* Experts Panel: Top Travel Tips
* Experts Panel: Security
* Experts Panel: Travel Medicine & Wellness
* Experts Panel: Borders, Checkpoints & Bribes
NEW ~ * Experts Panel: Paths to a Career in Travel Writing
* Getting involved as you go: Volunteering opportunities—and challenges—for overlanders
* Consumer Feedback Panel: Ask Jeep
NEW ~ REGIONAL PANELS:
* Regional Q&A Panel: Asia
* Regional Q&A Panel: North & Central America
* Regional Q&A Panel: South America
* Regional Q&A Panel: Australia
* Regional Q&A Panel: Sub-Saharan Africa
* Regional Q&A Panel: North Africa and Middle East
* Regional Q&A Panel: Asia
PLEASE NOTE THAT OVERLAND EXPERIENCE REGISTRANTS WILL BE ABLE TO SIGN UP FOR INDIVIDUAL CLASSES STARTING IN FEBRUARY 2012 ~ YOU WILL RECEIVE NOTIFICATION BY EMAIL, ALONG WITH COURSE DESCRIPTIONS, SCHEDULES, AND INSTRUCTIONS.
Food & Cooking
*asterisk indicates open to everyone; all others require Overland Experience registration
One-Pan Cooking & Provisioning (no fridge)
* Overland Cooking Daily Demo by Living Overland
* Overland kitchen planning (tour of event exhibitors)
Food Storage & Provisioning for 4Wheel
* Kids Cooking Demo & How-to
NEW ~ * Cooking Healthy Meals on the Road
NEW ~ * Advanced Planning: Prepping food for 3 weeks & no re-supply
Logistics & Organizing
*asterisk indicates open to everyone; all others require Overland Experience registration
* Choosing an ADV Motorcycle
* Choosing an Overlanding Vehicle
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