Hi,
I have just signed up and wanted to say hello. I will need to take some time to figure out profile picture and other customizations which I will do shortly.
Reading through the "New Members Start Here" part I see a posting from Lifestyle Overland.... is that Kevin from the LO Youtube channel? If it is then the irony is really pleasant :-)
I don't have any overlanding experience as of yet but I did have a journey to Scotland recently which I got inspiration from basically these Youtube channels:
Lifestyle Overland
Overland Revere
Jim Baird (from Canada)
Lucas T. Jahn (from Germany)
- recently: Expedition Overland in addition
I guess I have always loved being in the middle of the wilderness and far away from civilization (and people) and particularly as I have a few conditions makes it even more apparent.
After the invitation to Scotland came, I wasn't going to go there without filming it and turning it into my own version of what I got to enjoy watching from Youtube.
I used an all DJI camera setup with the Action 4, Pocket 3 and Air 3 drone. The videos were processed using ShotCut for Linux. Since then I have upgraded to Davinci Resolve Studio and reprocessed some of the content which now looks amazing taking advantage of the more advanced features from Resolve. I am also looking at expanding my setup with maybe 3 or 4 more action cameras (Action 5 Pro's), and maybe a Blackmagic Pocket 4k or 6k G2 Pro camera (though long lenses for the 6k are about the same price as a brand new softroader lol)
Currently I have fallen in love with the Gen6 Toyota 4Runner Trailhunter edition and really want to import one with a few modifications. I would probably go for an extra roof top lightbar, winch, ICOM 2-way radio (dual band version - same one as used in the trucks from Expedition Overland which was another irony), possibly front protection or bull bars (though I don't know if they are legal in my country as I remember them being banned back in the 90s), and Garmin Tread Overland XL GPS Satellite Navigation system that can also control trailers
....and that's about all I can think of for now!
I would want to get a trailer too and probably an MDC XT16, Imperial Outdoors X145 (the X195 might be too much for the 4Runner in terms of tow weight), or the Pause Reboot (which again might have too much tow weight for the 6000lbs max rating of the 4Runner).
My background story is a bit complicated but I got diagnosed with ASD (autism spectrum) just over 15 years ago (quite late in life) after I had to give up my career having just started it as living in a big city I could not cope with the commute to work any more or the business around. Recently I got diagnosed with ADHD in addition and have many other health issues all stemming from anxiety caused by certain things due to being Neuro Divergent.
I think the main issue that causes anxiety for me is the next level from depression called Anhedonia. It's where the brain goes into emergency mode after it can't cope and stops producing dopamine and serotonin as a result. It's a way of telling the body that it isn't happy basically!
I already lost 10 years of my life not being able to leave my house due to anxiety being through the roof but these last 3 years I have been able to achieve quite a few major things.... I took up photography then started volunteering for a nature organization (trust).
Sadly after Scotland I had a major panic attack on the way home due to burnout (no sleep for 2 weeks then 3 hours sleep and a 7.5 hour drive all be it with 2 stops in between) and again depression related as I didn't want to come home (as I haven't moved away from the city), so things got pretty much out of hand and am now on heavy medication and have been home bound for the last 8 months and haven't been able to drive either for the last 4 months.
This is the Scotland play list - 3 parts in 3 videos:
Right now I'm just trying to do whatever I can to keep afloat so that hopefully one day I will able to get out there and pursue my dream of traveling around the world with a 4x4 and even more so change locations from the city to somewhere more suitable for me where I can "function" properly and my anxiety issues won't emerge any more like now.
Again videos for me that really get me going are the Alaska videos from Overland Revere and Lifestyle Overland, the Idaho video from Overland Revere is amazing too. Recently I am watching the Africa series from Expedition Overland which goes from South Africa, into Botswana, then Namibia and something that I really would love to do in addition.
Namibia is a Class 1 World Heritage Dark Sky site like Chile so that's really exciting as I am very keen on astrophotography:
... a really crappy attempt at the Leo Triplet galaxies:
It took a while to locate with a 1.5 hour drive out at 12am: Warburg 04/18
Full astro album: Astro
- note the better or more high quality stuff isn't mine but things I got from friends around the world and processed. My sky is too heavily light polluted to be able to achieve things like that sadly :-(
and some macro stuff:
So yeah.... I guess that about sums things up for me :-)
I have just signed up and wanted to say hello. I will need to take some time to figure out profile picture and other customizations which I will do shortly.
