Hey
@Bleedblue88 - welcome to the madness! This is a very diverse and widely dispersed group of people of just about all levels of experience and skill. It can be frustrating at times as the site and functionality and membership grows so rapidly, though overall it's a big bunch of wonderful people eager to help.
Great to see another full-size rig on here! Here are a couple threads about full-sized rigs and one asking why you chose the vehicle you did:
Enlightenment and the Full Size Truck
Full Size Overlanding Pros vs Cons
So why'd you buy the overland vehicle you did?
You may also be interested in these sites that have great forums about expeditions, overlanding, and getting out and exploring:
expeditionportal.com
americanadventurist.com
ih8mud.com
and the site about the two huge annual gatherings of expedition and overland folk from around the world:
overlandexpo.com
Let me know if I can be of any help as you learn you way around.
Dry roads and open skies,
Road