Member Introductions *NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCE YOURSELF*

[PapaDave]

Hello everyone. New to Overland Bound but not offroading. Earned a few dents and lots of pin strips on my 2014 Tundra in the last few years. In Livermore, CA.

Goal this year is to go on at least 1 trip a month

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Nice rig and great photos! I am in Livermore as well. Second Sunday’s we meet in Pleasanton. We are headed to Prewitt Ridge at the end of the month and The Lost Coast on President's Day weekend.

US West - OLD East Bay Monthly Meet Up- Pleasanton CA For info only

Please read Post #2 [/RP] Just come! Hang out for 2 hours discussing overlanding, looking at rigs, and planning trips! See post #2 for the current month’s info. See this month’s plan US West - East Bay Monthly Meet Up- Pleasanton CA View Rally Point

www.overlandbound.com

 

[FlatlanderMO]

Hello all . Just happened to stumble across this site when researching GX470s. I have owned several Toyotas 22REs before the Tacomas, 4Runner, and a Tacoma. I am in the market for a new rig and was looking at V8 4Runners until a GX470 caught my eye. After doing much research and looking at total cost to make it what I want before I make a purchase I have been reading all I can on here.

I currently live in Maine.
Navy Vet
Made and raised in MO

Love everything outdoors and soon to be an overlander. I dont have the rig yet but have hundreds of remote ponds and Brooks I look forward to taking my family to on the weekends.

 

[Gooseman831]

Hows it going my name is Daniel,

Location: Salinas, Ca. (Monterey County)
Rig: 03 Xterra, 14 Cherokee KL
Experience: None (looking to modify both vehicles, (Xterra more of a single person/2 person build, Cherokee as a family oriented overland build).
Thanks for your time, I look forward to connecting with y'all!

 

[Space Goat]

Hey All,

Second introduction because I think I accidentally deleted the first one. Whoops.

Name is Travis, I’ve been doing what I have now learned is called “Overlanding” for many years now. Cruising the old forestry roads of southern BC looking for that great new place place to camp and hitting every hot spring along the way. I’ve been known to travel ridiculous distances to soak in natural springs.

I do this with my 8 year old copilot who loves getting out and discovering new places just as much as me. It’s definitely in his blood. We have always tented up until now just because that’s what we liked to do. Now I’m at the point in my life where I want something with hard sides and off the ground to sleep in, so I’m having a trailer built by OffGrid Trailers in Canada. Have decided on the Expedition 2.0

I decided to go with the tow behind because I need the box of my truck for other parts of my life. Hunting, hauling firewood, ATV etc. The Expedition 2.0 seemed like the solution for me.

We are planning to do a two week tour through Idaho this year because we aren’t far from the border and I just love Idaho in general. Looking at the backcountry discover route from the Canadian border down to Nevada.

Seems like a great group here and I’m looking forward to picking up some Idaho info and am always willing to offer whatever assistance I can to anybody looking into my neck of the woods.

Cheers.

Travis.

 

[Munga Brown]

Hello all you guys and gals in Overland land.

I am Brian from Auburn, Ca and I am a beginning overlandahhh!

For me it all started when I built a bed box in the back of my 2003 Suburban for an extended camping trip. A friend of mine asked if I was into overlanding and I said "what is overlanding?" I started looking into it and the rest has been a wonderful and educational (humbling) experience.

Looking for people and events in my area and to gain a bit more knowledge along the way.

Welcome to OB! I used to regularly kayak the North Fork from Colfax --> Yankee Jim's regularly. I loved it & miss it dearly. We started out inner tubing it! (Although we couldn't go before the 4th of July as it was way too ragin'!) Ever explore that area? Like I said, I miss it very much...

 

[Munga Brown]

Hey All,

Second introduction because I think I accidentally deleted the first one. Whoops.

Name is Travis, I’ve been doing what I have now learned is called “Overlanding” for many years now. Cruising the old forestry roads of southern BC looking for that great new place place to camp and hitting every hot spring along the way. I’ve been known to travel ridiculous distances to soak in natural springs.

