Member Introductions *NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCE YOURSELF*

[Kent R]

Hello everyone, I guess I should have done this before now. I am an engineer at a jet motor factory here in southern Ohio. I am on my second XJ and it is currently undergoing major surgery, but it should be good as new here soon. My experience is novice level, but I have a bit of experience off-road with my previous XJ and a railbuggy I built with my son.

Welcome to Overland Bound!
Check the forum calendar and Meet-Up page for events, and the Trip Planning page for trips being planned by members.
Overland Bound Meetups
Overland Trip Planning
Overland Expo East is this October. https://www.overlandexpo.com/east
Overland Expo Mountain West is this August. Overland Expo Mountain West is this August.https://www.overlandexpo.com/mtnwest
You are in the Midwest Region, local information can also be found in the “Overland Bound by Region”
OVERLAND BOUND COMMUNITY
Your Regional Director is @Mike W. The closest Member Representative to you for local information is @Ohio Valley Overland
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[Kent R]

Hi All, my name is Brian and I have been camping and bow hunting for several years. I love the outdoors and last year I was finally able to buy a worthy vehicle to become my overlanding rig, a 2019 4Runner TRD off-road. I am looking forward to learning from everyone here and putting it to use.

Welcome to Overland Bound!
Check the forum calendar and Meet-Up page for events, and the Trip Planning page for trips being planned by members.
Overland Bound Meetups
Overland Trip Planning
Overland Expo East is this October. About EAST — Overland Expo®
You are in the East Region, local information can also be found in the “Overland Bound by Region”
OVERLAND BOUND COMMUNITY
The closest Member Representative to you is @OVRLNDER
Your Regional Director is @Nomadik Nova
Overland Expo East is in October.
About EAST — Overland Expo®
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[Kent R]

Hello everyone! James here from SW Florida. Brand new member but lifetime overlander. here’s the rig and hope to see some of you out there on the trails.View attachment 152178

Welcome To Overland Bound James.
Check the forum calendar and Meet-Up page for events, and the Trip Planning page for trips being planned by members.
Overland Bound Meetups
Overland Trip Planning
Overland Expo East is this October. About EAST — Overland Expo®
You are in the Southeast Region, local information can also be found in the “Overland Bound by Region”
OVERLAND BOUND COMMUNITY
Your Regional Director is @AdventureWithDanan . The closest Member Representative to you for local information is @radwelder

Overland Expo east is in October;
About EAST — Overland Expo®
Quick online Tread Lightly! online awareness course
https://www.treadlightly.org/learn/online-courses/

 

[Kent R]

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2012 Jeep JKU just slightly modified ;)
From: Fresno, CA
I have been enjoying the great outdoor for a long time. Now getting my wife and children involved is important to me also to spend quality time with them outdoors
Everything from quick day trips to the mountains to multi-day camping trips, we love adventures.

Welcome to Overland Bound!
The closest Member Representative to you for local information is @TOMB he can advise you of the local Fresno/Visalia meet-up if your interested.
Your Regional Director is @Narbob for additional help or information.

Overland Expo West is this July https://www.overlandexpo.com/west
Check out the Overland Expo happening in Loveland CO this August;
About MOUNTAIN WEST — Overland Expo®
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[Kent R]

Hello everyone my name is Vasil from Mesa, Arizona new member here.
For past two years ive been building my rig not quite yet done. This is my 2018 Jeep JL Rubicon 3.6 L Manual Trany , Teraflex Alpine CT3 3.5 Suspension with 3.3 Falcon adjustable shocks. I am still upgrading my Jeep and hopefully it will be ready for Overlanding next June. I am so proud to be part of Overland Bound team :)

Welcome to Overland Bound Vasil.
The closest Member Representative to you for local information is @Prerunner1982
Your Regional Director is @brien for additional help or information. Brien can also hook you up with the local Phoenix meet-up if your interested.

