Member Introductions *NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCE YOURSELF*

[Big G]

First I want to thank the members for providing an awesome collection of posts. I've done a fair amount of reading here.

We have lived on the Oregon coast for decades. We have always tent camped out of an SUV. Tents worked fine for 40+ years from USA coast to coast, Canada and Baja. We love backroads and primitive camping. I grew up in a camping family and spent 31 years with the USFS fire and law departments.

We retired in 2016 and bought a new LR4. We started camping more often and year round. We were roughing it more than we cared for. After a ton of soul searching we decided to get an off road type teardrop trailer.

We are loving it!

Hello David, welcome to the OB community. I see that you live on the Oregon coast and as I am the Southern Oregon Members rep I would be interested to know where on the coast you live? If you live on the Southern coast I would love to connect with you and perhaps give you more information on Overland Bound. Hope to hear from you.

 

[roots66]

Hello
1985 FJ60 (project) & 2013 Wrangler.
New to Southern California from Northern New Mexico
Camped and wheeled since a young kid but not sure if that counts as overlanding experience. Excited to be here!

Hello Robert, welcome to the OB family.

 

[roots66]

Hi guys,

Anthony here
I'm out near phoenix az
I run a jeep cherokee with a m1101 trailer(custom rack and 23zero tent)
Ive camped many many times, and off roaded plenty, finally decided to combine the two into overlanding

Hello Anthony, welcome to the OB family.

 

[DaleRF]

Hello
1985 FJ60 (project) & 2013 Wrangler.
New to Southern California from Northern New Mexico
Camped and wheeled since a young kid but not sure if that counts as overlanding experience. Excited to be here!

Welcome from Arizona!

 

[Ericbrooks]

Hello from Cleveland,TN,

 

[bobby.theologis]

Hi,

My wife, son, and dog love the outdoors. We live in Colorado and while we are experienced tent campers, we wanted to get into overlanding to be able to access more areas to hike and explore. I have a 2009 Honda Ridgeline (standard) and a 2021 High Altitude Trailers XT-50. Charles at Earthship Overland in Denver recommended this site to us. Very new to this, so open to feedback, recommendations, etc.

Thanks!

-Bobby

 

[freak4life]

Hello from Cleveland,TN,

Hello Eric, welcome to Overland Bound.

 

[freak4life]

Hi,

My wife, son, and dog love the outdoors. We live in Colorado and while we are experienced tent campers, we wanted to get into overlanding to be able to access more areas to hike and explore. I have a 2009 Honda Ridgeline (standard) and a 2021 High Altitude Trailers XT-50. Charles at Earthship Overland in Denver recommended this site to us. Very new to this, so open to feedback, recommendations, etc.

Thanks!

-Bobby

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Hello Bobby, welcome to you and your wife and dog to Overland Bound. Looks like you have a great set-up.

 

[DudeInTheFullSizeChevy]

Hi everyone! Long time outdoorsman just getting into this exciting world of overlanding. I’m mainly getting into this so I can escape the monotony of city life in Los Angeles and enjoy some peace in the wilderness with my two kids with relative ease compared to the backpacking I’m used to.

I look forward to meet you all in the future!

I currently run a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado z71.

 

[fezzek]

Hi everyone. Complete novice at overlanding, but I have done a lot of high altitude climbing and spent months at a time in a tent. Had kids, left all that behind (wife didn't like the risk associated to it) but am keen to get back into the outdoors, albeit without the risk. Tried camping in a tent a few weeks ago, I'm too old to be on the ground so it looks like truck camping is where I am heading - probably ease into it with over night trips, weekend trip and eventually extend it out to week long and longer trips (or permanently? when I retire?) and Ive had a chance to iron out the kinks in my setup.

First stop - time to buy a truck.

(located in Atlanta, but 50% of my time is in the bay area).

Martin

 

[DaleRF]

Hi everyone! Long time outdoorsman just getting into this exciting world of overlanding. I’m mainly getting into this so I can escape the monotony of city life in Los Angeles and enjoy some peace in the wilderness with my two kids with relative ease compared to the backpacking I’m used to.

I look forward to meet you all in the future!

I currently run a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado z71.

