Whether Adventuring Across Town or Cape Town, EarthCruiser Makes It Easy

As more travelers are trending towards exploring off the beaten path locations, Bend, Oregon based EarthCruiser is helping more people get there and stay there longer.

EarthCruiser USA LLC the industry leader for manufacturing global expedition vehicles designed for world travel. The company was founded on April 1, 2008 by Lance Gillies. Growing up in Australia, Lance had an extensive background in off-road driving and building 4×4 vehicles. EarthCruiser was originally designed to meet his specific needs for an overland expedition vehicle that could go anywhere and was comfortable enough for two people to live for extended periods of time. After extensive research and development, the EarthCruiser design was born.

The initial successful testing of the prototype EarthCruiser included crossing 700 kilometers of sand dunes leading to the remote Dragon Tree Soak in the Great Sandy Desert in Western Australia. The prototype was then taken overseas for more testing and an arduous yet exciting 27,000 kilometers trip across Russia and Mongolia which included two crossings of the notorious “Road of Bones”, a swampy tundra track from Yakutsk to Magadan.

Recognition of the expedition truck grew and Lance began manufacturing what we know now as EarthCruisers, making them available to buyers across the globe. The company maintained a focus on quality and innovation primarily operating out of Brisbane Australia until 2013 when Lance decided to expand the company to the United States. The company now has manufacturing facilities in two countries, and is expanding distribution for customers across the globe.

However it is not only the off-road heritage that make these vehicles appeal to the masses. Unlike other oversize expedition trucks, EarthCruiser has maintained a compact footprint which makes navigating through narrow city streets and parking in a regular parking spot simple. “It takes a lot of work to make something so simple, and I feel that is what we did,” claims founder Lance Gillies. “It is designed to travel anywhere, and it is easy for anyone to drive and live out of for extended trips with all the luxuries of home.”

With two new truck camper products added to their fleet in 2018, EarthCruiser also makes it easy for anyone to start exploring. The only hard part will be choosing from all the new friends who will want to go for a ride.