Overland Expo West is this July https://www.overlandexpo.com/west
Check out the Overland Expo happening in Loveland CO this August;
About MOUNTAIN WEST — Overland Expo®
Quick online Tread Lightly! online awareness course
Tread Lightly | Online Courses

 

[Kent R]

Whats up! This is Anthony from Seattle,WA. I'm an IBEW electrician out of Seattle local. Ive been a big fan of Overlanding, and am an active outdoorsman. I just got my 2006 Ford F150, in December 2019. Was stocked pretty well, but now the fun part begins as i plan on the new build for my rig. I'm a novice in Overlanding, but looking forward to being in this community and meeting up, PROST!!!View attachment 152129

Welcome to Overland Bound Anthony.
The closest Member Representative to you for local information is @Gabriel Bozeman
Your Regional Director is @M Rose for additional help or information.

Overland Expo West is this July https://www.overlandexpo.com/west
Check out the Overland Expo happening in Loveland CO this August;
About MOUNTAIN WEST — Overland Expo®
Quick online Tread Lightly! online awareness course
Tread Lightly | Online Courses

 

[Kent R]

Hello all!
CV-19 Lockdown has me motivated to do some projects, most importantly, join into the community!

I have always loved the Videos from Corrie and Michael, and now more than ever, they are a welcome distraction.

Current Rig: 07 JKU Rubi-Clone
Previous Rigs: 4runners (x5) and Subarus (x6)
Biggest challenge is keeping organization, with versatile, and not over dedication to equipment and losing functionality.
Looking forward to others tips / tricks and sharing mine.

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Welcome to Overland Bound!
Don't hesitate to contact your Regional Director @Cendee for help or information. The closest Member Representative to you for local information is @Neal A. Tew
Check out the Overland Expo happening in Loveland CO this August;

About MOUNTAIN WEST — Overland Expo®

Overland Expo Mountain West is August 25-27, 2023 in Loveland, Colorado. Overland Expo MTN West offers more than 300 session-hours of incredible programs. With over 150 different classes, slideshows, demonstrations, and activities, all brought to you by instructors and presenters from around...

www.overlandexpo.com

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[Kent R]

Thanks for allowing me to join from South Carolina. My two "travel" passions are cross country RV travel and backwoods travel & adventure. My wife & I are long time campers and would travel in our Toyota SR5 pickup camping back in the 1980's, in our K2500 in the 90's and our 4Runner LTD in the 2000"s. We bought a Class A motorhome last in 2018 and recently bought our KL TRailhawk.

Our plan is cross country travel after my wife retires. spending weeks and even months in different parts of the country using our motor home as temporary base camp and doing 1-5 day trips overlanding in our Jeep. (In the meantime, we hope to find other overlanders in the Carolinas to do some overland camping with)

Welcome To Overland Bound.
The base camp idea works. We have a similar RV FR3 and tow our jeep doing the same thing.
Check the forum calendar and Meet-Up page for events, and the Trip Planning page for trips being planned by members.
Overland Bound Meetups
Overland Trip Planning
Overland Expo East is this October. About EAST — Overland Expo®
You are in the Southeast Region, local information can also be found in the “Overland Bound by Region”
OVERLAND BOUND COMMUNITY
Your Regional Director is @AdventureWithDanan . The closest Member Representative to you for local information is @NC-Trooper

Overland Expo east is in October;
About EAST — Overland Expo®
Quick online Tread Lightly! online awareness course
https://www.treadlightly.org/learn/online-courses/

 

[Kent R]

Hey guys! Decided to sign up... any Land Rover guys might recognize me from other forums.

Location: Jamul, CA (eastern San Diego County)
Rigs:
05 Land Rover LR3 HSE
84 Land Rover Defender 90
65 Land Rover Series IIA 88
Overlanding Experience Background: Pretty experienced, all over the western US, Canada, and Mexico.

