Member Introductions *NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCE YOURSELF*

[Runninyoda]

Hey gang! Hope everyone is safe and well!!
Im Eli from long island NY, im new to the world of overland. Ive been camping before and have gone wheeling a bunch but ive never done it at the same time off grid. I look forward to making new friends and experiencing some serious adventures on some trails !
Currently running a 07 4runner sr5 with 3" toytec lift and 285/70 r17 ridge grapplers all around. Got a few pics of my rig while out doing truck stuff.
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Welcome to Overland Bound Eli
Check the forum calendar and Meet-Up page for events, and the Trip Planning page for trips being planned by members. These pages can be filtered by region.
Overland Bound Meetups
Overland Trip Planning
You are in the East Region, local information can also be found in the “Overland Bound by Region”
OVERLAND BOUND COMMUNITY
The closest Member Representative to you is @OVRLNDER
Your Regional Director is @Nomadik Nova
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Thanks for the heads up and the info!! I appreciate it. Im definitely gonna check out the tread lightly course, in the meantime ill keep playing around with the app and familiarize myself with it. Again i appreciate you looking out :) its very welcoming haha!

 

[Greyn80]

Hello to you all, My name is Aurelio I live in Panama and I drive a 2016 Hilux n80 3.0 1kd-ftv.
my overlanding experience is minimal, but I hope that will change soon. Looking forward to exploring and make some friends along the way.!

 

[Prerunner1982]

Hello Warren (@Wdrell ), welcome from Oklahoma.
Kent already posted up my usual links so I will just add that prior to the pandemic there was a regular meet up in Tucson, so when things get back to some form of normalcy keep an eye out and hopefully the meet up will pick back up.
Let me know if you have any questions.

 

[Kent R]

Hello to you all, My name is Aurelio I live in Panama and I drive a 2016 Hilux n80 3.0 1kd-ftv.
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Welcome to Overland Bound Aurelio
You can use the member map to find other members within your area.
Check the forum calendar and Meet-Up page for events, and the Trip Planning page for trips being planned by members. These pages can be filtered by region.
Overland Bound Meetups
Overland Trip Planning
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[Kent R]

Hello my name is Kevin and I have been overlanding for a while but recently discovered Overland Bound. I drive a 1989 Subaru GL touring wagon that’s been modified pretty heavily. Located in Bakersfield, CA so explore the sierras and desert pretty regularly with my 7 year old son Hunter. Nice to meet you all!

Welcome to Overland Bound Kevin
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. These pages can be filtered by region.
Overland Bound Meetups
Overland Trip Planning
There is a local meet up you might be interested in;
Bakersfield CA
US West - Bakersfield Meet Ups
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[Overland Omnivore]

New guy here!

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2) I'm in the west suburbs of Chicago
3) 2010 Toyota 4Runner
4) Newb Overlander here. I've done a ton of builds and off roading, but just started getting into overlanding. Just recently got back from the Upper Peninsula in Michigan and going back in 2 weekends. Here are some pix of past rig's i've had fun with.

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RAD!....Hope we can run across each other along our travels!

 

[digirati]

Hi I’m Lance. I know nothing! I’m a fairly new Jeep owner and hope to go on my first off road trip soon to begin getting experience. My ultimate goal after getting some trail experience is to venture into overlanding. I have a Jeep Rubicon and have been adding some upgrades and purchasing recovery equipment so I’ll be ready. I hope to find a group near Castle Rock, CO (Denver suburb) that I can meet and get to know. Having just signed up for this forum and viewing the website I can say I’m very impressed with everything. It’s very well done.

 

[M Rose]

Hello everyone my Name is Kelby.
I am new to overlanding. my background in camping is from the years of Boys scouts in Alaska. I Have a 2018 Chevy Colorado ZR2. I am based out of Pasco Washington. I am definitely new to the PNW. I am excited to be apart of this community and looking forward to more life adventures!

