Member Introductions *NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCE YOURSELF*

[McKenzieOverland]

Hey! - Dropping in from Oregon. Build=2003 Chevrolet Duramax with TopperEzLift, -(Camping/Travel/Overlanding for most of my adult life-Experienced). I prefer taking the road less traveled which makes Overlanding full of adventures for sure! Get out there!

 

[M Rose]

Hey! - Dropping in from Oregon. Build=2003 Chevrolet Duramax with TopperEzLift, -(Camping/Travel/Overlanding for most of my adult life-Experienced). I prefer taking the road less traveled which makes Overlanding full of adventures for sure! Get out there!

Welcome Cameron,
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I am the Northwest Regional Director. @Munga Brown is the Oregon member representative. Other Member Representatives for the Northwest Region include @Sandpoint Steve (Idaho) and @Gabriel Bozeman (Washington).

The Northwest is gearing up to be a very busy region this year. We have several reoccurring meetups with more being added all the time, there are 5 major events scheduled so far with one more in the works (more to surely come a long though as well. Check out the 2020 Event and Meetup Listings for more information or contact myself or any of the mentioned Member Reps to find out what is going on around the region.

Mike Rose
Northwest Regional Director

 

[Moonshiner4x]

New Member here from Bend, Oregon. Driving a 2020 MGM Toyota 4Runner TRD Offroad. Used to do the enduro bike thing (BMW GS 1200) but have since made the transition to vehicle overlanding/adventure (mostly local adventure at this point) and have slowly begun building out my vehicle.

 

[JuddWilder3G]

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
Overland Expo East is this October. About EAST — Overland Expo®
Overland Expo Mountain West is this August.Overland Expo Mountain West is this August.https://www.overlandexpo.com/mtnwest
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 closest Member Representative to you for local information is @Ohio Valley Overland

Thank You @Kent R! I appreciate all the information!

 

[A_Patt]

Hi from Texas (DFW),

Looking forward to the journey of finding our way out of the city to more surroundings of nature. Myself(Aaron), the wife, and our two kids are new to this whole "overland" experience, but in talking with other families, it sounds awesome and right up our alley.

Location: Arlington, Texas (DFW)
Experience: Novice
Rig: 2019 Tundra Crewmax SR5 4x4. Slowly transforming (bed rack ordered, RTT is next purchase)

 

[Prerunner1982]

Hello Aaron (@A_Patt), 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 our for a fairly re-occurring DFW area meet up.
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.

 

[A_Patt]

Hello Aaron (@A_Patt), 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 our for a fairly re-occurring DFW area meet up.
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.

Awesome, thank you!

 

[Munga Brown]

Hey! - Dropping in from Oregon. Build=2003 Chevrolet Duramax with TopperEzLift, -(Camping/Travel/Overlanding for most of my adult life-Experienced). I prefer taking the road less traveled which makes Overlanding full of adventures for sure! Get out there!

Hey Cameron, welcome to OB! Keep your eye open for some planned get togethers in the near future. In the meantime, if you need any info, shoot me a line!

 

[Munga Brown]

New Member here from Bend, Oregon. Driving a 2020 MGM Toyota 4Runner TRD Offroad. Used to do the enduro bike thing (BMW GS 1200) but have since made the transition to vehicle overlanding/adventure (mostly local adventure at this point) and have slowly begun building out my vehicle.

Hey John, welcome to the OB forum. Keep your eyes open for some regional happenings in the not so distant future. Let me know if I can help with anything in the meantime!

 

[Moonshiner4x]

Will do. Thanks.

One thing i am curious about is any regional overland expo's. Like most of us (i am sure), I am gearhead and like to see & play with new stuff.

 

[Big G]

Hi everyone - I bought my 80 a few years back and have spent quite a bit of time around/under the truck baselining and learning how to turn a wrench doing preventative maintenance and even a few more challenging projects. It’s been my trusted daily driver and will continue to be for some time but I am looking forward to a gradual process of buildIng it into an even more capable overlanding rig. I also look forward to getting off the beaten track and providing ample opportunity for adventure with my growing family (son had his first birthday last week!). Happy trails...

Location - Memphis, TN
Rig - 1997 Lexus LX450 (80 series LC), stock for now :)
Experience - Novice

Hello Alex, welcome to the OB community.

 

[Big G]

Hey! - Dropping in from Oregon. Build=2003 Chevrolet Duramax with TopperEzLift, -(Camping/Travel/Overlanding for most of my adult life-Experienced). I prefer taking the road less traveled which makes Overlanding full of adventures for sure! Get out there!

