Γειά σας! From Crete, Greece - I have a Isuzu Trooper and just started overlanding.

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Hello,

Greek American who moved to Greece last year with wife and four kids. Just bought a 2001 Isuzu Trooper and just starting to plan overland trips around Greece. Right now I am living in Chania Crete while I work on my old farm on the island of Folegandros and build out my Trooper for overlanding.
 

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Hi Ben,

Welcome to Overland Bound!

Europe and espacially Greece and the Balkans around are a great region for overlanding. There is so much to see.

If you like, take a look at the Rally Points for planned events in Europe. There you can filter by region. Greece, for example, belongs to the Mediterranean region of Europe. We also do a virtual campfire once a month, there are always members from many regions of Europe. Just join us next time if you like.

If you have any questions just ask, please.

Bjoern
 
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GreekTrooper

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Hi Ben,

Welcome to Overland Bound!

Europe and espacially Greece and the Balkans around are a great region for overlanding. There is so much to see.

If you like, take a look at the Rally Points for planned events in Europe. There you can filter by region. Greece, for example, belongs to the Mediterranean region of Europe. We also do a virtual campfire once a month, there are always members from many regions of Europe. Just join us next time if you like.

If you have any questions just ask, please.

Bjoern
Thanks for the info!
 
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GreekTrooper

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Hi Ben,

Welcome to Overland Bound!

Europe and espacially Greece and the Balkans around are a great region for overlanding. There is so much to see.

If you like, take a look at the Rally Points for planned events in Europe. There you can filter by region. Greece, for example, belongs to the Mediterranean region of Europe. We also do a virtual campfire once a month, there are always members from many regions of Europe. Just join us next time if you like.

If you have any questions just ask, please.

Bjoern
Bjoern,

Is there an Overland Bound store that sells gear, and ships within the EU?
 
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Bjoern,

Is there an Overland Bound store that sells gear, and ships within the EU?
Hi Ben,

No, not (yet). There was a project about that going on some time ago. Will try to find out about the status quo. Is there something specific you are looking for? Maybe we can arrange something or you could order together with other members from your region/ country to avoid too high shipping costs.

@Robert OB 33/48 Are you still working on the availability of OB apparel stuff in Europe?

Cheers,
Bjoern
 
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GreekTrooper

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Hi Ben,

No, not (yet). There was a project about that going on some time ago. Will try to find out about the status quo. Is there something specific you are looking for? Maybe we can arrange something or you could order together with other members from your region/ country to avoid too high shipping costs.

Cheers,
Bjoern
Nothing specific ... but as I have been looking at all the cool overlanding and camping products coming out of the US I am trying to find resources and distributors here in Europe, and Greece. Trying to ship stuff from the US seems to be a pain.
 
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So you are looking also for overlanding and camping stuff in Greece and Europe in general? Some time ago we had a similar question and listed some distributors and shops of 4x4 and overlanding gear in Europe in this thread:


You could also check on the OB Map. There are also some mentioned there as POIs. Or post your question in the Europe/ Mediterranean subforum. Maybe it gets more attention and is better categorized there than in the introduction thread here?
 
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Hello,

Greek American who moved to Greece last year with wife and four kids. Just bought a 2001 Isuzu Trooper and just starting to plan overland trips around Greece. Right now I am living in Chania Crete while I work on my old farm on the island of Folegandros and build out my Trooper for overlanding.
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@GreekTrooper Ben, another possibility might be to order OB merch through Veterans In Action in UK. While you still might have to deal with the topic of import into EU at least maybe you could avoid too high shipping costs. Dave @Polaris Overland could help you with that.
 
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Hello,

Greek American who moved to Greece last year with wife and four kids. Just bought a 2001 Isuzu Trooper and just starting to plan overland trips around Greece. Right now I am living in Chania Crete while I work on my old farm on the island of Folegandros and build out my Trooper for overlanding.
Ben, Welcome to Overland Bound from across the pond in Washington State US, Looking forward to seeing a thread with some photos from your adventures, Always great to see overlanding trips in other countries.
 

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Hello,

Greek American who moved to Greece last year with wife and four kids. Just bought a 2001 Isuzu Trooper and just starting to plan overland trips around Greece. Right now I am living in Chania Crete while I work on my old farm on the island of Folegandros and build out my Trooper for overlanding.
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Hello,

Greek American who moved to Greece last year with wife and four kids. Just bought a 2001 Isuzu Trooper and just starting to plan overland trips around Greece. Right now I am living in Chania Crete while I work on my old farm on the island of Folegandros and build out my Trooper for overlanding.
Welcome to the Overland Bound Community. Glad to have you join us.