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[Santanaoverland]

Hi everyone,

I'm Lukas and started "soft" overlanding 2 years ago with my Lada Niva. I life in Germany near Constance Lake. In matter of fact that I crashed my Niva I am currently driving a Santana Anibal (licence build of the Defender) with a simple bed conversion. I want to go to the western and eastern Alpes as soon as possible an my biggest dream is to drive the Pamir highway and through mongolia.

See you around fellas and watch your angles.

 

[Kent R]

Hi everyone,

I'm Lukas and started "soft" overlanding 2 years ago with my Lada Niva. I life in Germany near Constance Lake. In matter of fact that I crashed my Niva I am currently driving a Santana Anibal (licence build of the Defender) with a simple bed conversion. I want to go to the western and eastern Alpes as soon as possible an my biggest dream is to drive the Pamir highway and through mongolia.

See you around fellas and watch your angles.

Welcome to Overland Bound Lucas
The closest Member Representative to you for local information is @NotGumby @El-Dracho
Your Regional Director is @Robert OB 33/48 for additional help or information.
Our West Europe Director @Polaris Overland has done your dream trip or at least part of it. You should message him for info.
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
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Quick adult & youthTread Lightly online awareness course.
Online Courses - Tread Lightly
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[NotGumby]

Hi everyone,

I'm Lukas and started "soft" overlanding 2 years ago with my Lada Niva. I life in Germany near Constance Lake. In matter of fact that I crashed my Niva I am currently driving a Santana Anibal (licence build of the Defender) with a simple bed conversion. I want to go to the western and eastern Alpes as soon as possible an my biggest dream is to drive the Pamir highway and through mongolia.

See you around fellas and watch your angles.

Hi Lukas! Welcome to the Crew! Sorry to hear about your Lada! Both of those trips sound good. Mongolia is on my list as well. Maybe we’ll see you on an Alps trip. I was just there last year between the lockdowns. Watch our region’s forum for information on virtual gatherings and future trips. We have a pretty active group. I look forward to meeting you on the trail.

 

[T. Stanley]

Hi everyone,

I'm Lukas and started "soft" overlanding 2 years ago with my Lada Niva. I life in Germany near Constance Lake. In matter of fact that I crashed my Niva I am currently driving a Santana Anibal (licence build of the Defender) with a simple bed conversion. I want to go to the western and eastern Alpes as soon as possible an my biggest dream is to drive the Pamir highway and through mongolia.

See you around fellas and watch your angles.

Welcome to the OB crew

 

[T. Stanley]

Hello all!
My name is Tom, I live in Las Cruces, NM. Finally ordered my rig today - 2021 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon. I'm also into motorcycle travel. Can't wait to start spending more time on the trail!

Cheers!

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. Be sure to check out the vehicle build threads, there you can find lots of ideas to incorporate into your own build.

 

[Robert OB 33/48]

Hi everyone,

I'm Lukas and started "soft" overlanding 2 years ago with my Lada Niva. I life in Germany near Constance Lake. In matter of fact that I crashed my Niva I am currently driving a Santana Anibal (licence build of the Defender) with a simple bed conversion. I want to go to the western and eastern Alpes as soon as possible an my biggest dream is to drive the Pamir highway and through mongolia.

See you around fellas and watch your angles.

Hello

Welcome to the Forum, but most of all welcome to the community.

If I can help with questions, and providing info I am happy to do so.

Just go to the Europe section of this forum to find more specific info about Europe.

You will find nearly everything on the forum in generall about Overlanding. So just dive in and have fun.
Nearest Member Rep is Björn/ @El-Dracho



Join us also in the whatsapp group for Mid Europe and our Facebook page.

Facebook Groups



Europe Overland Bound



Enjoy your stay here and I hope to see you somewhere out on a track/event.



Greetings from Robert

 

[El-Dracho]

Hi everyone,

I'm Lukas and started "soft" overlanding 2 years ago with my Lada Niva. I life in Germany near Constance Lake. In matter of fact that I crashed my Niva I am currently driving a Santana Anibal (licence build of the Defender) with a simple bed conversion. I want to go to the western and eastern Alpes as soon as possible an my biggest dream is to drive the Pamir highway and through mongolia.

