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Nampa, ID, USA
First Name
Rick
Last Name
Senechal
Hello!
My Wife and I getting close to retirement and we plan on getting out to see the West of the US. We have a trailer, a Taxa Cricket, that we plan to use a lot. That said, dragging down long dirt roads will be the end of it!

I think of exploring in two buckets, multi week trips with the trailer and one or two days traveling the forest and BLM roads. For extended trips we plan to buy a newer vehicle down the road but for other trips I want to get something that I won't feel too bad getting dings and scratches. In other words, something around $5K.

I like the Jeep KJ Liberty or the second gen Ford Escape. I would love to get some wisdom on these vehicles or any other vehicles. Note, it will need four doors and we have no plans on wheeling.

Thank you and I look forward to learning from you all!
 

M Rose

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Mod Team
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Advocate III

5,584
Northeast Oregon, United States
First Name
Michael
Last Name
Rose
Member #

20990

Ham/GMRS Callsign
W7FSB
Service Branch
US ARMY Retired
Hello , Welcome to Overland Bound.

I am the Northwest Director. @David H is your closest member representative.

To help navigate through the forums, here are some links that can be filtered by “Region” prefix. We are in the Overland Bound North America US Northwest Region (US Northwest for short).

Overland Bound Meetups- is where all member generated rally points are posted in forum format for discussion of Rally Point and other types of Meetups. A meetup can be as simple as a group getting together for coffee, a trail ride, or a full in expedition with other Overland Bound Members.

Overland Bound Trip Planning- is a great place to talk about planning a trip wether by your self or as a group.

Overland Bound Routs: Downloadable- is exactly what it sounds like. Search, or share your GPX files here with a description of the route and POIs.

Share your Overland Routes- is similar time the downloadable posted above, but doesn’t require you to share the actual GPX file.

Overland Bound By Region < North America < US Northwest- is where you can find regional members discussing local events, Overland News, and general topics. It’s a great recourse to mete others in the regions.

Member Maps- a great trip planning tool. It can also be used to send out messages to members near your location, or a location you plan to visit.

Rally Point- a tool used to creat Meetups or send out an SOS.

Any questions, don’t hesitate to ask myself or your member representative team. Again welcome and hope to see you on the trails.

Mike Rose
Northwest Director
Overland Bound
 

Kent R

Executive Director
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Mod Team
Moderator
Member

Pathfinder III

5,200
El Dorado, Ca
First Name
Kent
Last Name
Reynolds
Member #

1632

Ham/GMRS Callsign
K6KNT
Service Branch
Retired Firefighter
Hello!
My Wife and I getting close to retirement and we plan on getting out to see the West of the US. We have a trailer, a Taxa Cricket, that we plan to use a lot. That said, dragging down long dirt roads will be the end of it!

I think of exploring in two buckets, multi week trips with the trailer and one or two days traveling the forest and BLM roads. For extended trips we plan to buy a newer vehicle down the road but for other trips I want to get something that I won't feel too bad getting dings and scratches. In other words, something around $5K.

I like the Jeep KJ Liberty or the second gen Ford Escape. I would love to get some wisdom on these vehicles or any other vehicles. Note, it will need four doors and we have no plans on wheeling.

Thank you and I look forward to learning from you all!
Welcome to Overland Bound
As for wanting information about vehicles and gear, just go through the forum and ask a specific question on a related page.
Your Regional Director is @M Rose for additional help or information.
Check the forum calendar and Meet-Up page for events, and the Trip Planning page for trips being planned by members. These pages can be filtered by region.
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