Member Introductions *NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCE YOURSELF*

[DirtyBeans]

Hello DirtyBeans here, I have been a long time follower of Overland Bound and many of the other overlanders on here. I recently moved from California to Maryland and looking to start exploring what the east coast has to offer. I recently decided to become an official member #10728 to learn more about overlanding, outfitting a vehicle and meeting new people.

I currently have a 2005 Chevy Avalanche 1500 its mostly stock 2wd with the exception of 4.10 gears and 305/70r16 Ko2’s on 16x10 Weld Stone Crushers.

I have little to no overlanding experience other than the occasional camping trip. But now that I have my own growing family I want to show them what the world has to offer and one of the many ways to get there.


Here is a recent picture of my Avalanche.

 

[Trailkrawler]

Hello! I'm Chris from Orange Beach, AL. I recently purchased a 1994 4runner. This is my first Toyota. I have owned a few Jeeps over the years that were built more for rock crawling, locked, caged, 35" tires etc. I built them as DD and drive 500-1500 miles, hit 2-3 off-road parks at a time and wheel them hard. The 4runner is going to be a different build, 32-33" tires. Looking forward to getting out with the family and exploring and camping. I've attached a picture of the 4runner and one of my favorite pictures of my TJ I had.

 

[Mean Green]

Location: WNC
Rig: 2012 Jeep Liberty (KK)
Experience: I've always loved to travel and I'm enjoying building my rig! Home is where my Jeep is!

-Vanna

 

[Chadlyb]

Hello! I'm Chris from Orange Beach, AL. I recently purchased a 1994 4runner. This is my first Toyota. I have owned a few Jeeps over the years that were built more for rock crawling, locked, caged, 35" tires etc. I built them as DD and drive 500-1500 miles, hit 2-3 off-road parks at a time and wheel them hard. The 4runner is going to be a different build, 32-33" tires. Looking forward to getting out with the family and exploring and camping. I've attached a picture of the 4runner and one of my favorite pictures of my TJ I had. View attachment 48071 View attachment 48073

Hello Chris and welcome to the OB crew ...good looking rigs and look forward to seeing your adventures

 

[Chadlyb]

Location: WNC
Rig: 2012 Jeep Liberty (KK)
Experience: I've always loved to travel and I'm enjoying building my rig! Home is where my Jeep is!

-Vanna

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Hello Vanna and welcome to the OB crew. .great looking jeep and look forward to seeing your build and adventures. .

 

[DNRanch]

Howdy. I've been wheeling for awhile, got into it while living in SoCal back in 2002, cruising around Mt. Laguna and the Anza - Borrego desert. I reside in central Ohio. Too many rigs to mention over the years, though current is a recently acquired 2013 Tundra Crew Max (no mods to speak of) and a 1979 CJ-5 (plenty of mods, terrible mileage). I really like technical aspects of wheeling and going where others can't or won't. Main goals in building my rig will be simplicity and reliability, keeping near stock with money spent in the right places for most bang for buck (skids will probably be first big investment).

 

[NiKoLasK74]

Hello everyone, happy to be a new member of OverlandBound. Hopefully we can get some more Canadian overlanders on board.

Location: Montréal, Qc CANADA
Rig: 2017 Toyota Tacoma Off-Road - Call sign: Kilo-01
Experience: Travel is a passion, camping is a lifestyle. Overland is a way of life... New to overlanding, camping has always been in my blood.

Thanks for having me

-NikolasK

 

[Chadlyb]

Hello everyone, happy to be a new member of OverlandBound. Hopefully we can get some more Canadian overlanders on board.

Location: Montréal, Qc CANADA
Rig: 2017 Toyota Tacoma Off-Road - Call sign: Kilo-01
Experience: Travel is a passion, camping is a lifestyle. Overland is a way of life... New to overlanding, camping has always been in my blood.

Thanks for having me

-NikolasK

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Hello Nikolas and welcome to the OB crew...great looking Toy and look forward to seeing your build and adventures

 

[Kent R]

Hello folks, checking in from Sanford FL. Lots of off-road and camping experience in California and look forward to doing more of it here on the Southeast. The above is more like a "show" jeep for our shop, also working on the wife's H3. Glad to be here. Looking forward to meeting folks here and outside.

Nice jeep. Welcome to OB

 

[HappyOurOverlanding]

Hello DirtyBeans here, I have been a long time follower of Overland Bound and many of the other overlanders on here. I recently moved from California to Maryland and looking to start exploring what the east coast has to offer. I recently decided to become an official member #10728 to learn more about overlanding, outfitting a vehicle and meeting new people.

I currently have a 2005 Chevy Avalanche 1500 its mostly stock 2wd with the exception of 4.10 gears and 305/70r16 Ko2’s on 16x10 Weld Stone Crushers.

I have little to no overlanding experience other than the occasional camping trip. But now that I have my own growing family I want to show them what the world has to offer and one of the many ways to get there.

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Here is a recent picture of my Avalanche.

Welcome. It looks like you all are getting more snow than we are out west.

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[HappyOurOverlanding]

Hello everyone, happy to be a new member of OverlandBound. Hopefully we can get some more Canadian overlanders on board.

