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El-Dracho

Ambassador, Europe
Moderator
Member
Supporter
Investor

Off-Road Ranger III

13,288
Lampertheim, Germany
First Name
Bjoern
Last Name
Eldracher
Member #

20111

Ham/GMRS Callsign
DO3BE
Hey Everyone!

I'm Rob, my background is in engineering and I currently work as a Product Manager for Redridge Industries, a small business located in Michigan's beautiful Upper Peninsula developing high-quality off-road recovery equipment. I also made a personal investment in Overland Bound in 2022.

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I'm both a car-guy and nerd, I love exploring new places for their natural beauty or their unique history. I enjoy driving our local trail systems and checking out waterfalls, remote overlooks, and abandoned mining-era buildings, I also love cooking both indoors and out. While I previously have done some basic off-roading and trail exploration I just recently got more into camping and have been much more involved with the overland community through work. On the more indoorsy side of things I am an avid gamer (board, table-top, card, video , you name it...) , and technology enthusiast dabbling in anything from home-servers to 3D Printing.

Location: Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan
Vehicle: 2024 Subaru Outback Wilderness
Experience: Novice

Instagram: @subtlyengineered
Hi Rob,

Welcome to Overland Bound!

Thank you for your detailled introduction.

Greetings from Europe,
Bjoern
 

freak4life

Local Expert
Member

Contributor II

1,300
Cañon City, Colorado, USA
First Name
rich
Last Name
anderssohn
Hey Everyone!

I'm Rob, my background is in engineering and I currently work as a Product Manager for Redridge Industries, a small business located in Michigan's beautiful Upper Peninsula developing high-quality off-road recovery equipment. I also made a personal investment in Overland Bound in 2022.

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I'm both a car-guy and nerd, I love exploring new places for their natural beauty or their unique history. I enjoy driving our local trail systems and checking out waterfalls, remote overlooks, and abandoned mining-era buildings, I also love cooking both indoors and out. While I previously have done some basic off-roading and trail exploration I just recently got more into camping and have been much more involved with the overland community through work. On the more indoorsy side of things I am an avid gamer (board, table-top, card, video , you name it...) , and technology enthusiast dabbling in anything from home-servers to 3D Printing.

Location: Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan
Vehicle: 2024 Subaru Outback Wilderness
Experience: Novice

Instagram: @subtlyengineered
Hello Rob, welcome to Overland Bound.
 

roots66

Local Expert, Texas USA
Launch Member
Member

Member III

3,477
Weir, TX, USA
First Name
Mike
Last Name
Roots
Member #

16968

Service Branch
USAF
Hi All,

I am John@HankTheTankJKU and I just officially became an Overland Bound member! I am a long-time off-road jeeper in Columbus Ohio and I am just now getting into overlanding.

My rig is a 2016 tank green Jeep JKU Willys that I am completely rebuilding from a trail jeep to an overlanding rig. Our jeep is affectionately named Hank the Tank. Hope to connect with some local Columbus and OH-based members.
Hello and welcome to the OB family.
 

roots66

Local Expert, Texas USA
Launch Member
Member

Member III

3,477
Weir, TX, USA
First Name
Mike
Last Name
Roots
Member #

16968

Service Branch
USAF
Location: Tualatin, OR (near Portland in NW Oregon)
Rig: 2015 Jeep JKU
Experience: More than novice, less than moderate ... I have driven on some trails, but mostly forest service gravel/dirt roads.

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Hello and welcome to the OB family.
 

roots66

Local Expert, Texas USA
Launch Member
Member

Member III

3,477
Weir, TX, USA
First Name
Mike
Last Name
Roots
Member #

16968

Service Branch
USAF
Hey Everyone!

Glad to be part of the community! I’m taking a moment to introduce myself. Looking to participate with folks in some memorable adventures.

1. Photos of my rig attached
2. I’m based in Orange County, CA
3. 2017 F250 mated with Four Wheel Camper Hawk Slide-in.
4. I’ll call myself a Novice. I’ve only been on a handful of expeditions with my rig. I’ve separately enjoyed UTV off-roading and camping with a prepped mentality. Looking to put those together in a big way!

