Member Introductions *NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCE YOURSELF*

[Gabriel Bozeman]

New member,

hello to anyone who reads this. My name is Eric and I’m currently living in New Jersey, I’m going to be quite frank and say I’m a total noob here. I currently have a 16 4Runner Trail and I’ve got it all set up for our (my girlfriend and I) first overland trip. We are planning to go from NJ to VA for overland expo east. I was hoping to maybe find some OB members to meet and a beer with while we are enjoying the weekend.View attachment 119211

Welcome!

 

[Squiggs]

Hello everyone! My name is Brandon and I live in central Oregon.
I have 2012 Silverado crew cab. I'm use to rock crawling and jeeps builds, so a full size over lander is very new to me.
cant wait to build it up a bit and go exploring

 

[Pete68]

Hello Everyone,
Current Location: Groton, New York
Current Rig: 2018 Jeep JKU
Experience: Novice
I am just getting started in the overland experience. I drove tractor trailer for 23 years and loved being out on the road. I am now semi retired, so I have decided to get back out to see the places i could not get to with a big rig. I have built the jeep up enough to go to places like Uwharrie National forest and Gorge Washington State forest .I am looking forward to meeting others with the desire to live out on the trails away from the main stream of "the rat race".

 

[Iceboy]

Greetings, My name is Jim.
I drive an Fj cruiser with a few mods.
Always enjoyed the outdoors and offbeat travel.
Thank you for letting me join.

 

[Kev156]

Hi all! My name is Kevin I'm from Atlanta.I drive a 2008 FJ cruiser. Happy to join the community. I've been camping my whole life. Recently completed a 5000 mile trip to Arizona and back

 

[JDavid]

Hi all! My name is Kevin I'm from Atlanta.I drive a 2008 FJ cruiser. Happy to join the community. I've been camping my whole life. Recently completed a 5000 mile trip to Arizona and back

Hi Kevin!
Welcome to OB
LOVE your ultra tarpium awning setup

 

[HappyOurOverlanding]

New Member, excited to be apart of this positive community! Lake Tahoe, NV (Stateline), just getting started and looking for friends, safety info and build inspiration. 2011 Tundra and working to outfit for easy and simplicity without giving up too much comfort. First trip in the books last week to Alabama Hills and Cerro Gordo, hooked!

Welcome to OB. Ther is a Reno group you could check out. US West - Reno Overlanding Meetings and Trail Runs Thread

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

 

[jskelley06]

Hi! My name is Jessica. I live in Surprise AZ and adventure in my 1994 Toyota 4Runner I just purchased in June. I’m fairly new to overlanding but recently did the Alpine Loop and a few other trails in Colorado. I try to go camping as often as I can!

 

[Jeanna]

Hi!
My name's Jeanna, I'm from the east coast of Florida. I have a 2000 Toyota Tacoma. I have lots of camping experience and have outfitted the truck for the past year that I've had it to deal with camping, however I've never gone trail riding (2WD, kind of a garage queen) but I'm looking forward to going off the grid sometime this winter.

Thanks for having me, really excited to get to know some of y'all!

 

[jcgraves3]

I'm a new member, Portland OR area. We have a Red Rubicon. Looking forward to the next meet up and get to know other overland folks in the Portland OR area..

 

[AZ Trooper]

New member here. Great site.
Current Location: Peoria, AZ
Current Rig: 2005 Isuzu Trooper
Experience: Novice. Enjoy camping up north outta the heat. Son has a 2004 Trooper also.
Bad garage pic...

 

[rebirther]

Hello Everyone!
My name is Pavel, I'm from Russia. More precisely, from its middle part, Siberia.

I have a Subaru Forester SF5 1997! It still has few modifications, but this is enough for me to start.
(And yes, in all the photos there is one car. I just put the body parts from forester 2001)

I am new to overlanding. Therefore, I do not travel far from civilization (200-300 km), but almost every weekend I get out into the forest and lakes/rivers!

I like this community and I am happy to join!

 

[mooserz]

Hello
Location: near Jacksonville Florida
Outdoor enthusiast
1997 2dr tahoe

 

[JT Pedersen]

Greetings Everyone,

Pleased to have discovered this group. My name is JT Pedersen, residing with my wife Kimberly, in Canton, Michigan, about 15 minutes east of Ann Arbor, western fringes of the Detroit Metro area.

About 4 years ago, a 2015 Jeep JKU Rubicon arrived. We still had kids in the house, so we spent a couple months talking about a name. I've never named one of my vehicles or motorcycles before. For the Jeep, it just seemed to be calling-out or a name. And, so Stitch was born.

