Member Introductions *NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCE YOURSELF*

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Hello all, name's Mike. I've been Jeeping and camping for decades, but never put the 2 together. Until recently, my Jeep experience consisted of mainly easy trails in the Texas hill country, and my camping has mainly been backpacking, carrying only the barest of essentials.
Two months ago I purchased a more capable rig, and added a rooftop tent. I have already taken it on my first trip, seeing 10 states, and racking up nearly 5,000 miles. Boondocking the whole way. It was a great experience, and the ability to carry more gear made everything more enjoyable.
Since then, I have purchased a portable fridge, and have many more upgrades planned for the rig. I look forward to meeting some great people on here. Learning new things, and hopefully share some of what I've learned over the years.

Location: San Antonio, TX.
Rig: '06 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon
Overland experience: Novice

Hello Mike, welcome to the OB community.

 

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Greetings and Well Met!

I'm JD, in level 40's and currently residing in Lakewood Ranch, FL. (near Tampa/Sarasota)

I'd consider myself an advance novice at overlanding. (IE, I go camping and have taken trips but have only recently really gotten into being more serious about those trips)
I drive a 2013 Jeep Wrangler JKU Sport, Hard Top, in Commando green.
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I look forward to chatting, and learning from everyone.

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Hello John, welcome to the OB community.

 

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Location: NYC (IG: @NYC_Rubicon)
Vehicle: 2015 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon "Hard Rock"
Overlanding Experience: Novice

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Hello Joshua, welcome to the OB community.

 

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Greetings,
I’m not new to build from a drawing on a napkin, or pad(paper aided design) as I don’t have experience with working with cad. I’m a jack of all trades as you will see in my future posts. I design and fabricate drop down ice fishing shanties as a hobby and some are hydraulic raise and lower. My next build is to build a overland camper for my wife and I to stay in while enjoying the great northern Wisconsin, Minnesota, Wyoming, and Colorado landscapes. I look forward to seeing everyone builds and hope to learn more everyday.

Welcome to the OB community.

 

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Hello all. I hail from the Pac Nor’west. I’ve been following the YouTube channel for some time and decided it was time to take the plunge in the massive one time payment and become a member!!!!
I’m kinda a day tripper at the moment but can swing overnight if needed. I love day trips on the Finney-Cumberland road to Darrington and the brewery there.
We have property in the hills north of Ellensburg.

Hello Adam, welcome to the OB community.

 

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Hi guys. I'm over here in Amarillo, TX. My rig is an 06 F250. I'm definitely a novice. All of my overlanding has the lakes and the one river in my area. I look forward to getting out and seeing the rest of what the earth has to offer. That's why I'm here.

Hello Matt, welcome to the OB community.

 

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Howdy, folks! Name is Nick.

Rig: 2013 Ford F-150 Raptor
Fiancé’s rig: 2014 JKUR
Experience: Adept

Hello Nick, welcome to the OB community.

 

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Hello OB community,

I joined you all a few months ago but, I’m not gonna lie, I’ve been pretty hesitant to stick my head out and introduce myself because I don’t drive a particularly trail worthy rig like the overland ubiquitous Tacomas or Jeeps.

Once upon a time I drove a 2000 Xterra. It was my first new car, I loved it, but I crashed her into a building one sad sleep deprived day.

Spoiler alert: building won... barely a scratch. Xterra, totaled.

Nowadays I drive a (wait for it) 2014 Honda Odyssey.

Needless to say it sets the outer limits of our explorations to rough fire roads. At best.

I had been telling myself I’d trade the Odyssey for a more trail worthy rig (like a Tacoma) when the kids have all moved out, join Overland Bound and get out there. But, over the years the Odyssey has grown on me and, really, I want my kids to experience this journey with me.

So, I joined OB, and have set out to outfit the Odyssey to be at least the tiniest bit more suitable for overlanding. The plan is to change out tires and suspension, strap a good shovel and recovery boards to the roof and see how far that gets me.

I get it. Maybe a silly notion. Maybe could be considered a waste of time, effort and money... but going for it anyway.

I look forward to learning, collaborating and contributing from, with and to the community.

Wish me luck.

Hello Junki, welcome to the OB community. Hey man glad you stuck your head out and introduced yourself. You have nothing to be concerned about by driving the Odyssey. Yes a lot of people have Jeeps and Tacomas but there are a lot of other vehicles used that work just fine, as yours will. Take a look at Softroadingthewest on Youtube. Guy drives a Subaru all over the place. Glad you're a part of the group.