Stan
Hello and welcome to the OB family.
 

roots66

Local Expert, Texas USA
Launch Member
Member

Member III

3,477
Weir, TX, USA
First Name
Mike
Last Name
Roots
Member #

16968

Service Branch
USAF
Hello friends!

Stoked to join the community, learn a few things, and hopefully get involved and find some events to go to and people to meet to share the experience with.

1) Picture :
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2) Location : Richmond area, VA
3) Rig : 2023 Toyota 4Runner TRD Off-Road Premium
- Just traded in my '07 Toyota 4Runner Limited 4WD after 12 sweet years together and couldn't be happier to start this journey with the new love of my life
4) Overlanding Experience Background : I've followed overlanding/offroading forums, pages, social media accounts, etc. for years, and I drove my '07 4Runner on two week-long cross-country moves (from VA to CA and back again 4 years later), but I count myself as a novice with no *true* overlanding experience.
Hello and welcome to the OB family.
 

roots66

Local Expert, Texas USA
Launch Member
Member

Member III

3,477
Weir, TX, USA
First Name
Mike
Last Name
Roots
Member #

16968

Service Branch
USAF
Hey Everyone!

I'm Rob, my background is in engineering and I currently work as a Product Manager for Redridge Industries, a small business located in Michigan's beautiful Upper Peninsula developing high-quality off-road recovery equipment. I also made a personal investment in Overland Bound in 2022.

View attachment 268290

I'm both a car-guy and nerd, I love exploring new places for their natural beauty or their unique history. I enjoy driving our local trail systems and checking out waterfalls, remote overlooks, and abandoned mining-era buildings, I also love cooking both indoors and out. While I previously have done some basic off-roading and trail exploration I just recently got more into camping and have been much more involved with the overland community through work. On the more indoorsy side of things I am an avid gamer (board, table-top, card, video , you name it...) , and technology enthusiast dabbling in anything from home-servers to 3D Printing.

Location: Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan
Vehicle: 2024 Subaru Outback Wilderness
Experience: Novice

Instagram: @subtlyengineered
Hello and welcome to the OB family.
 

Ebrinker

Rank III
Member

Enthusiast III

646
Purcellville, Loudoun County, Virginia, United States
First Name
Ethan
Last Name
Brinkman
Member #

31817

Bengt N

Rank VII
Member

Member III

6,274
Sparreholm, Södermanland, Sweden
First Name
Bengt
Last Name
Nordrup
Member #

30728

Hey Everyone!

I'm Rob, my background is in engineering and I currently work as a Product Manager for Redridge Industries, a small business located in Michigan's beautiful Upper Peninsula developing high-quality off-road recovery equipment. I also made a personal investment in Overland Bound in 2022.

View attachment 268290

I'm both a car-guy and nerd, I love exploring new places for their natural beauty or their unique history. I enjoy driving our local trail systems and checking out waterfalls, remote overlooks, and abandoned mining-era buildings, I also love cooking both indoors and out. While I previously have done some basic off-roading and trail exploration I just recently got more into camping and have been much more involved with the overland community through work. On the more indoorsy side of things I am an avid gamer (board, table-top, card, video , you name it...) , and technology enthusiast dabbling in anything from home-servers to 3D Printing.

Location: Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan
Vehicle: 2024 Subaru Outback Wilderness
Experience: Novice

Instagram: @subtlyengineered
Hallo Rob
Welcome to OBO
Greetings from Sweden
WBR
Bengt N
 

F350Lawman

Rank I

Contributor III

124
Goshen, NY, USA
First Name
Scott
Last Name
Perry
Hello, thanks for having me. Live in Goshen NY. Have done a fair amount of off-roading and belong to a local club. Did few wheel and camps with them the past few years. Also spent a ton if time the past years hiking and camping. Jacked up my back, so now the truck is going to have to do the "hiking" portion for me (at least for now), thus the interest in overlanding.
 

