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[PNW EXPLR]

Ola folks ,
we would consider ourselves experienced overlanders , but of a different sort. Both my wife and myself are moving off our adventure bikes and into an ol jeep WJ ( were keeping the bikes for that occasional getaway) . we wanted something to pull behind the motor home that would add another aspect to our travel experiences. so here we are! The Jeep currently is in the build process and progressing daily, looking forward to conversing with like minded peeps about future adventures!. we are out of both, Paso Robles CA and Oakhurst CA.

Welcome to the Crew!

 

[El-Dracho]

Ola folks ,
we would consider ourselves experienced overlanders , but of a different sort. Both my wife and myself are moving off our adventure bikes and into an ol jeep WJ ( were keeping the bikes for that occasional getaway) . we wanted something to pull behind the motor home that would add another aspect to our travel experiences. so here we are! The Jeep currently is in the build process and progressing daily, looking forward to conversing with like minded peeps about future adventures!. we are out of both, Paso Robles CA and Oakhurst CA.

Hi Jason and welcome to Overland Bound!

Greetings from Europe,
Bjoern

 

[OTH Overland]

My name is James. Everyone calls me JImmy
I used to have a 1987 samurai a long time ago. That little tank went everywhere. I just picked it up 94 XJ on 1/14/23. Time to have some fun.

Location: Lemoore, Ca
Rig: 1994 Jeep XJ 4X4 2dr
Experience: Novice

Jimmy, Welcome to Overland Bound from Washington State. Congratulations on the new XJ, they are a capable rig and make a great off road platform, plus they have a touch more room than the old Sammy lol

 

[OTH Overland]

Hi all,
Just stating our Overland journey.

We are from Taupo New Zealand and is a family project for me and my two boys.
We are hoping to vlog our missions as we go.

Just have a stock standard 2wd Nissan Navara Ute at the moment.

Going to trawl through the forum and soak up as much info as we can.
Keen to connect with other overlanders in NZ.

Roscoe

Roscoe, Welcome to Overland Bound!, look forward to seeing some photos of your travels, always good to see great locations from other countries.

 

[Clockwork]

Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Rig: 2018 Chevrolet Colorado Z71
Overlanding Experience Background: Intermediate

Hello all my names Steve I've been offroading/hunting/camping for years but I love getting out into the woods just to escape and not HAVE to do anything like hunt etc. Owned multiple Jeeps, SUV's and now this Colorado.

 

[OTH Overland]

Ola folks ,
we would consider ourselves experienced overlanders , but of a different sort. Both my wife and myself are moving off our adventure bikes and into an ol jeep WJ ( were keeping the bikes for that occasional getaway) . we wanted something to pull behind the motor home that would add another aspect to our travel experiences. so here we are! The Jeep currently is in the build process and progressing daily, looking forward to conversing with like minded peeps about future adventures!. we are out of both, Paso Robles CA and Oakhurst CA.

Welcome to Overland Bound from Washington State! We have found the WJ to be an excellent platform for both overlanding and pulling behind an RV. We currently have around 220k on our 2000 WJ over 130k of that after it got totaled and we rebuilt it. It tows really well and is very capable with a 4" long arm lift from Iron Rock Offroad. Even with the addition of a newer JK to the fleet, Michelle still prefers to drive her WJ hands down.

 

[roots66]

Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Rig: 2018 Chevrolet Colorado Z71
Overlanding Experience Background: Intermediate

Hello all my names Steve I've been offroading/hunting/camping for years but I love getting out into the woods just to escape and not HAVE to do anything like hunt etc. Owned multiple Jeeps, SUV's and now this Colorado.

Hello and welcome to the OB family.

 

[Lone Wolf 1965]

Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Rig: 2018 Chevrolet Colorado Z71
Overlanding Experience Background: Intermediate

Hello all my names Steve I've been offroading/hunting/camping for years but I love getting out into the woods just to escape and not HAVE to do anything like hunt etc. Owned multiple Jeeps, SUV's and now this Colorado.

Welcome to Overland Bound

 

[Bengt N]

Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Rig: 2018 Chevrolet Colorado Z71
Overlanding Experience Background: Intermediate

Hello all my names Steve I've been offroading/hunting/camping for years but I love getting out into the woods just to escape and not HAVE to do anything like hunt etc. Owned multiple Jeeps, SUV's and now this Colorado.

Hallo Steve
Welcome to OBO
Greatings from Sweden
WBR
Bengt N

 

[chetmak]

Hey Steve,
Welcome to OB.
Only been a member less than a year myself. I’m up in Pahrump. I’m also a rookie but ready to get started. If you are looking for someone to go out for a day or two (something easy) hit me up!

 

[jaymoore24]

Welcome to Overland Bound from Washington State! We have found the WJ to be an excellent platform for both overlanding and pulling behind an RV. We currently have around 220k on our 2000 WJ over 130k of that after it got totaled and we rebuilt it. It tows really well and is very capable with a 4" long arm lift from Iron Rock Offroad. Even with the addition of a newer JK to the fleet, Michelle still prefers to drive her WJ hands down.

wonderful!!, glad to hear about your WJ and will most likely be picking your brain here in the near future. I was looking at the 6.5 from IRO, however concerned about tow ability, did you need to install the double cardan front drive line? ...see , i'm already starting with the questions.. lol.. thanks for reaching out!

