Member Introductions *NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCE YOURSELF*

[RROBISON2]

New Members,

Welcome to the Overland Bound community! Please take a few moments to introduce yourself so we can get to know you!

A few things you might want to include in your introduction are:

1) Picture! If you have a rig, we want to see it!
2) Location (General area is fine)
3) Rig (Year, Make, Model, etc.)
4) Overlanding Experience Background (Novice or Experienced, you're welcome here!)

We're glad you've found us and look forward to sharing our adventures with you!

In addition to getting to know you, here are the guideline sent to all Moderators of the forums. It's a natural reflection of our community, and what Overland Bound is all about:

From @administrator

• Overlanding is: "Vehicle Dependent Travel". Nothing else.
• We will not further define "overlanding".
• "Capable" depends on the requirements of the trip, and we take that very seriously.
• You are an Overlander: Overlanding is for everyone who has exploration and adventure in their heart, or, who need to be reinvigorated by connecting with nature. Nature is unforgiving. You must rise to a certain level of personal awareness to survive. Sound right? Overlanding is for you.
• Encourage uncomplicated ventures into the great outdoors. Don't over pack.
• Be prepared, and understand basic requirements. Question folks, to be sure they are aware of what is required. Don't assume.
• Share without reservation, trip locations, and information.
• It doesn't matter what you drive: The only requirement of an Overlander is that the vehicle serves the job required, safely.
• We do not care about make or model.
• We do not engage in "this is better than that" competitions.
• We DO give advice about how to make your vehicle ready for what you need. Share knowledge.
• Humility.
• We respect, fear, and protect nature.
• "I don't know" is a great answer.
• We don’t brag about exploits.
• We seek answers from the community when we don’t know.
• We engage in the very smallest of interactions.

Hi , Im Rob , I drive a 2016 wrangler Rubicon unlimited on 35’s. I started on this path to live life more fully after life changing experiences showed how short life can be. I have built my rig and educated myself and adventured for 2yrs now and learn everyday just got back from a 2 week trip thru Idaho and Montana. Look foreword to learning from and conversing with the overland bound community

 

[RROBISON2]

Hi , I’m Rob , I drive A 2016 Jeep Wrangler Jk Rubicon .After experiencing a couple of life changing experiences I decided to live life more in the moment and for the last couple of years I’ve built my Rig up, educated myself and adventured as much as possible. Just returned from a couple weeks in Idaho and Montana . I look foreword to learning from , and conversing with the overland bound community.

 

[freak4life]

Hello!
My name is Matt I am from the PNW and my rig is a 2001 Mitsubishi Montero Sport.
Hoping to get out in the next year and see the far away places!

Hello Matt, welcome to Overland Bound.

 

[freak4life]

Hi , Im Rob , I drive a 2016 wrangler Rubicon unlimited on 35’s. I started on this path to live life more fully after life changing experiences showed how short life can be. I have built my rig and educated myself and adventured for 2yrs now and learn everyday just got back from a 2 week trip thru Idaho and Montana. Look foreword to learning from and conversing with the overland bound community

Hello Rob, welcome to Overland Bound.

 

[Kent R]

Hi , I’m Rob , I drive A 2016 Jeep Wrangler Jk Rubicon .After experiencing a couple of life changing experiences I decided to live life more in the moment and for the last couple of years I’ve built my Rig up, educated myself and adventured as much as possible. Just returned from a couple weeks in Idaho and Montana . I look foreword to learning from , and conversing with the overland bound community.

Welcome to Overland Bound Rob
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
“Overland Bound by Region”
OVERLAND BOUND COMMUNITY
Your Regional Director is @M Rose
Quick adult & youth Tread Lightly online awareness course.
Online Courses - Tread Lightly
Tread Lightly! Youth Online Course
Check out the Overland Expo https://www.OverlandExpo.com

 

[Kent R]

Hello!
My name is Matt I am from the PNW and my rig is a 2001 Mitsubishi Montero Sport.
Hoping to get out in the next year and see the far away places!

