2004 Dodge ram 6" lift 37" tires With a list that goes on. I am in Vancouver British Columbia, I did camping and some pretty serious 4 wheeling with my dad as a kid in an old xj But then my dad went away and life past I never really forgot it so once my wife and I had our son I went and found the same XJ same year and every thing and the three of us set out on a good 10 years of deep back woods camping through out BC sitting in a 2015 JKU with lots of work done to it now and the XJ gone we decided about three years ago to have it just for 4wheeling and build a overlander
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johngovols
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Thank you. Will work on the body over the winter and shell have a new paint job early next year. That is the original paint.
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Hello John, welcome to the OB family.
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Hi All,
I just joined, mainly to do some interested reading, and maybe buy some used gear to try out and/or sell some of the stuff I have, that hasn't worked out for me. With regard to forums like this one, I'm generally not a constant active member, but have flurries of activity and will then go away for a few months ... but will always react to PMs.
Now, on to the questions to be answered:
1) Picture! If you have a rig, we want to see it!
2) Location (General area is fine)
Silicon Valley, California.
3) Rig (Year, Make, Model, etc.)
2021 Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro; black, currently with DYI roof rack based on Rhino base and some 8020 t-slot aluminium, iKamper Skycamp Mini on top. The 4Runner has very few modifications, for what we do not much is needed. We mostly keep things vehicle agnostic, so it can be used in various settings.
4) Overlanding Experience Background (Novice or Experienced, you're welcome here!)
Very little overlanding experience in the modern understanding of "Youtube overlanding", rather extensive experience hiking (many days, with all gear on my back), as well as motorcycle and car/van camping experience. mostly during times when "overlanding" wasn't a word yet and most of it all over Europe.
A year ago I jumped on the more gear driven overlanding train (e.g. roof top tent, drawer kitchen, complex electrical/water setups, etc.) with some wrong assumptions about myself, e.g. that I'd enjoy a roof top tent or would really want a drawer system, but time and many weekends out testing have shown that deep in my heart I'm a "keep it simple" person who likes to have gear that works in a multitude of settings and don't like complexity. Therefore I started out with too much enthusiasm and right now are in the process of "right sizing", which means going out more with my backpacking gear and slowly, over time, getting rid of the impulse buys I've made over the last year that haven't worked out.
Overall I have enjoyed the experience going out with the 4Runner, but again, coming from a much more trimmed down background, I sometimes can be snobby about ultra-complex rigs, but of course I also understand that different folks have different desires, maybe I can contribute a bit more in the keeping it light department and learn a few things about simple, but useful optimizations for the car camping setup.
I just joined, mainly to do some interested reading, and maybe buy some used gear to try out and/or sell some of the stuff I have, that hasn't worked out for me. With regard to forums like this one, I'm generally not a constant active member, but have flurries of activity and will then go away for a few months ... but will always react to PMs.
Now, on to the questions to be answered:
1) Picture! If you have a rig, we want to see it!
2) Location (General area is fine)
Silicon Valley, California.
3) Rig (Year, Make, Model, etc.)
2021 Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro; black, currently with DYI roof rack based on Rhino base and some 8020 t-slot aluminium, iKamper Skycamp Mini on top. The 4Runner has very few modifications, for what we do not much is needed. We mostly keep things vehicle agnostic, so it can be used in various settings.
4) Overlanding Experience Background (Novice or Experienced, you're welcome here!)
Very little overlanding experience in the modern understanding of "Youtube overlanding", rather extensive experience hiking (many days, with all gear on my back), as well as motorcycle and car/van camping experience. mostly during times when "overlanding" wasn't a word yet and most of it all over Europe.
A year ago I jumped on the more gear driven overlanding train (e.g. roof top tent, drawer kitchen, complex electrical/water setups, etc.) with some wrong assumptions about myself, e.g. that I'd enjoy a roof top tent or would really want a drawer system, but time and many weekends out testing have shown that deep in my heart I'm a "keep it simple" person who likes to have gear that works in a multitude of settings and don't like complexity. Therefore I started out with too much enthusiasm and right now are in the process of "right sizing", which means going out more with my backpacking gear and slowly, over time, getting rid of the impulse buys I've made over the last year that haven't worked out.
Overall I have enjoyed the experience going out with the 4Runner, but again, coming from a much more trimmed down background, I sometimes can be snobby about ultra-complex rigs, but of course I also understand that different folks have different desires, maybe I can contribute a bit more in the keeping it light department and learn a few things about simple, but useful optimizations for the car camping setup.
Son of the Norse
Rank 0
Contributor II
Thanks a lot – it is a nice setup, it's just one of these things that isn't right for me. So, I'm working on changes. Different roof rack and no roof top tent for now.
Son of the Norse
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Hello Guido, welcome to the OB family.Hi All,
I just joined, mainly to do some interested reading, and maybe buy some used gear to try out and/or sell some of the stuff I have, that hasn't worked out for me. With regard to forums like this one, I'm generally not a constant active member, but have flurries of activity and will then go away for a few months ... but will always react to PMs.
Now, on to the questions to be answered:
1) Picture! If you have a rig, we want to see it!
2) Location (General area is fine)
Silicon Valley, California.
3) Rig (Year, Make, Model, etc.)
2021 Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro; black, currently with DYI roof rack based on Rhino base and some 8020 t-slot aluminium, iKamper Skycamp Mini on top. The 4Runner has very few modifications, for what we do not much is needed. We mostly keep things vehicle agnostic, so it can be used in various settings.
4) Overlanding Experience Background (Novice or Experienced, you're welcome here!)
