Member Introductions *NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCE YOURSELF*

[Kent R]

Hello my name is John I live in the So Cal area I drive a 2016 tacoma and am very much a beginner to overlanding. I look forward to learning more and doing more with overlanding

Welcome to Overland Bound John
You should remove your address from your profile and only have the town on it.
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. These pages can be filtered by region.
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[Kent R]

Ellsinore, MO
1994 Ford bronco
No experience ready to learn

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 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 @Paris0514 in MO and and if you travel south @BlueLineOverland in AR.
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[Kent R]

Hi all, I'm Joe! New to the forum, and novice overlander but have loved every second of being out there in my rig so far and can't wait to continue my build. Driving a Tacoma TRD Off Road, current resident of GA after a recent move from Carolina so I've been loving everything the Blue Ridges have to offer. Excited to be a part of the community!

Welcome To Overland Bound Joe
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 Southeast Region, local information can also be found in the “Overland Bound by Region”
OVERLAND BOUND COMMUNITY
Your Regional Director is @AdventureWithDanan . The closest Member Representative to you for local information is @NC-Trooper @rrjones2u
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[BlueLineOverland]

Ellsinore, MO
1994 Ford bronco
No experience ready to learn

Welcome to the OB family!!!! That's a good looking Bronco! If you find yourself in Arkansas don't be afraid to holler!!!

Mason

 

[Kent R]

Hello all! My name is Sutton and I just picked up a pretty kitted out rig as building wasn't really an option as I am a bit of a nomad with the WFH craze given the past year (will eventually be in NYC area). Novice Overlander but always had a car obsession while loving the outdoors, so why not combine them! Meet Rosie the Raptor!

Welcome to Overland Bound Sutton
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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[Kent R]

Greetings! I am Dale and I am from East Tn around the door of the Cherokee National Forest. I have had my 2016 Jeep JKU for about a year and just getting into overlanding. I’m excited about this new resource and meeting more people in the community!

Welcome To Overland Bound Dale
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 Southeast Region, local information can also be found in the “Overland Bound by Region”
OVERLAND BOUND COMMUNITY
Your Regional Director is @AdventureWithDanan . The closest Member Representative to you for local information is @Hank Outdoors, Hank is a wealth of Overlanding knowledge and a great resource for trips and meet-ups.
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[Road]

Hey All!

My names Ryan, and I bounce around WA State mostly and dabble into Oregon. I also am the Regional Sales Manager for REDARC Electronics for the West! I’m here to get to know the community especially in the NW, and help out with any questions I can answer about our products. Looking forward to getting out to local events or meeting up with y’all when it’s safe.

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Hey Ryan - SO nice to have someone from REDARC Electronics on-site here. You'll be much better able to explain things in concise ways than many of us. I've met some of you (REDARC folks) at Overland Expo in years past and always enjoyed both discussing options and listening to them explain things to others.

Welcome! There are several adventure sites that would welcome your expertise.
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[DaleRF]

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Hey Ryan - SO nice to have someone from REDARC Electronics on-site here. You'll be much better able to explain things in concise ways than many of us. I've met some of you (REDARC folks) at Overland Expo in years past and always enjoyed both discussing options and listening to them explain things to others.

Welcome! There are several adventure sites that would welcome your expertise.
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Yes Indeed!!!

 

[REDARC_Ryan]

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Hey Ryan - SO nice to have someone from REDARC Electronics on-site here. You'll be much better able to explain things in concise ways than many of us. I've met some of you (REDARC folks) at Overland Expo in years past and always enjoyed both discussing options and listening to them explain things to others.

Welcome! There are several adventure sites that would welcome your expertise.
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It's great to be able to interact with the community, we love to hear about our products in the wild!
We will be at all the Overland Expos and major events this year, if you see the booth stop by and grab some swag.

What other sites do you think we should be on?

 

[Geurin85]

Looks like I get to be first to introduce myself!

Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Rig: 1996 Jeep XJ Cherokee
Experience: Mediocre.. lol :) Just an Overland nerd!

Hello from the east coast

 

[Road]

It's great to be able to interact with the community, we love to hear about our products in the wild!
We will be at all the Overland Expos and major events this year, if you see the booth stop by and grab some swag.

What other sites do you think we should be on?