We're without kids (in the house) now, and Kimberly and I have been having an absolute blast exploring with Stitch. For me, getting Stitch was less about rock crawling and seeing what I could drag myself over, and more about the places we could go that we otherwise wouldn't. Along the way, I roped my brother (down in Austin) into the experience. He runs his own JKU Rubi. He, his wife, Kimberly, and I have started doing our own trips.

Experience? There's always someone with more...I can let them decide<g>. We're not new, certainly far from 'most experienced.' We are evolving. We've wheeled as far south as Missouri, up to the UP, west to Colorado, and points between. I like to think of myself as stable, applying common sense, with mechanical know-how.

Happy to be here,
JT...

 

[Arty_mech]

Hey everyone, my name is Hunter and im from outside of Nashville, TN. Just recently picked up a 2017 tacoma sr5 and have been wanting to get back into "overlanding" for some time, however my vehicle at the time was a limiting factor.
I've actually been overlanding since before it was really a household term. Growing up my parents had a lance slide in camper they hauled in dad's old dodge cummins and we went everywhere. Fast forward to my young adulthood and i was camping out of vehicles while in the Marine Corps, constantly setting up camp and moving out before the sun came up.
Already finding a ton of great info on the forum and site. Look forward to meeting with members in my AO.

 

[Shoeless24]

Hello, located in Western WA, driving a 2015 Outback. Lots of camping and backpacking experience in the PNW. Getting into setting my car up to be off-grid and self-sustaining.

 

[Verken1Studios]

Hey Everyone!
From Edmonton Alberta
Rig is a 2019 Chevy Colorado
I would consider myself a novice Overlander but have been camping and exploring my whole life, also fun fact I did a 2 month van trip around BC and Alberta!

 

[HamNchzwheel]

New Members,

Welcome to the Overland Bound community! Please take a few moments to introduce yourself so we can get to know you!

A few things you might want to include in your introduction are:

1) Picture! If you have a rig, we want to see it!
2) Location (General area is fine)
3) Rig (Year, Make, Model, etc.)
4) Overlanding Experience Background (Novice or Experienced, you're welcome here!)

We're glad you've found us and look forward to sharing our adventures with you!

In addition to getting to know you, here are the guideline sent to all Moderators of the forums. It's a natural reflection of our community, and what Overland Bound is all about:

From @administrator

• Overlanding is: "Vehicle Dependent Travel". Nothing else.
• We will not further define "overlanding".
• "Capable" depends on the requirements of the trip, and we take that very seriously.
• You are an Overlander: Overlanding is for everyone who has exploration and adventure in their heart, or, who need to be reinvigorated by connecting with nature. Nature is unforgiving. You must rise to a certain level of personal awareness to survive. Sound right? Overlanding is for you.
• Encourage uncomplicated ventures into the great outdoors. Don't over pack.
• Be prepared, and understand basic requirements. Question folks, to be sure they are aware of what is required. Don't assume.
• Share without reservation, trip locations, and information.
• It doesn't matter what you drive: The only requirement of an Overlander is that the vehicle serves the job required, safely.
• We do not care about make or model.
• We do not engage in "this is better than that" competitions.
• We DO give advice about how to make your vehicle ready for what you need. Share knowledge.
• Humility.
• We respect, fear, and protect nature.
• "I don't know" is a great answer.
• We don’t brag about exploits.
• We seek answers from the community when we don’t know.
• We engage in the very smallest of interactions.

hey guys..names justin super excited to be apart of this community
from Long Island NY
rig : 2013 jeep wrangler Sahara
experience : novice
but i am willing to be apart of any community program.
thank you in advance

 

[Toywolf]

Greetings everyone, I may have jumped the gun posting an intro outside this sticky thread but forgive me for I am new haha. I'm from Los Angeles, CA and I drive a 2013 Toyota Tundra Crewmax. My overland experience falls somewhere in between novice and mildly experienced. I try to be conscious of safe practices I.e gear prep, situational awareness, common sense. I tend to be very bad at uploading new pictures on the computer so I'll make an effort to be better at it haha. I prefer Function over Form which i guess is a very debatabe topic. I'm asked constantly why are my tires so small and my main response is I haven't changed my gear ratio yet. I look forward to meeting everyone!

 

[64Trvlr]

Hi another FNG here.

I've got a 64 Willys Traveler that I've modified over the years to spend more time off road and camp with.