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Enthusiast I
1) Pleasanton , CA Northern California.
2) 2011 Jeep Wrangler sport unlimited / 4 inch lift / 37 inch tires
3) I would say novice
2) 2011 Jeep Wrangler sport unlimited / 4 inch lift / 37 inch tires
3) I would say novice
Hello everyone!
I'm new to the forum but have already become a member. I've lurked the forum, listed to the podcasts, and pined for more outdoor interaction the last few years. I am originally from Central Washington/ Northeast Oregon but the Military life (Marine Corps then Coast Guard) has found me retired in Central New Jersey. When I was young I spent a lot of time camping or just taking day trips up into the woods with family or friends. Now I have two young ones and I know they are missing that outdoor element in their life! They cant't wait to go camping this summer and I can't wait myself! I also look forward to chatting with you all and , hopefully, becoming a helpful member in the forums.
1) See above
2) Flemington, NJ
3) 2010 Tacoma Dble Cab Off-road
4) Overlanding Experience Background: I'd say novice, but I've been reading, listening to podcasts, and watching videos for over two years. Now I just have to get out there...
5) Interests: My Kids, My Wife, Photography, and the PC/Xbox games
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Hi from far western NY! I'm pretty new, but have been lurking for awhile.
1) Chautauqua county, NY
2)2010 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon, 4" lift w/ 35s
3)I'm def a novice. I semi comfortable off road as I've been driving Jeeps for quite awhile now, but my son being born 5 years ago, and daughter 3, has turned it into more of a mall crawler. Now that they are getting older we love exploring fire roads and light trail duty. We really want to add some proper overlanding into the equation.
1) Chautauqua county, NY
2)2010 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon, 4" lift w/ 35s
3)I'm def a novice. I semi comfortable off road as I've been driving Jeeps for quite awhile now, but my son being born 5 years ago, and daughter 3, has turned it into more of a mall crawler. Now that they are getting older we love exploring fire roads and light trail duty. We really want to add some proper overlanding into the equation.
Hi everyone! Thought I'd stop by to say hello to my fellow Overlanders!
1) No picture yet but will update as I build it.
2) Traverse City, MI (originally from Western Maine)
3) 2017 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road (no mods yet, but new hangers and shackles on their way!)
4) Currently no real overlanding experience, so definitely a novice. Love hiking, biking, camping and exploring so it was a natural progression for me. I would say I fell in love with the idea sometime late last year when a friend of mine called me up at 10pm asking for helping getting unstuck from the sand. Was eager to help and really enjoyed my first recovery event (no one was injured and the vehicles were unharmed)!
Thanks and hope to meet more of you on my future adventures.
1) No picture yet but will update as I build it.
2) Traverse City, MI (originally from Western Maine)
3) 2017 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road (no mods yet, but new hangers and shackles on their way!)
4) Currently no real overlanding experience, so definitely a novice. Love hiking, biking, camping and exploring so it was a natural progression for me. I would say I fell in love with the idea sometime late last year when a friend of mine called me up at 10pm asking for helping getting unstuck from the sand. Was eager to help and really enjoyed my first recovery event (no one was injured and the vehicles were unharmed)!
Thanks and hope to meet more of you on my future adventures.
Enthusiast I
Hello everyone, my name is Derek. I obviously just joined today but I’ve been reading the forums for a while. I decided to join today as I plan on taking a cross country road trip with my kids this summer. I am currently outfitting my vehicle. So far I have found the advice on the site to be extremely valuable.
1. No pics yet but I will post them soon.
2. I am from Central New Hampshire
3. I have a 2013 Toyota Tundra CrewMax. OME lift is being installed. I have ICON wheels and will be running BFGoodrich ATKOs. I also have an ARE cap. I am in the process of ordering a RTT, which I will mount on the cap.
4. I am a novice to the Overlanding world but have experience with hiking, camping and have built several different vehicles. Now I just need to put it all together.
1. No pics yet but I will post them soon.
2. I am from Central New Hampshire
3. I have a 2013 Toyota Tundra CrewMax. OME lift is being installed. I have ICON wheels and will be running BFGoodrich ATKOs. I also have an ARE cap. I am in the process of ordering a RTT, which I will mount on the cap.
4. I am a novice to the Overlanding world but have experience with hiking, camping and have built several different vehicles. Now I just need to put it all together.
Hey guys! Very new around here!
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2) Southern Delaware
3) 2012 DCLB Tacoma
4) Novice is probably best suited for me haha. I've been in love with toyotas since I was a little guy and now I've finally gotten the truck of my dreams and can't wait to test it out further!
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2) Southern Delaware
3) 2012 DCLB Tacoma
4) Novice is probably best suited for me haha. I've been in love with toyotas since I was a little guy and now I've finally gotten the truck of my dreams and can't wait to test it out further!
Pathfinder I
Hi All,
Brand new to the forum and looking forward to participating.
Rig: 2014 Ford Explorer Sport
Experience: moderate
Location: Silverado, CA
Brand new to the forum and looking forward to participating.
Rig: 2014 Ford Explorer Sport
Experience: moderate
Location: Silverado, CA
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Hi all - long time 4x4 guy - '85 CJ7, '72 and '77 Broncos, '97 Ranger, '00 Tacoma and 3 4Runners '02, '05 and '06.
Current rig is a 2006 sport edition; I'm the original owner. Icon suspension, Konigs and 32' Duratracs. Beefed up this and that. Quicksand paint. Eezi-Awn roof rack.
