Member Introductions *NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCE YOURSELF*

[M Rose]

Long time wheeler here from BC Canada. New to the whole overlanding concept, but have spent my entire life in the woods and mountains exploring, camping, and just enjoying being outdoors.

My current rig is a 1998 Durango (5.9L) with too many mods to list, but it's locked, lifted, and gets me pretty much anywhere I point it.

My plan is to retire in 7 years and spend the last of my healthy time doing the full-time overlanding thing. I look forward to learning from you all, and maybe contributing a nugget here and there myself.

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Hello , Welcome to Overland Bound.
I am the Northwest Director. @Gabriel Bozeman is your closest member representative.
To help navigate through the forums, here are some links that can be filtered by “Region” prefix. We are in the Overland Bound North America US Northwest Region (US Northwest for short).
Overland Bound Meetups- is where all member generated rally points are posted in forum format for discussion of Rally Point and other types of Meetups. A meetup can be as simple as a group getting together for coffee, a trail ride, or a full in expedition with other Overland Bound Members.
Overland Bound Trip Planning- is a great place to talk about planning a trip wether by your self or as a group.
Overland Bound Routs: Downloadable- is exactly what it sounds like. Search, or share your GPX files here with a description of the route and POIs.
Share your Overland Routes- is similar time the downloadable posted above, but doesn’t require you to share the actual GPX file.
Overland Bound By Region < North America < US Northwest- is where you can find regional members discussing local events, Overland News, and general topics. It’s a great recourse to mete others in the regions.
Member Maps- a great trip planning tool. It can also be used to send out messages to members near your location, or a location you plan to visit.
Rally Point- a tool used to creat Meetups or send out an SOS.
Any questions, don’t hesitate to ask myself or your member representative team. Again welcome and hope to see you on the trails.
Mike Rose
Northwest Director
Overland Bound

Hi Everyone! I'm new to this forum, so a little about me and my rig:

Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Rig: 2010 4Runner with mods to tackle moderate FSRs in the PNW.
Overland Experience: Novice (but looking to increase experience and exposure to the lifestyle); few years experience exploring the backroads of BC.

Hello , Welcome to Overland Bound.
I am the Northwest Director. @Gabriel Bozeman is your closest member representative.
To help navigate through the forums, here are some links that can be filtered by “Region” prefix. We are in the Overland Bound North America US Northwest Region (US Northwest for short).
Overland Bound Meetups- is where all member generated rally points are posted in forum format for discussion of Rally Point and other types of Meetups. A meetup can be as simple as a group getting together for coffee, a trail ride, or a full in expedition with other Overland Bound Members.
Overland Bound Trip Planning- is a great place to talk about planning a trip wether by your self or as a group.
Overland Bound Routs: Downloadable- is exactly what it sounds like. Search, or share your GPX files here with a description of the route and POIs.
Share your Overland Routes- is similar time the downloadable posted above, but doesn’t require you to share the actual GPX file.
Overland Bound By Region < North America < US Northwest- is where you can find regional members discussing local events, Overland News, and general topics. It’s a great recourse to mete others in the regions.
Member Maps- a great trip planning tool. It can also be used to send out messages to members near your location, or a location you plan to visit.
Rally Point- a tool used to creat Meetups or send out an SOS.
Any questions, don’t hesitate to ask myself or your member representative team. Again welcome and hope to see you on the trails.

Mike Rose
Northwest Director
Overland Bound

 

[M Rose]

Howdy folks. My name is Rick and my membership here is about 10 minutes old. I was raised among campers and deep woods backpackers, so I'm reasonably capable in the wilderness - but I am a definite beginner when it comes to overlanding. The current ride is a '21 Tacoma TRD OR...and I am doing my best to restrain the incessant over-the-top modification urges. We live in a 'burb southwest of Portland, OR (however, we are likely moving out of state in about a year or so). Look forward to getting to know folks and shamelessly stealing all of your overlanding secrets and BKMs. Thanks for the membership.