Welcome to Overland Bound!
Don't hesitate to contact your Regional Director @Narbob for help or information. The closest Member Representative to you for local information is @Barclay (LA) @FrankRoams (OC) @Dominic OB0158 (Inland Empire)

Overland Expo West is this July https://www.overlandexpo.com/west
Check out the Overland Expo happening in Loveland CO this August;
About MOUNTAIN WEST — Overland Expo®
Quick online Tread Lightly! online awareness course
Tread Lightly | Online Courses

 

[Kent R]

Hey there,

Yaniv from Israel (at the moment )
We are travelling with various trucks in Israel and Jordan for over 15 years now.

Our latest truck is a Mitsubishi Triton (also known as L200 in some places), year 2017.
We camp on the ground (tents) or in hammocks (when there are trees), no RTT as it's a millage killer.

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Welcome to Overland Bound Yaniv.

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Online Courses

Tread Lightly!

www.treadlightly.org

 

[Sandpoint Steve]

Hi,

I’ve been putting this off for awhile... not sure why. Now, I just need something to look forward to... Stupid covid!

Best intro ever!!!!
My name is Chris, by the way.
From Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

I’ve got a few rigs on the go:

Daily - 2014 4Runner, plans, plans, plans. Reliable, no soul.
Toy - 1989 Land Cruiser, BJ74. RHD.
Project - 1979 Land Cruiser, FJ40. In pieces, since 2004.
Retired - 1985 Land Cruiser, BJ70. 500,000 Km+, runs like new, slowly disappearing back to the earth and ore it came from.
Pipe Dream - 1976 Land Cruiser, FJ55.

Love getting out, but don’t get to often enough. Constant effort to get out more.

Enough for now.

Hey there Chris
Join us every sunday for our conference call.
Weekly call Rally Point

 

[Xjguy76]

Hello everyone ! I'm Very happy to now be a part of what I consider to be the best overland community out there ! I look forward to getting to know other members and be a part of this community ! New to overland travel but have been off roading for years . So as far as experience I would say novice lol
RIG -. 2000 jeep Cherokee xj
Region - Southeast - South Carolina

 

[Gabriel Bozeman]

Whats up! This is Anthony from Seattle,WA. I'm an IBEW electrician out of Seattle local. Ive been a big fan of Overlanding, and am an active outdoorsman. I just got my 2006 Ford F150, in December 2019. Was stocked pretty well, but now the fun part begins as i plan on the new build for my rig. I'm a novice in Overlanding, but looking forward to being in this community and meeting up, PROST!!!View attachment 152129

Welcome!

I'm you're local Member Rep. I'm on Whidbey Island.

Currently, we have suspended all the in person meetups (for obvious reasons), but we do have a weekly conference call (every Sunday night at 7:30pm) held by a couple different member reps around the NorthWest region. The basic info is below:
Every Sunday at 7:30pm

Dial-in number (US): (605) 472-5383
Access code: 586895#
International dial-in numbers: FreeConferenceCall.com
Online meeting ID: stevemarchiando
Join the online meeting: FreeConferenceCall.com


Anyway, hit me up if you need anything,

Cheers!
Gabe Bozeman
NW Member Rep

 

[Gabriel Bozeman]

Hey guys! Decided to sign up... any Land Rover guys might recognize me from other forums.

Location: Jamul, CA (eastern San Diego County)
Rigs:
05 Land Rover LR3 HSE
84 Land Rover Defender 90
65 Land Rover Series IIA 88
Overlanding Experience Background: Pretty experienced, all over the western US, Canada, and Mexico.

Welcome!

I'm a fellow Land Rover owner, but definitely don't have cool rigs like you! I'd love to see some pics!

 

[Gabriel Bozeman]

Hi all my name is Krzysztof. New to overlanding. Have done some off roading in the past.
08 Toyota Tacoma

Working on body protection at this time. Next is roof rack and maybe a tent.

Tacoma Washington USA
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Welcome!

I'm you're local Member Rep. I'm on Whidbey Island.

