Influencer II
Welcome. I pretty much quit spending time on Jeep forums. I enjoy OB because of the diversity of rigs and knowledge.
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Advocate II
Welcome @Wits' End to the group! always good to see another Lexus Fzj80!
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Traveler III
Welcome! What a great photo, and an Arctic Trucks Land Cruiser to boot. Very cool!
Hello all - Just entered. I am from the Valley of the Sun in Phoenix, AZ. Currently own a 2013 FJ Cruiser that has been modified to allow me to literally live off of the vehicle. Completed multiple week long trips (to include the AZ and UT BDR trails) with it and had a great time. Look forward to seeing some of you out on the trails.
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Off-Road Ranger I
Hello! Checking in from south-east Michigan. I just about have my Tacoma how I want it but haven't had a chance to get out with it yet. Does anyone have a suggestion for a weekend trip in Michigan?
This is probably the best picture I have of my rig, first time opening the tent and practicing setup.
Ryan
This is probably the best picture I have of my rig, first time opening the tent and practicing setup.
Ryan
Traveler III
Welcome! I was just getting ready to ask you where you go exploring and then I came upon that sentence. I'm just west of Cleveland, so I was hoping you had somewhere close. I imagine there are plenty of places up toward Sleeping Bear, but that's a ways away.
Welcome to the Overland Bound forum!
Influencer II
Welcome. I used to be a Phoenician till I moved back to Iowa. Lots of opportunities for off roading there.
Influencer II
Welcome. Have you been to Sleeping Bear Dunes? We're heading up to Traverse City in July and hope to make it there again. I used to live in TC so we make a trip up every summer. Of course, Drummond Island is on the bucket list. Haven't made it there yet. Seems though that the lower portion of the state has close off a lot of areas to vehicles. I have better luck in the U.P.Hello! Checking in from south-east Michigan. I just about have my Tacoma how I want it but haven't had a chance to get out with it yet. Does anyone have a suggestion for a weekend trip in Michigan?
This is probably the best picture I have of my rig, first time opening the tent and practicing setup.
Ryan
Influencer II
A drive up the peninsula from Traverse City is beautiful. Plus, there are quite a few winerys to stop at and sample the local wines. As well as several road side farm stands.
Traveler III
Yep, one fall we started at Empire, wandered out on the Leelaneu Peninsula, then up to Charlevoix, Petosky, Mackinaw, and then to Green Bay and up to the tip of Door County peninsula. We brought back a few cases of wine from that trip!
We stayed at Glen Arbor on early spring before most places had opened, and it was heaven! We were at a restaurant with a big fire roaring, and the only patrons there. We loved it! We looked at buying some property above Empire, but from Zillow, I see that it is now a big housing development full of million dollar homes... This was around 1985 or so. Storm Hill Drive was a farm track through an old orchard with some land for sale.
[EDIT] Oh! Those are million dollar empty lots! We were looking at $50-60k/lot if I recall.
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Mr.Matsumoto
Location:Sacramento area. Close to downtown.
Rig:1995 Toyota 4Runner (just rebuilt from being totalled)
Experience: Havent overlanded in my rig yet. It isn't finished yet. Spent time in the military on long convoys and living out of my humvee if that's close.
Location:Sacramento area. Close to downtown.
Rig:1995 Toyota 4Runner (just rebuilt from being totalled)
Experience: Havent overlanded in my rig yet. It isn't finished yet. Spent time in the military on long convoys and living out of my humvee if that's close.
Influencer II
Holy cow! That's some expensive property. Last year we looked at 250 acres in the U.P. for around $140,000. Heavily wooded and completely off the grid. I'd love to live back up there someday but unfortunately my wife isn't too fond of the cold.
Influencer II
It would have to be a very good reason for me to leave AZ. The year round accessibility to the outdoors is great. I have only lived here just over 5 years and have been told I have seen more of the state's back country than some lifelong residents.
Influencer II
Off-Road Ranger I
i was stationed in kansas when it happened. kansas thought it was a good idea to have stop signs on the sides of highways. anyways. 0400 i was on my way to work. as i was turning onto the highway a lady was speeding up the hill on my driver side. i was about half way into the proper lane when she decided that turning into the way i was going was the best choise. she hit me as i was just getting into my lane. aka her oncoming lane. result was a bent frame and mangled body parts. i sustained a cut on my brain and a bad neck injury. before i could finish the rebuild in kansas i was deployed to the middle east. on my return i shipped her home to sacramento since i was getting out and moving back home anyways. since then i have almost finished her. gotta tear into the engine this week to fix a check engine light... hopefully . lol we all know how that goes.
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@Michael maybe if there was a community calendar where people can post events. that way theres one place they can look and easily see an event and its location. just an idea. love the forum. people are cool.
