Off the map,
still on track.
A Porsche Cayenne that belongs at the golf club, rebuilt for places without tarmac. One couple, one route that writes itself along the way, and this is the logbook.
We didn't want to say "someday" one more time. So we picked a date, packed the Cayenne and simply drove off. No fixed plan, no end date. Just the road and whatever lies beyond it.
Three ways
to ride along.
Where we drove
Every stop on the map, connected by the line we actually drove.
Open the map
Daily updates
The best passes, the worst campsites and everything that broke along the way.
Read the stories
The Cayenne
How a luxury SUV became an overlander. Lift, tyres, lights and a tent on the roof.
See the buildBuilt to go
further than sensible.
Front bumper & winch
A steel bumper with a 12,000 lbs winch. That's 5,443 kg of pull. Mud, sand, a stranded Fiat Panda: it all comes out.
OZZ spotlights
OZZ LED spots on the bumper. Flip the switch and night turns into day, and every deer within a kilometre knows we're coming.
The stripes
Two stripes over the bonnet and roof. Zero extra horsepower, but we look fast doing 30 on a gravel track.
Awning
A James Baroud awning that rolls out in a minute. Shade when it's hot, shelter when it pours: an instant living room either way.
Baja ditch lights
Baja Designs ditch lights by the windscreen. They light up the corners the headlights skip, and the goat standing in them.
Roof tent
A James Baroud hard-shell tent on the roof. Open in 30 seconds, closed in a minute. Faster than the kettle boils. In the rain we're just as quick, and still soaked.
MOLLE panel
A MOLLE panel in the rear window for tools, the shovel and recovery gear. Everything within reach, nothing rattling. Well, almost nothing.
5 cm body lift
A 5 cm body lift for more ground clearance. Rocks and ruts now pass underneath instead of through the floor. Getting into bed takes a small jump.
Rock sliders
Steel sliders along the sills. They take the hit on rocks so the paintwork doesn't, and double as a step up to bed.
BFGoodrich & OZ Racing
BFGoodrich All-Terrain tyres on OZ Racing wheels. Smaller rims, more sidewall: comfier on gravel and fewer punctures. Fewer. Not none.
Skid plate
A skid plate underneath guards the sump and everything else expensive. It sounds awful on rocks, but awful is cheaper than a new engine.
Tap the markers to see what we changed on the Cayenne.
- Model
- Porsche Cayenne
- Engine
- V6 TDI · diesel
- Drive
- 4×4 · low range
- Lift
- 5 cm body lift
- Tyres
- BFGoodrich All-Terrain
- Sleeping
- Roof tent
Every dot
is a story.
Latest
stories.
STOP 07Stresa, Lago Maggiore
Meeting up with our good friends Joost and Anna at Lago Maggiore. Story coming soon.
STOP 06Cavallino-Treporti → Padenghe sul Garda
Annoying flies, bad weather on the way, and the realisation that the biggest luxury of this trip is that we can do whatever we feel like.
STOP 05Venice
Every birthday song I knew, a pizza slice in the streets of Venice and four courses for Tess's birthday.
Every day
on the socials.
Daily stories, the photos that don't make the logbook and the moments when things went wrong. Got a tip for the route? Send it our way.
Wear
the journey.
We designed these shirts ourselves, and they're the only ones we packed. Available soon, and every sale is a tank of fuel towards the next stop.
Coming soon
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Coming soonCome along
as a partner.
Thousands of kilometres and a car that gets photographed wherever it parks. We're looking for a few brands that genuinely fit the journey.
A spot on
the tailgate.
- Your logo on the Cayenne
- Shout-outs in our stories
- A place on this site
Tested where
it matters.
- Honest reviews in the logbook
- Your product in use on the road
- Content you're free to reuse
Part of
the story.
- Prominent on the car and merch
- A dedicated series of posts and reels
- A meet-up after the trip