Hello Rick, Welcome to Overland Bound.
I am the Northwest Director. @jcgraves3 is your closest member representative.
To help navigate through the forums, here are some links that can be filtered by “Region” prefix. We are in the Overland Bound North America US Northwest Region (US Northwest for short).
Overland Bound Meetups- is where all member generated rally points are posted in forum format for discussion of Rally Point and other types of Meetups. A meetup can be as simple as a group getting together for coffee, a trail ride, or a full in expedition with other Overland Bound Members.
Overland Bound Trip Planning- is a great place to talk about planning a trip wether by your self or as a group.
Overland Bound Routs: Downloadable- is exactly what it sounds like. Search, or share your GPX files here with a description of the route and POIs.
Share your Overland Routes- is similar time the downloadable posted above, but doesn’t require you to share the actual GPX file.
Overland Bound By Region < North America < US Northwest- is where you can find regional members discussing local events, Overland News, and general topics. It’s a great recourse to mete others in the regions.
Member Maps- a great trip planning tool. It can also be used to send out messages to members near your location, or a location you plan to visit.
Rally Point- a tool used to creat Meetups or send out an SOS.
Any questions, don’t hesitate to ask myself or your member representative team. Again welcome and hope to see you on the trails.

Mike Rose
Northwest Director
Overland Bound

 

[M Rose]

Hi All!
I'm Jess, my husband Mike and I have a Overland and a Wrangler. We live in Eastern WA and are novice overlanders. Looking forward to learningView attachment 194721 from everyone!

Hello Jess and Mike , Welcome to Overland Bound.
I am the Northwest Director. @PNW EXPLR is your closest member representative.
To help navigate through the forums, here are some links that can be filtered by “Region” prefix. We are in the Overland Bound North America US Northwest Region (US Northwest for short).
Overland Bound Meetups- is where all member generated rally points are posted in forum format for discussion of Rally Point and other types of Meetups. A meetup can be as simple as a group getting together for coffee, a trail ride, or a full in expedition with other Overland Bound Members.
Overland Bound Trip Planning- is a great place to talk about planning a trip wether by your self or as a group.
Overland Bound Routs: Downloadable- is exactly what it sounds like. Search, or share your GPX files here with a description of the route and POIs.
Share your Overland Routes- is similar time the downloadable posted above, but doesn’t require you to share the actual GPX file.
Overland Bound By Region < North America < US Northwest- is where you can find regional members discussing local events, Overland News, and general topics. It’s a great recourse to mete others in the regions.
Member Maps- a great trip planning tool. It can also be used to send out messages to members near your location, or a location you plan to visit.
Rally Point- a tool used to creat Meetups or send out an SOS.
Any questions, don’t hesitate to ask myself or your member representative team. Again welcome and hope to see you on the trails.
Mike Rose
Northwest Director
Overland Bound

 

[PNW EXPLR]

Hi All!
I'm Jess, my husband Mike and I have a Overland and a Wrangler. We live in Eastern WA and are novice overlanders. Looking forward to learningView attachment 194721 from everyone!

Hey you guys! Welcome to the crew!!! Please don't hesitate to let me know of any questions you may have. I am also in Kennewick. I am sure there will be plenty of opportunities to meet up this season.
Follow this link to the Tri-Cities Club House. Feel free to introduce yourselves to the group.

 

[freak4life]

H E L L O A L L !

Thank You for the welcome! Looking forward to meeting others who love discovering the backcountry. This is my baby, a 2017 Jeep Rubicon. Never thought I would ever own a Jeep! or ever
get an emotional attachment to a vehicle, but here we are and yes its is ❤. lol. She is my basecamp for traversing and backpacking and what a welcome site she is after a long day Be well everyone, hope to see you on trail soon!
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Hello Melinda, welcome to the OB community. Thanks for the pics.

 

[freak4life]

Hey, y'all!
Daniel from West Texas. Avid camper and explorer. Novice Overlander.
New Rig is a 2021 Jeep Desert Rated "Mojave" Gladiator (because I live in a desert haha).

