Member Introductions *NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCE YOURSELF*

[Hank Outdoors]

Hey all!!! Cody from Altoona,PA here. Just getting into overlanding and vehicular camping! Have been hiking and off-roading since I was little. We have a 2017 TRD off-road Tacoma with slight mods and a 2019 TRD off-road premium 4Runner. Glad to be a part of the group and hope to meet some locals!

Welcome to OLB and the East Region! The calendar and regional forums are a great place to find upcoming events and meetups. Message me with any questions.

 

[Kent R]

Hello Everyone!

My name is Ted, I am a photographer and lighting tech from Philadelphia, PA (with plans of relocating to the PNW soon)

I drive a 2005 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road.

I have been in the outdoors my whole life, with experience in many forms from; day hikes to multi-day backpacking to car camping. kayaking, canoeing, climbing, and photo-adventures.

I love the restorative properties of spending quality time in nature.

I am new to the Overland community and excited to explore and grow wtih OB.

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Welcome to Overland Bound!

Check the forum calendar and Meet-Up page for events, and the Trip Planing page for trips being planed by members.
https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/forums/overland-bound-meetups.24/
https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/forums/overland-trip-planning.21/

If you have any questions when you get to the PNW you member Representative is @Jedi

 

[Kent R]

Just coming back to Overlanding with the purchase of my 2005 Xterra SE. I"m prepping the rig (if I can call it that at this point) for a cross country trip later this year. I just bought this with only 65,000 miles on it, should be a great platform! FYI for the SMOD issue - radiator was already replaced.

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Welcome to Overland Bound!

Check the forum calendar and Meet-Up page for events, and the Trip Planing page for trips being planed by members.
https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/forums/overland-bound-meetups.24/
https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/forums/overland-trip-planning.21/

There was a meet-up near Honolulu last year and I think it might start up again soon so. If it does get rescheduled you will receive a forum invite.

If you have any questions message me on the forum @Kent R

 

[Kent R]

Hello, I'm Laci Churchill
Location: Portland OR
Rigs: 2015 Jeep Cherokee, 2019 Trail Seeker Trailer & Tepui Antuana
Experience: I have used my tent on two excursions and have not got to use my new trailer set up yet :)

Welcome to Overland Bound

 

[Kent R]

Hello,
My name is Travis (AKA FlyboyTR) and I'm from L.A. (Lower Alabama). I joined Overland Bound as a member last week and am glad to be here.

We enjoy camping in all forms and try to do a little bit of everything. We have only been exploring the overlanding concept for less than a year. However, we are having fun and continue to expand. In Sept/Oct 2018 we did a 29 day, 8,300 mile trip out west pulling our off-road capable pop up camper (which we now have for sale). Our primary tow and off-road vehicle is an 06 Lexus GX470 with tires and lift. We have certainly enjoyed it!

I will look forward to reading, learning, asking questions and contributing when I can. Thanks! :)View attachment 83192

Welcome to Overland Bound!

Check the forum calendar and Meet-Up page for events, and the Trip Planing page for trips being planed by members.
https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/forums/overland-bound-meetups.24/
https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/forums/overland-trip-planning.21/

If you have any questions message your Regional Director or Representative they are there to help.
https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/threads/overland-bound-regions.5928/

 

[Kent R]

Brand new here.... Currently living in the KC metro.

2018 Toyota Tacoma ACLB - TRD-Off Road w/ a Snugtop coming soon.

Looking to build up a drawer system in the bed and make it a Colorado camping/hiking machine.

Welcome to Overland Bound!

Check the forum calendar and Meet-Up page for events, and the Trip Planing page for trips being planed by members.
https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/forums/overland-bound-meetups.24/
https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/forums/overland-trip-planning.21/

If you have any questions message your Regional Director or Representative they are there to help.
https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/threads/overland-bound-regions.5928/

 

[Kent R]

2019 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro
Northern Mississippi

Welcome to Overland Bound!

