Hello everyone. Actual name is Jeremy. Retired Army, spent some time in federal law enforcement as an analyst, and now working primarily remote for Wells Fargo.
Rig: I don't actually have one yet unless you count my Pacifica. However I have had my heart set on a Ram Power Wagon.
Location: San Antonio, TX
Experience: Completely new to overlanding the way you all do it. However, I was Army Infantry for 13 years so I have some similar experiences. Of course, I was driving either a HMMWV or a Bradley Fighting Vehicle.
My big reason for joining is to have somewhere I can ask for advice as I plan out my setup. I have a tendency to go down rabbit holes that sometimes lead to dead ends. Case in point, I was looking at hard sided truck bed campers. Yesterday I realized that most likely won't work if I want to go with a Power Wagon because of the super low payload weight.
I am very much interested in the whole idea of overlanding. Although maybe not quite as much as I did in the Army. However, I have realized I don't want to be limited to developed campgrounds. I want to be able to go places like Big Bend State Park where I can really get away from everything. I have friends with some big 5th wheel campers, and they post about going "camping" but they are just at a KOA style campground. And there's nothing wrong with that, I just know that's not what I want. I want to go places where the only lights are the stars and the moon.
To hit the wave tops of what I am shooting for, I am looking at creating a pseudo-modular setup. I'd like to have a truck bed camper and then a small trailer like the Intech Flyer Discover. This way I have options depending on the trip. If it's just my two sons and I, maybe we just take the camper or just the trailer. Whole family, we take both. And then when we get to where we want to go, we can set up a base camp and use the vehicle to explore the surrounding area. I'm certainly not set on this route though. I recently looked at the Imperial Outdoors XR22 and realized with that I may not need to do the bed camper at all (or maybe just a topper), which would make the Power Wagon much more viable. The crucial thing for me is I do need a toy hauler. I ride motorcycles as well and definitely want to take one with me sometimes.
Thank you all. I look forward to learning from you and hopefully meeting somewhere down the road (or more likely off of it).
Rig: I don't actually have one yet unless you count my Pacifica. However I have had my heart set on a Ram Power Wagon.
Location: San Antonio, TX
Experience: Completely new to overlanding the way you all do it. However, I was Army Infantry for 13 years so I have some similar experiences. Of course, I was driving either a HMMWV or a Bradley Fighting Vehicle.
My big reason for joining is to have somewhere I can ask for advice as I plan out my setup. I have a tendency to go down rabbit holes that sometimes lead to dead ends. Case in point, I was looking at hard sided truck bed campers. Yesterday I realized that most likely won't work if I want to go with a Power Wagon because of the super low payload weight.
I am very much interested in the whole idea of overlanding. Although maybe not quite as much as I did in the Army. However, I have realized I don't want to be limited to developed campgrounds. I want to be able to go places like Big Bend State Park where I can really get away from everything. I have friends with some big 5th wheel campers, and they post about going "camping" but they are just at a KOA style campground. And there's nothing wrong with that, I just know that's not what I want. I want to go places where the only lights are the stars and the moon.
To hit the wave tops of what I am shooting for, I am looking at creating a pseudo-modular setup. I'd like to have a truck bed camper and then a small trailer like the Intech Flyer Discover. This way I have options depending on the trip. If it's just my two sons and I, maybe we just take the camper or just the trailer. Whole family, we take both. And then when we get to where we want to go, we can set up a base camp and use the vehicle to explore the surrounding area. I'm certainly not set on this route though. I recently looked at the Imperial Outdoors XR22 and realized with that I may not need to do the bed camper at all (or maybe just a topper), which would make the Power Wagon much more viable. The crucial thing for me is I do need a toy hauler. I ride motorcycles as well and definitely want to take one with me sometimes.
Thank you all. I look forward to learning from you and hopefully meeting somewhere down the road (or more likely off of it).
