Member Introductions *NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCE YOURSELF*

[freak4life]

Hello all, VINNY VT here, out of Manassas, VA. Total novice, enjoy the outdoors and camping, hoping to meet like minded individuals. 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Trailhawk, bone stock and is my daily driver. Looking forward to learning from here!

Hello Vinny, welcome to Overland Bound.

 

[Bengt N]

Hello all, VINNY VT here, out of Manassas, VA. Total novice, enjoy the outdoors and camping, hoping to meet like minded individuals. 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Trailhawk, bone stock and is my daily driver. Looking forward to learning from here!

Hallo Vincent
Welcome to OBO
WBR
Bengt N
Sweden

 

[Kent R]

Hello all, VINNY VT here, out of Manassas, VA. Total novice, enjoy the outdoors and camping, hoping to meet like minded individuals. 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Trailhawk, bone stock and is my daily driver. Looking forward to learning from here!

Welcome To Overland Bound Vinny
You are in the East Region, local information can be found in the “Overland Bound by Region”
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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.
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You can use the Member Map to find other members and events in your area. You can also send a message directly from the map to other members.
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Check out Overland Expo https://www.OverlandExpo.com
If you have any questions don't hesitate to message me, hopefully I can get you going in the right direction. @Kent R or Kent@OverlandBound.com

 

[El-Dracho]

Greetings all,
My name is Brian. I'm fairly new to the wider overlanding community.
Just moved up to the Pacific NW, in the greater Seattle area, and am excited to get out and explore all that it has to offer.
My rig is a '21 Ford Ranger XL/STX 4x4 that I'm in the early stages of building into my dream vehicle.
So far, I've added...
- Old Man Emu (Heavy Load) Nitrocharger shocks, coilovers, and leaf springs
- Black Rhino Arsenal (Sand on Black) in 16x8 with a -10et
- Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac 285/75R16
- RTR Fender Flares/Vents
- CoverKing Saddle Blanket Seat Covers
- Clearview Original Gen towing mirrors

Hi Brian and welcome to Overland Bound!

That is a nice looking Ford Ranger. Just out of curiosity, how are these vehicles powered in the US? We currently only have them new in Europe with small 4-cylinder diesels (there used to be a 3.2 5-cylinder as well).

Greetings from Europe
Bjoern

 

[El-Dracho]

Hi Yaya and welcome to Overland Bound,

My goal is to learn my rig, meet up with groups and see new roads, explore other states and make epic memories.

That sounds like a very good plan. Enjoy!

Bjoern

 

[El-Dracho]

Trey here from southeast Missouri. My rig is a 2016 Toyota 4Runner Trail edition. Just getting started in overlanding and getting all the gear for my rig. Looking forward to many great adventures all across the U.S.

Hi Trey,

Welcome to Overland Bound!

These new 4Runners look damn good. Unfortunately they are not officially available here at Toyota, only via an import with all the disadvantages.

I wish you great trips and safe travels with it.

Greetings from Europe
Bjoern

 

[El-Dracho]

Hi all
So-cal resident
2015 chevrolet express 2500 2wd

Novice or below overland experience.

Im fascinated by overlanding. Im currently just enjoying camping out of the van.

I look forward to some casual events to meet some new folks.

Hi Garret and welcome to Overland Bound!

I think a van like this has a lot of potential for a great overlanding rig.

Enjoy your camping trips with the van.

Bjoern

 

[El-Dracho]

Howdy. First name is Erik.

Located in Texas, San Marcos area for now. But getting ready to hit the road for a while. Sabbatical I guess you would say.

2019 Ford Ranger XLT 4x4. Lift, tires, wheels, and all the various bits to support a long trip.

Would say I'm "novice +" maybe? Or Moderate? Was a COLT Platoon Sergeant and team chief in the Army for the 3rd ACR plus a longtime offroader in Jeeps (currently own my 13th - a '99 XJ). Have done trips to the Big Bend Region and a trip up to Wyoming and back through the Alpine Loop area, so definitely more than a "beginner". But the trip I'm prepping for is going to be my first time traveling for weeks to months since I received my DD-214.

Don't yet have a website/blog/etc. set up but do have a Facebook page, Thrive Overland, and the usual instagram, thrive_overland.

The pic is my setup from my trip last summer. I have since moved on to a bedrack+RTT.

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Hi Erik,

Welcome to Overland Bound.

Great setup. Will follow your trip on instagram.

Bjoern

 

[Polaris Overland]

Hi all
So-cal resident
2015 chevrolet express 2500 2wd

Novice or below overland experience.

Im fascinated by overlanding. Im currently just enjoying camping out of the van.

I look forward to some casual events to meet some new folks.

Don’t make the mistake of thinking Overlanding is just 4wd off road travel.

Having Overlanded extensively in a Land Rover Defender much of those travels could have been done in 2wd vehicles and we saw many people doing just that including a London Double decker bus doing the Mongol Rally.

We still have our Defender but now also run a VW Transporter

 

[El-Dracho]

Any Pink Floyd fans out there?
I'm in the PWN / King County.
So, I'm both new and old to overlanding. Before I had real kid's I had a 79 Jeep CJ5. Like a child when you feed a rig green stuff it grows up. Started with a stock rig and grew up to run 4:10's, w/ an arch-locker on 35's... a shackle swap and spring over lift. What a great crawler.
Now I'm all in and full size with a new to me F150. What's in the mail? FOX 2.0 suspension, RSI SmartCap, BedRug. S2 Baja design revers lights. In the cart... a cheap steal bumper that I can cut-up/modify for an integrated swing away Recon bike rack. A solar kit (still working on that spec) AUX power control system, some big tires. Maybe 35's but probably 33's. I'll figure the rest out as I go.