I do this with my 8 year old copilot who loves getting out and discovering new places just as much as me. It’s definitely in his blood. We have always tented up until now just because that’s what we liked to do. Now I’m at the point in my life where I want something with hard sides and off the ground to sleep in, so I’m having a trailer built by OffGrid Trailers in Canada. Have decided on the Expedition 2.0

I decided to go with the tow behind because I need the box of my truck for other parts of my life. Hunting, hauling firewood, ATV etc. The Expedition 2.0 seemed like the solution for me.

We are planning to do a two week tour through Idaho next year because we aren’t far from the border and I just love Idaho in general. Looking at the backcountry discover route from the Canadian border down to Nevada.

Seems like a great group here and I’m looking forward to picking up some Idaho info and am always willing to offer whatever assistance I can to anybody looking into my neck of the woods.

Cheers.

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I am EXTREMELY jealous of your trailer acquisition! You MUST post tons of info/pics/options selected so that I can live vicariously through your posts!!!!! (:-D)

 

[jolson138]

Fort Worth, TX
2018 Silverado Z71.
Not much by way of overlanding experience, but really looking forward to diving (driving?) down the rabbit hole.

 

[Munga Brown]

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Fort Worth, TX
2018 Silverado Z71.
Not much by way of overlanding experience, but really looking forward to diving (driving?) down the rabbit hole.

Welcome to the forum! Brace your wallet...

 

[Prerunner1982]

Hello Josh (@jolson138 ) , welcome from Oklahoma.

You are in the Southwest Region. Check out the Southwest Region sub-forum for local information and involvement opportunities.

Here is the link to the forum calendar and Meet-Up event page: Overland Bound Meetups. Keep an eye out for the monthly DFW meet and greet around the middle of Feb.
Or to check out what other members are planning go here: Overland Trip Planning

I am the SW Region Member Rep so if you have any questions let me know.
If you are on Facebook feel free to join us there as well, Overland Bound – Southwest.

 

[Overland Omnivore]

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
Overland Bound Meetups
Overland Trip Planning

You are in the Midwest Region, local information can also be found in the “Overland Bound by Region”
OVERLAND BOUND COMMUNITY

Your Regional Director is @Mike W. The local Member Representatives are, @Ohio Valley Overland @MTOutdoorsman

Lots of stuff in the works with announcements coming for a monthly meet up schedule this year starting at the end of February....So far we have a tentative plan for a meet up in July and I'm leading a massive trip around the region starting in June and lasting who knows how long....October will bring another 10 day epic from Red River Gorge to Arrington for Overland Expo....

 

[Gabriel Bozeman]

Hey All,

Second introduction because I think I accidentally deleted the first one. Whoops.

Name is Travis, I’ve been doing what I have now learned is called “Overlanding” for many years now. Cruising the old forestry roads of southern BC looking for that great new place place to camp and hitting every hot spring along the way. I’ve been known to travel ridiculous distances to soak in natural springs.

I do this with my 8 year old copilot who loves getting out and discovering new places just as much as me. It’s definitely in his blood. We have always tented up until now just because that’s what we liked to do. Now I’m at the point in my life where I want something with hard sides and off the ground to sleep in, so I’m having a trailer built by OffGrid Trailers in Canada. Have decided on the Expedition 2.0

I decided to go with the tow behind because I need the box of my truck for other parts of my life. Hunting, hauling firewood, ATV etc. The Expedition 2.0 seemed like the solution for me.

We are planning to do a two week tour through Idaho this year because we aren’t far from the border and I just love Idaho in general. Looking at the backcountry discover route from the Canadian border down to Nevada.

Seems like a great group here and I’m looking forward to picking up some Idaho info and am always willing to offer whatever assistance I can to anybody looking into my neck of the woods.

Cheers.

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Welcome!

Here are a few tips to get you started:
-Check out the local region's forums for events and meetups in your area.
-Check out the Rally Point system and the Member Map for events and other people around you. Super helpful.
-Our region also has a FB page.

The NW Overland Rally is in June in Plain, WA. Should be a blast!

If you need anything, feel free to PM me or tag me in the forums at @Gabriel Bozeman.

Cheers!
Gabe Bozeman
NW Member Rep

 

[chadsherlock]

Welcome Chad!