Welcome to Overland Bound Matt
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
“Overland Bound by Region”
OVERLAND BOUND COMMUNITY
The Regional Director in your area is @
Quick adult & youth Tread Lightly online awareness course.
Online Courses - Tread Lightly
Tread Lightly! Youth Online Course
Check out the Overland Expo https://www.OverlandExpo.com

 

[Kent R]

Hello Y'all new member as of Sept 1st 2021 Our rig is a new to us 2004 Lexus GX470 with a GFC SuperLite on top and we are building out everything inside ourselves. This weeks project is a rear gate fold down Table.

Welcome to Overland Bound
The Regional Director in your area is @Roots66
Quick adult & youth Tread Lightly online awareness course.
Online Courses - Tread Lightly
Tread Lightly! Youth Online Course
Check out the Overland Expo https://www.OverlandExpo.com

 

[Kent R]

Hello Y'all new member as of Sept 1st 2021 Our rig is a new to us 2004 Lexus GX470 with a GFC SuperLite on top and we are building out everything inside ourselves. This weeks project is a rear gate fold down Table.

Welcome to Overland Bound
The Regional Director in your area is @Roots66
Quick adult & youth Tread Lightly online awareness course.
Online Courses - Tread Lightly
Tread Lightly! Youth Online Course
Check out the Overland Expo https://www.OverlandExpo.com

 

[Shahn]

Hello Y'all new member as of Sept 1st 2021 Our rig is a new to us 2004 Lexus GX470 with a GFC SuperLite on top and we are building out everything inside ourselves. This weeks project is a rear gate fold down Table.

Hello Vance and welcome to Overland Bound! Thank you for your Service!

 

[Shahn]

Hello!
My name is Matt I am from the PNW and my rig is a 2001 Mitsubishi Montero Sport.
Hoping to get out in the next year and see the far away places!

Hello Matthew and welcome to Overland Bound! Hello fellow PNW'er!

 

[Shahn]

Hi , Im Rob , I drive a 2016 wrangler Rubicon unlimited on 35’s. I started on this path to live life more fully after life changing experiences showed how short life can be. I have built my rig and educated myself and adventured for 2yrs now and learn everyday just got back from a 2 week trip thru Idaho and Montana. Look foreword to learning from and conversing with the overland bound community

Hello Rob and welcome to Overland Bound!

 

[Kent R]

Hello Y'all new member as of Sept 1st 2021 Our rig is a new to us 2004 Lexus GX470 with a GFC SuperLite on top and we are building out everything inside ourselves. This weeks project is a rear gate fold down Table.

Welcome to Overland Bound
The Regional Director in your area is @Roots66
Quick adult & youth Tread Lightly online awareness course.
Online Courses - Tread Lightly
Tread Lightly! Youth Online Course
Check out the Overland Expo https://www.OverlandExpo.com

 

[roots66]

Greetings & Salutations,

I reside currently in Yorba Linda, CA. I have recently acquired a 2017 Toyota 4Runner TRD Off Road as my platform to begin this journey into Overlanding with my family to create memories and traditions that they will carry with them well after I have shuffled of this mortal coil.

Hello Brandon, welcome to the OB family.

 

[roots66]

David from W. Colorado. Fourwheeling and camping for a long time. 2016 JKUR, 2.5" RK lift, 35's, bumpers winch blah blah. Bought a mid-project trailer build locally last week and started working on getting it finished.

Hello David, welcome to the OB family.

 

[roots66]

Hello All, New member located in Vacaville, CA. We have a 2004 Hummer H2. Our Overlanding Experience is Zero.
I have done few easy trips around Vacaville this year. Trip is usually myself and my 4 year old son.
So wanted to get to know more people and get more advice on safety. Looking at putting a winch on this.

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Hello Rajiv, welcome to the OB family.

