Member Introductions *NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCE YOURSELF*

[freak4life]

Greetings from Tampa Bay, Florida! My name is Zach. This seems like a great forum with lots of information and helpful folks. I've been camping, offroading, hunting, fishing, and generally being outdoors for a long time now. I know a thing or two I can share, and I'm always eager to learn more. I currently drive a 2017 Forester XT Touring, mostly stock. It's a great fast tourer for the sugar sand forest roads here in Florida. Look forward to meeting up with and/or sharing thoughts with some like-minded folks. Cheers!

Hello Zach, welcome to Overland Bound.

 

[Big G]

Hey very glad to be here. Huge fan of Michael and all he does! Been over-landing for quite a while. Have a couple rigs, 5th gen 4Runner and an FZJ80. Also camp with my m416 trailer. Hope to meet some of you on the trail.View attachment 198709
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Hello Todd, welcome to the OB community. Good looking set up.

 

[M Rose]

Hello my name is Tristan. My wife and family are not new to the outdoors but new to overlanding. We purchased a Turtleback Getaway Trail after a short attempt at the RV life with lots of problems and less connection with the wilderness. We look forward to learning more through this community and can’t wait to hit the “road or lack of”!

Hello , Welcome to Overland Bound.
I am the Northwest Director. @Ubiety is your closest member representative.
To help navigate through the forums, here are some links that can be filtered by “Region” prefix. We are in the Overland Bound North America US Northwest Region (US Northwest for short).
Overland Bound Meetups- is where all member generated rally points are posted in forum format for discussion of Rally Point and other types of Meetups. A meetup can be as simple as a group getting together for coffee, a trail ride, or a full in expedition with other Overland Bound Members.
Overland Bound Trip Planning- is a great place to talk about planning a trip wether by your self or as a group.
Overland Bound Routs: Downloadable- is exactly what it sounds like. Search, or share your GPX files here with a description of the route and POIs.
Share your Overland Routes- is similar time the downloadable posted above, but doesn’t require you to share the actual GPX file.
Overland Bound By Region < North America < US Northwest- is where you can find regional members discussing local events, Overland News, and general topics. It’s a great recourse to mete others in the regions.
Member Maps- a great trip planning tool. It can also be used to send out messages to members near your location, or a location you plan to visit.
Rally Point- a tool used to creat Meetups or send out an SOS.
Any questions, don’t hesitate to ask myself or your member representative team. Again welcome and hope to see you on the trails.
Mike Rose
Northwest Director
Overland Bound

 

[Kent R]

Greetings from Tampa Bay, Florida! My name is Zach. This seems like a great forum with lots of information and helpful folks. I've been camping, offroading, hunting, fishing, and generally being outdoors for a long time now. I know a thing or two I can share, and I'm always eager to learn more. I currently drive a 2017 Forester XT Touring, mostly stock. It's a great fast tourer for the sugar sand forest roads here in Florida. Look forward to meeting up with and/or sharing thoughts with some like-minded folks. Cheers!

Welcome To Overland Bound Zach
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
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[Kent R]

Hi there. Hailing from south of Dallas, Texas, from a little town called Midlothian, the home of Chris Kyle.

I've got two Jeeps, a 2000 Wrangler TJ Sahara, and a 2020 Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon. I've never been overlanding, but dipping my toe in soon. I really just drive the Jeeps around the ranch for the most part, but my kids and I are headed for Ouray/Telluride and maybe Moab in the hopes of escaping civilization for a bit. I took the entire month of July off and we'll be spending the whole time away from home. I'm well set up for camping, so we're just going to use ground tents and nothing fancy while we're gone. I've got some nights booked in VRBOs, so the camping won't be for weeks at a time. I have 4 teenagers, 3 of whom are coming.

I just paid for a membership, and I think this might be my first post. I've been watching the YouTube videos for quite some time, and figured this would be a good bunch to have on my side when I start my adventure, clueless.

The only vehicle mods I will have for the trip is a winch, a couple lights, some Rotopax, a couple radios (KG5IED), and a couple interior things to help stash gear away.

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 & @Roots66
For your Rocky Mountain Region trip you can contact the Regional Director @Neal A. Tew or one of his member reps for local info. In CO @trail_runn4r & @OpenlanderZ, in UT @A-Aron & @Knitron
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[Kent R]

Hello my name is Tristan. My wife and family are not new to the outdoors but new to overlanding. We purchased a Turtleback Getaway Trail after a short attempt at the RV life with lots of problems and less connection with the wilderness. We look forward to learning more through this community and can’t wait to hit the “road or lack of”!

