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Ajvanasselt

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Bend, OR, USA
First Name
Andrew
Last Name
VanAsselt
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42947

Hey guys so pretty new to this. I live in beautiful bend oregon always seeking adventure. Just sold my 1500 chevy rooftop tent and bought at 2014 subar
u outback 3 weeks ago And starting to build it out.

Headed to Wyoming, Montana, banff and jasper in two days for lots of adventures and camping.

Excited to be a part of this community and excited to share my adventures and meet new people along the way.
Hallo Andrew
Nice looking rig you got
Welcome to OBO
WBR
Bengt N
Sweden
Thanks it was completely stock when I got it. Have my lift and tires and wheels coming when I get back.
My second car is Outback
Nice base to work with
 
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Ajvanasselt

Rank II

Contributor III

421
Bend, OR, USA
First Name
Andrew
Last Name
VanAsselt
Member #

42947

Hey guys so pretty new to this. I live in beautiful bend oregon always seeking adventure. Just sold my 1500 chevy rooftop tent and bought at 2014 subar
u outback 3 weeks ago And starting to build it out.

Headed to Wyoming, Montana, banff and jasper in two days for lots of adventures and camping.

Excited to be a part of this community and excited to share my adventures and meet new people along the way.
Hallo Andrew
Nice looking rig you got
Welcome to OBO
WBR
Bengt N
Sweden
Thanks it was completely stock when I got it. Have my lift and tires and wheels coming when I get back.
My second car is Outback
Nice base to work with
Thanks ya im excited to it come to life. I just need something for camping and doing our road trips with.
 

Bengt N

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6,274
Sparreholm, Södermanland, Sweden
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Bengt
Last Name
Nordrup
Member #

30728

Hey guys so pretty new to this. I live in beautiful bend oregon always seeking adventure. Just sold my 1500 chevy rooftop tent and bought at 2014 subar
u outback 3 weeks ago And starting to build it out.

Headed to Wyoming, Montana, banff and jasper in two days for lots of adventures and camping.

Excited to be a part of this community and excited to share my adventures and meet new people along the way.
Hallo Andrew
Nice looking rig you got
Welcome to OBO
WBR
Bengt N
Sweden
Thanks it was completely stock when I got it. Have my lift and tires and wheels coming when I get back.
My second car is Outback
Nice base to work with
Thanks ya im excited to it come to life. I just need something for camping and doing our road trips with.
Roof top tent with costum made ground tent
 

freak4life

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1,300
Cañon City, Colorado, USA
First Name
rich
Last Name
anderssohn
Hello everyone!

I was just at the mountain west overland expo when my uncle told me about this site. I decided it was important to join, and introduce myself to you all!

Name: Please call me Joe.
Rig: Currently 2014 Jeep Compass 4x4, but will soon be trading that in for something better suited for overlanding, and life outside. A Toyota, most likely, I’ll update y’all as things progress in that arena.
Location: Denver, CO
Experience: Novice. I’ve camped my whole life, but overlanding has grown into its own thing, so I’m new to it.
Hello Joe, welcome to Overland Bound.
 

freak4life

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1,300
Cañon City, Colorado, USA
First Name
rich
Last Name
anderssohn
Hey guys so pretty new to this. I live in beautiful bend oregon always seeking adventure. Just sold my 1500 chevy rooftop tent and bought at 2014 subar
u outback 3 weeks ago And starting to build it out.

Headed to Wyoming, Montana, banff and jasper in two days for lots of adventures and camping.

Excited to be a part of this community and excited to share my adventures and meet new people along the way.
Hello Andrew, welcome to Overland Bound.
 

Kent R

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Pathfinder III

5,200
El Dorado, Ca
First Name
Kent
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Reynolds
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1632

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K6KNT
Service Branch
Retired Firefighter
Hey guys so pretty new to this. I live in beautiful bend oregon always seeking adventure. Just sold my 1500 chevy rooftop tent and bought at 2014 subar
u outback 3 weeks ago And starting to build it out.

Headed to Wyoming, Montana, banff and jasper in two days for lots of adventures and camping.

