Chris Collard

1 month ago | ovrmag.com | Chris Collard

During the past few weeks, we’ve shared with you all of the dusty, crazy, gear-grinding action of the 2025 King of the Hammers in Southern California’s Mojave Desert. While some revel in the action-packed bustle of Hammertown (think 100,000 off-roaders amped up high-octane fuel and Monster energy drinks), some of us prefer to escape to dust-free starlit nights and the camaraderie of friends around a quite campfire. The OVR Outpost was just such a haven.

1 month ago | ovrmag.com | Chris Collard

A few years ago I drove a Ram Rebel 1500 from California to Tuktoyaktuk, a small Inuit settlement on the frozen shores of the Arctic Ocean. For three weeks I relished the sweet timbre of the 5.7-liter Hemi as I navigated 7,000 miles of snow-covered pavement, the desolate Dempster Highway, and the famous Mackenzie River ice road.

Oct 25, 2024 | ovrmag.com | Chris Collard

The Canning Stock Route, Pamir Highway, and Road of Bones are some of the most highly acclaimed off-road routes in the world, but while traveling in Botswana 20 years ago I met two gents in a Defender 110 who asked, “Do you know about the Rubicon… have you driven it?”When I shared that I live in California and “The Con” was just two hours from my home, they nearly fell over. Being that I’d grown up nearby, the Rubicon was a natural venue for learning how to navigate technical terrain.

Aug 2, 2024 | ovrmag.com | Chris Collard

We starred at each other for what seemed like eternity. Neither made a sound, blinked, or raised an eyebrow, his dull gaze manifesting an existence of toil and servitude. Though face-to-face with a resolute adversary in a no-win stare-down, I knew I’d be the only one to walk away alive. It felt like hours, but was probably less than 30 seconds before a woman entered from a dark hallway at the end of the room. I looked up, back at my antagonist, blinked, and my focus was gone.

Apr 10, 2024 | whichcar.com.au | Dean Mellor |Chris Collard

Tailoring the air pressure in your tyres to suit different terrain types has many benefits, for both you and your rig 28 Aug 2023, 12:37 pm Gallery 37 Just about every motorist has (or should have) an understanding of the importance of running the correct air pressures in their vehicle’s tyres for on-road driving, no matter what type of vehicle they drive.