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Hey guys! I'm finally getting set up on the forum here although I've followed OLB for a while now.

Here's the rundown:

I built this 01 Cherokee over the last year. I bought it with dead motor ( seized / rod through a piston ) in 2WD, but the interior was nearly perfect. After a month of raiding pick n pull during lunch, facebook marketplace, and a couple of expensive Amazon orders, me and another engineer buddy of mine finally did the the whole engine / 4WD conversion over a very tiring week last summer. It was rough but it worked like a champ (the Dirt Every Day guys would be proud). Since then, we fabbed up a much nicer long-arm suspension setup and I got all the little things mostly worked out (AC, radio, headliner, wobbly center console).

I "finished" the jeep right as the COVID thing started, which gave me an excellent excuse to go exploring. I've taken it out at least a half-dozen times in the last couple months and haven't had any big problems yet. Next up is HAM license / radio, cooling upgrades, and some bumpers / armor I've got designed but it's been too hot to work on.

Hopefully I'll see some of you guys out there soon!

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All,
Just joined after along time of looking at it..

Handle is TerraCon (More on that later), Name is Jeff. Currently in a 2014 Nissan Xterra, Pro 4 x. Its one of the more capable vehicles I have ever had. Ummmmm oh yeah. Orange County, Ca... Picture is from her maiden voyage to the reward mine!
 
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TerraCon said:
All,
Just joined after along time of looking at it..

Handle is TerraCon (More on that later), Name is Jeff. Currently in a 2014 Nissan Xterra, Pro 4 x. Its one of the more capable vehicles I have ever had. Ummmmm oh yeah. Orange County, Ca... Picture is from her maiden voyage to the reward mine!
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Welcome to Overland Bound Jeff.
Thats a great place for a maiden voyage.
Don't hesitate to contact your Regional Director @Narbob for help or information. The closest Member Representative to you for local information is @Barclay (LA) @FrankRoams (OC/SD) @Dominic OB0158 (Inland Empire)
Check the forum calendar and Meet-Up page for events, and the Trip Planning page for trips being planned by members.
Overland Bound Meetups
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Kent R

Kent R

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Pathfinder III

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El Dorado, Ca
First Name
Kent
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K6KNT
Service Branch
Retired Firefighter
CoolBeans said:
Hey guys! I'm finally getting set up on the forum here although I've followed OLB for a while now.

Here's the rundown:

I built this 01 Cherokee over the last year. I bought it with dead motor ( seized / rod through a piston ) in 2WD, but the interior was nearly perfect. After a month of raiding pick n pull during lunch, facebook marketplace, and a couple of expensive Amazon orders, me and another engineer buddy of mine finally did the the whole engine / 4WD conversion over a very tiring week last summer. It was rough but it worked like a champ (the Dirt Every Day guys would be proud). Since then, we fabbed up a much nicer long-arm suspension setup and I got all the little things mostly worked out (AC, radio, headliner, wobbly center console).

I "finished" the jeep right as the COVID thing started, which gave me an excellent excuse to go exploring. I've taken it out at least a half-dozen times in the last couple months and haven't had any big problems yet. Next up is HAM license / radio, cooling upgrades, and some bumpers / armor I've got designed but it's been too hot to work on.

Hopefully I'll see some of you guys out there soon!

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Welcome to Overland Bound
Don't hesitate to message your Regional Director @Narbob if you have any questions. For local information about trips and meet-ups contact your NorCal Member Representatives; Bay Area @PapaDave, Sac/Foothills @Magic Mike, North State @Cottonwoody, Central Valley @TOMB
Check the forum calendar and Meet-Up page for events, and the Trip Planning page for trips being planned by members.
Overland Bound Meetups
Overland Trip Planning
There are several meet-ups in the Sac area if you are interested;
Sierra Foothills Overlanders, El Dorado County CA
https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/threads/sierra-foothills-overlanders-monthly-olb-meet-up-meeting.19941/
Gold Country Monthly Meet-up. Auburn CA
https://www.overlandbound.com/event/gold-country-monthly-meetup/
Elk Grove, CA
https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/threads/overland-bound-elk-grove-ca-meetup.27897/
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Kent R

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El Dorado, Ca
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CoolBeans said:
Hey guys! I'm finally getting set up on the forum here although I've followed OLB for a while now.