See you around fellas and watch your angles.

Hi Lukas,

welcome to Overland Bound!

I have been in Central Asia, Mongolia, and Russia to the Far East by car and also by motorcycle. It is a dream destination for overlanders! I am sure you will like it. If you have any questions regarding this area feel free to ask or contact me. I am always happy to help, share experiences and give some advises.

Hope to see you on some trails soon. While we could not meet in person due to C19 situation at the moment, we have established a virtual OB Europe campfire. It takes place Friday, every 2nd week at 8PM CET. The next will be on 26th March. Please refer to the Rally Point for details:

Virtual OB Europe Campfire

There will be a Virtual OB Europe Campfire for all Overland Bound members in Europe region. Just join the meeting via Skype link https://join.skype.com/hqyQhtv4MqUQ

www.overlandbound.com

Cheers, Björn

 

[Northman555]

Hey Anthony
I am the Bay Area member rep and I can help connect you to meet ups that are happening near you. In Pleasanton CA there is a meet up on the second Sunday’s of the month and it has a great regular turn out and active. The Tri-Valley (Pleasanton) group had a big year with 7 trips and have 2021 all planned out!

March 13th we are doing a day run up to do some snow driving and our next meet up will be March 14th, 1-3pm. Below is a link to the meet up page and thread with information.

This is the regular meet up info

US West - Tri-Valley Monthly Meet Up- Pleasanton CA

Ok great. I was hoping to find some local folks that get out in the backcountry around here. You guys have any plans for Death Valley before or after summer?

 

[freak4life]

1) Don't have any pictures yet. Currently piecing my truck together to sleep off the ground for a change.
2) North Georgia - Foothills of the Appalachian Mountain Range
3) 2021 Toyota Tacoma DCSB OR
4) Novice here. But have done a lot of hiking/camping over the years. Now just adding a vehicle to the mix!

Hello Tyler, welcome from Phoenix.

 

[freak4life]

Hi everyone,

I'm Lukas and started "soft" overlanding 2 years ago with my Lada Niva. I life in Germany near Constance Lake. In matter of fact that I crashed my Niva I am currently driving a Santana Anibal (licence build of the Defender) with a simple bed conversion. I want to go to the western and eastern Alpes as soon as possible an my biggest dream is to drive the Pamir highway and through mongolia.

See you around fellas and watch your angles.

Hello Lukas, welcome from Phoenix.

 

[PapaDave]

Ok great. I was hoping to find some local folks that get out in the backcountry around here. You guys have any plans for Death Valley before or after summer?

Hey yes either oct or nov, we haven’t nailed it down. Post #2 lays out our year

US West - East Bay Monthly Meet Up- Pleasanton CA

Please read Post #2 [/RP] Just come! Hang out for 2 hours discussing overlanding, looking at rigs, and planning trips! See post #2 for the current month’s info. See this month’s plan US West - East Bay Monthly Meet Up- Pleasanton CA View Rally Point

www.overlandbound.com

 

[LowCountryBound]

Hey Y'all!

I'm Chip and I'm in Charleston SC. I do a lot of fly fishing, camping and exploring. I have a wife, Abbey and a 10 Year old son, Robinson. I have made several cross country trips in my life that have left me wanting for more. I am currently planning another trip for next summer 2022, with my son, before he reaches an age where I am no longer the coolest person he knows, and wife (if she is so inclined!). In the midst of my research I found Overland Bound on You tube and now here! I am so new to forums! I have owned a few different rigs over the years and put them through their paces along the way. I can say that I have good bit off road experience; however, nothing like some of the western trails. I have never been "rock crawling"! Not set up for it either. We have lots of mud! I'm also not a huge fan of mudding WAY TOO MUCH TIME CLEANING UP AFTER!! I don't mind getting dirty just.... well I have better things to do that wash a truck after every weekend! Nor am I interested in destroying it! My current truck is my favorite so far and it is a 2006 Land Cruiser, light mods, it is my daily as well. LOVE it! Probably be buried in it! I'll post some pics later.
So I hope to maybe meet up with other members along the way or get some advise about must sees! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!! Thanks for listening!

