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Enthusiast I

201
Walnut Creek, CA
First Name
Christopher
Last Name
Ernst
Hi I'm Chris and this is my 1998 LMTV military truck. The back is set up for overlanding and includes bunk cots, a sink, a shower, fridge and toilet. Under the bed of the truck I have installed a 45 gallon water tank, 20 gal gray water, a propane tank and water heater. Also 200ah battery bank and a diesel heater. I also built an 8' long tool drawer under there. Still a few things I want to do, but extremely capable as is. Looking forward to doing some more overlanding and meeting other overlanders for trips. We're located in the San Francisco Bay area city of Walnut Creek. I've been offroading since I was 15, although I never really did rock crawling. I'm also a dirtbiker and often camp for that.
Welcome to Overland Bound Chris
A great local contact is
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. There is a very active meet-up in Livermore that meets monthly, they can be found on the map and calendar. @TrailHawkGuy is the organizer
RESOURCE MAP
U.S. West (HI CA NV)
App Tutorials
Overland Bound One App Adventure and Expedition Tutorials
Take a try at adding a track or point of interest to the app.
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
Thanks Kent, I did see those. I'm signed up to go on a snow camping trip out of Visalia this Friday!
 

BOMBS

Rank VI
Launch Member

Pioneer I

4,720
West Jordan, UT, USA
First Name
HOA
Last Name
HUYNH
Member #

23065

Ham/GMRS Callsign
GMRS - WSAN860
I’m Shaun and I have a 2008 Toyota 4runner. I live in the East Bay in the San Francisco Bay Area and I’ve been overlanding for 4 years now, mostly in the national forests up and down the Sierra Nevada. It’s been fun and insightful to read all the tips and stories from everyone on these forums. Learned a ton already, so I appreciate this community!
Hello Shaun! Welcome to Overland Bound!
 

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

BOMBS

Rank VI
Launch Member

Pioneer I

4,720
West Jordan, UT, USA
First Name
HOA
Last Name
HUYNH
Member #

23065

Ham/GMRS Callsign
GMRS - WSAN860
I'm Pete; just joined today. I am the owner of a 2021 Ram Rebel with EcoDiesel. I reside in the Inland Empire, Southern California. I have been on a few solo trail runs and two runs with groups. I am learning from experienced folks who have been doing this for a long time on how to make my trail runs faster. The Rebel is currently on stock 33" tires, and I am in the process of installing a dual-cylinder air compressor in the cabin.
Hello Pete! Welcome to Overland Bound!
 

Rig

Rank II
Member

Contributor III

357
Mansfield, Ohio, United States
First Name
Rick
Last Name
Gesualdo
Member #

47149

Ham/GMRS Callsign
GMRS. WRZV710
Service Branch
Army
Hello everyone. Newbie future here.
I'll be converting my regular 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 4x4 this spring.
I traveled the country with my travel trailer but was limited to visiting places to park. Like the food store parking lot in Moab. No room for a trailer to resupply. Had to park quite far and walk up for supplies. The best way to travel is by building your overlander. Hopefully, I can hook up with some other members to do a loop trip up on the upper peninsula in MI.
 

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
Hello everyone. Newbie future here.
I'll be converting my regular 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 4x4 this spring.
I traveled the country with my travel trailer but was limited to visiting places to park. Like the food store parking lot in Moab. No room for a trailer to resupply. Had to park quite far and walk up for supplies. The best way to travel is by building your overlander. Hopefully, I can hook up with some other members to do a loop trip up on the upper peninsula in MI.
Hi Rick,

Welcome to Overland Bound!

Greetings from Europe,
Bjoern
 

Rig

Rank II
Member

Contributor III

357
Mansfield, Ohio, United States
First Name
Rick
Last Name
Gesualdo
Member #

47149

Ham/GMRS Callsign
GMRS. WRZV710
Service Branch
Army
Hello everyone. Newbie future here.
I'll be converting my regular 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 4x4 this spring.
I traveled the country with my travel trailer but was limited to visiting places to park. Like the food store parking lot in Moab. No room for a trailer to resupply. Had to park quite far and walk up for supplies. The best way to travel is by building your overlander. Hopefully, I can hook up with some other members to do a loop trip up on the upper peninsula in MI.
Hi Rick,

Welcome to Overland Bound!