Howdy Kelby,
I am the Northwest Director. @PNW EXPLR id your closest Member Representative over in Kennewick. We have a growing group of active member over there in KPR. Check out the Tri-Cities Clubhouse and introduce yourself, there is a day trip this weekend uniting the Seattle Group with the Tri-Cities group that looks very fun. Check out Sugarloaf Day Trip and RSVP In the Rally Point if you’re interested in going.

Tonight at 19:30 PT @Sandpoint Steve conference Call. It looks like he will be talking about Coms and Navigations. These calls were a lot of fun in the past, and gave members a chance to meet each other virtually from a crossed the Northwest. Let’s Talk Basics

Welcome once again Kelby, I look forward to seeing you on the trails. If you have any questions don’t hesitate to ask myself or any of the member representatives.

Mike Rose
Northwest Director
Overland Bound

 

[M Rose]

Hi I’m Lance. I know nothing! I’m a fairly new Jeep owner and hope to go on my first off road trip soon to begin getting experience. My ultimate goal after getting some trail experience is to venture into overlanding. I have a Jeep Rubicon and have been adding some upgrades and purchasing recovery equipment so I’ll be ready. I hope to find a group near Castle Rock, CO (Denver suburb) that I can meet and get to know. Having just signed up for this forum and viewing the website I can say I’m very impressed with everything. It’s very well done.

@Neal A. Tew is your Director. You have a huge group surrounding you in Denver and COS. I’ll let Neal tell you all about the Rock Mountain Region. Welcome to OB Lance. I’ll probably be running into you one of these days, my kids live in Security/Widefield (suburb of COS) and my daughter graduates this summer.

 

[Sandpoint Steve]

Correction...
Let's talk basics
That is happening tonight October 14.

 

[M Rose]

Correction...
Let's talk basics
That is happening tonight October 14.

Thanks for the correction

 

[digirati]

@Neal A. Tew is your Director. You have a huge group surrounding you in Denver and COS. I’ll let Neal tell you all about the Rock Mountain Region. Welcome to OB Lance. I’ll probably be running into you one of these days, my kids live in Security/Widefield (suburb of COS) and my daughter graduates this summer.

Hey, thanks Mike for letting me know. I hope to meet you sometime.

 

[M Rose]

Thank you for the Welcome! My name is Frankie Fernandez, living out here in the PNW. I'm an Island Boy originally from the beautiful Island of Guam. I served in the Army as an Infantryman for 9 years and have been an LEO for the past 3 years. Growing up on the Island, offroading and camping are a must. Living here in Washington my wife, kids, and I have gotten accustomed to the Overland lifestyle and it's something we all enjoy. I look forward to meeting some of you wonderful people.

Welcome Frankie and thank you for your service from one vet to another.

As @Kent R said, I’m the Northwest Director. You’re about half way between @Greg Eigstiup in Sammamish and @jcgraves3 down in Portland. They would be your closest member representatives. Greg has a bi-weekly trail ride/campout there in northwestern Washington while @jcgraves3 is trying to get a monthly meetup going down in the PDX area.

Most information concerning the Northwest specifically can be found in the fallowing areas.
Overland Bound By Region< North America < US Northwest

Member Meetups (filter the northwest)

Rally Point (filter Northwest)

Member Maps

Overland Bound Trip Planning (again filter Northwest)

one last thing before I close, @Sandpoint Steve is hosting a conference call tonight (October 14th) at 19:30 PT talking about Coms and Navigation for details check out Let’s Talk Some Basics

Once again, welcome Lance I’m looking forward to hearing about your travels and possibly meeting up with you on the trails some day.

Mike Rose
Northwest Director
Overland Bound

 

[Six sons]

Hello Mike here.

New to this forum but I have been Overlanding since 1978..
Happy to have found the group and hoping to get some assistance in planning a Top to Bottom Great Western Trail trip next August.