Excited to be a part of this community and excited to share my adventures and meet new people along the way.
Welcome To Overland Bound
Bend is awesome, hope you got to attend Overland Expo PNW in Redmond this year.
@M Rose is the Regional Director who can get you in touch with a Member Representative for local 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
You can use the Member Map to find other members and events in your area. You can also send a message directly from the map to other members. The map will be very useful on your upcoming adventure, have a great trip.
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Adventure and Expedition App Tutorials
Overland Bound One App Adventure and Expedition Tutorials
Local information for any of our regions can also be found in the “Overland Bound by Region”
OVERLAND BOUND COMMUNITY
Check out the four Overland Expo events https://www.OverlandExpo.com
Quick adult & youthTread Lightly online awareness course.
Online Courses - Tread Lightly
Tread Lightly! Youth Online Course
If you have any questions don't hesitate to message me, hopefully I can get you going in the right direction. @Kent R or Kent@OverlandBound.com
 
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El-Dracho

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13,232
Lampertheim, Germany
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Bjoern
Last Name
Eldracher
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DO3BE
Hello!

Steve here, Baltimore Metro. Most of my off-roading has been the old Green Ridge State Forest, fire roads, and whatnot. There may have some light shenanigans in a rental Wrangler in a western desert state a long time ago.

I've been camping since I was a teen. Much of our traveling has been road-based camp site to camp site in New England, Glacier NP, Shenandoah, Assateague and tons of state parks. Usually just about every year I hit Assateague for a few days and drive my truck down the ORV area and fish. Pic is below.

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The Porkchop Express: 2004 Tacoma TRD that is going to be parted out. Bought an OME suspension and found out the mount points on the frame were toast. RIP. I was always more rigged for campsite/heavy truck camping and now want to go the other direction. Overlanding has always intrigued me. I have had an M416 I've been sitting on to make a camping trailer out of for years but I'm going to sell that soon.

Planning on doing my first true overland trip over my birthday in March next year. I've found a couple rental setups in CA that might be able to make a Joshua Tree > Mojave Road > Death Valley > with maybe a trip to the Grand Canyon over 7 days. Thinking about a couple friends that are more aggressive campers than me to rent rigs as well.

Last thing: I have to replace my beloved Porkchop Express. Seriously considering after we get back from out west buying a Gladiator based on how it handles the terrain and making more and more overland trips on weekends and extended. I'm not into crawling and thinking about doing a Mojave. Coincidentally the rentals are Gladiators.

Cheers and safe travels.
Hi Steve,

Welcome to Overland Bound!

Thank you for your detailled introduction.

Greetings from across the pond,
Bjoern
 
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El-Dracho

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Inventor I

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Lampertheim, Germany
First Name
Bjoern
Last Name
Eldracher
Member #

20111

Ham/GMRS Callsign
DO3BE
Hello everyone!

I was just at the mountain west overland expo when my uncle told me about this site. I decided it was important to join, and introduce myself to you all!

Name: Please call me Joe.
Rig: Currently 2014 Jeep Compass 4x4, but will soon be trading that in for something better suited for overlanding, and life outside. A Toyota, most likely, I’ll update y’all as things progress in that arena.
Location: Denver, CO
Experience: Novice. I’ve camped my whole life, but overlanding has grown into its own thing, so I’m new to it.
Hi Joe,

Welcome to Overland Bound!

Greetings from Europe,
Bjoern
 

El-Dracho

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Member
Supporter
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Inventor I

13,232
Lampertheim, Germany
First Name
Bjoern
Last Name
Eldracher
Member #

20111

Ham/GMRS Callsign
DO3BE
Hey guys so pretty new to this. I live in beautiful bend oregon always seeking adventure. Just sold my 1500 chevy rooftop tent and bought at 2014 subar
u outback 3 weeks ago And starting to build it out.

Headed to Wyoming, Montana, banff and jasper in two days for lots of adventures and camping.

Excited to be a part of this community and excited to share my adventures and meet new people along the way.
Hi Andrew,

Welcome to Overland Bound!

Greetings from Europe,
Bjoern
 

Bad Sport

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2,284
National City, CA, USA
First Name
Lyle
Last Name
Mardis
Member #

30212

Service Branch
US Navy
Hey guys so pretty new to this. I live in beautiful bend oregon always seeking adventure. Just sold my 1500 chevy rooftop tent and bought at 2014 subar
u outback 3 weeks ago And starting to build it out.