Reading through the "New Members Start Here" part I see a posting from Lifestyle Overland.... is that Kevin from the LO Youtube channel? If it is then the irony is really pleasant :-)
I don't have any overlanding experience as of yet but I did have a journey to Scotland recently which I got inspiration from basically these Youtube channels:
Lifestyle Overland
Overland Revere
Jim Baird (from Canada)
Lucas T. Jahn (from Germany)
- recently: Expedition Overland in addition
I guess I have always loved being in the middle of the wilderness and far away from civilization (and people) and particularly as I have a few conditions makes it even more apparent.
After the invitation to Scotland came, I wasn't going to go there without filming it and turning it into my own version of what I got to enjoy watching from Youtube.
I used an all DJI camera setup with the Action 4, Pocket 3 and Air 3 drone. The videos were processed using ShotCut for Linux. Since then I have upgraded to Davinci Resolve Studio and reprocessed some of the content which now looks amazing taking advantage of the more advanced features from Resolve. I am also looking at expanding my setup with maybe 3 or 4 more action cameras (Action 5 Pro's), and maybe a Blackmagic Pocket 4k or 6k G2 Pro camera (though long lenses for the 6k are about the same price as a brand new softroader lol)
Currently I have fallen in love with the Gen6 Toyota 4Runner Trailhunter edition and really want to import one with a few modifications. I would probably go for an extra roof top lightbar, winch, ICOM 2-way radio (dual band version - same one as used in the trucks from Expedition Overland which was another irony), possibly front protection or bull bars (though I don't know if they are legal in my country as I remember them being banned back in the 90s), and Garmin Tread Overland XL GPS Satellite Navigation system that can also control trailers
....and that's about all I can think of for now!
I would want to get a trailer too and probably an MDC XT16, Imperial Outdoors X145 (the X195 might be too much for the 4Runner in terms of tow weight), or the Pause Reboot (which again might have too much tow weight for the 6000lbs max rating of the 4Runner).
My background story is a bit complicated but I got diagnosed with ASD (autism spectrum) just over 15 years ago (quite late in life) after I had to give up my career having just started it as living in a big city I could not cope with the commute to work any more or the business around. Recently I got diagnosed with ADHD in addition and have many other health issues all stemming from anxiety caused by certain things due to being Neuro Divergent.
I think the main issue that causes anxiety for me is the next level from depression called Anhedonia. It's where the brain goes into emergency mode after it can't cope and stops producing dopamine and serotonin as a result. It's a way of telling the body that it isn't happy basically!
I already lost 10 years of my life not being able to leave my house due to anxiety being through the roof but these last 3 years I have been able to achieve quite a few major things.... I took up photography then started volunteering for a nature organization (trust).
Sadly after Scotland I had a major panic attack on the way home due to burnout (no sleep for 2 weeks then 3 hours sleep and a 7.5 hour drive all be it with 2 stops in between) and again depression related as I didn't want to come home (as I haven't moved away from the city), so things got pretty much out of hand and am now on heavy medication and have been home bound for the last 8 months and haven't been able to drive either for the last 4 months.
This is the Scotland play list - 3 parts in 3 videos:
Right now I'm just trying to do whatever I can to keep afloat so that hopefully one day I will able to get out there and pursue my dream of traveling around the world with a 4x4 and even more so change locations from the city to somewhere more suitable for me where I can "function" properly and my anxiety issues won't emerge any more like now.
Again videos for me that really get me going are the Alaska videos from Overland Revere and Lifestyle Overland, the Idaho video from Overland Revere is amazing too. Recently I am watching the Africa series from Expedition Overland which goes from South Africa, into Botswana, then Namibia and something that I really would love to do in addition.
Namibia is a Class 1 World Heritage Dark Sky site like Chile so that's really exciting as I am very keen on astrophotography:
... a really crappy attempt at the Leo Triplet galaxies:
It took a while to locate with a 1.5 hour drive out at 12am: Warburg 04/18
Full astro album: Astro
- note the better or more high quality stuff isn't mine but things I got from friends around the world and processed. My sky is too heavily light polluted to be able to achieve things like that sadly :-(
and some macro stuff:
So yeah.... I guess that about sums things up for me :-)