Any Fullsize fit-out suggestions are welcome.

Why Overland... My daughter and I travel to race mountain bikes and we ski for fun. From Virgin UT to Whistler BC and everything between, to and fro. Such great adventures!

Hi James and welcome to Overland Bound!

 

[El-Dracho]

Sup folks,

Really excited to be here! Just got into overlanding recently, but all in. I reside in West TN and am hoping to hit up LBL and the ozarks very soon!

In the last month I added a lift and 33's to my 07 taco along with the yakima bedrack/rtt system. Hoping to install my usoffroad bumper and SB winch this weekend and hit trails asap.

Looking forward to meeting some fellow enthusiasts and learn from the pros!

Hi Brian and welcome to Overland Bound!

Look around here in the forum and you will find plenty of good information about overlanding. And I guess there will be also members in your area who are happy to meet and help.

Bjoern

 

[El-Dracho]

Hi,

My name is Matt. I am currently out of Travelers Rest, SC. I just purchased a 2013 jku wrangler. She is called ,"The Black Pearl."

I have the approach of only fix it if it is broken or if it's something I just want or something that would make traveling with my wife and 2 toddlers a little easier.

When it comes to the outdoors of camping, hiking, etc, I have a lot of experience. However, when it comes to overlanding and off-roading, I am quite new.

I love to learn and have a lot of questions, especially for those who are women and those who travel with kids.

Hi Matt and welcome to Overland Bound!

Nice Jeep! Enjoy the trips with it.

Greetings from Europe
Bjoern

 

[El-Dracho]

Location: central California
Rig: 2017 ford raptor
Experience: novice/some trail experience.

Hi Singh and welcome to Overland Bound!

 

[El-Dracho]

Howdy Team OB

I'm Joe Quinto and I reside in Houston TX. I wheel in a lifted 2014 Jeep Wrangler.

USMC Veteran (91-20)
Federal Service (20-10)

I specialized in organizing wheeling trips for veterans and first responders. Looking forward to meeting everyone.View attachment 221458

Hi Joe,

Welcome to Overland Bound!

Wow, that is an amazing Jeep. A lot of aux lights!

Bjoern

 

[El-Dracho]

Hail and Well Met

Who: Rebar
Where: Mobile, Alabama
What: 2019 4Runner
Why: Just getting into it.
Where: ??? School me.

Retired Military

Hi Robert and welcome to Overland Bound!

 

[El-Dracho]

Hey everyone!

My name is Brian, I just finally bought the truck of MY dreams a 2022 Chevy Colorado ZR2, I have already started getting how I want it to explode even more, I already have some experience over landing, but I mostly used a 23Zero 1550 Swag to sleep out of instead of a rooftop tent because I didn’t have a 4x4 so I couldn’t get too far off beaten path. I’m hoping to change that! I’m from eastern North Carolina and I Can’t wait to see you all out there!

Hi Brian and welcome to Overland Bound!

Nice truck!

Bjoern

 

[El-Dracho]

Okay here we go! My name is Loren and my spouse is Danielle, we are a family of 5 with one leaving the nest soon! We have a couple dogs and love to explore in our 2015 Yota 4Runner SR5. We live in the great PNW currently in Washington State near the Columbia River Gorge. So far the 4Runner has a 2.5" lift and full Prinsu rack as well as some lighting upgrades and a TRD skid plate. I've built my own storage system in the back and we have an FSR awning and roof top tent as well. We just recently purchased a TearDrops NW Ranger Off-Road trailer https://www.instagram.com/teardropsnw/ and are getting it outfitted for some Spring/Summer trips hopefully soon! You may have seen our Ranger trailer at Overland NW in Flagstaff in 2021 as it was there for a demo before we purchased it from TearDropsNW! The folks at TearDropsNW are awesome and if you are in the market for an adventure trailer I highly recommend them.

We love to get off the beaten path and have done some 4 low adventures here and there on some pretty rough terrain.
We are hoping to meet some folks by being members and are looking forward to adventures soon! I plan to put up an Instagram page soon dedicated to our Overlanding as we get into this more however you can see my personal profile here if you'd like for now: https://www.instagram.com/lodub78/

Hope to see you out on the trail soon!

By the way @Lifestyle Overland we just discovered your YouTube channel and love your content! Keep it up!

Prost!

Loren & Danielle.

Hi Loren & Danielle and welcome to Overland Bound!

 

[El-Dracho]

Hi All!

Rig: 21 Silverado RST
Location: Bay Area, CA
Experience: Novice, just getting my feet wet and exicted to learn more!
Why Overlanding: there is a lot of world out there i would like to get to know!

Here's a shot of Samantha Flexin'
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Hi Jeremy and welocme to Overland Bound!

 

[El-Dracho]

Hey good evening. Thanks for having me. Long time adventure enthusiast/wannabe explorer. I grew up camping and exploring in a ‘87 Westy and now showing my kids the outdoors in a 2012 LR4. Looking forward to getting out there a little farther! Cheers

Hi Chris and welcome to Overland Bound!

Wow, nice LR4. Diesel or V8 gasoline?

Bjoern

 

[El-Dracho]

My name is Eddy. I work at the fillin' station.

Location: Elbert, CO
Rig: 2014 FJ Cruiser, family has a bunch of stuff including a 94 white Bronco, a 2017 4-runner, a unimog....
Experience: some

Hi Eddy and welcome to Overland Bound!

A Unimog? Sounds interesting. Tell us more if you like, please!

The Unimog Museum is not far from where I live.

Greetings from Germany
Bjoern