Member Introductions *NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCE YOURSELF*

[Kent R]

Hello, just wanted to introduce myself real quick, my name is Regina, I am new to overlanding and would love to find people in my area, Alabama is not know for overlanding, but I love camping and would love to find the off grid campsites near me. I have a roof top tent as well.

Location: Birmingham, AL area
Vehicles: Ford F-250 and Ford Escape
Interest: camping, roof top tents, easy trails, swimming, horseback riding, and just being outside.
Would love to meet new camping friends!

Welcome To Overland Bound Regina.
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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You are in the Southeast Region, local information can also be found in the “Overland Bound by Region”
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Your Regional Director is @AdventureWithDanan . The closest Member Representative to you for local information is @rrjones2u (AL), @Hank Outdoors (TN), @Cwilli17 (MS)
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[trail_runn4r]

Good Afternoon all!

Im new here but wanted to say hi! We've been traveling for almost five years, got stuck for a while in Honduras but got out and just made it to Littleton, Colorado! My wife and I are going to hang here for a while until life levels out again and then back out on the road. I grew up in Colorado so while here Im excited to explore again and see it all! We drive a 95 Range Rover Classic 2.8 diesel named Reggie who now that we are settled for a bit is going to get worked over and redesigned and then be ready for springtime adventure again! I added a couple pics from last couple of years and I hope to me all of you one day!
Cheers and have a great life!
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welcome Tim! Gorgeous rig!

 

[Paco]

Welcome!

Quite the Freudian slip there......"overloading"!

Haha, Neal. Yes, indeed.It was late last night when I wrote that, but sounds about accurate!

 

[Paco]

Hi All,

Happy to have found the group. I am new to overloading with some off road experience many, many years ago in my first truck, a 1971 International Scout II (wish I still had it).

Current rig: Land Cruiser UZJ100 ('06) — slowly building it out, with the goal of getting out on family trips and fly fishing outings
Location: Phoenix, AZ

Looking forward to getting to know the community and participating.

Welcome to Overland Bound
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You are in the Southwest Region, local information can also be found in the “Overland Bound by Region”
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Thank you, Kent!

 

[T. Stanley]

Hi All,

Happy to have found the group. I am new to overlanding with some off road experience many, many years ago in my first truck, a 1971 International Scout II (wish I still had it).

Current rig: Land Cruiser UZJ100 ('06) — slowly building it out, with the goal of getting out on family trips and fly fishing outings
Location: Phoenix, AZ

Looking forward to getting to know the community and participating.

Welcome to the OB crew

 

[Paco]

Hi All,

Happy to have found the group. I am new to overlanding with some off road experience many, many years ago in my first truck, a 1971 International Scout II (wish I still had it).

Current rig: Land Cruiser UZJ100 ('06) — slowly building it out, with the goal of getting out on family trips and fly fishing outings
Location: Phoenix, AZ

Looking forward to getting to know the community and participating.

Welcome to the OB crew

Thanks!

 

[Henry's Odyssey]

Hi all,

Name's Henry
Don't have a noteworthy rig yet. I road trip in rentals or my 2014 Camry. I am Super interested in replacing it with a Honda Ridgeline (maybe this year).
Outside of driving LMTVs and setting up camp with the Army Reserves, I'm definitely a novice with 0 off-roading experience and a little bit of camping experience.

I enjoy chilling out in nature, road tripping and like learning new skills, especially camping, hunting and first aid.

Looking forward to updating you all with my actual rig soon enough.

 

[NiteSky]

Hi all,

Name's Henry
Don't have a noteworthy rig yet. I road trip in rentals or my 2014 Camry. I am Super interested in replacing it with a Honda Ridgeline (maybe this year).
Outside of driving LMTVs and setting up camp with the Army Reserves, I'm definitely a novice with 0 off-roading experience and a little bit of camping experience.

I enjoy chilling out in nature, road tripping and like learning new skills, especially camping, hunting and first aid.