Welcome to the OB community Cameron from a fellow Oregonian.

 

[Big G]

New Member here from Bend, Oregon. Driving a 2020 MGM Toyota 4Runner TRD Offroad. Used to do the enduro bike thing (BMW GS 1200) but have since made the transition to vehicle overlanding/adventure (mostly local adventure at this point) and have slowly begun building out my vehicle.

Hey John, welcome to the OB community.

 

[Big G]

Hi from Texas (DFW),

Looking forward to the journey of finding our way out of the city to more surroundings of nature. Myself(Aaron), the wife, and our two kids are new to this whole "overland" experience, but in talking with other families, it sounds awesome and right up our alley.

Location: Arlington, Texas (DFW)
Experience: Novice
Rig: 2019 Tundra Crewmax SR5 4x4. Slowly transforming (bed rack ordered, RTT is next purchase)

Hello Aaron, welcome to the OB community.

 

[McKenzieOverland]

Welcome to the OB community Cameron from a fellow Oregonian.

Thank you Gary.

 

[Ryan M]

Hi everyone, I'm Ryan! Looking forward to being apart of the Overland Bound Community and learning to be competent in overland traveling. My wife (Sheryn), puppy (Oliver) and I are looking forward to getting started traveling on the weekends and enjoy the beautiful areas around us. "Adventure is Necessary" really resonated with me when I heard Michael mentioned it a couple times. I've got the travel bug and it's now time to stop watching all of the travel/overland YouTube channels and get out there and start doing it

Irvine, CA (Orange County / Southern California Area)
2017 Toyota Land Cruiser - Currently Bone stock - Purchased a few weeks ago to accommodate our new growing puppy, a Bernedoodle, and to have some fun traveling.
Experience: Newbie. 20 years ago I had a Jeep Wrangler and was part of a local 4 wheel club for a couple years and participated in some local rides.

 

[Big G]

Hi everyone, I'm Ryan! Looking forward to being apart of the Overland Bound Community and learning to be competent in overland traveling. My wife (Sheryn), puppy (Oliver) and I are looking forward to getting started traveling on the weekends and enjoy the beautiful areas around us. "Adventure is Necessary" really resonated with me when I heard Michael mentioned it a couple times. I've got the travel bug and it's now time to stop watching all of the travel/overland YouTube channels and get out there and start doing it

Irvine, CA (Orange County / Southern California Area)
2017 Toyota Land Cruiser - Currently Bone stock - Purchased a few weeks ago to accommodate our new growing puppy, a Bernedoodle, and to have some fun traveling.
Experience: Newbie. 20 years ago I had a Jeep Wrangler and was part of a local 4 wheel club for a couple years and participated in some local rides.

Hello Ryan, welcome to the OB community. I so get what you're saying about time to stop watching the vids and get out there and experience the outdoors.

 

[Ryan M]

Hello Ryan, welcome to the OB community. I so get what you're saying about time to stop watching the vids and get out there and experience the outdoors.

Hi Gary! Was listening to one of Michael's podcast yesterday and he mentioned a 3 day 600 mile solo challenge and it really got me thinking. I like the idea of being comfortably uncomfortable. It sounds like a cool challenge. As a newbie, I need to do some research and figure out what would be needed which is part of the fun/excitement. Being out of cellphone reception will be uncomfortable for my wife, but I love the idea (will need to get some kind of sat comm device for emergency purposes). Will put it on my bucket list for this year.

 

[Big G]

Hi Gary! Was listening to one of Michael's podcast yesterday and he mentioned a 3 day 600 mile solo challenge and it really got me thinking. I like the idea of being comfortably uncomfortable. It sounds like a cool challenge. As a newbie, I need to do some research and figure out what would be needed which is part of the fun/excitement. Being out of cellphone reception will be uncomfortable for my wife, but I love the idea (will need to get some kind of sat comm device for emergency purposes). Will put it on my bucket list for this year.

I'll have to see if I can find that podcast and listen to it. I recently passed my Ham radio exam so when I get my radio I'll have a bit better chance of connecting with someone if I were to have problems while out alone.

 

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Hello all, Bill here.. I looking forward to researching info for future trips.
Location: Fox Valley, WI

Current Rig: 2002 Dodge Ram 1500
Looking to purchase a Ram Rebel 1500 in the next couple months.

Experience: Novice

Welcome, My name’s Dan.
I’m a newb to overlanding from the U.P. (Iron Mountain area).
Current rig: 2011 Nissan Xterra 4x4