Here's the rundown:

I built this 01 Cherokee over the last year. I bought it with dead motor ( seized / rod through a piston ) in 2WD, but the interior was nearly perfect. After a month of raiding pick n pull during lunch, facebook marketplace, and a couple of expensive Amazon orders, me and another engineer buddy of mine finally did the the whole engine / 4WD conversion over a very tiring week last summer. It was rough but it worked like a champ (the Dirt Every Day guys would be proud). Since then, we fabbed up a much nicer long-arm suspension setup and I got all the little things mostly worked out (AC, radio, headliner, wobbly center console).

I "finished" the jeep right as the COVID thing started, which gave me an excellent excuse to go exploring. I've taken it out at least a half-dozen times in the last couple months and haven't had any big problems yet. Next up is HAM license / radio, cooling upgrades, and some bumpers / armor I've got designed but it's been too hot to work on.

Hopefully I'll see some of you guys out there soon!

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Welcome to Overland Bound
Don't hesitate to message your Regional Director @Narbob if you have any questions. For local information about trips and meet-ups contact your NorCal Member Representatives; Bay Area @PapaDave, Sac/Foothills @Magic Mike, North State @Cottonwoody, Central Valley @TOMB
Check the forum calendar and Meet-Up page for events, and the Trip Planning page for trips being planned by members.
Overland Bound Meetups
Overland Trip Planning
There are several meet-ups in the Sac area if you are interested;
Sierra Foothills Overlanders, El Dorado County CA
US West - Sierra Foothills Overlanders Monthly OLB meet-up/meeting.
Gold Country Monthly Meet-up. Auburn CA
https://www.overlandbound.com/event/gold-country-monthly-meetup/
Elk Grove, CA
https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/threads/overland-bound-elk-grove-ca-meetup.27897/
Quick adult & youthTread Lightly online awareness course.
https://www.treadlightly.org/learn/online-courses/
https://tread-lightly.teachable.com/p/tread-lightly-youth-online-course
 
Kent R

Kent R

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Pathfinder III

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El Dorado, Ca
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Kent
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K6KNT
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Retired Firefighter
Homebowlking said:
Hello to All,
New member from Alberta Canada.
I have a bit of experience building rigs from jeeps to full size broncos at present I am driving a 2017 Ram 1500 limited, but am waiting for the new bronco to come to start my next build.
Looking forward to meeting you all on the trail!
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Welcome to Overland Bound
The closest Member Representative to you for local information is @Montana Carl & @Sandpoint Steve
Check the forum calendar and Meet-Up page for events, and the Trip Planning page for trips being planned by members.
Overland Bound Meetups
Overland Trip Planning
Quick adult & youthTread Lightly online awareness course.
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Kent R

Kent R

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El Dorado, Ca
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Kent
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Reynolds
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K6KNT
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Retired Firefighter
Yelie said:
Hi everyone! My name is Danielle but everyone calls me Yelie I live in Wyoming and love to camp and get out to the mountains as much as possible. We had a Dodge Rebel that was great for hauling all our gear but my hubby started commuting and ended up trading it in for a car instead. Now I have ordered the new 2021 Bronco and can’t wait to get it out on the trails! My kids are teenagers and are fairly close to being out of the house so I am interested in the Overlanding concept of less is more and taking just our rig and getting out into nature more!
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Welcome to Overland Bound Danielle
Check the forum calendar and Meet-Up page for events, and the Trip Planning page for trips being planned by members.
Overland Bound Meetups
Overland Trip Planning
You are in our Rocky Mountain Region, local information can also be found in the “Overland Bound by Region”
OVERLAND BOUND COMMUNITY
RM FB; Overland Bound - Rocky Mountain
The closest Member Representative is @WyOverland & @the_runn4r
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Yelie said:
Hi everyone! My name is Danielle but everyone calls me Yelie I live in Wyoming and love to camp and get out to the mountains as much as possible. We had a Dodge Rebel that was great for hauling all our gear but my hubby started commuting and ended up trading it in for a car instead. Now I have ordered the new 2021 Bronco and can’t wait to get it out on the trails! My kids are teenagers and are fairly close to being out of the house so I am interested in the Overlanding concept of less is more and taking just our rig and getting out into nature more!
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Hi and welcome from Denver, Yelie!
Can't wait to see the new Bronco in action. Which trim did you order?
 
