I did read tons of blog about overlanders on their worldtrip. To get some gear is that what you can get out of the sponsors. Because each year some people start their trip, asking for stuff - it dont gets easier i guess.

To write a Blog is more for yourself. Specially if you just start to write. Ask yourself how often you click on one of these banner ads - when you read a blog. Just if you click these banner (and watch the content) - the blog writer earn money.

One year ago i start with my Blog www.4x4tripping.com I`m happy that there are an growing amount of readers who like my content. I just use Google Adsence and have earned now arround 60 USD with these Banner Ads.

For my travelblog i have disabled the ads, because of not much return, while 93`000 views. I talked with severall travel bloggers about - they had the same experience. So blog for yourself, for document your trip, for have you can watch in some years, to share experience with other travellers.

I dont want to say that you can`t earn money this way, because i didnt earn it. I want to say that you had to create a blog with really unique content, high quality Pictures or Videos and travelodge. To write quality articles for newspapers in your homecountry, newspapers in the countrys you travel. To get media attention, get into the TV.

If you do that you start something like i would say a "new job", what dont match well to the "some time off" we traveller usually look at our trips.

Surfy

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About Overlanding, Travelogues, Equipment
Trans-Africa over the west coast

I intend to ride around the world on a twenty four year old NX650 from Sheffield, England either September/October this year or April 2015. The bike cost me under £1000 although sensible mods have added another £600 and I still have another £300/400 to add the finishing touches.
I am £14,000 in debt and have appproximately £25,000 equity in the house so to round it all up I anticpate having £10,000 to fund my trip.
I am currently working seven days a week three weeks a month to add to my travel fund and to try and decrease my debts.
I have no plans to return and will work to fund my trip when the money gets low.
My advice would be to be creative, utilise your skills and work to fund your trip. Material things don't matter anymore and usually the barriers to travel are self inflicted. You really have to want to travel to make it work, dreaming of travel is exactly what it is.
I also have a seventeen year old Son who I will miss beyond words and a six year old Parson Terrier who has been at my side since he was a pup. Tough decisions have to be made on all fronts but the deciding factor for me is the fact I will do this whatever it takes.

To summarise: Do I need a shed load of money to travel? No.

What do I need? Just the will to turn my dreams into reality.

My plan may seem simplistic and no doubt flawed to some but it's all I have and I'll work hard to make it happen without huge amounts of money, that is my plan.