Some cool upgrades I have coming for this truck:
-JCR offroad mid-height bed rack
-23Zero Walkabout 62 Rooftop (bed rack) Tent
-Some Rescue Boards
-RotoPax Gas Cans
-ARB Twin Motor Compressor Kit

Fortunately, the Jeep comes from the factory with some excellent upgrades:
-Fox 2.5 series shocks with external reservoirs, hydraulic bump stops, Offroad Plus+ Package, skid plates (aluminum), reinforced frame & axles, rock slides, 33" Falken Widlpeak M/T, as well as front and rear trail cameras.

For me and what we plan to use the truck for the only other upgrades needed may be bumpers and a Warn Winch along with some more rescue equipment.

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Hello Daniel, welcome to the OB community.

 

[freak4life]

Howdy folks. My name is Rick and my membership here is about 10 minutes old. I was raised among campers and deep woods backpackers, so I'm reasonably capable in the wilderness - but I am a definite beginner when it comes to overlanding. The current ride is a '21 Tacoma TRD OR...and I am doing my best to restrain the incessant over-the-top modification urges. We live in a 'burb southwest of Portland, OR (however, we are likely moving out of state in about a year or so). Look forward to getting to know folks and shamelessly stealing all of your overlanding secrets and BKMs. Thanks for the membership.

Hello Rick, welcome to the OB community.

 

[freak4life]

Here's the rig - A 2021 Jeep Wrangler JLU

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Name is Michael and I live in Arizona, formerly Oregon.

Total novice with respects to overlanding but I'm learning a lot by watching some of the great YT videos out there including Kevin's Lifestyle Overland series and Brad's Trail Recon series.

One thing I've learned in my search for accessories is that Jeep's acronym means, "Just Empty Every Pocket". Funny thing is my Ram pickups did the same thing to me.

Anyway, glad to be hear and I am really enjoying the content on Overland Bound!

Hello

Hello Michael
Welcome to the OB community
My name is Rich I am your US Southwest member representative for Arizona
Here are some helpful links to get you started
U.S. SouthWest (AZ NM TX OK)
Overland Bound Meetups

Overland Trip Planning

Trip planning and questions.

www.overlandbound.com

 

[WarEagleCJ7]

This is an old picture of my 1982 Jeep CJ7 and the current state of the tear down for rebuild. When finished it will be an LS1 V8 but still with a five speed (Ax15).

My name is Rick and I’m located in Raleigh, NC. Part of the rebuild is to make the CJ more capable for over landing and capable enough tow an off-road trailer. The objective is not to test the limits of mechanical engineering and be rock crawling or purposefully putting the rig in situations it might invert itself. Will be evaluating brakes and locker options with the new driveline. Would prefer the CJ was driven where it’s going not trailered.

Experience camping, but not over landing. I also am into drone photography so getting places worth taking aerial shots is a hope. I also like camping but prefer cooler temperatures for that. My current trailer target (after getting the CJ is restored) is currently focused on the Off Grid Trailers Expedition 2.0 out of Canada. Would be interested in opinions on the CJ7 as the rig with E-brakes, 350HP and some other upgrades to make it more capable for towing.

NOTE My user name somehow got a typo. It should be WarEagleCJ. Trying to change it.

 

[freak4life]

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This is an old picture of my 1982 Jeep CJ7 and the current state of the tear down for rebuild. When finished it will be an LS1 V8 but still with a five speed (Ax15).

My name is Rick and I’m located in Raleigh, NC. Part of the rebuild is to make the CJ more capable for over landing and capable enough tow an off-road trailer. The objective is not to test the limits of mechanical engineering and be rock crawling or purposefully putting the rig in situations it might invert itself. Will be evaluating brakes and locker options with the new driveline. Would prefer the CJ was driven where it’s going not trailered.

Experience camping, but not over landing. I also am into drone photography so getting places worth taking aerial shots is a hope. I also like camping but prefer cooler temperatures for that. My current trailer target (after getting the CJ is restored) is currently focused on the Off Grid Trailers Expedition 2.0 out of Canada. Would be interested in opinions on the CJ7 as the rig with E-brakes, 350HP and some other upgrades to make it more capable for towing.