Looking forward to updating you all with my actual rig soon enough.

Welcome, Henry! Honestly from some of your background it sounds like you may have more experience than you think.

I’m brand new to overlanding myself but have camped quite a bit. Also have only some limited Offroad experience, nothing super technical.

Those ridgelines are super solid! Any build plans yet for when you get it or are you going to get something first and then start planning?

I definitely recommend searching YouTube if you haven’t already for build ideas, overlanding tips, and even off-roading tips. Asking questions in forums and watching YouTube has been my main source of learning.

Also, even if you stick with your Camry for awhile, you can still rock it. There’s a channel called ForestyForest and he had an old 2wd Chevy minivan with no clearance that he did some really great trips in. You can make anything work!

 

[Henry's Odyssey]

Welcome, Henry! Honestly from some of your background it sounds like you may have more experience than you think.

I’m brand new to overlanding myself but have camped quite a bit. Also have only some limited Offroad experience, nothing super technical.

Those ridgelines are super solid! Any build plans yet for when you get it or are you going to get something first and then start planning?

I definitely recommend searching YouTube if you haven’t already for build ideas, overlanding tips, and even off-roading tips. Asking questions in forums and watching YouTube has been my main source of learning.

Also, even if you stick with your Camry for awhile, you can still rock it. There’s a channel called ForestyForest and he had an old 2wd Chevy minivan with no clearance that he did some really great trips in. You can make anything work!

Thanks NiteSky. I appreciate the vote of confidence.

I've been eying a Ridgeline for a few years now. I've always wanted a Tacoma, but after considering it for a while, most of what I do is on paved road and in the city. With the car-like feel and extra room compared to a Taco, I'm pretty set on the RL.

As for plans, I'd like to get away with only getting as much a lift as needed for the biggest wheels I can get away with, a skid plate or 2 and running boards to protect my investment. -> If it proves capable enough maybe I'll invest in a bed rack that isn't too tall to hold gear -> If I still have the itch to burn more money I'll get a RTT, but at that point I might reevaluate things.
Biggest tires + the least lift needed to fit said tires and absorb bumps + skids .

P.S. I'll definitely check out that YT channel. It's my version of TV anyway and I always need new shows. lol

 

[T. Stanley]

Hi all,

Name's Henry
Don't have a noteworthy rig yet. I road trip in rentals or my 2014 Camry. I am Super interested in replacing it with a Honda Ridgeline (maybe this year).
Outside of driving LMTVs and setting up camp with the Army Reserves, I'm definitely a novice with 0 off-roading experience and a little bit of camping experience.

I enjoy chilling out in nature, road tripping and like learning new skills, especially camping, hunting and first aid.

Looking forward to updating you all with my actual rig soon enough.

Welcome to the OB crew, for tons of useful information, head over to the Boot Camp threads here in the forums, and make sure to ask questions. Our experienced overlanders here are happy to answer questions and offer advice.

 

[Wyatt Family]

Hi there! We’re the Wyatt Family and are new members (JUST ordered our kit yesterday). Super excited to be here. We’re a family of five living in Reno, NV. We love adventure, and as a homeschool family (for the past 7 years), we have the flexibility to just go when we want. We’re overland newbies, but have been avid campers/hikers/outdoorsy people for decades. We have a 2007 Ford Explorer and recently acquired a 2012 Jeep Wrangler. Super happy to be here!

 

[Red_Leaf_Overland]

Hey, new from here from Ontario Canada.

 

[T. Stanley]

Hi there! We’re the Wyatt Family and are new members (JUST ordered our kit yesterday). Super excited to be here. We’re a family of five living in Reno, NV. We love adventure, and as a homeschool family (for the past 7 years), we have the flexibility to just go when we want. We’re overland newbies, but have been avid campers/hikers/outdoorsy people for decades. We have a 2007 Ford Explorer and recently acquired a 2012 Jeep Wrangler. Super happy to be here!