I'm planning a trip in the west this September with some high school buddies and thought this forum might be a good resource. I live in Los Angeles and we're thinking PNW, CA, Nevada, Utah etc. We've set aside 8 days - Saturday to Saturday - leaving from LA. Would love some thoughts! The second rig on the trip is a '17 stock Silverado 4x4. Idea is to get faaaar away from people and deep in to nature. We'd like a couple days to just chill and hike, fish, shoot, star gaze, whatever suits the location. Not looking to drive long distances every day. Would love some suggestions!
Here are more pics and details of my truck - https://www.instagram.com/n215xo/
Thanks!
Current rig is a 2006 sport edition; I'm the original owner. Icon suspension, Konigs and 32' Duratracs. Beefed up this and that. Quicksand paint. Eezi-Awn roof rack.
I'm planning a trip in the west this September with some high school buddies and thought this forum might be a good resource. I live in Los Angeles and we're thinking PNW, CA, Nevada, Utah etc. We've set aside 8 days - Saturday to Saturday - leaving from LA. Would love some thoughts! The second rig on the trip is a '17 stock Silverado 4x4. Idea is to get faaaar away from people and deep in to nature. We'd like a couple days to just chill and hike, fish, shoot, star gaze, whatever suits the location. Not looking to drive long distances every day. Would love some suggestions!
Here are more pics and details of my truck - https://www.instagram.com/n215xo/
Thanks!
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Member III
Welcome........... Be sure to keep an eye out for the next OC Group meet-up in Irvine. Should be on May 5th. It's a great way to meet other overlanders in the area.
Pathfinder I
Hi all!
Guess I should introduce myself!
Bay Area, California.
2011 4runner Trail Edition.
I’m very much a novice. Some high light trips include Discovery Trail, Plumas National Forest, and Mojave Road. However, those were all run in an 80. Looking forward to new adventures in the 4Runner and hopefully meeting a few of you all.
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Guess I should introduce myself!
Bay Area, California.
2011 4runner Trail Edition.
I’m very much a novice. Some high light trips include Discovery Trail, Plumas National Forest, and Mojave Road. However, those were all run in an 80. Looking forward to new adventures in the 4Runner and hopefully meeting a few of you all.
Sent from my iPhone using OB Talk
Hello,
My tag says XJ which is my dream rig. Right now I have a Compass, but it gets me to all the state and national campgrounds I need.
I'm in Southern Maryland. I'll post a pic soon
My tag says XJ which is my dream rig. Right now I have a Compass, but it gets me to all the state and national campgrounds I need.
I'm in Southern Maryland. I'll post a pic soon
Hey Everyone,
I'm not overly new to overlanding, i just didn't know it had a word (let alone a whole community of people behind it). I've participated in various activities that made up overlanding, from long long road trips, to camping all the time as a kid with my family, to driving through a whole bunch of various fire trails in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Well, over the last few years, my daily driver started to get old and as I looked for a replacement, my kids started to get old enough to go camping as well. So I started to look into combining some of my favorite activities, exploring, camping, the outdoors and my family. And that's how I came across various YouTube channels, online resources and ultimately this website.
So, just over a few weeks ago, my daily driver died on my (2002 Ford Taurus, 175k miles, ran like a top, but nothing else really worked) and just last week I pulled the trigger on a 2018 Toyota Tacoma. My first car in high school was an 86 Toyota Truck and I kind of always wanted another one.
I currently reside in the upper Midwest, Eastern South Dakota
As I said, I'm not overly new to the idea of overlanding, but definitely consider myself a novice in putting it altogether.
My greatest learning curve is that I'd like to camp/overnight off of the beaten path and for the foreseeable future, I'll probably be a weekend warrior. Not sure what's really available up here in the midwest besides the official state park camping spots.
Overall, pretty excited for the future ahead.
I'm not overly new to overlanding, i just didn't know it had a word (let alone a whole community of people behind it). I've participated in various activities that made up overlanding, from long long road trips, to camping all the time as a kid with my family, to driving through a whole bunch of various fire trails in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Well, over the last few years, my daily driver started to get old and as I looked for a replacement, my kids started to get old enough to go camping as well. So I started to look into combining some of my favorite activities, exploring, camping, the outdoors and my family. And that's how I came across various YouTube channels, online resources and ultimately this website.
So, just over a few weeks ago, my daily driver died on my (2002 Ford Taurus, 175k miles, ran like a top, but nothing else really worked) and just last week I pulled the trigger on a 2018 Toyota Tacoma. My first car in high school was an 86 Toyota Truck and I kind of always wanted another one.
I currently reside in the upper Midwest, Eastern South Dakota
As I said, I'm not overly new to the idea of overlanding, but definitely consider myself a novice in putting it altogether.
My greatest learning curve is that I'd like to camp/overnight off of the beaten path and for the foreseeable future, I'll probably be a weekend warrior. Not sure what's really available up here in the midwest besides the official state park camping spots.
Overall, pretty excited for the future ahead.
Location East Tennessee. Vehicle 2000 Jeep XJ.
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Hello to all. I've been interested in the off road travel/ exploring idea for a few years. I am now ready to jump in to learning as much as possible and getting out to see the country. I have hiked and camped in Alaska, Colorado, North Carolina, Georgia and a few other places. I love the mountains, even though I live in southwest Florida.
About a month ago I got a 2001 montero and am currently going through the truck on some maintenance, but am daily driving it. I'm planning on heading up to the Pisgah nf in November.
About a month ago I got a 2001 montero and am currently going through the truck on some maintenance, but am daily driving it. I'm planning on heading up to the Pisgah nf in November.
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2) Portugal
3) 1994, Toyota, HDJ80
4) Been offroading for years but not that much in the true way of overlanding... Not that Experienced but neither a novice
2) Portugal
3) 1994, Toyota, HDJ80
4) Been offroading for years but not that much in the true way of overlanding... Not that Experienced but neither a novice