Welcome to Overland Bound Trison
The Turtleback is a great trailer.
Your Regional Director is @M Rose 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
Tread Lightly! Youth Online Course
Overland Expo
https://www.overlandexpo.com

 

[Kent R]

Hello! I'm John, new to the overlanding world but have been an outdoorsy person and camper for many years. Just recently discovered this whole new type of adventuring.
Location - Maryland
Rig - 2019 Subaru Forester Sport (build in progress)
Novice to the off-roading/overland world

Welcome to Overland Bound John
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 @cgflyer
Your Regional Director is @Nomadik Nova
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[Kent R]

Newbie here! I've been lurking around as a Guest for years because I kept waiting for my Jeep Wrangler dream vehicle... a year ago I got a Jeep...lol but a WJ! I've been part of the traveling, and camping RVing, Nomadic, off grid living since high school - a long time ago! I finally decided that being part of this community was important enough to put an emblem on the WJ. Aren't you all glad! (tic)
I'd love to connect with locals, other WJ owners and actually use some of the 4x4 capabilities of this rig...I already chase warm weather in it during winters in Arizona.
Keep it Simple,
Simply,
Lesa

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 @freak4life
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Overland Expo West in Flagstaff AZ
About WEST — Overland Expo®

 

[Kent R]

Hello World
Name - Crisfin Deguzman
Rig - Lexus lx470
Location - Las Vegas NV
Novice to the off-roading/overland world

Welcome to Overland Bound Crisfin
Don't hesitate to contact your Regional Director @Narbob for help or information. The closest Member Representative to you is @HappyOurOverlanding (NV)
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
Tread Lightly! Youth Online Course
Las Vegas meet-up;

US West - Las Vegas OB members...A new hangout

This is the Las Vegas Chapter of Overland Bound. Our goal is to create monthly (or more) events that promote safety in numbers when out on the trail, cultivate friendships and explore our great state of Nevada and our neighbors, California, Utah and Arizona. If you have ideas for places to go...

www.overlandbound.com

 

[Kent R]

Hi, I'm John and live between Denver and Colorado Springs CO. We have a Jeep Rubicon JLUR that we've slowly been outfitting, ideally for a combo of overlanding and rock crawling.

We're the kind of people that head out to spend time in Dinosaur National Monument, but somehow end up on the coast of Oregon / California and doing insane trails in Moab on the way home.

Late summer we're getting an extremely capable off grid squaredrop trailer that we're hoping will allow us to go into more extreme areas for boondocking.View attachment 199674

Welcome to Overland Bound John
Great looking campsite.
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 our Rocky Mountain Region, local information can also be found in the “Overland Bound by Region”
OVERLAND BOUND COMMUNITY
OB Members Colorado
Social Media:
Telegram; OLB - Colorado
RM FB; Facebook Groups
Our Rocky Mountain Regional Director is @Neal A. Tew
The closest Member Representative is @trail_runn4r on the Front Range and @OpenlanderZ on the Western Slope.
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[trail_runn4r]

Hi there. Hailing from south of Dallas, Texas, from a little town called Midlothian, the home of Chris Kyle.

I've got two Jeeps, a 2000 Wrangler TJ Sahara, and a 2020 Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon. I've never been overlanding, but dipping my toe in soon. I really just drive the Jeeps around the ranch for the most part, but my kids and I are headed for Ouray/Telluride and maybe Moab in the hopes of escaping civilization for a bit. I took the entire month of July off and we'll be spending the whole time away from home. I'm well set up for camping, so we're just going to use ground tents and nothing fancy while we're gone. I've got some nights booked in VRBOs, so the camping won't be for weeks at a time. I have 4 teenagers, 3 of whom are coming.

I just paid for a membership, and I think this might be my first post. I've been watching the YouTube videos for quite some time, and figured this would be a good bunch to have on my side when I start my adventure, clueless.

The only vehicle mods I will have for the trip is a winch, a couple lights, some Rotopax, a couple radios (KG5IED), and a couple interior things to help stash gear away.

Welcome Tim! Your trip sounds awesome. Most of the trails around Ouray should be open by then. Moab will be a blast too!

 

[Neal A. Tew]

Hi there. Hailing from south of Dallas, Texas, from a little town called Midlothian, the home of Chris Kyle.

I've got two Jeeps, a 2000 Wrangler TJ Sahara, and a 2020 Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon. I've never been overlanding, but dipping my toe in soon. I really just drive the Jeeps around the ranch for the most part, but my kids and I are headed for Ouray/Telluride and maybe Moab in the hopes of escaping civilization for a bit. I took the entire month of July off and we'll be spending the whole time away from home. I'm well set up for camping, so we're just going to use ground tents and nothing fancy while we're gone. I've got some nights booked in VRBOs, so the camping won't be for weeks at a time. I have 4 teenagers, 3 of whom are coming.