 

[slightNine]

Hi!

I'm Bryan and I'm in Yukon, Ok. I have been an avid rock crawler forever. We've traveled all over N.A. with our crawler. A few years ago I started taking my family camping 1-2 times a month instead of the off-road park type trips. Then we realized how much more we enjoyed the trips out overlanding.
We have sold the trailer in the pic and are currently building the Ranger (Trigger) to be our primary adventure mobile. I'll start a build thread once I can per forum rules. The parts are piling up as I type this. Looking forward to sharing experiences here!

 

[TravelinDan]

Hello All,

I'm Dan, my wife Jeanne and I are from Upstate New York, I have been off roading sense I could drive but I am new to Overlanding. We owned a F250 Super Duty and decided to start with fixing that up to see how we like camping in the out back. Nice to be here and look forward to learning.

 

[freak4life]

Hey Y'all!

I'm Chip and I'm in Charleston SC. I do a lot of fly fishing, camping and exploring. I have a wife, Abbey and a 10 Year old son, Robinson. I have made several cross country trips in my life that have left me wanting for more. I am currently planning another trip for next summer 2022, with my son, before he reaches an age where I am no longer the coolest person he knows, and wife (if she is so inclined!). In the midst of my research I found Overland Bound on You tube and now here! I am so new to forums! I have owned a few different rigs over the years and put them through their paces along the way. I can say that I have good bit off road experience; however, nothing like some of the western trails. I have never been "rock crawling"! Not set up for it either. We have lots of mud! I'm also not a huge fan of mudding WAY TOO MUCH TIME CLEANING UP AFTER!! I don't mind getting dirty just.... well I have better things to do that wash a truck after every weekend! Nor am I interested in destroying it! My current truck is my favorite so far and it is a 2006 Land Cruiser, light mods, it is my daily as well. LOVE it! Probably be buried in it! I'll post some pics later.
So I hope to maybe meet up with other members along the way or get some advise about must sees! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!! Thanks for listening!

Hello Chip, welcome from Phoenix.

 

[freak4life]

Hello All,

I'm Dan, my wife Jeanne and I are from Upstate New York, I have been off roading sense I could drive but I am new to Overlanding. We owned a F250 Super Duty and decided to start with fixing that up to see how we like camping in the out back. Nice to be here and look forward to learning.

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Hello Dan, welcome from Phoenix.

 

[freak4life]

Hi!

I'm Bryan and I'm in Yukon, Ok. I have been an avid rock crawler forever. We've traveled all over N.A. with our crawler. A few years ago I started taking my family camping 1-2 times a month instead of the off-road park type trips. Then we realized how much more we enjoyed the trips out overlanding.
We have sold the trailer in the pic and are currently building the Ranger (Trigger) to be our primary adventure mobile. I'll start a build thread once I can per forum rules. The parts are piling up as I type this. Looking forward to sharing experiences here!

Hello Bryan, welcome from Phoenix.

 

[LowCountryBound]

Thanks bud!!

 

[LowCountryBound]

Hello All,

I'm Dan, my wife Jeanne and I are from Upstate New York, I have been off roading sense I could drive but I am new to Overlanding. We owned a F250 Super Duty and decided to start with fixing that up to see how we like camping in the out back. Nice to be here and look forward to learning.

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Hey Dan! My wife has family in upstate NY/ Hudson Valley. Great fly fishing!!!

 

[SWIdahoMark]

Greetings all,
I'm Mark, my co-pilot is Jill, and we are in SW Idaho. We have a 2006 Lexus GX470 that I just purchased for the express purpose of Overlanding but will also drive very frequently in town as well. I am planning a fairly mild build but we all know how that goes. It's been a long time since I Overlanded - we used to call it 'wheelin.' I'm very much looking forward to hitting some trails with like-minded folks and have really enjoyed the OB videos on YouTube.
Cheers!

I tried including a photo of our rig but it was rejected.