 

[jaymoore24]

Welcome to Overland Bound
Could you edit your profile to show a city or town, that way the app and members can get you local information
Don't hesitate to message your Regional Director @Narbob if you have any questions.
For local information about trips and meet-ups contact; Central Valley @TOMB
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.
RESOURCE MAP
App Tutorials
Overland Bound One App Adventure and Expedition Tutorials
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
Quick adult & youthTread Lightly online awareness course.
Online Courses - Tread Lightly
Tread Lightly! Youth Online Course
Check out Overland Expo About WEST — Overland Expo®
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

Good afternoon Kent, still trying to navigate my profile. I've gone to my profile, the about tab, however i'm not seeing a edit button to change my location. when originally signing up, i just saw the us west option, i'm sure i missed it somewhere, but as soon as i figure it out, will surely make the changes. thank you

 

[jaymoore24]

Welcome to Overland Bound
Could you edit your profile to show a city or town, that way the app and members can get you local information
Don't hesitate to message your Regional Director @Narbob if you have any questions.
For local information about trips and meet-ups contact; Central Valley @TOMB
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.
RESOURCE MAP
App Tutorials
Overland Bound One App Adventure and Expedition Tutorials
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
Quick adult & youthTread Lightly online awareness course.
Online Courses - Tread Lightly
Tread Lightly! Youth Online Course
Check out Overland Expo About WEST — Overland Expo®
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

i found it Kent, thank you

 

[OTH Overland]

wonderful!!, glad to hear about your WJ and will most likely be picking your brain here in the near future. I was looking at the 6.5 from IRO, however concerned about tow ability, did you need to install the double cardan front drive line? ...see , i'm already starting with the questions.. lol.. thanks for reaching out!

Jason, sent you a PM so that we don't hijack the new member thread with a bunch of Jeep chat...lol Also when I went to send the PM your screen name is showing as jason_c02aeb which the site says does not exist, but your profile has jaymoore24 which seemed to send just fine. Not sure if you had made a chance and it has not caught up yet, or if it is a malfunction in my skull... @Kent R do you see anything unusual from your end?

 

[Kent R]

Jason, sent you a PM so that we don't hijack the new member thread with a bunch of Jeep chat...lol Also when I went to send the PM your screen name is showing as jason_c02aeb which the site says does not exist, but your profile has jaymoore24 which seemed to send just fine. Not sure if you had made a chance and it has not caught up yet, or if it is a malfunction in my skull... @Kent R do you see anything unusual from your end?

@OTH Overland I believe he changed his forum name. I am able to message him.

If there are any issues just advise

 

[freak4life]

Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Rig: 2018 Chevrolet Colorado Z71
Overlanding Experience Background: Intermediate

Hello all my names Steve I've been offroading/hunting/camping for years but I love getting out into the woods just to escape and not HAVE to do anything like hunt etc. Owned multiple Jeeps, SUV's and now this Colorado.

Hello Steve, welcome to Overland Bound.

 

[Clockwork]

Hey Steve,
Welcome to OB.
Only been a member less than a year myself. I’m up in Pahrump. I’m also a rookie but ready to get started. If you are looking for someone to go out for a day or two (something easy) hit me up!

Hey you're just over the hill from me. Thanks for the welcome.

 

[El-Dracho]

Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Rig: 2018 Chevrolet Colorado Z71
Overlanding Experience Background: Intermediate

Hello all my names Steve I've been offroading/hunting/camping for years but I love getting out into the woods just to escape and not HAVE to do anything like hunt etc. Owned multiple Jeeps, SUV's and now this Colorado.

Hi Steve and welcome to Overland Bound!

Greetings from Europe,
Bjoern

 

[Shahn]

Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Rig: 2018 Chevrolet Colorado Z71
Overlanding Experience Background: Intermediate

Hello all my names Steve I've been offroading/hunting/camping for years but I love getting out into the woods just to escape and not HAVE to do anything like hunt etc. Owned multiple Jeeps, SUV's and now this Colorado.

Greetings Steve, welcome to Overland Bound!

 

[NotGumby]

Hello all.
My name is John Ewing.
I live in Brentwood California (in the SF East Bay, not Los Angeles).
2005 Chevy Trailblazer LS with several modifications.
I have been off-roading with the Trailblazer on the sand dunes in United Arab Emirates, mountain trails in Oman, deserts in California, prairies in Canada, and many other locations. I haven't done a lot of overlanding, but am looking forward to it.

I have had a 4x4 as a daily driver since 1989. My current vehicle is a 2005 Chevy Trailblazer that I bought in November 2005 while on a road trip from Long Island NY to Escondido CA for a job change. The pictures below show the TB near the Burj Dubai (UAE) in it's former glory with a custom front bumper and a 3" lift (maximum for the TB without going to wheel portals). When I imported it to Canada in 2011, I had to return the configuration to stock. I worked in Canada for eight years so it stayed in stock configuration until now. I'm back in California full time now so I want to get back into off-roading. I plan on reinstalling the bumper and lift. Then I'm going to do a full overland conversion. I'm looking forward to meeting new people and having great adventures.

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2005 Trailblazer with 3" Lift
Building in background is Burj Dubai (now Khalifa) in Dubai UAE​

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Trailblazer with custom bumper built by ICON 4 x 4 in Dubai UAE​

Welcome John!