My kit is a 2008 FJ Trail Teams . ARB bull bar & Hi speed 9500lb winch, 3" Toytec lift, Full set of skids, ARB compressor & fridge, Full recovery set and a hand built trailer with ARB RTT & Awning.
Northeast home base .. Done some cool events here like Vermont Overland Trophy, New Hampshire Overland Challenge. Did some training with the guys at Northeast Offroad Adventures

 

[gnbs2014]

Hey all, I'm Greg. I stumbled across this site while looking at another overland camping page. I just bought a 2020 Jeep JLU Rubicon a couple months ago. This is my third Jeep but the first time I've looked into overland camping with one. My wife and I love to camp but we usually end up in a tent or small trailer/camper. I wanted to look at different options and came across overland camping. We live in the Florida panhandle so we have a good bit of the Southeast for exploration. I'm looking forward to learning more about this venture and seeing where it takes us!

 

[Sewerjet]

New in Alabama. I’m not technically an overland guy. I’ve just bought a gps for my motorcycle and I’m trying to find tracks to download. Somehow I stumbled in here. I do guess I am interested in similar trails as you folks so I expect I’ll stick around for a bit.

 

[HTXF150]

Hey, everyone! About a year and half ago I traded in my 2017 Mustang GT for a 2016 F150 KR. I instantly fell in love with my truck. I live in Houston Texas but last year I had to work in west Texas. While out there I visited Big Bend National Park. I think this is what got me into wanting to venture into over land.

Currently my truck has just a couple things but I want to soon get some lights and bumpers and maybe a roof top tent. Basically I want to get more serious.

Current mods:
Raptor wheels(soon to swap ko2s for nitto ride grapplers), 2.5" level kit, tonnue cover, window tint, magnaflow muffler, baja designs yellow foglights.

Anyways sorry for the somewhat lengthy intro. Looking forward to conversing with other members and gaining knowledge.

 

[Get Out GO]

Welcome to Overland Bound David!

Give me a shout if you need help with anything or have any questions

Rig: 2017 Mercedes-Benz G300 Profession PUR (w416) Diesel
Location: United Arab Emirates
Experience: Car based camping since I was a kid. Did a big overlanding trip from the UAE to the North Cape and back in 2012 taking about 5 months (with a 2009 F-150 FX4).

Rig: 2017 Mercedes-Benz G300 Profession PUR (w416) Diesel
Location: United Arab Emirates
Experience: Car based camping since I was a kid. Did a big overlanding trip from the UAE to the North Cape and back in 2012 taking about 5 months (with a 2009 F-150 FX4).

 

[Prerunner1982]

Hello , 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. There is a monthly meet up in the Houston area. Taco Tuesday Truck Talk - Overland Bound
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.

 

[Kent R]

Hey, everyone! About a year and half ago I traded in my 2017 Mustang GT for a 2016 F150 KR. I instantly fell in love with my truck. I live in Houston Texas but last year I had to work in west Texas. While out there I visited Big Bend National Park. I think this is what got me into wanting to venture into over land.

Currently my truck has just a couple things but I want to soon get some lights and bumpers and maybe a roof top tent. Basically I want to get more serious.

Current mods:
Raptor wheels(soon to swap ko2s for nitto ride grapplers), 2.5" level kit, tonnue cover, window tint, magnaflow muffler, baja designs yellow foglights.

Anyways sorry for the somewhat lengthy intro. Looking forward to conversing with other members and gaining knowledge.

Welcome to Overland Bound
Check the forum calendar and Meet-Up page for events, and the Trip Planning page for trips being planned by members. These pages can be filtered by region.
Overland Bound Meetups
Overland Trip Planning
You are in the Southwest Region, local information can also be found in the “Overland Bound by Region”
OVERLAND BOUND COMMUNITY
The closest Member Representative is @Prerunner1982
Quick adult & youthTread Lightly online awareness course.
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