Greetings from Europe,
Bjoern
Thank you! I'm looking forward to first trip after I build this spring.
 

Bengt N

Rank VII
Member

Member III

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

30728

Hello everyone. Newbie future here.
I'll be converting my regular 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 4x4 this spring.
I traveled the country with my travel trailer but was limited to visiting places to park. Like the food store parking lot in Moab. No room for a trailer to resupply. Had to park quite far and walk up for supplies. The best way to travel is by building your overlander. Hopefully, I can hook up with some other members to do a loop trip up on the upper peninsula in MI.
Hallo Rick
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 everyone. Newbie future here.
I'll be converting my regular 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 4x4 this spring.
I traveled the country with my travel trailer but was limited to visiting places to park. Like the food store parking lot in Moab. No room for a trailer to resupply. Had to park quite far and walk up for supplies. The best way to travel is by building your overlander. Hopefully, I can hook up with some other members to do a loop trip up on the upper peninsula in MI.
Hello Rick, welcome to Overland Bound.
 
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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 everyone. Newbie future here.
I'll be converting my regular 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 4x4 this spring.
I traveled the country with my travel trailer but was limited to visiting places to park. Like the food store parking lot in Moab. No room for a trailer to resupply. Had to park quite far and walk up for supplies. The best way to travel is by building your overlander. Hopefully, I can hook up with some other members to do a loop trip up on the upper peninsula in MI.
Hello and welcome to the OB family.
 

paul87250

Rank VIII
Launch Member

Off-Road Ranger III

10,095
Folles, Haute-Vienne, France
First Name
paul
Last Name
Newbold
Member #

18967

Hello everyone. Newbie future here.
I'll be converting my regular 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 4x4 this spring.
I traveled the country with my travel trailer but was limited to visiting places to park. Like the food store parking lot in Moab. No room for a trailer to resupply. Had to park quite far and walk up for supplies. The best way to travel is by building your overlander. Hopefully, I can hook up with some other members to do a loop trip up on the upper peninsula in MI.
Hi Rig,

Welcome to OB from us in France, enjoy the community there's loads of good people on here.

Cheers Paul and Nicky
 

BOMBS

Rank VI
Launch Member

Pioneer I

4,720
West Jordan, UT, USA
First Name
HOA
Last Name
HUYNH
Member #

23065

Ham/GMRS Callsign
GMRS - WSAN860
Hello everyone. Newbie future here.
I'll be converting my regular 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 4x4 this spring.
I traveled the country with my travel trailer but was limited to visiting places to park. Like the food store parking lot in Moab. No room for a trailer to resupply. Had to park quite far and walk up for supplies. The best way to travel is by building your overlander. Hopefully, I can hook up with some other members to do a loop trip up on the upper peninsula in MI.
Hello Rig! Welcome to Overland Bound!
 

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 everyone. Newbie future here.
I'll be converting my regular 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 4x4 this spring.
I traveled the country with my travel trailer but was limited to visiting places to park. Like the food store parking lot in Moab. No room for a trailer to resupply. Had to park quite far and walk up for supplies. The best way to travel is by building your overlander. Hopefully, I can hook up with some other members to do a loop trip up on the upper peninsula in MI.
Greetings Rick, welcome to Overland Bound!
 

Bengt N

Rank VII
Member

Member III

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

30728

BWizard out of western PA. 23 F150 PowerBoost XLT FX4, Ford Performance Bilstein level kit, General ATX tires. Been camping, hiking, etc for a long time but new to Overlanding. Can already tell this is a great community.
Hallo Burley
Welcome to OBO
Greetings from Sweden
WBR
Bengt N