Very little overlanding experience in the modern understanding of "Youtube overlanding", rather extensive experience hiking (many days, with all gear on my back), as well as motorcycle and car/van camping experience. mostly during times when "overlanding" wasn't a word yet and most of it all over Europe.
A year ago I jumped on the more gear driven overlanding train (e.g. roof top tent, drawer kitchen, complex electrical/water setups, etc.) with some wrong assumptions about myself, e.g. that I'd enjoy a roof top tent or would really want a drawer system, but time and many weekends out testing have shown that deep in my heart I'm a "keep it simple" person who likes to have gear that works in a multitude of settings and don't like complexity. Therefore I started out with too much enthusiasm and right now are in the process of "right sizing", which means going out more with my backpacking gear and slowly, over time, getting rid of the impulse buys I've made over the last year that haven't worked out.
Overall I have enjoyed the experience going out with the 4Runner, but again, coming from a much more trimmed down background, I sometimes can be snobby about ultra-complex rigs, but of course I also understand that different folks have different desires, maybe I can contribute a bit more in the keeping it light department and learn a few things about simple, but useful optimizations for the car camping setup.
Hello! I'm excited to join this group. Seems pretty laid back, welcoming, and unpretentious.
My name is Brandt
Location: Phoenix, AZ area
Rig: M101A3 - currently building out
Experience: More days/nights camping, fishing, hiking and exploring than I can number. Not much 4x4 experience
My name is Brandt
Location: Phoenix, AZ area
Rig: M101A3 - currently building out
Experience: More days/nights camping, fishing, hiking and exploring than I can number. Not much 4x4 experience
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Member III
Contributor II
Hello Guido, welcome to Overland Bound.Hi All,
I just joined, mainly to do some interested reading, and maybe buy some used gear to try out and/or sell some of the stuff I have, that hasn't worked out for me. With regard to forums like this one, I'm generally not a constant active member, but have flurries of activity and will then go away for a few months ... but will always react to PMs.
Now, on to the questions to be answered:
1) Picture! If you have a rig, we want to see it!
2) Location (General area is fine)
Silicon Valley, California.
3) Rig (Year, Make, Model, etc.)
2021 Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro; black, currently with DYI roof rack based on Rhino base and some 8020 t-slot aluminium, iKamper Skycamp Mini on top. The 4Runner has very few modifications, for what we do not much is needed. We mostly keep things vehicle agnostic, so it can be used in various settings.
4) Overlanding Experience Background (Novice or Experienced, you're welcome here!)
Very little overlanding experience in the modern understanding of "Youtube overlanding", rather extensive experience hiking (many days, with all gear on my back), as well as motorcycle and car/van camping experience. mostly during times when "overlanding" wasn't a word yet and most of it all over Europe.
A year ago I jumped on the more gear driven overlanding train (e.g. roof top tent, drawer kitchen, complex electrical/water setups, etc.) with some wrong assumptions about myself, e.g. that I'd enjoy a roof top tent or would really want a drawer system, but time and many weekends out testing have shown that deep in my heart I'm a "keep it simple" person who likes to have gear that works in a multitude of settings and don't like complexity. Therefore I started out with too much enthusiasm and right now are in the process of "right sizing", which means going out more with my backpacking gear and slowly, over time, getting rid of the impulse buys I've made over the last year that haven't worked out.
Overall I have enjoyed the experience going out with the 4Runner, but again, coming from a much more trimmed down background, I sometimes can be snobby about ultra-complex rigs, but of course I also understand that different folks have different desires, maybe I can contribute a bit more in the keeping it light department and learn a few things about simple, but useful optimizations for the car camping setup.
Hello, my name is Dick...easy to remember
Rig...well not really but maybe some day. 2002 Subaru Forester. Bone stock. An probably my 2020 Kawasaki z900rs too.
As far as experience I used to be into off-road trucks in early 20s. I've always ridden dirt bikes and I started building motorcycles for the past 7 years or so. Before overlanding was overlanding I loved camping in the back of my blazer and carried that on traveling very minimally and camping off a motorcycle. I traveled all over with a change of clothes, a tarp, some Paracord and a survival knife.
I decided that I wanted to take my kid and wife partially up the TWAT to do some weekend Glamping. I've been on the trail here and there by koto and it's a really mild route so the fozzy will be just fine. This is how I learned about overlanding and glamping haha. Seeing a community like this gets me excited for what's to come from this little family experience I have planned. Trying to start small and get the family into it. Then maybe some mild Subaru mods and some other vehicle in the future. I like the Xterra Pro 4x personally but a lifted subie is pretty dang good for my plans.
Rig...well not really but maybe some day. 2002 Subaru Forester. Bone stock. An probably my 2020 Kawasaki z900rs too.
As far as experience I used to be into off-road trucks in early 20s. I've always ridden dirt bikes and I started building motorcycles for the past 7 years or so. Before overlanding was overlanding I loved camping in the back of my blazer and carried that on traveling very minimally and camping off a motorcycle. I traveled all over with a change of clothes, a tarp, some Paracord and a survival knife.
I decided that I wanted to take my kid and wife partially up the TWAT to do some weekend Glamping. I've been on the trail here and there by koto and it's a really mild route so the fozzy will be just fine. This is how I learned about overlanding and glamping haha. Seeing a community like this gets me excited for what's to come from this little family experience I have planned. Trying to start small and get the family into it. Then maybe some mild Subaru mods and some other vehicle in the future. I like the Xterra Pro 4x personally but a lifted subie is pretty dang good for my plans.
