Growing up in southern California, surfing was in Josh Martin’s family. So was building. But to build, first you must gather materials. For the Martins, this didn’t mean a trip to a hardware store, it meant a trip to the desert.

In 2016, Jason Miller bought a run-down 12-acre farm in south-central Pennsylvania from an elderly relative. There’s a lot of work that goes into getting a neglected farm back up and running. Jason got to work: fixing the farmhouse, repairing fencing and taking care of the land. He soon realized he needed a utility vehicle that could help him get from one job to the next. The solution? A 1965 Jeep CJ5.

Every build has a story; an identity that only it can claim. No one knows this better than DCD Customs in Los Angeles, a shop that literally builds Jeeps from the ground up. A focus on detail has found DCD Customs, and its owner David, at an intersection not often found in the world of off-roading— blending rugged with precision.

It’s golden hour in San Diego at Mission Beach. The sun hangs low over the Pacific surf as a light breeze ushers the daytime heat away. Swerving down the boardwalk past couples, families, aggressive seagulls, and friendly dogs, two men laugh as they swirl around on Rollerblades. They’re athletic and limber, pulling off tricks you’ve seen only on TikTok, and grooving to ’90s R&B while talking about life through mouthfuls of colorful fruit snacks. At face value, it’s a simple scene. Just two dudes out enjoying the evening air. Not a care in the world.

Jack Olliges is ambitious, talented and has a serious passion for racing. He’s also 10. His father, Steve Olliges, is a decorated racer with over 30 class wins and seven championship titles across the SCORE International and Best in the Desert racing series.

If to “err is human,” and “to forgive is divine,” then to rescue a stranger’s upturned rental Jeep out of a rocky gulch on an 80-something degree day in Moab is downright heroic. But it’s just a typical Tuesday afternoon for Rory Irish, owner and operator of the “Trail Mater” off-road tow truck. When wheeling out in Moab, Rory’s number is one that you never want to call, but if or when you do, you’ll be so very glad when he shows up.

Mike Davidson is the proud owner of a 1967 Porsche 912. A casual glance will tell you it’s unquestionably a Porsche. The inside tells a different story.

Rich Minga can trace his off-road heritage to his childhood, when he went camping in Baja with his family. In the decades to follow, Minga experienced everything that off-roading has to offer—good and bad.

Planet Earth has crossed the finish line on another lap around the solar track. For many of us, it went by in a record-breaking blink. For others, perhaps it dragged on like LA traffic. Either way, the New Year is an important time for everyone.

Can a street-legal performance tire win against pure racing slicks? For a long time, the answer was no. Until 1970.

Under the dry desert skies of Northwest Mexico, amidst the roar of engines and the cheers of spectators, a small, almost inconspicuous UTV rolled across the finish line of the SCORE San Felipe 250. This small vehicle stood out among the trophy trucks that had crossed earlier. Its oversized tires, gleaming with the unmistakable BFGoodrich brand, caught the eye of Matt Hanlon, a Motorsports Engineer with BFGoodrich. That seemingly insignificant moment ignited a journey that would soon transform the UTV industry forever.

Looking back on a recent off-road expedition in the Colorado Rockies, there’s one thing that Roger Lovell, a BFGoodrich® Garage Pit Crew member, realized: You can’t climb mountains without the right gear. In this case, his set of BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A® KO2 tires.