Welcome to the OB crew Wyatt Family, to get started on your overlanding journey, head over to the Boot Camp threads here in the forums, there is a lot of useful information on almost every aspect of overlanding, be sure to ask questions, our experienced overlanders here are happy to answer questions and offer you advice.

 

[Budstr8]

Hello all, new here to the Overland Bound group. My name is Anthony and I'm in El Paso, Texas. I'm just getting into the overlanding thing, but have been four wheeling the southwest desert for a long time. I currently drive a 2015 Silverado 2500HD. It has a leveling kit and larger tires on the stock rims, but not much else at this point. I look forward to many future upgrades.

 

[Kent R]

Hello all, new here to the Overland Bound group. My name is Anthony and I'm in El Paso, Texas. I'm just getting into the overlanding thing, but have been four wheeling the southwest desert for a long time. I currently drive a 2015 Silverado 2500HD. It has a leveling kit and larger tires on the stock rims, but not much else at this point. I look forward to many future upgrades.

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. These pages can be filtered by region.
Overland Bound Meetups
Overland Trip Planning
You are in the Southwest Region, local information can also be found in the “Overland Bound by Region”
OVERLAND BOUND COMMUNITY
The closest Member Representative is @USStrongman & @Prerunner1982
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[Kent R]

Hey, new from here from Ontario Canada. View attachment 185970

Welcome to Overland Bound
The closest Member Representative to you for local information is @ryancarman
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[Kent R]

Hi there! We’re the Wyatt Family and are new members (JUST ordered our kit yesterday). Super excited to be here. We’re a family of five living in Reno, NV. We love adventure, and as a homeschool family (for the past 7 years), we have the flexibility to just go when we want. We’re overland newbies, but have been avid campers/hikers/outdoorsy people for decades. We have a 2007 Ford Explorer and recently acquired a 2012 Jeep Wrangler. Super happy to be here!

Welcome to Overland Bound
Don't hesitate to message your Regional Director @Narbob if you have any questions.
For local information about trips and meet-ups contact your NorCal Member Representative; Nevada @happyouroverland.
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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Overland Trip Planning
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Here is a local meet-up you might be interested in, they are extremely active probably our #1 meet-up.
US West - Reno Overlanding Recurring Meetings and Trail Runs Thread

 

[Kent R]

Hi all,

Name's Henry
Don't have a noteworthy rig yet. I road trip in rentals or my 2014 Camry. I am Super interested in replacing it with a Honda Ridgeline (maybe this year).
Outside of driving LMTVs and setting up camp with the Army Reserves, I'm definitely a novice with 0 off-roading experience and a little bit of camping experience.

I enjoy chilling out in nature, road tripping and like learning new skills, especially camping, hunting and first aid.

Looking forward to updating you all with my actual rig soon enough.

Welcome To Overland Bound Henry.
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.
Overland Bound Meetups
Overland Trip Planning
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 @Cendee & @radwelder
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[ResanPralite]

Greetings All,

We've been watching the Overland Bound YouTube videos as we've been researching overlanding. Decided to join and buy a Gazelle tent for our first foray into camping. Kids are grown so time to get into the adventure mix. Going slow as we figure out what we need. Currently driving a stock 2019 Toyota Tacoma TRD OffRoad. Bought it for daily driving and adventure. Indiana isn't exactly overlanding friendly, but there's a few state parks to get started on.

Cheers!

Frank

 

[T. Stanley]

Hello all, new here to the Overland Bound group. My name is Anthony and I'm in El Paso, Texas. I'm just getting into the overlanding thing, but have been four wheeling the southwest desert for a long time. I currently drive a 2015 Silverado 2500HD. It has a leveling kit and larger tires on the stock rims, but not much else at this point. I look forward to many future upgrades.

Welcome to the OB crew, to get started on your overlanding journey, head over to the Boot Camp threads here in the forums, there is a lot of useful information on almost every aspect of overlanding, be sure to ask questions, our experienced overlanders here are happy to answer questions and offer you advice.