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Jakob Schiller

Albuquerque
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This Tire Repair Kit Helps Fix an Overlander’s Worst Nightmare

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By Jakob Schiller
| Outside Magazine Verified
When overlanding, there are two common ways you can ruin a tire. The first is to puncture the tread with a screw, nail, or sharp rock. The resulting holes are usually small enough to fix with a tire plug, similar to what you’d use on a bike. The second, more difficult type of damage is to tear a sidewall. Overlanders run the risk of sidewall tears because we often brush against rough rocks while climbing backcountry roads.
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Most Tire Repair Kits Can't Fix a Sidewall Tear—We Tested This One to See If It Actually Does.

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By Jakob Schiller
| Flipboard
7 hours ago 6x6 Beast vs Mercedes Sprinter | Why I Chose A Van youtube.com on YouTube • 7h In today's video, I answer some of the questions that came up after revealing my new expedition vehicle. By far the biggest question from longtime followers was: Why did I choose a Mercedes Sprinter over my 6x6 expedition truck? After all, the 6x6 Beast is one of the most capable overland vehicles on the planet. So why would I trade it for a van?
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Are These High-Tech Shirts the Future of Hot-Weather Running?

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By Jakob Schiller
| Outside Magazine Verified
I recently read Sebastian Junger’s The Perfect Storm—which grew out of a 1994 Outside article—that recounts the sinking of a Massachusetts fishing boat at sea. One passage caught me off guard. Junger is trying to understand why the massive storm formed and references global warming as a possibility.
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