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bval

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Enthusiast III

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Nashville, TN
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Hi! I'm Brandon Valentine. I live in Nashville, TN, and have been into overlanding for the past couple of years ever since acquiring my current rig:

1987 Jeep Comanche Chief
4.0L AW-4 auto, factory D44 rear, HP D30 front, NP231
Wildernest camper out back rhinolined black with a National Luna Power Pack, 45qt Engel fridge, and Partner Steel stove on adventure trailer slides

I currently run a Warn 9500 CTI on Hansen front/rear bumpers, and 32" Maxxis Bighorns on Moab wheels. The rig has a 4.5" lift from Hell Creek with custom Deaver leaf springs in the rare to accommodate the extra weight of the camper / battery / fridge / etc.

I mostly do the weekend warrior thing around TN/KY/NC, etc, but have done a few bigger trips in the last few years:

One to Sonoma County, Lake Tahoe, Yosemite, Canyonlands, Rocky Mountain
Another to Sante Fe / Taos / San Juan Mountains / Pagosa Springs / Wolf Creek
Across Ontario in January (brr)

I'm here to meet other folks in my area who are into the hobby so I can plan some bigger trips that are hard to do solo.

Here's a few photos of my rig:



 

advrckr

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Traveler I

233
Temecula, CA
Member #

9035

Hi I'm Kevin. Live in Southern California. I've been 4Wheeling and Dual Sport Motorcycling for 25 years.

Current Rig: 2016 AEV Brute Double-Cab

I spend a lot of time exploring in the four corners area and the Southwest. Look forward to being part of the Overland Bound Community.
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SuperExplorer

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Traveler I

Hey, I'm Brian, live in the bay area.
Drive a 94 Ford Explorer, more based on go fast goods, but has 4wd and is a great do all type vehicle.
Slowly modifying it to make it more organized and fun to camp out of. Just did a 4 day camping trip out of it doing the Mojave Road. Planning a Death Valley trip in the spring.
 
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Rockoffroad

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Traveler I

Hello, Rock here from Las Vegas NV. Just starting out with 4wheelin. My current rig is a 1997 Jeep ZJ Laredo with the 5.2L. Bought it bone stock in December 2016. Put a 3.5 inch lift on it and some 31 inch tires and replaced a lot of wearable items (too many to list) in a effort to make it more reliable. I'm just about done with the maintenance portion of the build and have decided to start building for overlanding.
 

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Tim Bealer

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Traveler I

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Lorain oh
My name is Tim and I very pleased to be a part of the Overland community.
I am new here to this type of communication. So please be patient with me.
I have spent many decades in factories and I am retired. I have a 1997 Chevy Suburban that I am working on to use for getting out there. Made my first go at it in October for a week long outing. Mostly checking out my camp setup and gear. Did not do any serious off road. The roads where I went though are for coal mining and access to camp areas. There are no services at all. So Mabry I should look into some satellite gear? Looking forward to getting it together. As you may guess when you are retired you have the time, but you are on a fixed income.
 
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Jake Wettern | iamjake

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Advocate II

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Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Member #

5315

Hello everybody!! My name is Leo, i just moved to US (14 months ago), i'm Italian but i grew up in Venezuela.
(i'm still learning English, if i say something wrong, that's the reason).

Location: Ocean, New Jersey. USA
Current Vehicle: Jeep WK 07 HEMI (look at my avatar)
Overland Experience: Novice

i wanna learn from experienced overlanders!!

Thanks!
Hi Leo and welcome to OB! Nice looking WK! Safe travels and enjoy those open roads!