Hello, my name is Ryan (Big Jake is my radio handle). While I'm new to these boards from what I've read I have been an overlander pretty much my whole life. I live in Lassen County Ca. in the Sierra-Nevada mountain range, so fire road and forest service road exploration has been a part of my life since I was old enough to drive. It is pretty exciting to see a name given to what I've always enjoyed doing. And now having a small family that loves to get out and explore, I'm hoping to do a lot more. I have owned many different Ford and Chevy full size trucks, though I currently don't have a dedicated rig. Hoping to soon have either a K5 Blazer or Suburban (and will get a build thread going once I have a vehicle). Right now we use my girlfriend's daily driver '00 F150 and a borrowed pop-up trailer, but the truck is too nice to go beat up on the trails. Anyhow, I'm pretty stoked to be here as it seems like a really great site with a bunch of awesome people, and will become a full member here shortly. Cheers!