Thank you!!

 

[chadsherlock]

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Fort Worth, TX
2018 Silverado Z71.
Not much by way of overlanding experience, but really looking forward to diving (driving?) down the rabbit hole.

Welcome @jolson138

 

[AmoryOverland]

Hey everyone! My name is Robb, joining the Overland Bound community from my new home of Raleigh, NC. I drive a series 100 Land Cruiser. I'm a novice to overlanding but am looking forward to making new friends and having some epic adventures.

 

[Ralph]

Hello OBers,

My name is Alex and I am from Luxembourg, western Europe.
Depending on the needs I am driving different cars. A VW T4 syncro for camping tours, a Cherokee KJ for mudding and a Cherokee KL for daily drive and overlanding.
My 4x4 experience can truly be classified as novice though I learned pretty much since driving 4x4s/AWDs.

Nice. I also use VW T4 SYNCRO with rear diff-lock. Nice to here there is one more here ... ;-) Have you lifted her?

 

[sbsyncro]

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[STmincey]

Hello Overlanders!
Scott and Terra Mincey here from Murfreesboro, TN and we are about as green as our avatar at the moment! lol
We have been camping in campers for about 10 yrs, always plugged in, never off the grid. As much as I've wanted to pull our 2017 Cherokee Grey Wolf out and just rough it, it was always too easy to just pull it to one of the close nice state campgrounds, plug in and "glamp". Then I found the Lifestyle Overland crew on YouTube (man what an inspiration they are)....had Terra watch a few episodes and we soon realized what we have been missing.
We have a 2012 Nissan Armada that will be our introductory "rig" to get us a little more out in the wild than we are used to, nothing to demanding but definitely way more than we would ever go pulling a 27 ft camper. The RTT was also one of the big things that intrigued us so that will be our main purchase for now and making sure the Armada can handle it. I have acquired pretty much all the other essentials over the years for us to survive a couple of nights and get our feet "wet" with our 1st real adventures overland!

 

[Bama_Kiwi]

Hello Outlanders!
Scott and Terra Mincey here from Murfreesboro, TN and we are about as green as our avatar at the moment! lol
We have been camping in campers for about 10 yrs, always plugged in, never off the grid. As much as I've wanted to pull our 2017 Cherokee Grey Wolf out and just rough it, it was always too easy to just pull it to one of the close nice state campgrounds, plug in and "glamp". Then I found the Lifestyle Overland crew on YouTube (man what an inspiration they are)....had Terra watch a few episodes and we soon realized what we have been missing.
We have a 2012 Nissan Armada that will be our introductory "rig" to get us a little more out in the wild than we are used to, nothing to demanding but definitely way more than we would ever go pulling a 27 ft camper. The RTT was also one of the big things that intrigued us so that will be our main purchase for now and making sure the Armada can handle it. I have acquired pretty much all the other essentials over the years for us to survive a couple of nights and get our feet "wet" with our 1st real adventures overland!

Welcome!

 

[M Rose]

Welcome @sbsyncro and @STmincey from Oregon. Glad to have you guys.

 

[Big G]

Hello Outlanders!
Scott and Terra Mincey here from Murfreesboro, TN and we are about as green as our avatar at the moment! lol
We have been camping in campers for about 10 yrs, always plugged in, never off the grid. As much as I've wanted to pull our 2017 Cherokee Grey Wolf out and just rough it, it was always too easy to just pull it to one of the close nice state campgrounds, plug in and "glamp". Then I found the Lifestyle Overland crew on YouTube (man what an inspiration they are)....had Terra watch a few episodes and we soon realized what we have been missing.
We have a 2012 Nissan Armada that will be our introductory "rig" to get us a little more out in the wild than we are used to, nothing to demanding but definitely way more than we would ever go pulling a 27 ft camper. The RTT was also one of the big things that intrigued us so that will be our main purchase for now and making sure the Armada can handle it. I have acquired pretty much all the other essentials over the years for us to survive a couple of nights and get our feet "wet" with our 1st real adventures overland!

Welcome to the OB community. Lots of good stuff here that is helpful.