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A few of us OB members did the Wisconsin Trail this last weekend. Met up Friday night near Lake Superior, headed out on the trail Saturday morning. All had a great time, gathered some dust, did some pin-striping, and of course sat around the camp fire at night. 10 vehicles including Jeeps...

Meet at the park starting at 10 am. Pack a cooler, no grilling or alcohol allowed in park. All 4x4 vehicles with at least all terrain tires welcome, courses have technical levels suitable for multiple rig capabilities, from stock to custom to ORV. Ask around for the Chicagoland group. $22 per...

Hey Mark and Merri, good to hear from you. Met you last time we were at RRR Park. May 5th looks good for me, will plan on being there.

Howdy Wanderfuchs, tried the link above for the event, but says it's no longer available and doesn't seem there's anything on Facebook about it since 2015. Do you have any other information?

Took the Rover to an off road park to see what it could. It did it all. Went over and through every obstacle it had. Didn't go into the really deep puddle, it was partially Frozen and I don't have a snorkel. Other than that, I have a lot more confidence in this vehicle now.

A few of the Chicagoland Travel Group members got together at River Road Rally Park in McHenry, IL today. Lots of fun, hills and mud.

Had a great time, thanks for the invite! It was great to meet both of you (and see the rest of you too). Have never done an off road park before, wasn't sure what to expect but had a lot of fun. Was good to see what the Rover could do. Been off road on the farm and in Colorado a bit, but the...

Howdy @Tbell18, welcome to OB. We're glad to include you in the Chicagoland group, several of us have recently started scheduling meetups. Some did the Trans Wis Adventure Trail a couple weeks ago and some were out at Badlands Off-road Park this weekend. Keep watching this forum and the Rally...

Welcome Matthew and Kelly! Stay tuned to the Chicagoland Travel Group posts, we're a bunch of newer members to OB and just completed our first group trail ride this last weekend. We'll be scheduling some more meetups and planning more trips soon. We'd love to have you join the group!

The Chicogoland Travel Group made its first trail run this weekend on the Trans Wisconsin Adventure Trail. Despite the rainy, gray weather a good time was had by all. Trail conditions were fairly easy and there is talk of finishing the northern part of the trail at a later date. Pictures will...

Sounds like about 7-8 rigs. No idea where we'll camp, likely along the trail somewhere. I know there are camping spots along the way. Looks like rain, some guys are planning to sleep in their vehicles. Sent from my Pixel using OB Talk mobile app

Yes it should. We actually looked at those as well, but decided to go with the cheaper model for our first outing. Some members already have CB setups, the Midland handheld, etc. If this group continues to do trips on a regular basis, we may graduate to something more advanced, but thought...

A couple guys have CBs, but we're looking at some handhelds. One of the members did some research and is recommending Baofeng UV-82 Two-Way Radio (Black) $28.99 Amazon.com . He also recommends the UV-82HP Battery Eliminator with DC Adapter ($15.99 Amazon.com) so you can plug it into your...

@AndyMKE and @reptrecker and all others in the Midwest region: the trip for the Trans Wis Adv Trail has been scheduled and posted in Rally Point. You should be able to click on it in the list of events on the right side of this page, choose Rally Point Events from the Rally Point tab above, or...

A group of OB members out of the Chicagoland area are going up the Trans Wisconsin Adventure Trail starting 0830 Saturday 11/4 through Sunday 11/5. We'll see how far we get. It's our first group adventure, but all are welcome - kid and family friendly. It should be a simple trail, possibly wet...

Ok, once we have more details will update our plans here.

Howdy Everyone, For those of you who were not able to make the meet up in Bolingbrook, but are interested in the Trans Wis Adventure Trail, dates are set for Nov 3rd - 5th. Just going to do the first part of the trail, see how far we get in a weekend. It will be our first outing as a group...

Installed new tie rods and ends, mounted new wheels and tires, alignment and oil change. Then went to a meet up at a mall! At least I'm ready for any technical route challenges in the concrete jungle.

Chicagoland OB Meetup took place today at the Bass Pro Shop in Bolingbrook, IL. It was great to meet everyone; a diverse group with diverse levels of overland experience. Planning a weekend trail ride and camping on the Trans Wisconsin Adventure Trail in early November. Details being worked...

Chicagoland Meetup It was great to meet everyone today! Looking forward to the Wisconsin Adventure Trail!