Headed to Wyoming, Montana, banff and jasper in two days for lots of adventures and camping.

Excited to be a part of this community and excited to share my adventures and meet new people along the way.
Welcome to Overland Bound.
Sounds like a great journey that you are heading into.
 

Bad Sport

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National City, CA, USA
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Lyle
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Mardis
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30212

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US Navy
Hello!

Warren here. Although I learned to drive by driving on trails and gravel, most of my off-road experience is from many years ago. I first got behind the wheel of a vehicle at age 11 in my uncle's Series III Land Rover.

1. Asheville, NC
2. 2022 Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro Lime Rush
3. Been driving in muck for years but I'd say I'm still a novice. I grew up in Costa Rica driving Land Rovers and Land Cruisers through all sorts of trails and have lived in Montana, Oregon, and North Carolina. My gf and I spend most of our free time outdoors and this vehicle fits our lifestyle.
Hi Warren.
Welcome to Overland Bound.
Nice rig you have.
 

Bad Sport

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Lyle
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Hello everyone ...

Buck Here,
Just getting into overloading but have been off-roading and camping off and on most of my life.
I'm in the Fort Worth TX. area.
I have a 2014 Jeep Rubicon that I just got and am in the process of building it up and getting some of the overloading gear to get out and explore.
The jeep is stock at the moment but that is changing this weekend.
Ready to get out and play !!!!
This place looks like it is loaded with tons of info ..
Buck
Hi Buck.
Welcome to Overland Bound.
You have a great platform for your build.
Yes, there is a ton of information available at your fingertips.
 

Bad Sport

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National City, CA, USA
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30212

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Hi everyone, my name is Tyler. I would say I'm a novice when it comes to vehicle based skills on more complex trails. I have always loved camping and love hammock camping.

At the moment, I have a 2017/18(I think) Jeep renegade trail hawk. I have not done any mods to it. My idea vehicle I think will be thr jeep gladiator.

I just moved to the DFW area of Texas and have not done any exploring.
Welcome Tyler.
The Overland Bound community is here for you.
Happy trails!
 

Bad Sport

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National City, CA, USA
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I'm a new guy, have done some trips out there, enjoy going there..... in fact my wife tells me I never take the same route twice or so.
I'm also an old guy, but who is counting?
Live in the Western side of VA close the the Shenandoah National Park and others.
Busy most weekends though, so do my exploring during the week. Also have a Ham license (for many years) and do some POTA trips.
Welcome Padre Richard.
I'm one of those old guys too. Never under estimate and old guy in a 4x4.
Overland Bound is a great community. Enjoy.
 

chetmak

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Advocate III

817
Pahrump, NV, USA
First Name
Chet
Last Name
Makowski
Member #

42975

Hey guys! My name is Chet. Basically I’m a rookie but trying to figure this out . Just semi-retired from the east coast to a desert town in Nevada just west of Las Vegas. Trying to get my Jeep in shape and get to know the area. I’d love to connect with any one out this way to to try some adventures. Thanks!
 

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Lone Wolf 1965

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Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming, United States
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Dale
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Gregory
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Hey guys! My name is Chet. Basically I’m a rookie but trying to figure this out . Just semi-retired from the east coast to a desert town in Nevada just west of Las Vegas. Trying to get my Jeep in shape and get to know the area. I’d love to connect with any one out this way to to try some adventures. Thanks!


Nice looking Jeep. Welcome to Overland Bound.
 

Lief_WJ

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Independence, MO, USA
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Lief
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Humphreys
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Hey guys! My name is Chet. Basically I’m a rookie but trying to figure this out . Just semi-retired from the east coast to a desert town in Nevada just west of Las Vegas. Trying to get my Jeep in shape and get to know the area. I’d love to connect with any one out this way to to try some adventures. Thanks!
Nice Jeep Chet. I wish I was out your way. Stuck in Midwest for now. Welcome.
 

Offroadtails

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Galt, California
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Hey guys! My name is Chet. Basically I’m a rookie but trying to figure this out . Just semi-retired from the east coast to a desert town in Nevada just west of Las Vegas. Trying to get my Jeep in shape and get to know the area. I’d love to connect with any one out this way to to try some adventures. Thanks!
Welcome to the group, I have a friend in Las Vegas and his pics of trips are great.