Member Introductions *NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCE YOURSELF*

[Kent R]

Hi everyone,

I'm Steve or Ringo if you want to use my nickname.

I run a TD5 DC Defender 2003 which has seen many incarnations over the almost 15 years I've owned it.

Experience wise I've done green laning, visited Wales to sample the mountains etc, travelled to France in my Defender for battlefield trips amongst other things.

Welcome to Overland Bound Steve
The closest Member Representative to you for local information is @professorpool
Your Regional Director is @Polaris Overland for additional help or information.
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
Quick adult & youthTread Lightly online awareness course.
Online Courses - Tread Lightly
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[Kent R]

Hi I'm Mark, I'm from the Grand Rapids, MI area, and I have a 2018 Jeep JLUR. My experience is somewhere in the middle.

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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 @Ohio Valley Overland @James.Laidlaw
Quick adult & youthTread Lightly online awareness course.
Online Courses - Tread Lightly
Tread Lightly! Youth Online Course

 

[MGleim]

Welcome to Overland Bound Matt
I am also starting my Gladiator build.
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 @Ohio Valley Overland @James.Laidlaw
Quick adult & youthTread Lightly online awareness course.
Online Courses - Tread Lightly
Tread Lightly! Youth Online Course

Thank you!

 

[LRA]

Joined today. From northern New Mexico.

LR Allen

 

[Prerunner1982]

Hello LR (@LRA ), 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. We have meet ups in the SA area so keep an eye out for the next one.
Or to check out what other members are planning go here: Overland Trip Planning.

Myself, @Iwata77, @Roots66, and @freak4life are all part of the SW Region Member Rep team, so if you have any questions let one of us know.

 

[freak4life]

Hello Todd (@Scheinoha ), welcome from Oklahoma. We have had some meet ups in the DFW area so keep an eye out in the Meet ups link that Kent posted for any future meet up information.

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

I am one of the SW Region Member Reps, 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.

Hello Jon, welcome to Overland Bound.

 

[freak4life]

Joined today. From northern New Mexico.

LR Allen

Hello LR, welcome to Overland Bound.

 

[Tnacht]

Hey there- Tracy here. Driving a 1999 GMC Suburban. New 23Zero roof tent today.

 

[freak4life]

Hey there- Tracy here. Driving a 1999 GMC Suburban. New 23Zero roof tent today.

Hello Tracy, welcome to Overland Bound.

 

[azgirl_84]

Hi everyone. I’m from Page, AZ. I have an 08 fj and fixing up my M101 trailer.

 

[freak4life]

Hi everyone. I’m from Page, AZ. I have an 08 fj and fixing up my M101 trailer.

Hello Gina
Welcome to the Overland Bound community
My name is Rich Anderssohn, I am your US Southwest member representative for Arizona
Here are some helpful links to get you started
U.S. SouthWest (AZ NM TX OK)
Overland Bound Meetups
Overland Trip Planning
https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/forums/overland-bound-routes-downloadable.29/?prefix_id=67
Map - Overland Bound
Welcome to Rally Point! - Overland Bound

 

[Sam_Thrash1994]

Hello everyone! My name is Sam and I recently move to Colorado Springs Colorado. I drive a new 2021 4Runner TRD Offroad. I am quite new to overlanding, but I have been camping/hiking/backpacking for years. Most of my time outdoors has been spent in Arkansas as I'm originally from northern Louisiana so I have a ton to learn about the mountains of Colorado, but I'm excited to start!

 

[Jakker07]

Hello all I am in Colorado Springs Colorado. Currently have a 2019 Power wagon as my vehicle of choice and am pretty new to overloading as a hobby. But I have extensive experience living out of vehicles in remote parts of the world thanks to the army.

I enjoy camping and traveling via ATVs and motorcycles along trails here in Colorado and look forward to learning about whatever can make my travels more enjoyable.

 

[eldefensor]

Hey everyone - I am Mike. I live in the Bay Area in California. I am building a 2021 Land Rover Defender and I am new to Overlanding. Looking forward to being part of this awesome community.

 

[kunstmilch]

Hello!

I have lived in Pomona, Ca for the last 20 years.
Current vehicle: 1999 GMC K2500 Suburban 7.4L
Have camped and traveled my whole life, used to do a lot of through hiking but health problems have had me double down on vehicle based travel.

 

[CRAZY1]

Hello everyone,
Russell from League City, TX. I grew up in the outdoors, still love being outside. We enjoy hiking, biking, fishing etc. Currently we do not have any overlanding experience, joined because it's something that I am interested in doing. Love the idea of being off the beaten path and exploring what's out there. Do have some off road experience.
Current Rig is a 2021 Ford F-250. This truck is under construction and being built up to be my off-road toy. Full Carli Suspension on 37s is in the works with 4.30 gears. As of right now its outfitted with a Yakima Extreme Rack with Crossbars. One of the reasons for joining a forum is getting some good real advice on overlanding. It seems that if you watch Youtube, you would get the impression that you may need to invest your first born to get all the bells and whistles. Expedition Portal had a great suggestion from one of the posts, it says the most important thing is to get the basics and just GET OUT and do something. That is my goal. Looking forward to meeting some great people.

 

[Fosters]

From east of the Rockies, long time reader first time posting…
Driving and building a 97 land cruiser
Riding and building a 2019 bmw Gs adventure

happy to be here from central Florida and looking to learn what I don’t know while behaving myself

 

[freak4life]

Hello everyone! My name is Sam and I recently move to Colorado Springs Colorado. I drive a new 2021 4Runner TRD Offroad. I am quite new to overlanding, but I have been camping/hiking/backpacking for years. Most of my time outdoors has been spent in Arkansas as I'm originally from northern Louisiana so I have a ton to learn about the mountains of Colorado, but I'm excited to start!

Hello Sam, welcome to Overland Bound.

 

[freak4life]

Hello all I am in Colorado Springs Colorado. Currently have a 2019 Power wagon as my vehicle of choice and am pretty new to overloading as a hobby. But I have extensive experience living out of vehicles in remote parts of the world thanks to the army.

I enjoy camping and traveling via ATVs and motorcycles along trails here in Colorado and look forward to learning about whatever can make my travels more enjoyable.

Hello Ron, welcome to Overland Bound, thanks for your service!

 

[freak4life]

Hey everyone - I am Mike. I live in the Bay Area in California. I am building a 2021 Land Rover Defender and I am new to Overlanding. Looking forward to being part of this awesome community.

Hello Mike, welcome to Overland Bound.