 

[roots66]

Location: Ft Worth, Tx
Rig: On the lookout for one
Experience: I don't have any overlanding experience, but man do I love traveling! For the past 3 years I've been able to travel to a few states and got to experience some amazing memories. Now I want to take traveling and adventure on a whole new level. And I believe overlanding will do that for me. Haha so I'll have a ton of questions for this place. Like for example., What is the best vehicle to start out with? Many of my adventures will be long and intense. I appreciate any help that comes my way!!!

Hello Santos (@Santos107), welcome to Overland Bound. I am your Southwest Region Member Rep for Texas. The answer to your vehicle question is going to depend on many factors. I suggest you start out with something reliable and comfortable. Living in TX means you will be on the road a lot just getting to all those awesome places we don't have here locally. I also suggest you stop by some of your local meetups and talk with the folks there. Lots of great people here with a ton of experience.

There are a couple DFW area meetups you can check out here: DFW OB meet and greet & DFW - Meet & Greet

Local information and involvement opportunities can be found here: Southwest Region (AZ/NM/TX/OK)

Looking to meet fellow members? Check out the Meet-Up event page: Overland Bound Meetups

Events in the SW region can be found here: Overland Bound Events SW Region

Want to know what members are planning? You can find out here: Overland Trip Planning

If you have any questions, please just let me know.

 

[roots66]

Location: Hello from the SF Bay Area!
Rig: 2021 Toyota 4Runner Venture
Experience: Just got back from a 3 week trip to ID and WY. This was a kind of shakedown trip; we (me, wife, dog) stayed with family in ID and ventured out for 2 or three days at a time to explore and test out our camping gear and skills. I grew up in Northern B.C. (been in CA for 20 years now), where I went with my dad and brother on many trips which could definitely called overlanding. Mostly fishing trips, anywhere from a few days to two weeks, over distances of 100s or 1000s of km. Usually tents, sometimes truck bed campers and camper trailers. We even did the occasional trip on horseback. So you could say I grew up overlanding, and I'm now getting back to it :)

I'm looking forward to learning, exploring, building out my rig, and meeting like-minded folks!

Kris

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Hello Kris, welcome to the OB family.

 

[roots66]

Hello from Wyoming and thank you for having us! We are the Dulaney's and we have been camping since childhood and have a deep love and respect for the outdoors. We have a '11 Tundra DC and a truck bed tent. Our overland experience includes many short local trips to the mountains as well as childhood memories of early morning hunting trips where dad's truck was base camp. Can't wait to get involved and meet some of you. Also, thank you for the founding principals. Especially leaving things better than you found them!

Hello Austin, welcome to the OB family.

 

[roots66]

Hello! New to the forum and overlanding. My family and I love the outdoors and go camping at least once a month in our Airstream. I've been camping since I was a kid, though. My first vehicle was a 1985 Cherokee. I currently have a 2016 F250 and just bought a 2006 Commander. I'm looking forward to possibly meeting up and doing some more offroading. Thanks!

Hello Jack, welcome to the OB family.

 

[roots66]

Hello Y'all new member as of Sept 1st 2021 Our rig is a new to us 2004 Lexus GX470 with a GFC SuperLite on top and we are building out everything inside ourselves. This weeks project is a rear gate fold down Table.

Hello Vance (@Kozysnack), welcome to Overland Bound. I am your Southwest Region Member Rep for Texas. You joined just in time. We have a Central Texas meetup this Sat (9/4) and would enjoy seeing you there.

Recurring – North Central Texas Meet & Greet

Monthly meet & greet for folks in and around the North Central Texas area 1st Saturday of every month starting at 0900 Location: 518 Lower Park Rd, Georgetown, T

www.overlandbound.com

Houston also has this new meetup: Recurring Bryan College Station Meet-up

Local information and involvement opportunities can be found here: Southwest Region (AZ/NM/TX/OK)

Looking to meet fellow members? Check out the Meet-Up event page: Overland Bound Meetups

Events in the SW region can be found here: Overland Bound Events SW Region

Want to know what members are planning? You can find out here: Overland Trip Planning

Also, if you are on Facebook, feel free to join us there as well - Overland Bound – Southwest

If you have any questions, please just let me know.