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Hi all, new member from Columbus Ohio here. I've been following Overland Bound for quite a while (actually took a 5 day overlanding trip at Oracoke Island, NC based on form posts earlier this year) and decided to join up.

I've been building out my 2016 Tacoma TRD OffRoad for about a year now for overlanding with the family with a few trips on the books. Grabbed a shot of it while airing out the RTT after this weekend's adventure.

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Hello All,

My name is Wesley George of The Bruce Peninsula, Ontario, Canada.

I just recently got my badges on the truck! I am member #23617
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I am the proud new owner of a big ole 2004 Hummer H2. She's mighty nimble for ~6,400 lbs of mountain trail crawling glory! She's the beauty forest Sage Green paint job, mainly stock powered by the gasoline Vortec 6.0L - (364²") V8, ~20.1L of Brachiosaurus juice per 100km of level highway travel speeds. That's ~13 mpg highway. The only mods would be it had it's rear airbag pumps taken out and big springs put in the back with Rough Country shocks. Also the original tires are replaced with aggressive 35" Firestone Destination MT/2 on the original H2 rims. (Will be getting steel rims.) Oh and my oil cooler has been cut from the circuit because it was leaking real bad. (Going to eventually have it reattached.) The transmission slips and drop out if I hit it hard, but the olde 4L65E still works. I'd like to one day sooner than later to put in the 4L85E or even a heavy Allison.

I've been exploring the backcountry trails of the Bruce Peninsula all my life. Now that I've got a the truck I want to properly outfit it and turn it into an even more serious overlanding machine. Dependable and as useful as possible. As I'm new to the overlanding community I'd appreciate any advice on my initial upgrades, bumpers, winch and suspension components that would best suit the truck for serious overland travel.

First things first, by the sounds of it from Mike, it would be best if I start with getting some real sliders on the beast.

0. Overland Bound Emblems - #23617 Installed!
1. Fire Extinguisher - Installed
2. Redundant Battery Circuits - Lithium?
3. Air Compressor
4. Sliders - Rocky Road outfitters?
5. Bumpers - Road Armor?
6. Winch - Hydraulic Warn? ~15,000 lbs?
7. Roof Rack - I want the Stealth Gobi roof rack!
8. Heavier Suspension - Longer Travel - Lift?
9. Snorkel
10. ...+...

Anybody have any opinions they'd like to share with me on what the strongest and best designed H2 sliders I can buy? I'm contemplating making my own sliders and bumpers.

All the best to everyone and hope to see you on the trails!"

-Wes
 
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Gabriel Bozeman said:
Welcome from North of Seattle! You can never ask too many questions! Feel free to DM me if you have anymore!

Nice LC. Love the look. And I wish you luck with the build.

Our region usually has quite a few events around, but COVID has unfortunately shut those down.

Cheers!
Gabe Bozeman
NW Member Rep
Pulaski Overland on IG
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Hello @Gabriel Bozeman!

Thank you for the generous offer! I will def be picking your brain, I'll make sure to gather my thoughts before asking you questions so not to spam you. I plan to build the rig out slowly, but before I can do any of that, there is another project I need to complete, then all the pennies into the build, lol! There are a lot of sacrifices that have been made for Covid, all in the name of good, so I'm not worried about meet ups being postponed. We'll all get through this together and come out better for it. But when events do start to happen please let me know! Pretty sure the rig isn't ready for any kind of technical trails, but would love to get into some FS roads to partake in all the natural beauty that is in this amazing state!

Thanks,

Paul
 
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viper51s said:
Hi all, new member from Columbus Ohio here. I've been following Overland Bound for quite a while (actually took a 5 day overlanding trip at Oracoke Island, NC based on form posts earlier this year) and decided to join up.

I've been building out my 2016 Tacoma TRD OffRoad for about a year now for overlanding with the family with a few trips on the books. Grabbed a shot of it while airing out the RTT after this weekend's adventure.

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Welcome from Washington!!

Awesome set up! Ride on!