I just paid for a membership, and I think this might be my first post. I've been watching the YouTube videos for quite some time, and figured this would be a good bunch to have on my side when I start my adventure, clueless.

The only vehicle mods I will have for the trip is a winch, a couple lights, some Rotopax, a couple radios (KG5IED), and a couple interior things to help stash gear away.

Welcome, Tim!

As for Moab in July, just keep in mind it could be freakin' hot! It can be hard to sleep at night if there is no breeze.

 

[Neal A. Tew]

Hi, I'm John and live between Denver and Colorado Springs CO. We have a Jeep Rubicon JLUR that we've slowly been outfitting, ideally for a combo of overlanding and rock crawling.

We're the kind of people that head out to spend time in Dinosaur National Monument, but somehow end up on the coast of Oregon / California and doing insane trails in Moab on the way home.

Late summer we're getting an extremely capable off grid squaredrop trailer that we're hoping will allow us to go into more extreme areas for boondocking.View attachment 199674

Welcome! Be sure to check for upcoming events and maybe help us create some new ones!

 

[SimplyLesa]

Newbie here! I've been lurking around as a Guest for years because I kept waiting for my Jeep Wrangler dream vehicle... a year ago I got a Jeep...lol but a WJ! I've been part of the traveling, and camping RVing, Nomadic, off grid living since high school - a long time ago! I finally decided that being part of this community was important enough to put an emblem on the WJ. Aren't you all glad! (tic)
I'd love to connect with locals, other WJ owners and actually use some of the 4x4 capabilities of this rig...I already chase warm weather in it during winters in Arizona.
Keep it Simple,
Simply,
Lesa

Hello Lesa
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

Thank you so much Rich.

 

[Big G]

Hi all, my name is Bill, and I'm from the Portland, OR metro area. I do a lot of Oregon exploring (here's a short video I made of trip last summer), and am hoping to do the WABDR in the next couple years.

The photo below is from the Painted Hills unit of the John Day Fossil Beds:
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Hello Bill, welcome to the OB community. Enjoyed the video, looked like loads of fun.

 

[Iwata77]

Hi there. Hailing from south of Dallas, Texas, from a little town called Midlothian, the home of Chris Kyle.

I've got two Jeeps, a 2000 Wrangler TJ Sahara, and a 2020 Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon. I've never been overlanding, but dipping my toe in soon. I really just drive the Jeeps around the ranch for the most part, but my kids and I are headed for Ouray/Telluride and maybe Moab in the hopes of escaping civilization for a bit. I took the entire month of July off and we'll be spending the whole time away from home. I'm well set up for camping, so we're just going to use ground tents and nothing fancy while we're gone. I've got some nights booked in VRBOs, so the camping won't be for weeks at a time. I have 4 teenagers, 3 of whom are coming.

I just paid for a membership, and I think this might be my first post. I've been watching the YouTube videos for quite some time, and figured this would be a good bunch to have on my side when I start my adventure, clueless.

The only vehicle mods I will have for the trip is a winch, a couple lights, some Rotopax, a couple radios (KG5IED), and a couple interior things to help stash gear away.

Welcome to OB Tim! Sounds like you have an awesome family adventure planned. I grew up jeeping and camping on my family’s ranch so you should be just fine. Just remember that the altitude will require you to drink more so try to pack accordingly.

 

[ThomasF]

Hi, I'm Tom and I'm in the Los Angeles area, just steps away from the Angeles National Forest. I've got a 2021 Honda Ridgeline RTL-E that I use mainly for work. I don't have to haul around much but a pickup helps a lot. It's comfortable enough that my wife is eager enough for us to take road trips in. I've had the itch to do some lite overlanding in the last year and think this is the perfect vehicle for us to do it in. Hoping to learn a lot from you all!

 

[SongDogOverland]

Hi all! So excited to be members and part of this community. We both grew up camping and fishing but are new to overlanding. We like the adventure and seeing new sights but not being hard on our rig, we do have to drive it home after all. Got an old Datsun that we fixed for the RTT. Works great! Our kids love to go out too.

 

[SongDogOverland]

Oops, forgot to say we are from the Corvallis Oregon area and also spend a great deal of time near Tucson AZ.

 

[NotGumby]

Hi, I'm Tom and I'm in the Los Angeles area, just steps away from the Angeles National Forest. I've got a 2021 Honda Ridgeline RTL-E that I use mainly for work. I don't have to haul around much but a pickup helps a lot. It's comfortable enough that my wife is eager enough for us to take road trips in. I've had the itch to do some lite overlanding in the last year and think this is the perfect vehicle for us to do it in. Hoping to learn a lot from you all!

Welcome to the OB Community Tom!