Welcome aboard from Arizona!

 

[DudeInTheFullSizeChevy]

Hi everyone! Long time outdoorsman just getting into this exciting world of overlanding. I’m mainly getting into this so I can escape the monotony of city life in Los Angeles and enjoy some peace in the wilderness with my two kids with relative ease compared to the backpacking I’m used to.

I look forward to meet you all in the future!

I currently run a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado z71.

Welcome aboard from Arizona!

Thank you!

 

[ryannuttall]

Hi all,

I’m Ryan from Charleston, SC. New to overlanding and in the process of setting up my truck. Looking to find a community to get into and go out on the trails with and setup camp. I’m 22 years old and work full time. I am looking for something to do on weekends off work and this is something I am very excited for!

 

[freak4life]

Hi everyone! Long time outdoorsman just getting into this exciting world of overlanding. I’m mainly getting into this so I can escape the monotony of city life in Los Angeles and enjoy some peace in the wilderness with my two kids with relative ease compared to the backpacking I’m used to.

I look forward to meet you all in the future!

I currently run a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado z71.

Hello Kevin, welcome to Overland Bound.

 

[freak4life]

Hi everyone. Complete novice at overlanding, but I have done a lot of high altitude climbing and spent months at a time in a tent. Had kids, left all that behind (wife didn't like the risk associated to it) but am keen to get back into the outdoors, albeit without the risk. Tried camping in a tent a few weeks ago, I'm too old to be on the ground so it looks like truck camping is where I am heading - probably ease into it with over night trips, weekend trip and eventually extend it out to week long and longer trips (or permanently? when I retire?) and Ive had a chance to iron out the kinks in my setup.

First stop - time to buy a truck.

(located in Atlanta, but 50% of my time is in the bay area).

Martin

Hello Martin, welcome to Overland Bound.

 

[freak4life]

Hi all,

I’m Ryan from Charleston, SC. New to overlanding and in the process of setting up my truck. Looking to find a community to get into and go out on the trails with and setup camp. I’m 22 years old and work full time. I am looking for something to do on weekends off work and this is something I am very excited for!

Hello Ryan, welcome to Overland Bound.

 

[DaleRF]

Hi all,

I’m Ryan from Charleston, SC. New to overlanding and in the process of setting up my truck. Looking to find a community to get into and go out on the trails with and setup camp. I’m 22 years old and work full time. I am looking for something to do on weekends off work and this is something I am very excited for!

Welcome aboard Ryan, from Arizona!

 

[jbcrane]

Greetings, new member here from Fort Collins, Colorado. Lots of questions, excited to connect with like minded folks. Will be heading out next month for two weeks and hoping to make the trip better through Overlanding Bound. Just wanting to say hello.

 

[freak4life]

Greetings, new member here from Fort Collins, Colorado. Lots of questions, excited to connect with like minded folks. Will be heading out next month for two weeks and hoping to make the trip better through Overlanding Bound. Just wanting to say hello.

Hello John, welcome to Overland Bound.

 

[jbcrane]

Hello John, welcome to Overland Bound.

Thanks very much. Brand new and learning the ropes here. Looks like I forgot to mention a few things, so:
1) Meet Max:
2) Located in Fort Collins, Colorado
3) 2021 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, purchased brand new in April this year.
4) Overlanding Experience Background: Been roaming the Rocky Mountain West for 40+ years in various vehicles from Subaru's to Pick Up's with camper shells and my favorite, the Wildernest. Before I heard the term Overlanding we thought of it as car camping+. Have traveled much of the Rocky Mountain West from NW Wyoming down through Colorado (home), New Mexico, Utah, and Arizona. Also the Pacific Northwest, mainly Washington. Heading out in a month for a 2 week trip back to the PacNW, then down the coast through Oregon, Northern California, then back across through Yosemite and Nevada, with hopefully a stop in Great Basin to check out the Bristlecones. I am a 3D animator and photographer and love to wander. Have big plans for my Wrangler but am taking it slow, intentionally dialing him in for how I wish to travel: as light as nimble as possible. Have enjoyed learning all the new tech/techniques that have developed in recent years. So much new to learn... really excited to connect with such an active and like-minded community.