NOTE My user name somehow got a typo. It should be WarEagleCJ. Trying to change it.

Hello Rick, welcome to the OB comminuty.

 

[Big G]

Hi Everyone! I'm new to this forum, so a little about me and my rig:

Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Rig: 2010 4Runner with mods to tackle moderate FSRs in the PNW.
Overland Experience: Novice (but looking to increase experience and exposure to the lifestyle); few years experience exploring the backroads of BC.

Hello Felix, welcome to the OB community.

 

[Iwata77]

Hey how's everyone?

Good! How about yourself? Welcome to OB!

 

[Cybersmitty]

Hi Everbody! I just found this forum and I am looking forward to hearing more about where to go and how to get there. I am new to overlanding but excited fo the adventure. My ride is a F150 but interested in learning more. I lived in Phoenix Arizona for a long time but haven’t explored as much of the state as I would have liked. I am looking forward to changing all of that and learning from all of you.

 

[freak4life]

Hi Everbody! I just found this forum and I am looking forward to hearing more about where to go and how to get there. I am new to overlanding but excited fo the adventure. My ride is a F150 but interested in learning more. I lived in Phoenix Arizona for a long time but haven’t explored as much of the state as I would have liked. I am looking forward to changing all of that and learning from all of you.

Hello Brent
Welcome to Overland Bound
My name is Rich I am your US Southwest member representative for Arizona
Here are some helpful links to get you started
U.S. SouthWest (AZ NM TX OK)
Overland Bound Meetups

Overland Trip Planning

Trip planning and questions.

www.overlandbound.com

For finding trials I like trailsoffroad.com their rating system is spot on as far as difficulty of a specific trail.
Gaia.com for most navigation maps.
The best part about this community is we learn from each other.

 

[Raven1Actual]

hey everybody!!! new to overland bound and a novice in regards to overlanding. my rig is a 2013 Toyota Tundra limited 4wd. not much has been done to it yet. its leveled with 35" ko2's. I only have trd off road suspension right now. I'm waiting to upgrade suspension until its deemed needed. Have the warn zeon platinum 12-s winch ordered and going to be doing the hidden mount behind the bumper. I installed full skid plates from RCI. Im trying to decide if I want to do the arb compressor or power tank. I built an off road trailer with an extendable rack with gas struts for my rooftop tent. Im about to build/install a 12v system for the trailer in the near future as well. I, along with my wife and son, are really excited to get more into overlanding, camping, hiking, fishing, and just spending time outdoors in general as a family. we live in Huntington Beach California and look forward to finding places to explore along the west coast

Welcome!!

 

[Blaino16]

Hello all!

Happy to be a member. Wife and I are long time backpacker and hikers. I enjoy flying and sailing; now with our rig nearly complete, we are ready to cover more ground via overlanding.

Looking forward to these forums to learn more and hopefully meet up with members along the way.

We are split based between Seattle and Coeur D’Alene.

Next steps in our novice state is to work out the gear for a few days in May before we hit the Hungry Horse or Flathead trails in Montana in June.

Rig: 2019 F-350 on a BDS 6” lift with 38” Grapplers and a 2020 Off Grid Trailer Expedition 2.0. Bumpers and winch are the next upgrades and an ICOM ic-705 for QRP Ham Coms

Ham Callsign: KJ7PIL

Cheers!
Blaine and Jeana Holt

 

[Kent R]

Hello all!

Happy to be a member. Wife and I are long time backpacker and hikers. I enjoy flying and sailing; now with our rig nearly complete, we are ready to cover more ground via overlanding.

Looking forward to these forums to learn more and hopefully meet up with members along the way.

We are split based between Seattle and Coeur D’Alene.

Next steps in our novice state is to work out the gear for a few days in May before we hit the Hungry Horse or Flathead trails in Montana in June.