Paul
 
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IG-333 said:
Hello All,

My name is Wesley George of The Bruce Peninsula, Ontario, Canada.

I just recently got my badges on the truck! I am member #23617
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I am the proud new owner of a big ole 2004 Hummer H2. She's mighty nimble for ~6,400 lbs of mountain trail crawling glory! She's the beauty forest Sage Green paint job, mainly stock powered by the gasoline Vortec 6.0L - (364²") V8, ~20.1L of Brachiosaurus juice per 100km of level highway travel speeds. That's ~13 mpg highway. The only mods would be it had it's rear airbag pumps taken out and big springs put in the back with Rough Country shocks. Also the original tires are replaced with aggressive 35" Firestone Destination MT/2 on the original H2 rims. (Will be getting steel rims.) Oh and my oil cooler has been cut from the circuit because it was leaking real bad. (Going to eventually have it reattached.) The transmission slips and drop out if I hit it hard, but the olde 4L65E still works. I'd like to one day sooner than later to put in the 4L85E or even a heavy Allison.

I've been exploring the backcountry trails of the Bruce Peninsula all my life. Now that I've got a the truck I want to properly outfit it and turn it into an even more serious overlanding machine. Dependable and as useful as possible. As I'm new to the overlanding community I'd appreciate any advice on my initial upgrades, bumpers, winch and suspension components that would best suit the truck for serious overland travel.

First things first, by the sounds of it from Mike, it would be best if I start with getting some real sliders on the beast.

0. Overland Bound Emblems - #23617 Installed!
1. Fire Extinguisher - Installed
2. Redundant Battery Circuits - Lithium?
3. Air Compressor
4. Sliders - Rocky Road outfitters?
5. Bumpers - Road Armor?
6. Winch - Hydraulic Warn? ~15,000 lbs?
7. Roof Rack - I want the Stealth Gobi roof rack!
8. Heavier Suspension - Longer Travel - Lift?
9. Snorkel
10. ...+...

Anybody have any opinions they'd like to share with me on what the strongest and best designed H2 sliders I can buy? I'm contemplating making my own sliders and bumpers.

All the best to everyone and hope to see you on the trails!"

-Wes
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Welcome to Overland Bound Wesley
Our Canadian Member Representative is @Roam Wild Overland
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viper51s said:
Hi all, new member from Columbus Ohio here. I've been following Overland Bound for quite a while (actually took a 5 day overlanding trip at Oracoke Island, NC based on form posts earlier this year) and decided to join up.

I've been building out my 2016 Tacoma TRD OffRoad for about a year now for overlanding with the family with a few trips on the books. Grabbed a shot of it while airing out the RTT after this weekend's adventure.

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Welcome to Overland Bound
I need to take better care of my tent like that.
Check the forum calendar and Meet-Up page for events, and the Trip Planning page for trips being planned 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 closest Member Representative to you for local information is @James.Laidlaw & @Ohio Valley Overland
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overland613 said:
New member in Eastern Ontario, Canada. Currently own a 2015 Ford F-150 short box which I’m looking at outfitting. See ya out there! Cheers.
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Welcome to Overland Bound
The closest Member Representative to you for local information is @Roam Wild Overland
Check the forum calendar and Meet-Up page for events, and the Trip Planning page for trips being planned by members.
Overland Bound Meetups
Overland Trip Planning
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Thanks for the description for the posts helps me navigate better. Looking forward to learning
 
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CampLandCruiser said:
New to the forum, discovered it when buying a new tent.
I've done a lot of 4x4 trips mostly the eastern sierras, anza, dv and mojave

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2) Socal
3) FZJ80
4) 4x4 camping fan
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Welcome to Overland Bound
Don't hesitate to contact your Regional Director @Narbob for help or information. The closest Member Representative to you for local information is @Barclay (LA) @FrankRoams (OC/SD) @Dominic OB0158 (Inland Empire)
Check the forum calendar and Meet-Up page for events, and the Trip Planning page for trips being planned by members.
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Overland Trip Planning
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no rigth now soon
My Name is Alexander Marino
Miami Fl
Mitsubishi Montero 2003 under construction for overlanding
I have experience in South America / La Gran Sabana Venezuela / Amazonas Brazil / Colombia
I hope to be able to help as well as receive the support of this group.
 
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