Hi everyone!
My name is James. I'm brand new to overlanding having logged exactly 0 hours on the trail. I retired from the Army a few years ago and have just recently gotten to a point in my recovery where I feel I can return to mother nature. I used to be deeeeeeply involved in backpacking and mountain biking prior to my injuries. Since then I've had to give it all up because of physical limitations. I stumbled across overlanding a while back and thought this would be the perfect way to get back some of that adventure. I recently returned to work after a long recovery and school to become a nurse so I finally have the time and money to indulge myself.
I am the proud new owner (owned it for two whole days now!) of a 2018 Toyota Tacoma TRD Offroad 4X4 that I have big plans for. I also got my HAM license [KI7SYF) in expectation of the day I would build out my overland vehicle. My son-in-law and I are designing a rack system that we will fabricate on our own to get the whole thing going. I'm eager to get out and damage my paint job a bit just to say I have finally arrived. We hope to be outfitted completely and ready for the big boy trips in the spring.
Looking forward to meeting anyone in the Fort Lewis area. I'm in Dupont, spitting distance from I-5 and JBLM main gate.
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