Rig: 2019 F-350 on a BDS 6” lift with 38” Grapplers and a 2020 Off Grid Trailer Expedition 2.0. Bumpers and winch are the next upgrades and an ICOM ic-705 for QRP Ham Coms

Ham Callsign: KJ7PIL

Cheers!
Blaine and Jeana Holt

Welcome to Overland Bound Blaine and Jeana
Your Regional Director is @M Rose for additional help or information.
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
Here is a page that might be interesting to you;

Full Sized Rigs

Not small, not mid, big full sized rigs

www.overlandbound.com

Quick adult & youthTread Lightly online awareness course.
Online Courses - Tread Lightly
Since you are a ham already you might want to check out the Friday Ham Net;

Ham Radio Weekly NET - Overland Bound

There will be a weekly NET for all Overland Bound members who have a valid Ham license. This will be on Echolink conference node 357087 (Starlink) every Friday Night at 5:30pm PST. You can also connect thru Allstar HUB Node 41120 DMR TG-3148905 IRLP Reflector 9256

www.overlandbound.com

Tread Lightly! Youth Online Course

 

[Kent R]

Hi Everbody! I just found this forum and I am looking forward to hearing more about where to go and how to get there. I am new to overlanding but excited fo the adventure. My ride is a F150 but interested in learning more. I lived in Phoenix Arizona for a long time but haven’t explored as much of the state as I would have liked. I am looking forward to changing all of that and learning from all of you.

Welcome to Overland Bound
A page you might be interested is all about full size rigs;
Full Sized Rigs
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 @freak4life
Quick adult & youthTread Lightly online awareness course.
Online Courses - Tread Lightly
Tread Lightly! Youth Online Course
Overland Expo West
About WEST — Overland Expo®

 

[Kent R]

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This is an old picture of my 1982 Jeep CJ7 and the current state of the tear down for rebuild. When finished it will be an LS1 V8 but still with a five speed (Ax15).

My name is Rick and I’m located in Raleigh, NC. Part of the rebuild is to make the CJ more capable for over landing and capable enough tow an off-road trailer. The objective is not to test the limits of mechanical engineering and be rock crawling or purposefully putting the rig in situations it might invert itself. Will be evaluating brakes and locker options with the new driveline. Would prefer the CJ was driven where it’s going not trailered.

Experience camping, but not over landing. I also am into drone photography so getting places worth taking aerial shots is a hope. I also like camping but prefer cooler temperatures for that. My current trailer target (after getting the CJ is restored) is currently focused on the Off Grid Trailers Expedition 2.0 out of Canada. Would be interested in opinions on the CJ7 as the rig with E-brakes, 350HP and some other upgrades to make it more capable for towing.

NOTE My user name somehow got a typo. It should be WarEagleCJ. Trying to change it.

Welcome To Overland Bound Rick
Thats one heck of a project you have going there. And I would agree the Off Grid Trailer is a good choice in my opinion, the LS will certainly handle it with no problem. The biggest thing I ever did to my first CJ was put injection on it, you have kicked up bar a bit. ;-)
This page might help you with your trailer decision;
Overland Trailers
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 @NC-Trooper
Quick adult & youthTread Lightly online awareness course.
Online Courses - Tread Lightly
Tread Lightly! Youth Online Course

 

[Kent R]

Here's the rig - A 2021 Jeep Wrangler JLU

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Name is Michael and I live in Arizona, formerly Oregon.

Total novice with respects to overlanding but I'm learning a lot by watching some of the great YT videos out there including Kevin's Lifestyle Overland series and Brad's Trail Recon series.

One thing I've learned in my search for accessories is that Jeep's acronym means, "Just Empty Every Pocket". Funny thing is my Ram pickups did the same thing to me.

Anyway, glad to be hear and I am really enjoying the content on Overland Bound!

Welcome to Overland Bound Michael
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 @freak4life
Quick adult & youthTread Lightly online awareness course.
Online Courses - Tread Lightly
Tread Lightly! Youth Online Course
Overland Expo West in Flagstaff AZ
About WEST — Overland Expo®