 

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We are new to overland life, but have a couple decades of backpack camping experience. Have two teenage boys so we are exploring the possible next chapter of our life.

Location: Murfreesboro, TN
Rig: 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 Laramie
Possible next rig: Bronco, Wrangler or something cheap to beat up.
Experience: Noobies

Hello Bryan, welcome to the OB commuity.

 

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Jordan And Candice Stanley Here. Been dreaming of Overlanding and this year we take our first steps. We have trailed and rock crawled in the past and that is where our experience lies the most. We have a 2019 Ram 1500 Lonestar edition with the Off Road package black edition. Current mods are just a bed cover that is going to be coming off. We just ordered the Icon stage 5 suspension, Putco bed rack, Smitty Built Gen 2 rooftop tent in the XL, Vice Designs hidden winch bracket and a Smitty 12,000 pound XRC winch, mounts for awning, rotopax, and ARB traction pads, Upgraded lights for up front heads to fogs, with have new tires, awning, and many other accessories ordered tomorrow to get this thing ready for the trail. Custom fabricating a rear tire and gear rack and rock sliders. Also going to be fabricating a enclosed weather resistant pull out kitchen box. Thinking also about doing the Decked bed drawers.

Look forward to meeting up and putting this rig to the test. Pictures to be posted as I go. I'll make a thread in the vehicle build forums.

Hello Jordan and Candice, welcome to the OB community.

 

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Looking forward to engaging with the community!

Hello William, welcome to the OB community.

 

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Hello! New to the overland life, current dispersed camping experience is filling up the bed of the truck with whatever we think we’ll need for 2-3 days and heading up into the Cascades. Stationed overseas right now and already put down my deposit on a new Bronco which will be our overland vehicle! Saw this group on a bronco review and thought it was right up my alley! Looking for suggestions on first purchases for the Bronco!

Hello Cameron, welcome to the OB community.

 

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Hello Y'all,

Retired from Education and leaving the Class C behind (probably home base). Just experimenting with different setups so my avatar will change as I seek adventure while I still physically can..(lol). Old age has creeped upon me so I decided if I'm go to adventure this is the time.

Hello Rich, welcome to the OB community.

 

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2) NC Bragg area
3) Rig 2019 Chevy Silverado Trail boss (work in progress)
4) Overlanding Experience NONE! But I am looking to get started! First trip next weekend to an established camp ground at the beach.

Hello Hunter, welcome to the OB community. Great to have another Silverado in the group.

 

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Hell all,
I'm Sam, I typically go by Samwise - it's a trail name that carried over from my time in Scouting. New to the forum, but I've been following the OB channel for some time.
I work in the automotive field, but my background is in natural science and history.
I'm a backpacker and a Toyota geek, but I love all rigs, especially the ones that are well thought-out and cool.

I drive a 1996 Toyota T100 Excab RWD and my wife's car is a 2019 4Runner SR5, and i'm looking forward to networking with folks here and learning new things.

Hello Samwise, welcome to the OB community.

 

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Hello all!

My name is Greg and I live in Naples, FL.

I have an adventure rig named Eleanor. She is a 1996 Land Rover Discovery 5spd.

I am an experienced off-road enthusiast BUT far from expert...always learning from others.

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Hello Greg, welcome to the OB community.

 

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Alex Coleman in Flagstaff AZ
2018 NISSAN NV3500 4x4
Family of 6 with a very modest amount of experience. We’re figuring it out, slowly.

Hello Alex, welcome to the OB community.

 

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Vinh Ky
San Diego California
2020 Jeep Gladiator Sport
Excited to explore more overlanding, learn and share.

Hello Vinh, welcome to the OB community.

 

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Gordon Slaton
Fairfax County, Virginia
2015 Silverado 1500 w/ Z71 off road package
Wife and one kid left at home - helpfully, the kid is an Eagle Scout, registered EMT and works at an auto repair shop, so we should at least survive the first couple of trips.


I haven't spent that much time as I should outdoors as an adult, but grew up camping and backpacking in the Sierras in California.

Hello Gordon, welcome to the OB community.

 

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Hey everyone,

Rich from New Hampshire here. I spend years in the Olympic mountains and Capital State forest of the PNW while in the Army. Overlanding is in my blood and have been at it for years at various levels. Currently, I'm building up a 2017 Toyota Tundra for a full size overland rig. My wife and I also have a 2017 4Runner that she uses as her daily driver, not too much work done to it at this point.
This is a great community and I look forward to interacting and meeting as many of you as I can. Be safe!

Rich

Hello Rich, welcome to the OB community.