Check the forum calendar and Meet-Up page for events, and the Trip Planing page for trips being planed by members.
https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/forums/overland-bound-meetups.24/
https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/forums/overland-trip-planning.21/

If you have any questions message your Regional Director or Representative they are there to help.
https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/threads/overland-bound-regions.5928/

 

[Kent R]

Hello, Brock Burnard here from Snowy Wisconsin.
Rig: 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee... Soon to obtain a XJ or a copart JKU and build up from there.
Experience: Novice. NEED MORE Trail time! :)
Excited to be apart of this group!

Welcome to Overland Bound!

Check the forum calendar and Meet-Up page for events, and the Trip Planing page for trips being planed by members.
https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/forums/overland-bound-meetups.24/
https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/forums/overland-trip-planning.21/

Currently there is not a Regional Director in your area but one should be put in place soon.
https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/threads/overland-bound-regions.5928/

 

[Kent R]

Hey all I had a 1992 Toyota 4 Runner that was a little modded for offroading and some overlanding. (3 inch lift, 33 ko2s, light bar, rack and recovery gear) Sold that to get something a little more reliable to take on the long 5 hour commute to college. Settled on a very clean 2002 Volvo 70xc that had 96000 miles on it and I put 6000 on since August. This isn't a very popular car to offroad, since it is a car. However, I want to do a few modifications to keep it as my reliable commuter but to also take advantage of the awesome remote locations around me here in the mountains. There aren't many others who have done this to volvos, other than Young Satchel so this thread is for me to document the process. So far my list of "mods" include all led lights conversion, new suspension system, tune up, yakima crossbars, and extended rack, 40" light bar and 2 led pods, all weather mats, set of sparco terras, new brakes, navigation/stereo system, and tint all the way around for privacy.

Welcome to Overland Bound

 

[Kent R]

Hey all!!! Cody from Altoona,PA here. Just getting into overlanding and vehicular camping! Have been hiking and off-roading since I was little. We have a 2017 TRD off-road Tacoma with slight mods and a 2019 TRD off-road premium 4Runner. Glad to be a part of the group and hope to meet some locals!

Welcome to Overland Bound

 

[iamtristan2002]

Good Morning OB community!

Nick here ...from Dallas, Texas. I am Dallas Firefighter, Husband and new Dad to a cool baby boy. My wife and I have always tried to answer 'the call of the great outdoors' and had many hobbies and adventures pertaining to anything nature.
I grew up in this "flat and Khaki" state, but my heart has always been in the mountains. So, we frequent lakes, trails, and any state park as much as possible. Ha-Ha!
Been hiking and MTN biking on any trail I could find, as long as I can remember. We, recently, bought a GX460 and accidentally found some Overlanders that love that platform. So, I did some research and found this awesome community. I am a rookie at this, but am very eager to learn the craft. We already have a lot of gear for outdoor adventures. Just hoping to find good trails, tips and some local friends to enjoy the new found addiction!

Thank you, all, for everything that is put into OB!

Happy to be a part of a community of similar souls!

 

[Kent R]

Hi all! My name is Kevin, and I am new to overlanding. I am in the process of building my 2017 Tacoma. I am originally from Michigan, and am currently living in San Diego. I moved out here in 99 when I joined the Navy, and have been out here pretty much ever since. I love what the area has to offer. I'm excited to get my rig to the point where I can consider it close to finished... but she's not there yet. I don't have a recent pic, but here's one from just after I put my roof rack on.

Welcome to Overland Bound!

Check the forum calendar and Meet-Up page for events, and the Trip Planing page for trips being planed by members.
https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/forums/overland-bound-meetups.24/
https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/forums/overland-trip-planning.21/

There is a meet up in the San Diego area that you might want to check out.
https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/threads/reoccurring-san-diego-overland-bound-monthly-meet-03-22-2018.13317/

This is San Diego Overland Bound Trail Run page.

https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/threads/san-diego-overland-bound-trail-runs.17178/
If you have any questions message me on the forum @Kent R

 

[Kent R]

Good Morning OB community!

