Goats Trail 4x4 Off-Road Blog
An Icon Returns – with an Electric Heart
The 2026 Toyota Compact Cruiser EV shows that Toyota believes in its ability to play ball against other electric crossover manufacturers.
Drawing inspiration from the original Land Cruiser and FJ Cruiser, the Compact Cruiser EV sports a boxy, utilitarian design that looks great on paper. Design-wise, Toyota is honoring its heritage while still showing that it is committed to moving forward in innovative tech.
How Do You Calculate Your Trail Power Needs?
Here’s the reality of the “how much power do I need when offroading” question: there's no universal answer.
Your Toyota setup will have different requirements than your buddy's Bronco rig, and weekend warriors have different needs than those tackling multi-week expeditions.
The first step is understanding all your trail essentials – be it your ARB fridge and camp lights or your recovery winch and communication devices. Everything is extremely power-hungry.
Break out the calendars because it's time to start planning where you're going to be heading for the best off road events in 2025. Whether you're one of those die-hard Jeepers, a 4x4 fan, or just love hanging out with the off road enthusiasts community, there's nothing like a great event to fuel the passion.
Here at Goats Trail, we always want to keep you up to date on the latest off-road technology on the market - which is why we’ve put both onX Offroad and Gaia GPS through their paces to see which ones should hold the title of top GPS for offroading in 2025.
This year's competition features an impressive roster of familiar faces from the off-road community, bringing together some of the biggest names in off-road adventure and automotive content creation. We’re excited to be the go-to apparel provider for two of the biggest names at the event – Colt from Colt Builds It and BSF Recovery.