Bengt N

Rank VII
Member

Member III

6,274
Sparreholm, Södermanland, Sweden
First Name
Bengt
Last Name
Nordrup
Member #

30728

Hello, thanks for having me. Live in Goshen NY. Have done a fair amount of off-roading and belong to a local club. Did few wheel and camps with them the past few years. Also spent a ton if time the past years hiking and camping. Jacked up my back, so now the truck is going to have to do the "hiking" portion for me (at least for now), thus the interest in overlanding.
Hallo Scott
Welcome to OBO
Greetings from Sweden
WBR
Bengt N
 

freak4life

Local Expert
Member

Contributor II

1,300
Cañon City, Colorado, USA
First Name
rich
Last Name
anderssohn
Hello, thanks for having me. Live in Goshen NY. Have done a fair amount of off-roading and belong to a local club. Did few wheel and camps with them the past few years. Also spent a ton if time the past years hiking and camping. Jacked up my back, so now the truck is going to have to do the "hiking" portion for me (at least for now), thus the interest in overlanding.
Hello Scott, welcome to Overland Bound. I’m sorry to hear about your back, that really stinks.
 

Kent R

Executive Director
Staff member
Mod Team
Moderator
Member

Pathfinder III

5,200
El Dorado, Ca
First Name
Kent
Last Name
Reynolds
Member #

1632

Ham/GMRS Callsign
K6KNT
Service Branch
Retired Firefighter
Hello, thanks for having me. Live in Goshen NY. Have done a fair amount of off-roading and belong to a local club. Did few wheel and camps with them the past few years. Also spent a ton if time the past years hiking and camping. Jacked up my back, so now the truck is going to have to do the "hiking" portion for me (at least for now), thus the interest in overlanding.
Welcome To Overland Bound
You are in the East Region, local information can be found in the “Overland Bound by Region”
OVERLAND BOUND COMMUNITY
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
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
U.S. East (VA WV MD DE NJ PA NY CT RI MA NH VT ME)
App Tutorials
Overland Bound One App Adventure and Expedition Tutorials
Take a try at adding a track or point of interest to the app.
Quick adult & youth Tread Lightly online awareness course.
Online Courses - Tread Lightly
Tread Lightly! Youth Online Course
Check out Overland Expo About EAST — 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
 

Shahn

Rank VI
Member

Off-Road Ranger I

4,418
Snohomish County, WA, USA
First Name
Shahn
Last Name
Brown
Member #

29302

Ham/GMRS Callsign
GMRS - WRQD549
Hello, thanks for having me. Live in Goshen NY. Have done a fair amount of off-roading and belong to a local club. Did few wheel and camps with them the past few years. Also spent a ton if time the past years hiking and camping. Jacked up my back, so now the truck is going to have to do the "hiking" portion for me (at least for now), thus the interest in overlanding.
Greetings Scott, welcome to Overland Bound!
 

F350Lawman

Rank I

Contributor III

124
Goshen, NY, USA
First Name
Scott
Last Name
Perry
Welcome To Overland Bound
You are in the East Region, local information can be found in the “Overland Bound by Region”
OVERLAND BOUND COMMUNITY
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
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
U.S. East (VA WV MD DE NJ PA NY CT RI MA NH VT ME)
App Tutorials
Overland Bound One App Adventure and Expedition Tutorials
Take a try at adding a track or point of interest to the app.
Quick adult & youth Tread Lightly online awareness course.
Online Courses - Tread Lightly
Tread Lightly! Youth Online Course
Check out Overland Expo About EAST — 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
Thank you, will do!
 

Gotham2112

Rank IV
Member

Enthusiast III

1,003
Sachse, TX, USA
First Name
Mike
Last Name
McGovern
Member #

31382

Hello, thanks for having me. Live in Goshen NY. Have done a fair amount of off-roading and belong to a local club. Did few wheel and camps with them the past few years. Also spent a ton if time the past years hiking and camping. Jacked up my back, so now the truck is going to have to do the "hiking" portion for me (at least for now), thus the interest in overlanding.
Hi Scott. Welcome to OB!