Nick here ...from Dallas, Texas. I am Dallas Firefighter, Husband and new Dad to a cool baby boy. My wife and I have always tried to answer 'the call of the great outdoors' and had many hobbies and adventures pertaining to anything nature.
I grew up in this "flat and Khaki" state, but my heart has always been in the mountains. So, we frequent lakes, trails, and any state park as much as possible. Ha-Ha!
Been hiking and MTN biking on any trail I could find, as long as I can remember. We, recently, bought a GX460 and accidentally found some Overlanders that love that platform. So, I did some research and found this awesome community. I am a rookie at this, but am very eager to learn the craft. We already have a lot of gear for outdoor adventures. Just hoping to find good trails, tips and some local friends to enjoy the new found addiction!

Thank you, all, for everything that is put into OB!

Happy to be a part of a community of similar souls!

Welcome to Overland Bound!

Check the forum calendar and Meet-Up page for events, and the Trip Planing page for trips being planed by members.
https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/forums/overland-bound-meetups.24/
https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/forums/overland-trip-planning.21/

The DFW area has a Meet-Up that meets monthly, if your interested check out the meet-up page on the forum for details. https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/threads/reoccurring-dallas-fort-worth-dfw-meet-up.18113/page-5#post-265965

If you have any questions your Member Representative is @brien on the forum.

 

[Cody_Gorsuch]

My new taco. Forgot to post a pic!

 

[rkcreative]

Hello all,

Rich here, I am located in the flat lands of NW Suburbs of Chicago. I have extensive background in motorsports and have worked in the tuning industry for a number of years runing marketing programs ( any one hear of AMS Performance?). I've done plenty of road course days however I am a total newb to overlanding and offroading. I've been doing plenty of research for the past few months and I am looking to get my feet wet with the some overlanding adventures. I am currenlty shopping for an off-road vehicle; on the fence between a used Diesel ZR2 or a JKU Rubicon, but leaning towards the ZR2 as the rig will have to double as a daily.

Just wanted to say hello, I am looking forward to chatting with some of you as I embark on my next automotive adventure.

 

[Craftman2]

New member from Utah here - based in Salt Lake City.

Been camping off and on around the state and am looking forward to exploring further afield!

 

[Rjsnodgrass]

Hey RJ here, new member, looking forward to some adventures!

 

[Will Larsen]

Hey there, new here.
Location: Denver, CO
RIG: 2017 Tacoma TRD Off Road
Experience: New to Overlanding but pumped to get started.

I'm in process of finalizing the build list for my Taco. Starting with a KB Voodoo rack and some other fun attachments.
Really looking forward to getting out and exploring CO with my kids this year. Any recommendations for easy trails I should hit up as a newbie?

 

[AVneanderthal]

Good morning everyone
I'm a new member, my name is Amory from Salem OR
I've been getting interested in overlanding, and exploring the OBDR. Last year I bought this 2002 Tahoe, which I am planning to work on this summer getting prepared for overlanding.
I'm no where near where I need to be, but I thought I'd join this community for tips, tricks, shared advice, and to find like minded people in my area. My plans would include my wife and son, and possibly a dual sport bike along with the Chevy Tahoe.
I know full size non-toyotas are not the normal fare, but I assume with the right tires, winch, lighting, etc. and gear the Tahoe will do what I need it to.

 

[Hank Outdoors]

Good morning everyone
I'm a new member, my name is Amory from Salem OR
I've been getting interested in overlanding, and exploring the OBDR. Last year I bought this 2002 Tahoe, which I am planning to work on this summer getting prepared for overlanding.
I'm no where near where I need to be, but I thought I'd join this community for tips, tricks, shared advice, and to find like minded people in my area. My plans would include my wife and son, and possibly a dual sport bike along with the Chevy Tahoe.
I know full size non-toyotas are not the normal fare, but I assume with the right tires, winch, lighting, etc. and gear the Tahoe will do what I need it to.

Welcome to OLB!