Currently, we have suspended all the in person meetups (for obvious reasons), but we do have a weekly conference call (every Sunday night at 7:30pm) held by a couple different member reps around the NorthWest region. The basic info is below:
Every Sunday at 7:30pm

Dial-in number (US): (605) 472-5383
Access code: 586895#
International dial-in numbers: FreeConferenceCall.com
Online meeting ID: stevemarchiando
Join the online meeting: FreeConferenceCall.com


Anyway, hit me up if you need anything,

Cheers!
Gabe Bozeman
NW Member Rep

 

[Gabriel Bozeman]

Hi All,

Justin from Seattle here. Finally got around to registering my membership - thanks pandemic.. The current overland rig of choice is a 2001 Toyota 4runner that's almost where I want to be. I have a history of building trucks/cars to the point of "completion" and then moving on to the next. This 4runner marks my 10th attempt to find the perfect rig. I've had everything from a brand new 2016 Tacoma TRDOR, a protype VW Alltrack, multiple 1st gen 4runners (1 that was solid axle swapped), and a host of IFS Toyota's / JDM cars sprinkled in between.

My wife and 3 dogs genuinely appreciate the experience of getting off the grid. Many of our weekends are spent roaming around the PNW, hunting for the newest spot to set up camp. If you have any suggestions we'd love to hear them (or would be happy to share some of ours). Right now we should be kicking off our annual National park road trip, which included a stop at Expo West, and the slickrock of Moab. Instead, I've been living vicrariosuly through others on Youtube and buying far too many car parts.. hah

Extremely thankful to be part of such a supportive and engaged community.

Cheers,
Justin

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Welcome Justin!
Love the 4rnr. What bumper is that?

I'm you're local Member Rep on Whidbey Island.

Currently, we have suspended all the in person meetups (for obvious reasons), but we do have a weekly conference call (every Sunday night at 7:30pm) held by a couple different member reps around the NorthWest region. The basic info is below:
Every Sunday at 7:30pm

Dial-in number (US): (605) 472-5383
Access code: 586895#
International dial-in numbers: FreeConferenceCall.com
Online meeting ID: stevemarchiando
Join the online meeting: FreeConferenceCall.com


Anyway, hit me up if you need anything,

Cheers!
Gabe Bozeman
NW Member Rep

 

[Yaniv]

Hello Yaniv (@Yaniv) welcome to OB. I see you are a ham, hopefully you can join our weekly Friday night (in the US) Echolink net.
Time : 5:30PM Pacific Standard Time or 17:30 hours Pacific Standard Time
Where : Echolink Node 591550 (USA-GNG) known also as Grits N Gravy, DMR TG 1137550 and Allstar 41130
Anyone can listen only here www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/29437/web
Sorry I don't know what day/time that is for you. Many of us use the Echolink app to join the net if that is easier for you to join.

Will try my best to join thru the DMR
Thanks

 

[HaasSalesGuy80]

Hello everyone. I am new here and own a 1996 Lexus LX450 (80 series LC). I live along the northern edge of the Uwharrie National Forest. I work all over Eastern NC so I travel a lot (or did until COVID) My wife and I along with our 4 year old hike in Uwharrie often, so if you are ever in the area and need help, let me know. I am connected to a lot of NC manufacturing so if something breaks in NC I can help you find a fix, hopfully. I hope by year end or first of next year to start a LS swap on the LX450, so I'm open to suggestions or links to build threads. I also looking on several other forums too.

 

[Bigveev]

Hi all, new member, looking for inspiration and ideas for my first build. Currently have a fair bit of time on my hands thanks to pandemic. Prior off road is mainly motorbikes but im not getting anh younger.

 

[JLGreyGhost]

2. Whittier CA, SoCal, Los Angeles
3. 2019 Jeep JLU Rubicon
4.Overland novice, summer camping as a kid upstate New York and California deserts as a younger Man. Lol