RANDOM WAYPOINTS PODCAST EP0608 | ARCHAEOLOGIST BRYON BASS OVERLANDING AFRICA IN THE INEOS GRENADIER

Bryon Bass is the Archaeology Senior Editor for the Overland Journal and Expedition Portal.

After earning a Ph.D. in archaeology, and enduring years in the corporate archaeological and cultural resource management trenches, Bryon started a consulting company.

Work through the decades has led him to Africa, the Middle East, Europe, South Pacific, and the Americas.

In this profession, overland travel frequently presents as a vocational necessity, rather than a purely adventurous pursuit.

Bryon remains an avid photographer, EMT, and a certified public safety off­­–pavement vehicle operations instructor.

Admittedly, certain past endeavors like flying single engine planes or skydiving have become distant memories.

He appreciates driving around the greater Santa Barbara area in a 1978 Toyota BJ40, tinkering on vintage motorcycles, and producing small lots of red wine.

Bass occasionally conducts specialized safety courses for workforce deployed to adverse locations, is on a search and rescue team, and serves in a law enforcement diving unit.

Bryon Bass, Ph.D.
@byronbass

====================Video Credits========================

Videos: (Alex Beccaria/Entdecker G-Wagens; Bryon Bass and Scott Brady/Overland Journal - Expedition Portal)

Images: Bryon Bass and Scott Brady/Overland Journal - Expedition Portal

Video:  Bruce Dorn  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MblowqT7oLs

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0:00 INTRO
0:46 SPONSORS
1:17  DISCLAIMER
1:26 SHOW START
2:46 Welcome Byron Bass to the podcast!
3:17 Byron's origin story
4:34 Early outdoor experiences
5:59 Current choices for travel
8:13 Purposing an expediton vehicle with Mario at  @atoverland3278  
9:39 Process of choosing and tailoring an overland vehicle
12:33 Necessity is the Mother of Invention
15:21 EVOLUTION or PLAN?
22:21 Effects of attending college in the U.K. 
25:26 Highlights so far of being an explorer, traveler and archaeologist
29:45 Did Travel inspire an Archaeology career or did Archaeology inspire your Travel?
31:43 Places yet explored
32:59 The Dream
34:18 Practicality in Overland Vehicle Design
37:15 Minimalism in Motorcycle travel
41:16 Story behind Overlanding Africa
45:38 Handling Adversity Overlanding in Africa
48:56 TESTING & REVIEW of the INEOS GRENADIER  in AFRICA!!!
59:02 Impact of War & Politics on Overlanding Africa
1:06:04 Highlights of Africa from an Archaeologist Perspective
1:11:41 Etiquette for travelers who discover a potential artifact or a site?
1:18:35 Evolution or Creation?????
1:22:31 Favorite Gear (Knife Alert!!!)
1:23:27 TERRAIN 365 STS-ATB Knife https://terrain365.com/collections/folder/products/sts-atb-od-green-g10
1:26:45 Favorite type of landscape or trail to Overland
1:28:08 What's said in Overland Vehicle stays in Overland Vehicle
1:29:13 How does someone find you on social media?
1:30:07 Final Words

===================== Co-Host ====================================

Michael Ladden
@DriveTheGlobe  
https://www.youtube.com/c/drivetheglobe
https://www.drivetheglobe.com/  

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