Location: Montréal, Qc CANADA
Rig: 2017 Toyota Tacoma Off-Road - Call sign: Kilo-01
Experience: Travel is a passion, camping is a lifestyle. Overland is a way of life... New to overlanding, camping has always been in my blood.

Thanks for having me

-NikolasK

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Welcome. Look forward to you sharing your passion in Overlanding with us.

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[JFWIII]

Joined today
Name: Joey
Location: Ms Gulf Coast, 45 Miles N/E New Orleans
Drive: Land Rover, and GMC Canyon Off Road

 

[HappyOurOverlanding]

Joined today
Name: Joey
Location: Ms Gulf Coast, 45 Miles N/E New Orleans
Drive: Land Rover, and GMC Canyon Off Road

Welcome to the fun Joey. Nice rigs. Look forward to seeing what you've done to them.

 

[RugerOverland]

Also a new member as of today.
Jordan and Kye Ruger accompanied by our 3 girls. We live in central Nebraska. I’ve been hesitant to really get going in the overland community. I have been waiting to get the right vehicle that fits us “perfectly” but am realizing that is the wrong train of thought. So we’re just going to make what we have work and adjust accordingly. At least I think that is the jist of this community. Starting our journey with a 2002 Chevy Silverado k2500. Crew cab short box. It doubles as my everyday driver and service truck for my business. But we’re going to upgrade it according to what we need to get out and explore. We’ll be pulling an old pop up camper that will also get some off-road upgrades and see how far we can take it. Anyway glad to be here and I’m really liking what I see in this forum and the OB community. Looking forward to getting to know you great people and do some awesome adventures. Thanks again!!


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[HappyOurOverlanding]

Also a new member as of today.
Jordan and Kye Ruger accompanied by our 3 girls. We live in central Nebraska. I’ve been hesitant to really get going in the overland community. I have been waiting to get the right vehicle that fits us “perfectly” but am realizing that is the wrong train of thought. So we’re just going to make what we have work and adjust accordingly. At least I think that is the jist of this community. Starting our journey with a 2002 Chevy Silverado k2500. Crew cab short box. It doubles as my everyday driver and service truck for my business. But we’re going to upgrade it according to what we need to get out and explore. We’ll be pulling an old pop up camper that will also get some off-road upgrades and see how far we can take it. Anyway glad to be here and I’m really liking what I see in this forum and the OB community. Looking forward to getting to know you great people and do some awesome adventures. Thanks again!!


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Welcome. Sounds like a solid platform and one that you are already familiar with. Look forward to seeing the off-road upgrades.

 

[RugerOverland]

Welcome. Sounds like a solid platform and one that you are already familiar with. Look forward to seeing the off-road upgrades.

Thank you. I don’t know if I can break it but I’m going to try. Then we’ll see if she has what it takes.


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[HappyOurOverlanding]

Thank you. I don’t know if I can break it but I’m going to try. Then we’ll see if she has what it takes.View attachment 48129


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Nice!

 

[Sbaxter_adventuredad]

New to the on line committee but have been vehicle assisted adventuring my entire life from California to Mexico and up to Canada

My current set up is a 2004 Nissan Titan


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[Gregory Youngblood]

Also a new member as of today.
Jordan and Kye Ruger accompanied by our 3 girls. We live in central Nebraska. I’ve been hesitant to really get going in the overland community. I have been waiting to get the right vehicle that fits us “perfectly” but am realizing that is the wrong train of thought. So we’re just going to make what we have work and adjust accordingly. At least I think that is the jist of this community. Starting our journey with a 2002 Chevy Silverado k2500. Crew cab short box. It doubles as my everyday driver and service truck for my business. But we’re going to upgrade it according to what we need to get out and explore. We’ll be pulling an old pop up camper that will also get some off-road upgrades and see how far we can take it. Anyway glad to be here and I’m really liking what I see in this forum and the OB community. Looking forward to getting to know you great people and do some awesome adventures. Thanks again!!


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Hi, and welcome to OB! What part of Nebraska are you in? I've spent a bit of time there myself (Kearney, Grand Island, then later west in Scottsbluff).

One thing I've noticed is that overlanding seems to mean different things to different people. The beauty is, they're all correct. For me, it's about the journey, the adventure, and most of all, sharing fun times and creating memories with my daughter.

We don't get out nearly as often as I'd like, but we do have fun. And the best part is, it doesn't matter what your vehicle is. You don't _have_ to go rock crawling, and you don't have to have a custom built camper/vehicle. Start with what you have, get out as a family, and make memories. As you do, you'll find things you enjoy, and probably things that you don't, and then you can start gathering tools, supplies, upgrades, whatever, but they'll be specific for what you and your family enjoy.

I'm still getting my stuff figured out. And I just got an old pop-up for my father so he can join us at times.

Nice truck. Seems perfect to me. I've been going back and forth on whether I want to go to something full size or not. I've got an itch to get another Suburban, or maybe an Excursion. Doubt I will, but that pesky itch just won't go away. :)

Have fun, and again, welcome!

 

[Francis84]

Joined today
My name is Francis
Location: Currently In NW North Dakota, but that will be changing soon. Don't know where me, my wife and daughter and soon to be son will end up, but when we get there I look forward to exploring the area with them.
We have a 2013 F150 FX4 S-CREW 5.0L, my daughter calls it Big Blue
Never done more than some dirt roads and some minor hills in the Bakken.