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If not on there already, other adventure sites include:
- American Adventurist: started by a great guy with tons of experience around the world, who leads recovery workshops and more, and is International 4WD Trainers Association Certified Trainer and Tread Lightly! Master Tread Trainer. Tell 'em @Road suggested you join. It's a small enough group they'll know who you mean.
- Expedition Portal: founded in 2005 by Scott Brady, a world traveler with tons of experience who heads up Overland International, which has published Overland Journal since 2007; "an archive quality, journal format publication dedicated to expedition travel and exploration in North America and around the world." Very active forum with all sorts of opinions and threads in which to express them. Usually 1,000 or more on at most times.
- Steel Soldiers: dedicated primarily to military vehicles, though has an interesting Non-Military Vehicles section
- ih8mud: I'm not active there so can't vouch one way or the other. Has a dedicated Accessories - Electronics - Recovery forum
- there are a mess of vehicle specific forums for Tacomas, Jeeps, 4runners, and on and on.

Some have Vendor forums as part of their site.

Good luck!

 

[REDARC_Ryan]

It's great to be able to interact with the community, we love to hear about our products in the wild!
We will be at all the Overland Expos and major events this year, if you see the booth stop by and grab some swag.

What other sites do you think we should be on?

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If not on there already, other adventure sites include:
- American Adventurist: started by a great guy with tons of experience around the world, who leads recovery workshops and more, and is International 4WD Trainers Association Certified Trainer and Tread Lightly! Master Tread Trainer. Tell 'em @Road suggested you join. It's a small enough group they'll know who you mean.
- Expedition Portal: founded in 2005 by Scott Brady, a world traveler with tons of experience who heads up Overland International, which has published Overland Journal since 2007; "an archive quality, journal format publication dedicated to expedition travel and exploration in North America and around the world." Very active forum with all sorts of opinions and threads in which to express them. Usually 1,000 or more on at most times.
- Steel Soldiers: dedicated primarily to military vehicles, though has an interesting Non-Military Vehicles section
- ih8mud: I'm not active there so can't vouch one way or the other. Has a dedicated Accessories - Electronics - Recovery forum
- there are a mess of vehicle specific forums for Tacomas, Jeeps, 4runners, and on and on.

Some have Vendor forums as part of their site.

Good luck!

Thanks Road! I’ll check these out.

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions on REDARC Products!

 

[AbsoluteAdventure]

Ellsinore, MO
1994 Ford bronco
No experience ready to learn

Welcome my friend! Best community of Overlanders around right here! See you out there!

 

[AbsoluteAdventure]

Hello my name is John I live in the So Cal area I drive a 2016 tacoma and am very much a beginner to overlanding. I look forward to learning more and doing more with overlanding

Hello John! You're in the right place for knowledge and experience! From the thousands of forums to the crazy awesome amount of regional events, this community is second to NONE. Welcome and see you out there!

 

[AbsoluteAdventure]

Hi all, I'm Joe! New to the forum, and novice overlander but have loved every second of being out there in my rig so far and can't wait to continue my build. Driving a Tacoma TRD Off Road, current resident of GA after a recent move from Carolina so I've been loving everything the Blue Ridges have to offer. Excited to be a part of the community!

Welcome to the OB Community Joe! I travel through your are regularly! Hope to see you out there brother!

 

[AbsoluteAdventure]

Hello I’m Nick new to the forum.

I’m one of the few Honda Element owners on here but there are some very cool project I think I can adapt to my project. Look forward to talk too y’all.

Welcome!

 

[AbsoluteAdventure]

My name is Oliver Klink. I am based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
My overland rig (called Adrift) is built on a Ford F550, 2016 .
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Looking forward to meeting you on a trail!

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Love your rig! See you out there!

 

[AbsoluteAdventure]

Hello all!

We are Dan and Angie from the beautiful Sonoran Desert in Arizona, USA. We have a 2020 Jeep JLU we dubbed Bitchin Betty. We are excited to start adventuring into the wild blue yonder! We are preparing for our first trip in July to explore Northern Arizona and Utah.
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Love it! Welcome! See you out there :)

 

[AbsoluteAdventure]

Hello from Truckee, Ca.


2017 Tacoma DCLB
Intermediate experience

Welcome my friend! Happy to have you here!

Hello from Atwater, welcome!!! We were just in your neck of the woods a few weeks ago.

 

[Labrador-frog]

Hi. Barrett family here.
we’re in Chelsea Quebec, currently driving a 2020 chev Colorado ZR2. last vehicle was a 2000 tundra. New to the RTT world, but remote vehicle overland travel and camping was my life growing up in Labrador Canada. Built my overland trailer myself over the covid winter. Happy to be here! And thanks for having us.