Issue 19 takes readers from Balkan backroads to SEMA’s newest innovations, featuring custom overland builds, tire comparisons, the redesigned 2026 Subaru Outback, Sean Holman’s Project 392 Jeep rebuild, Emme Hall’s Rebelle Rally adventure in a Crosstrek, and essential gear that keeps your rig trail-ready. Available now at newsstands across the U.S. and Canada.

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OVR Issue 19 [Feb-Mar 2026]

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OVR is about getting out there in our vehicles to responsibly explore and discover the world around us. Whether we’re forging ahead into the backwoods or taking a well-known route on a favorite road trip, it’s all about getting out and enjoying the ride as well as the destination.

You’ll find OVR encapsulates everything you are into: Outdoors, Vehicles, Recreation, and so much more. If you enjoy living life on the trail and exploring the hidden corners of our natural world OVR is the publication for you.

Drive with us as we take deep dives into one-of-a-kind off-road-capable vehicles and anything else that gets us out there, for that matter. We are outdoor enthusiasts who enjoy spending time with friends and family in adventure-ready vehicles while immersed in our favorite outdoor activities.

Whether you overland for weeks at a time in far-flung locations or camp with the kids on the weekends, we have specially curated, vehicle-based outdoor activity content that you will find interesting, useful, and entertaining.

 

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OVR Issue 19 [February-March 2026] includes:

Trips & Tales:

Adventures in Antiquity

We Take a Deep Dive into the Tumultuous History of the Balkan States…in a Rented Two-Wheel Drive Van [Text & Images by Chris Collard]

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Vehicle Features:

  • Refined by Use: Tactical Application Vehicles Reworks a 2018 Toyota Tacoma for Hard Trails and Short Trips [Text & Images by Matt Ritcher]
  • Built for the Long Haul: How Bowen Customs Grew from a Garage Passion to a Leading Overland Bed Builder [Text & Images by Matt Ritscher]
  • Bolder & Boxier: The All-New Seventh-Generation 2026 Subaru Outback is Ready for Adventure [Text & Images by Mercedes Lilienthal]
  • Starting Over: Project 392 Adventure Jeep 2.0 [Part 1] [Text & Images by Sean P. Holman]
  • Mud-Terrain vs All-Terrain: Traction is King for Overlanding, But Comes at a Cost [Text & Images by Dan Grec]
  • Ready to Crank: CTEK MXS 5.0 Keeps the Adventure Ready to Roll [Text & Images by Jerry Tsai]
  • SEMA Show 2025: 24 New Products You Didn’t Know You Needed [Text & Images by Sean P. Holman]
  • First Look: 2026 Jeep Recon - Capable Electrification for the Adventurous [Text & Images by Sean P. Holman]

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General Features:

  • Built to Organize: The Kitworks Gear Box Delivers Rigid, Modular Storage That Keeps Gear Secure on the Trail [Text & Images by Jerry Tsai]
  • Small Subie – Big Fun: I took a Subaru Crosstrek to the Rebelle Rally, earned a podium finish and only broke one thing  [Text & Images by Emme Hall]
  • Adventure Take Over: OVR Outpost Marks Its Biggest Year Yet at LA Auto Show 2025 [Text & Images by Jerry Tsai]
  • Buyer’s Guide: Protection & Power - Solutions That Help Your iPhone 17 Thrive Far Beyond Pavement [Text & Images by John Pangilinan]

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Trailstead Special Section:

  • From Backcountry to Billboard: Virgil Apar’s Purpose-Built, Family-Driven Overland Rig [Text by Jerry Tsai, Images by Virgil Apar]

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Scaler, OVR’s Trail & Scale Special RC Section:

  • Tiny Taco: FMS Brings the Toyota Tacoma’s Off-Road Spirit to the Scaled-Down RC World
  • Scaler Buyer’s Guide: Trail-Size Thrills - Three RC Crawlers That Bring Big Fun to Any Overland Trip

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And More:
That’s not all, OVR includes many more pages of gear and stories that are sure to be of interest you in this issue.

 

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